Income Tax Act | SBI Not 'Assessee In Default' U/S 201 For Not Deducting TDS While Obeying Court's Interim Order: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the State Bank of India (SBI) cannot be treated as an 'assessee in default' under Section 201 of the Income Tax Act for not deducting Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) on Leave Travel Concession (LTC) payments, as it was bound by an interim order which prohibited such deduction. Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon examined whether the...

S.498A IPC | Offence Of Cruelty Attracted Even To Live-In Relationships, Void & Voidable Marriages: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the provisions of Section 498A IPC (cruelty) are attracted even in cases of a void or voidable marriage, or a relationship in the nature of marriage such as live-in relationships provided the ingredients of the offence are otherwise established.The petitioner man had alleged that the complainant and him were not legally married and thus she could not...

Have Notified Rules On Procedure For Inquiry & Removal Of Panchayat Office Bearers Over Misconduct: State To Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (November 28) was informed by the state government that it has notified the rules which provide procedure for conducting inquiry and removal of panchayat office bearers over allegations of irregularity/misconduct known as Gujarat Panchayat Office Bearers (Procedure For Removal) Rules 2025. The court was hearing a PIL pertaining to irregularities which took...

Alleged Oral Consent Not Sufficient For Acquiring Land To Construct Road, Proper Proceedings Needed: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that alleged oral consent of the land holder is not enough to construct a road over his land. For such construction, the land must be acquired through proper procedure prescribed in law.Holding that consent for land use for public passage will not amount to adverse possession of the State, the bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Prashant...

Amount Released From CM Relief Fund Was Unconditional; Cannot Be Deducted From Medical Reimbursement: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the State can't deduct money granted under the Chief Minister's Relief Fund in 2012 from the petitioner's medical reimbursement claims. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that:“An amount of Rs.1,25,000/-, released by the worthy Chief Minister out of his own Relief Fund, was not with any condition that the same was to be reimbursed or deducted later...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17, 2025 To November 23, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 228 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 239 Nominal Index: Dilbag Singh v/s State of H.P., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 228 Sajil Kumar v/s State of H.P. and others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 229 State of H.P. v/s Gulshan Singh and others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 230 Vineet v/s Vishal Sohal, Vineet v/s Dinesh Kapoor.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 231 Depot Manager of Dehradoon...

'Lethargy Slowly Creeping In': Kerala High Court Criticises Delay In Removal Of Legacy Waste And Opening Of New Plant In Brahmapuram

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (November 27) pulled up the Cochin Corporation regarding the delay in the removal of legacy waste and opening of the new bio-mining plant at Brahmapuram in Ernakulam district.The Division Bench comprising Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas and Justice Gopinath P., which was specially constituted to monitor waste management in the State, orally remarked that...

Zomato Delivery Agent Moves Telangana High Court Against 'Arbitrary' Blocking Of Worker ID; Notice Issued

The Telangana High Court has issued notice on a Zomato delivery agent's plea challenging the "unjust" and "arbitrary" blocking of his worker ID by the food delivery company citing behavioural issues. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka issued notice to the State government and Zomato on the plea which also seeks a direction to the state government to frame fair and transparent grievance redressal...

Female Transgenders Can't Be Put Through Rigours For Male Candidates: Gauhati High Court Suggests To State For Reservation Policy

Dealing with a PIL challenging an allegedly discriminatory police recruitment advertisement where seats allocated to transgender persons were clubbed with male candidates, the Gauhati High Court has suggested that female transgenders cannot be put through the same rigours as the male candidates.The impugned advertisement was published by the Police Department for recruitment of...

Deceased Not Liable For Contributory Negligence For Not Having Driving License During Accident: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that even if the deceased did not possess a driving licence at the time of the accident, it does not make him liable for contributory negligence over the accident.Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj remarked that: “In case, the deceased was not having the licence to drive the vehicle, he could be inflicted with some penalty under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,...

Gujarat High Court Seeks Insurer's Stand On Liability For Vadodara Boat Capsize Compensation

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (November 28) issued notice to the insurance company with whom contractor firm M/s Kotia Projects is stated to have an insurance policy with respect to the boating activities provided at Vadodara's Harni lake, in a suo motu PIL regarding the 2024 boat capsize incident. For context, the court had in 2024 taken suo-motu cognizance of the incident which led to...

Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Pleas To Formulate SOP For Conducting Political Rallies

The Madras High Court, on Friday (28th November), reserved orders on a batch of pleas seeking to formulate a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed while granting permission for political parties to conduct public meetings.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan reserved orders after hearing the political parties involved in the litigation...