S. 11 Cattle Preservation Act | Circle Officer May Be Authorized To Enter, Inspect Premises But Has No Power To Seal It: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has observed that a Circle Officer "may be" conferred with power under Section 11 of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act 2021 to enter and inspect a premises where violation the statute may have occurred including a meat shop, however the officer has no authority or jurisdiction to seal the premises.The Court noted that the statute permits such officers to enter and inspect...

Learn To Give Up Rather Than Giving Into Litigation: Bombay High Court Suggests Litigating Siblings, Underlines Importance Of Relationships

"Siblings should learn to give up than to give into litigation" advised the Bombay High Court recently while suggesting a senior citizen brother and sister duo to amicably settle their dispute over their parents' property.Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain while taking note of the use of 'abusive language' by the brother-sister in their pleadings in a defamation suit, emphasised the importance...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Seeks State's Reply In Plea Challenging Regrouping Of District Consumer Commissions

On 22nd December, 2025, the Himachal Pradesh High Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation which challenged the State Government's decision to regroup District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions across multiple revenue districts.A Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj took cognizance of the grievance that several districts in Himachal Pradesh have been deprived of independent, functional District Consumer Commissions. The court...

NOIDA Not Authorized To Charge Lease Rent Till Possession Handed Over: Allahabad High Court Reiterates

Relying on various judgments of itself and the Delhi High Court, the Allahabad High Court has reiterated that the New Okhla Development Authority (NOIDA) cannot charge lease rent for the property of which possession has not been given to the lessee.In Allure Developers Private Limited Vs. State Of U P. And 3 Others, the Allahabad High Court had held that the petitioner therein be granted...

J&K&L High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking ST Status, PSP Certificates For 1947 PoJK Displaced Persons

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and issuance of PSP certificates to persons displaced from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in 1947.The PIL has been filed by the Jammu Kashmir Action Committee through its President Gurdev Singh and was heard by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal.The PIL concerns 1947 PoJK displaced persons seeking ST status and Pahari...

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part I [Citations 1 - 300]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 1 - 300]Alan Benny v Bar Council of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 1Mrs. Suma Sunilkumar v. The State Medical Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 2Alex C. Joseph v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 3Manjusha K. v Central Bureau of Investigation and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 4Sreekumar A. V. v State of Kerala and Another, 2025...

Delhi High Court Upholds AAI Tower Height Restriction For Shristi Infra Project Near Kolkata Airport

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Airports Authority of India's decision to restrict the height of a tower in a commercial project near Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. The court held that courts cannot re-assess with technical decisions taken by specialised aviation authorities A division bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar allowed AAI's appeal and restored its March 8, 2019 communication denying Shristi Infrastructure...

Specific Performance | Limitation Is A Triable Issue When Plaint Avers Supplementary Agreement Extended Timeline: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently observed that a suit for specific performance of a contract cannot be rejected at the threshold as time-barred under Order VII Rule 11 Civil Procedure Code (CPC) if the plaintiff has pleaded explicitly that the subsequent execution of a supplementary agreement extended the original timeline for performance. A Bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh held that, in such circumstances, the question of whether the suit is barred by...

Compassionate Appointment Not Right; Applicant's Marital Status, Family Income & Dependency Relevant: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that compassionate appointment is not a vested right but a concession, to be granted strictly in accordance with policy and only to mitigate immediate financial distress caused by the death of a government employee in harness.Dismissing a writ petition, the Court upheld the rejection of a married daughter's claim for compassionate appointment, holding that the authority was justified in examining factors such as her marital status, husband's...

'No Judicial Review Of Bill Before Governor's Assent': Orissa High Court Declines PIL Against Bill Seeking To Hike MLA Salaries

The Orissa High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Odisha Legislative Assembly Members' Salary, Allowances and Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2025 ('the Bill') which is slated to hike the salary of the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) by almost three times, making it the highest for the legislators in the entire country.Holding the challenge to the Bill to...

Gujarat High Court Asks Vadodara Municipality To De-Seal 4 Flats Used For Hospitality After Owner Undertakes To Seek Prior Permission

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (December 23) has directed the Vadodara Municipal Corporation to de-seal four flats belonging to an entity after the owner submitted that an undertaking shall be filed with the corporation that the flats will not be used for "hospitality purpose" without prior permission from the corporation. Justice Mauna M Bhatt was hearing a plea challenging the action of Vadodara Municipal Corporation of sealing premises of the petitioner pursuant to show cause notice...

If You Can't Control Air Pollution, Don't Permit New Projects For 2 Weeks: Bombay High Court Pulls Up BMC

While coming down heavily on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for its failure to take corrective measures for containing the rising levels of air pollution in the city of Mumbai and nearby areas, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday orally asked the civic body not to sanction new proposals of development in the city for at least two weeks as the civic body has failed to handle the worsening air pollution in the megacity. A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and...