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Constituent Institution Employees Cannot Claim Central University Benefits: Allahabad High Court
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that in the absence of specific policy, staff of constituent institutions cannot claim the same benefits as those awarded to Central University Employees.“... only on ground that institution become constituent of Allahabad University, petitioners cannot be granted benefit of General Provident Fund Scheme since it has to be granted only on basis...
S.45 PMLA Turns Principle Of Bail Is Rule & Jail Is Exception 'On Its Head': Jharkhand HC Denies Bail In ₹750-Crore Fake GST Invoice Case
The Jharkhand High Court recently observed that Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), with its twin conditions, “turns the principle of bail is the rule and jail is the exception on its head.”Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad made this observation while denying bail to an accused allegedly involved in the creation of fake companies for passing on ineligible input tax...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: November 10 - November 16, 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 374 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 385Nominal Index:X AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 374Amit Ashok Vyas AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 375Rajashekar AND Bar Council of India & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 376B S Kiran Kumar & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 377RAVICHANDRAGOUDA R. PATIL...
Patna High Court Orders ₹2 Lakh Compensation For Six-Day Illegal Detention; Directs IG Prisons To Frame Guidelines
The Patna High Court recently awarded compensation of ₹2 lakh to an accused who was illegally detained for six days despite a court order granting him bail.A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Sourendra Pandey directed the State to compensate the petitioner, who had been in custody for an alleged violation of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act,...
High Court Issues Notice To Karnataka Govt On State Election Commission's Plea Seeking Final Reservation List In Municipality Wards
The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the State government on a public interest litigation filed by the State Election Commission seeking a direction to issue the final notifications of reservation of seats to all the wards of 187 Municipalities, under section 13(1)(d) of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M...
Calcutta High Court Clarifies When Possession Of Fake Currency Amounts To 'Trafficking', Rejects Automatic Presumption U/S 489B IPC
A Larger Bench of the Calcutta High Court has held that mere possession of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), regardless of quantity, does not automatically amount to “trafficking”, nor does it justify drawing any statutory presumption against the accused under Section 489B IPC. The Court clarified that mens rea remains central, and the prosecution must independently establish that...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 10 - November 16, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 410 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 420 NOMINAL INDEX M/s. Hinduja Foundries Ltd. v. The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 410 M Divya vs The Senior Revenue Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 411 R Gurusamy v. The Tamil Nadu State Level Scrutiny Committee, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 412 S.Chandraprakash Jain v. M/s. GOD Pictures and...
'Taunts Over Childlessness Not Abetment; Contemporary Woman More Resilient': J&K&L Acquits Husband, In-Laws In Wife's Suicide Case
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the acquittal of a husband and his parents, accused of abetting the suicide of a woman who was allegedly harassed over her inability to conceive a child after five years of marriage.The Division Bench of Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Sanjay Parihar dismissed the State's criminal appeal against the trial court order, observing that...
Govt Can't Withhold NOC For Issuance Of Employee's Passport Merely On Ground Of Pending Disciplinary Proceedings: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that the government cannot refuse to grant 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) for issuance of passport to an employee merely on the ground of pendency of disciplinary proceeding(s), as right to travel abroad is a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.Crystalizing the constitutional protection granted to every citizen against...
'Fictitious' Advocate, 'Forged' Signatures? Allahabad High Court Orders FSL Probe Into Alleged Impersonation In PIL Filed By Lawyer
The Allahabad High Court last week directed a forensic examination of multiple signatures on record after prima facie discrepancies surfaced in a pending PIL case which suggested possible impersonation, forgery, fabrication and misuse of the judicial process. A Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra passed the order while dealing with an application u/S...
Allahabad High Court Flags 'Serious Lapse' In Granting Compassionate Appointment To Stepmother Sans Safeguarding Minor Daughter's Welfare
In a series of orders passed between October and November 2025, the Allahabad High Court has sharply scrutinized the manner in which the Nagar Nigam, Prayagraj granted compassionate appointment to the stepmother of a deceased municipal employee without ensuring the safety and future welfare of his minor daughter. A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan noted that under the Uttar...
'Preventive Detention Under MPDA Act Cannot Be Used To Detain Person Already On Bail': Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court held that preventive detention under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1981 (MPDA Act) cannot be invoked when the detenu is already on bail in the very same offence forming the basis of the detention, without the detaining authority considering whether the bail conditions are sufficient to prevent alleged prejudicial activities. The Court observed...