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Receiving Welfare Fund Benefits Not A Bar To Statutory Gratuity: Kerala High Court Upholds Abkari Workers' Right Against BEVCO
The Kerala High Court has held that retired abkari workers of the Kerala State Beverages Corporation Ltd. (KSBC) who were already paid terminal benefits under the State Abkari Workers Welfare Fund Act, are entitled to receive gratuity in terms of the Payment of Gratuity Act which is a statutory right.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar...
Gauhati High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 01 - December 07, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 58-67]Judgments/ Orders This WeekCustomary Court Can't Enlarge Strength Of Bench After Hearing Ends Or Back Date Its Orders: Gauhati High CourtCase Title: Rippe Mayi v. Tumli Nyorak/Mayi & Anr.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 58The Gauhati High Court has held that an Inter-Village Territorial Customary Court cannot enlarge its forum after...
Chhattisgarh High Court Directs State To Intensify Awareness Drive Against Road Stunts, Birthday Celebrations On Highways
The Chhattisgarh High Court has, yet again, expressed its dissatisfaction with the recurring incidents of road hooliganism and birthday celebrations on cars and has lamented that despite multiple efforts on part of the State to bring awareness among the public, such incidents continue to occur repeatedly.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta called upon...
Indigo Crisis: Delhi High Court To Hear PIL For Ground Support, Refund On December 10
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking ground support and refund to passengers affected over the Indigo flight crisis. The matter was mentioned today by a lawyer before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. The counsel said that the situation at the airports is inhuman and that there was no...
MP High Court Upholds Divorce Based On Photos Of Wife's Adultery Without S.65B Evidence Act Certificate, Says Requirement Not Mandatory
While upholding family court's divorce decree granted in favour of a husband based on photographs of the wife committing adultery, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the Indian Evidence Act was not strictly applicable in matrimonial cases. Rejecting the wife's argument that the Family Court erred in relying on photographs submitted without a Section 65B Certificate under Indian...
'Era Of Social Media': Gujarat High Court Asks State To Publicize Prohibitory Orders Under S.144 CrPC Online
The Gujarat High Court has directed the state authorities to widely publicize prohibitory orders under Section 163 BNSS (earlier Section 144 CrPC)–prohibiting assembly of four or more persons in a specific area to prevent urgent nuisance or on apprehending danger–on "social media" to generate public awareness about the same. In doing so the court observed that mere publication of such...
Delhi High Court Summons Woodland's MD and Senior Manager In Trademark Infringement Suit
The Delhi High Court has summoned Woodland (Aero Club) Pvt. Ltd.'s Managing Director Harkirat Singh and Senior Manager Madan Kalra to personally appear and file affidavits explaining why key correspondence with rival manufacturer Speedways Tyre Treads was not disclosed in Woodland's trademark infringement suit. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued the direction on December 01, 2025...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 01 - December 07, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 787 - 813]South Indian Bank Ltd. and Anr. v. Rahim H K and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 787Anish Anand v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 788Shijo Mon Joseph v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 789Kerala State Medical Councils v Daleel Ahmmed and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 790Save A Family Plan (India) v. The Deputy Commissioner...
'Distributing Bible, Preaching Religion No Crime': Allahabad High Court Pulls Up UP Police For Overreach In Conversion Case
In a strongly worded order, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that the mere distribution of the Bible or the act of preaching a religion does not constitute an offence under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. A bench of Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani also admonished the UP Police for what it termed as "bending backward"...
S. 35 BNSS | Arrest Is An 'Individualized Act'; Distinct Reasons Backed By Material Mandatory For Each Co-Accused : Bombay HC
In a significant observation, the Bombay High Court has ruled that arrest is an 'individualized' act and therefore, the investigating agencies cannot justify the arrest of multiple suspects using 'collective' or 'group-based' reasons. Interpreting the mandate of Section 35 BNSS, the Court held that reasons for arrest cannot be a "mechanical reproduction" of statutory clauses; instead, they...
GST Demand Cannot Exceed Amount Mentioned In Show Cause Notice: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a tax demand under GST cannot exceed the amount mentioned in the show cause notice and that doing so violates basic principles of fairness. The Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar set aside a GST demand raised against a goods transport agency (GTA), after finding that the final demand was...
ITAT Cannot Re-Adjudicate Issues Under Guise Of Rectification U/S 254(2) Income Tax Act: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that the rectification power under Section 254(2) of the Income Tax Act is akin to the review power under Order 47 Rule 1 CPC and is limited to rectifying any mistake apparent on the face of the record. The Tribunal cannot re-adjudicate issues or modify its original order under the guise of rectification. Section 254(2) of the Indian Income Tax Act,...