“Overarching Public Interest”: Madras High Court Permits State To Carry Out Development Works In Land That Was Leased To Madras Race Club

The Madras High Court has permitted the Tamil Nadu government to carry out its development works for the strengthening of ponds to store excess rainwater and the development of Eco Park in the land that was earlier leased out to the Madras Race Club. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq observed that there was an urgent and compelling need for the State...

Surat CA Association Moves Gujarat High Court, Flagging Technical Glitches In Income Tax E-filing Portal

The Chartered Accountants Association of Surat have filed a petition before the Gujarat High Court highlighting non-operation and technical glitches in the Income Tax E-filing Portal. The petitioner has contended that since September the portal has experienced repeated outages wherein users have faced login failures, error codes, and stalled processing. The disruption is stated to have...

No Double Pre-Deposit For Same Tax Demand; Second Appeal Cannot Be Conditioned On Fresh Payment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that when a taxpayer has already deposited the mandatory 10% pre-deposit for the same disputed tax amount before the State GST Appellate Authority, the Central GST authorities cannot insist on another separate pre-deposit for the same amount while filing a second appeal. The Bench stated that the law does not permit duplication of pre-deposit for the same...

Plea Filed In Karnataka High Court Against Govt Notification Mandating 1-Day Paid Menstrual Leave In Registered Industrial Establishments

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court challenging a November 20 government notification mandating industrial establishments registered under various laws, to provide one day of paid leave per month to all permanent, contract, outsourced women employees during their menstrual cycle, The plea pertains to establishments registered under various laws such as the Factories...

Litigants Seeking Takedown Of Objectionable Content Must First Approach Social Media Platform Before Seeking Injunction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that individuals seeking urgent takedown of objectionable online content must first approach the social media platforms first before directly seeking judicial injunction. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that the social media intermediaries appearing in Court proceedings do not object to such complaints for taking down of the unsavoury...

P&H High Court Disposes Of Plea Challenging BBMB Secretary Selection Criteria After It Withdraws Impugned Letters On Eligibility Criteria

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the Bhakra Beas Management Board's (BBMB) July 2025 communication inviting applications for the post of Secretary, after the respondents informed the Court that the impugned orders had been withdrawn.Justice Sandeep Moudgil was hearing a plea filed by the Superintending Engineers in Punjab's Water Resource...

Income Tax Act | Payment For IPLC Services Not 'Royalty' U/S 9; Assessee Entitled To Deduction U/S 40(a)(i): Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that payment for IPLC (International Private Leased Circuits) Services does not constitute 'royalty' under Section 9 of the Income Tax Act, and that the assessee is entitled to a deduction under Section 40(a)(i) of the Income Tax Act. Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan examined whether the payment made by the assessee for...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: November 24 - November 30, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 261 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 266Nominal Index:PS v OS 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 261Pragyansh Tak v Union 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 262Neeraj Kewat v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 263Rajpal Kataria v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 264State v Shashikant Jogi 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 265Mahesh Garg v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 266Spouse Opposing...

License To Run Fair Price Shop Not Transferable: Karnataka High Court Reiterates

The Karnataka High Court has said that authorisation to run a fair price shop issued to a dealer cannot be transferred to any other person.A single judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj said thus while dismissing a petition filed by one Lakshmamma who had sought to quash the endorsement issued by the authority and consider his representation seeking for transfer of the authorization to run a fair...

Appellate Tribunal Under PMLA Empowered To Remand Matter Back To Adjudicating Authority: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir High court held that the Appellate Tribunal under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) possesses inherent powers to remand matters back to the Adjudicating Authority after setting aside a confirmation order, as a necessary concomitant to its appellate jurisdiction.The Division Bench of Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Sanjay Parihar observed that “The power...

'Filed To Wreak Vengeance': Karnataka High Court Quashes Professional Misconduct Complaint Against Senior Advocate

The Karnataka High Court quashed a complaint by a former male employee of Zoomcar India Private Limited, alleging professional misconduct against Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari before the State Bar Council (KSBC).Justice M Nagaprasanna quashed the complaint filed by the man, who was terminated from service after being found guilty of sexual harassment wherein Kothari was part of the...

'Dhurandhar' Film: Delhi High Court Asks CBFC To Consider Concerns Of Late Major Mohit Sharma's Parents; No Stay On Release For Now

The Delhi High Court on Monday closed a plea moved by parents of Ashoka Chakra awardee late Major Mohit Sharma seeking urgent stay on the release of the film “Dhurandhar.”The Ranveer Singh starrer, directed by Aditya Dhar, is slated to release on December 05.Justice Sachin Datta directed the Board to consider and examine the grievances of the parents raised in their plea, before deciding...