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Seizure And Prosecution Will Be Initiated Against Sabarimala Stalls Violating Legal Metrology Act: Kerala High Court Told
The Kerala High Court was on Monday (November 24) informed that directions have been issued to carry out seizure, search and prosecution against stalls in Sabarimala that are found to be violating provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.The Legal Metrology Act was brought in, among other objectives, to regulate the trade in goods that are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number....
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17 - November 23, 2025
Nominal IndexSanyukt Akhir Regiment Morcha and Others v. Union of India and Others LiveLaw (PH) 439Amit Kumar v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 440Sajjan Kumar Goyal v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 441Harpreet Singh Dua and another v. Panjab University and others. LiveLaw (PH) 442 SXXXX v. State of Haryana LiveLaw (PH) 443Shyam Sunder Strips & Ors. vs. UOI &...
MMCB Scam: Gujarat High Court Rejects ICAI's Proposal To Debar CA For 5 Years For Alleged Misconduct Citing Non-Application Of Mind
The Gujarat High Court rejected a 20-year-old recommendation made by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India's Council to remove a chartered account from membership for 5 years, who was appointed as central registrar of a cooperative bank and was accused of misconduct in connection with the 2001 alleged MMCB scam. The court was hearing a 2005 reference by the Council of the ICAI which...
'Fatal Defect In Election Petition': Orissa High Court Dismisses Challenge To Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's 2024 Lok Sabha Win
The Orissa High Court has dismissed an election petition challenging the election of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan from Sambalpur Parliamentary Constituency in the Lok Sabha Election held in 2024.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra found the election petition to be defective as it failed to specify the definite nature of alleged 'corrupt practice' against the BJP leader, nor...
Madras High Court Stays Trial Against IPS Officer Balveer Singh In Custodial Violence Cases
The Madras High Court has stayed the trial in four custodial torture cases against IPS Officer Balveer Singh. Justice Shamim Ahmed granted interim stay in a plea filed by the officer seeking to set aside the Judicial Magistrate order framing charges against him in four custodial torture cases, while he was holding the post of Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ambasamudram. In...
Preventive Detention Can Be Extended Without Advisory Board's Review After Initial Confirmation: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court recently clarified that once the Advisory Board has approved a preventive-detention order and the State Government has issued a confirmatory order, no further approval of the Board is required for subsequent extensions.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar Rai made these observations while dismissing a writ petition challenging an...
Mere Plea of Insanity Not Enough, Accused Must Prove Unsoundness Of Mind At Time Of Offence: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that in criminal cases, a mere plea of insanity is not sufficient, and that the onus is on the accused to prove it. It was stated that while considering such a plea, courts have to consider the state of mind of the accused at the time of commission of the offence and not whether the accused is of unsound mind as of today or not.Justice M. I. Arun, held thus...
Kerala High Court Seeks Report On Repairs To Dilapidated Achankovil-Konni Road Leading To Sabarimala
The Kerala High Court on Monday (November 24) directed the Engineer in-charge of the Achankovil-Konni road to file a statement regarding the measures taken to repair the dilapidated road, which was directed to be repaired before this year's Sabarimala season.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaghavan and Justice K.V. Jayakumar had, in its September order, directed various...
Insolvency Proceedings Can't Be Abused To Evade Family Court's Maintenance Order: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that proceedings under the Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909, cannot be invoked as a mechanism to frustrate or indirectly obtain a stay of a Family Court's maintenance order. The Court observed that insolvency relief cannot be granted to undermine a subsisting maintenance order, and clarified that insolvency proceedings cannot be used to obstruct the...
Kerala High Court Weekly Roundup: November 17 - November 23, 2025
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 742 - 768]M/S Elstone Tea Estates Ltd. v State of Kerala and Ors. and Connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 742V. Shyamohan v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 743Ramesh K. v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 744Pradeep v. Station House Officer and Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 745Vellangallur Peoples Welfare Co-Operative Society Ltd. v....
Arbitration Act | Section 8 Application Not Maintainable Without Written Arbitration Agreement: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an application filed under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking reference of a commercial suit to arbitration. Justice Aniruddha Roy held that since no written arbitration agreement exists between Flint Group India Pvt. Ltd. (plaintiff) and Sujay Lodha (defendant), the mandatory requirement under Section 7 of the Act is...
'Deriding Elected Govt': Uttarakhand HC Denies Relief To Man Accused Of Instigating 'Mob Lynching' Attempt Via FB Live
The Uttarakhand High Court has refused to quash the FIR or grant protection from arrest to a person accused of instigating a mob lynching attempt under the pretext of cow protection, via Facebook Live. A bench of Chief Justice G. Narendar and Justice Subhash Upadhyay dismissed the writ petition file y accused (Madan Mohan Joshi) as it took serious exception to his alleged...