Allahabad High Court Converts 2014 PIL On Regulating Sale Of Acid In UP Into Suo Moto Proceeding

The Allahabad High Court recently converted a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed in 2014 regarding the restriction and regulation of acid sales in Uttar Pradesh into a Suo Moto proceeding. The order was passed after the original petitioner (Anubhav Verma) submitted that he was not inclined to pursue the litigation any further. Permitting him to withdraw from the case,...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict On Bail Plea Of Ex-Thiruvabharanam Commissioner

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 16) reserved its verdict in the two bail pleas of former Thiruvabharanam Commissioner of the Travancore Devaswom Board K.S. Baiju.Baiju is arrayed in Sabarimala Gold theft cases relating to the misappropriation of gold from the dwarapalaka idols and sideframes of the Sabarimala temple, that is being investigated by the Special Investigation...

Kerala High Court Declines To Advance Bar Council Enrolment Dates, Allows Graduates To Seek Protection Of Seniority

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 16) disposed of a batch of pleas preferred by law graduates seeking to prepone enrolment to the Bar Council of Kerala (BCK), which is presently scheduled to be held on January 10-11, 2026.Justice V.G. Arun observed that since there is no statutory requirement that the Bar Council must conduct enrolment within stipulated periods, the prayer to prepone...

“Very Serious”: Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo-Motu Cognizance of Alleged Tiger Poaching After Dismembered Carcass Found

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of multiple news-reports concerning the discovery of a tiger's carcass in the Revti Forest Range, Ghui, which was found dismembered, indicating alleged poaching activity.The news report revealed that the dead tiger's body was found swollen by the Forest Officials and bore severe injuries— with deep bite marks and missing teeth and...

Gujarat High Court Allows Restaurant To Approach Municipality After Being Sealed For Selling Non-Veg, Flouting Lease Condition

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (December 16) allowed a restaurant, which had been sealed on allegations of causing nuisance by selling non-vegetarian food in violation of the lease agreement, to submit an undertaking to the Anand Municipal Corporation for de-sealing, directing that the same be considered in accordance with law.The court was hearing a petition challenging a notice...

Can Governor Withdraw Bill Sent For Presidential Assent Before President's Decision? Bombay High Court Asks Maha Govt, Centre

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday sought to know from Maharashtra and also the Union Governments to clarify their stand on the query as to can a Bill sent for Presidential assent by the Governor, can be withdrawn on the aide and advice of the council of ministers even before the President of India takes any decision on the same. A division bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Manjusha...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Sale Of FOXTEEL Hair Products Over Similarity With Bare Anatomy Trade Dress

The Delhi High Court has restrained the manufacture, sale and marketing of hair care products sold under the brand name 'FOXTEEL', holding that their packaging is deceptively similar to the 'Bare Anatomy' products of premium personal care company Onesto Labs Private Limited. Justice Tejas Karia, in an order passed on December 2, 2025, granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction after finding...

J&K&L High Court Rejects Medical Bail Plea Of Former Bar President Mian Abdul Qayoom, Says He Is Provided Specialised Treatment

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed the appeal filed by former Bar Association President Mian Abdul Qayoom seeking bail on medical and humanitarian grounds, holding that the record clearly demonstrates that he has been all along being provided with the advance and specialised treatment whenever necessitated and that no life-threatening medical emergency exists warranting...

Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL Challenging Appointments Of Yogi Adityanath, KP Maurya As UP CM & Dy CM In 2017

The Allahabad High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed before it in 2017, which challenged the legality of the appointment of Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister and Keshav Prasad Maurya as Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2017. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Rajeev Bharti observed that there is nothing in the Constitution which prohibits...

Kerala High Court Directs Government, Calicut Law College Principal To Take Initiative To Resolve Affiliation Issue

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 16) directed the government and the principal of the Government Law College, Calicut to resolve the issue of lack of Bar Council of India (BCI) affiliation to the college.Justice V.G. Arun was considering a plea preferred by an Idukki-based advocate, who has prayed for a retrospective recognition from the BCI to the 5-year-integrated course offered...

Income Tax Act | Sikkim High Court Allows S.80P(2)(d) Deduction On Interest Earned From Co-operative Banks By Non-Bank Co-operative Society

The Sikkim High Court has held that a non-bank co-operative society is entitled to claim deduction under Section 80P(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, on interest income earned from investments made with co-operative banks, and that Section 80P(4) does not bar such deduction. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai allowed the tax appeal...

BSF Rules | Court Of Inquiry Is Preliminary Fact Finding Exercise, Not Disciplinary Trial Which Can Cause Prejudice: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that such an inquiry is only a fact-finding mechanism intended to assist authorities in deciding the future course of action and does not amount to initiation of departmental proceedings.The Division Bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar underscored that the findings returned by the Court of Inquiry shall be in the...