J&K CSR | Employee On Deputation Can Choose Either Deputation Post Pay Or Parent Cadre Pay: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an employee appointed on deputation is entitled to elect to draw either the pay in the scale of the deputation post or the basic pay in the pay scale of the parent cadre plus personal pay, if any.The Court further held that the borrowing agency is enjoined to obtain such option from the employee within one month from the date of...

Rajinder Gupta's Factory Raided By Punjab PCB Soon After He Switched To BJP From AAP : P&H High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the apprehension of political vendetta behind a raid conducted by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Trident Limited appears “reasonably palpable”, noting the proximity of the action to the change in political allegiance of the company's Chairman Emeritus.It was alleged by Trident Limited that PPCB raided the factory after owner...

S.81 IPC | Bus Driver Cannot Claim 'Necessity' Defence After Crushing Two Persons To Save Cyclist: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the defence of necessity under Section 81 IPC cannot be invoked where the accused, while allegedly attempting to avoid harm to one person, ends up causing greater harm to others. Observing that the doctrine permits infliction of lesser harm to prevent a greater one, the Court rejected its application in a case where the accused's act resulted in the...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest April 2026

Nominal Index:Rubeena Begum Vs Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 122Babu Ram & Ors. Vs Kewal Krishan 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 123Divisional Manager, J&K State Forest Corporation v. Satish Kumar 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 124Fatima Bano v. State of J&K & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 125Amit Kumar v. Union of India & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 126Petitioner Vs...

Merely Belonging To Reserved Category Does Not Confer Benefit, Caste Certificate Must Be Submitted Before Cut-Off Date: Jharkhand HC

The Jharkhand High Court has held that candidates seeking reservation must strictly comply with the conditions stipulated in recruitment advertisements, including submission of caste certificates in the prescribed format within the cut-off date, and that mere belonging to a reserved category does not entitle a candidate to claim such benefit.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice M.S....

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment Of 23 District Judges In 2013

The Madras High Court has recently dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging the appointment of 23 candidates to the post of District Judges (Entry Level) in 2013. The bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar noted that some of the petitioners had challenged the selection process for deciding the ranking of candidates based on the marks obtained by them...

Karnataka High Court Orders Defreezing Of Advocate's Bank Account; Says Police Increasingly Freezing Accounts Without Adequate Material

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that 'serious and drastic measures' such as freezing a bank account in entirety cannot be resorted to in 'a casual and mechanical' manner since it paralyses the financial autonomy of a person.The single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum, while partly allowing a writ petition filed by a practising advocate whose Karnataka Bank Account...

Ceiling On Agricultural Holdings Act | MP High Court Directs Authority To Decide 14-Yr-Old Case, Says Pendency Defeats Purpose Of Remand

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Settlement Commissioner to expedite the resolution of a 14-year-old case concerning the determination of agricultural ceiling limits under the MP Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960.In doing so the court observed that the prolonged pendency of such proceedings defeats the very purpose of a remand and causes unavoidable hardships to...

Bombay High Court Calls For Performance Audit Of 1971 Slum Law To Achieve 'Distant Dream' Of Slum-Free Mumbai

Invoking the famous couplet - Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, Ye Hai Bombai Meri Jaan! the Bombay High Court on Friday ordered constitution of a Committee to look into the 'abysmal' progress of town planning in the city of Mumbai and the failure of proper implementation of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance & Redevelopment) Act of 1971.A division bench of Justice Girish Kulkarni...

Inherent Powers U/S 151 CPC Can Be Exercised Post-Award To Prevent Unjust Enrichment In Land Acquisition Cases: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a court can exercise its inherent powers under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure even after an award has attained finality, to correct an inadvertent error resulting in excess payment and to prevent unjust enrichment.The Court further held that Section 17-B of the J&K Land Acquisition Act, which provides for recovery...

Employee Resigning In Breach Of Service Bond Cannot Force Employer To Issue Relieving Letter Or Experience Certificate: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an employee who resigns in breach of a service bond cannot insist that the employer must issue a relieving letter or experience certificate. The Court observed that when resignation is tendered contrary to contractual obligations under a valid service bond, the employer is justified in not accepting the resignation and consequently cannot be compelled to...

'143 Premature Release Applications Pending Before Remission Board; Delay Defeats Reformative Objective': Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has expressed concern over the pendency of 143 applications for premature release before the Bihar State Sentence Remission Board, observing that delay in processing such cases defeats the very philosophy of reformation and rehabilitation.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Harish Kumar was hearing a criminal appeal where issues...