Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 1, 2025 To December 7, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 246 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 249 Nominal Index: Prem Chand Verma v/s State of Himachal Pradesh and another, 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 246 Veeku v/s State of H.P. and others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 247 Raj Industries v/s Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board & others, 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 248 Seema Sharma v/s Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture...

UP Panchayat Polls: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking 'NOTA' Option & Candidate Names On Ballot Papers

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Friday issued notices and granted a 4-week time to the State Election Commission and the UP Govt to file their responses to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea praying for the mandatory inclusion of the 'None of the Above (NOTA)' option in the ballot papers and EVMs for the Panchayat Polls in the State. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy...

Income Tax Act | Gross Receipts Cannot Be Taxed As Income Without Deducting Expenses: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has stayed the entire income tax demand raised against a state-funded educational trust, holding that the tax authorities erred in bringing gross receipts to tax without accounting for expenditure. A Division Bench of Justice B.P. Colabawalla and Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar, while allowing a writ petition filed by the assessee, Godavari Shikshan Prasarak...

Withdrawal Of Consent Of Affiliation By Jamia Hamdard Violated Orders, Frustrated Arbitral Process: Delhi High Court Restores 150 MBBS Seats

The Delhi High Court on December 8th, 2025 held that the withdrawal of the Consent of Affiliation (CoA) by Jamia Hamdard Deemed University (JHDU), necessary for the 150 MMBS seats in the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR) violated the binding arbitral and court orders, “frustrating” the arbitral process. The Bench comprising of Justice Jasmeet Singh, holding...

Umadevi Judgment Not A Shield For Perpetual Temporary Employment: J&K HC

A Division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal held that daily rated worker engaged prior to 31-03-1994 and continuously employed for decades cannot be denied regularization under SRO-64 on the pretext of being a casual labourer. Further, the Umadevi Judgment cannot be invoked to justify perpetual temporary employment...

Review Petition Can't Be Entertained Against Order Refusing To Appoint Arbitrator: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that review petitions challenging orders passed under section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) are not maintainable, reiterating that the arbitration act is a self contained code and does not permit substantive review unless expressly provided. Justice S. Manu dismissed a review petition filed against an order passed by...

Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Divorce Citing Cruelty After Wife Allegedly Concealed Absence Of Menstruation For 10 Yrs

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently upheld a decree of divorce passed in favour of a husband on the ground of 'cruelty' after he discovered that his wife had not had her menstrual cycle for 10 years subsequent to the solemnisation of their marriage. Dismissing the appeal preferred by the wife, a Division Bench of Justice Rajani Dubey and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad held...

Dismissal Of Appeal As Withdrawn Not Compromise Decree Unless Court Passes Decree Under Order 23 Rule 3 CPC: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court held that an appellate order dismissing an appeal as withdrawn does not amount to a compromise decree merely because a written compromise was placed on record, unless the court records its satisfaction and passes a decree in terms of the compromise as required under Order XXIII Rule 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar set aside...

Invalid Pension To Medically Discharged Defence Staff, 10-Year Service Minimum Not Applicable: Calcutta HC

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising ACJ Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen held that Invalid pension is payable for medical discharge regardless of minimum service of 10 years if the disability is permanent. Background Facts The respondent had served in the Indian Army as a Sepoy from 1985 to 2009. He was discharged with pension upon completion of...

S.11 Arbitration Plea Not Maintainable Without Valid S.21 Notice; Email Suggesting Arbitrator Appointment Insufficient: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court dismissed an arbitration request filed under section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) holding that the applicants failed to send a valid notice under section 21 which is a pre-condition for invoking jurisdiction of the court for appointment of an arbitrator. Justice S. Manu held that email relied upon by the applicants...

P&H High Court Refuses To Quash Cruelty FIR, Says Allegations Against Mother-In-Law Who Died 23 Yrs Ago Appear To Be Typographical Error

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea seeking quashing of a cruelty FIR observing that the alleged reference to a deceased mother-in-law in the complaint appeared to be a typographical error and could not, by itself, justify quashing of criminal proceedings. In FIR it was alleged that the mother in law of the complainant who had already passed away 23 years ago used to...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: November 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 232 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 266Nominal Index:Vijay Singh Gour v Union 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 232X v Indira Gandhi National Tribal University 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 233Raju v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 234AS v DK 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 235I v HK 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 236APS v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 237Virju v State 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 238Ms Siddiqua Begum Khan v Union of India 2025 LiveLaw...