Shifting Bank Branch Doesn't Require RBI Permission Under 2017 Guidelines: Allahabad High Court Dismisses PIL

Recently, the Allahabad High Court denied relief to a litigant challenging the shifting of Indian Bank Branch to another village without the permission of RBI.Petitioner, Gram Pradhan, approached the High Court against shifting of the branch of the Indian Bank located in Block Mau Aima, Tehsil Soraon, District Prayagraj to another location on grounds that it would cause great hardship to...

Delhi High Court Restrains Mumbai Apparel Brand Using Logo Similar To Beverly Hills Polo Club

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a Mumbai-based clothing business, Vivaan Enterprise, from using polo player logos on its apparel after finding them deceptively similar to the well-known “Beverly Hills Polo Club” brand. The order was passed without hearing Vivaan Enterprise at this stage, meaning the Court granted immediate protection to the brand owner based on the...

GST | Allahabad High Court Grants Stay On Composite Show Cause Notice For Multiple Assessment Years

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has granted stay on composite show cause notice issued by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence where multiple assessment years have been clubbed in one show cause notice. Petitioner approached the High Court against a single show cause notice issued by the Additional Director, Directorate General of GST Intelligence, Ghaziabad for tax...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 08 To December 14, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1682 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1710NOMINAL INDEXPrincipal Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-I Vs. M/S Avery Dennison (India) Pvt. Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1682 M/s Sunlight Project Pvt. Ltd. v. Delhi Development Authority 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1683 Shambhu Nath Rai v. Union Of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1684 SURENDAR KUMAR v. BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI & ANR...

Minority Community Facing Difficulty In Enjoying Their Land: Dargah Tells Madras High Court Over Thiruparankundram Deepam Row

The Hazarath Sultan Sikkandar Badhusha Avuliya Dargah, challenging a single judge's order directing lighting of the lamp at the stone pillar in Thiruparakundram Hills, told the Madras High Court (Madurai bench) on Monday (December 15) that the minority community was facing difficulty in enjoying their land given to them in 1920. A division bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice...

Law Must Bend Toward Inclusion: P&H High Court Directs Retrospective Promotion With Benefits To Visually Impaired Forest Employee

Emphasising that the right to be free from disability-based discrimination, as enshrined in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, must be regarded with the same seriousness and protection as a fundamental right—ensuring that no employee is excluded from consideration solely on the basis of disability—the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Haryana Government to...

Private Banks Not Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction: Kerala High Court Sets Aside ₹50K Cost Imposed On South Indian Bank

The Kerala High Court recently set aside a Single Bench's order that imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on South Indian Bank, a private commercial bank, which had not returned the original title deeds of its customers 9 years after the closure of their joint loan account.The Division Bench comprising Justice Arvind Sushrut Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. held that the writ petition was...

Income Tax Act | Mechanical Approval U/S 153D Vitiates Proceedings; Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal

The Bombay High Court has dismissed an income tax appeal filed by the Revenue, holding that an approval granted under Section 153D of the Act, which does not reflect even minimal application of mind, is vitiated in law and renders the consequential proceedings invalid. A Division Bench of Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Advait M. Sethna, while deciding an appeal, answered...

'Not Expected From Appellate Court': MP High Court Sets Aside One-Line Acquittal Order, Remands Case For Fresh Decision

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside a judgment of the Appellate Court, acquitting a man accused of voluntarily causing hurt, observing that the Appellate Court was expected to pass a well-reasoned order, but instead passed a one-line non-speaking order without assigning any reasons. The bench of Justice Rajendra Kumar Vani observed; "It is not expected from a Judicial Officer of...

Migrant Status Cannot Dilute Career Progression Once Eligibility Is Met: J&K&L High Court Upholds Retrospective CAS Promotions

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has firmly held that migrant status cannot be used to dilute career progression once eligibility for promotion is established under statutory rules.Dismissing an appeal filed by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal upheld...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: December 08 - December 14, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 272 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 280Nominal Index L v RD 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 272Rahul Modi v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 273Mamta Gurjar v Pooja Kushwah 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 274Madhusudan Patidar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 275Sonu Singh Narwariya v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 276BS v KS 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 277 Dr Arun Prakash Bukharia...

Post Failure Claims For Correction In Exam Forms Not Entertainable, Candidates Must Verify Details: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that post failure claims for correction in exam forms cannot be entertained and candidates must verify the details. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain said that a candidate, for any examination, is expected to verify the details and make necessary corrections before finally submitting the online application. It said...