Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: November 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 183 to 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 205NOMINAL INDEXAshumal@Asharam v/s State of Gujarat & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 183State of Gujarat v/s Vipulbhai Bharatbhai Bin Chhappanbhai Patani 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 184Adani Enterprise Ltd. v. M/s SMS Carbon And Minerals Pvt Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 185Cardiogy Ltd. & Anr. v. Commissioner of Commercial Tax & Anr. 2025...

Calcutta High Court Acquits Man In 2013 Murder Case; Says Prosecution Evidence Riddled With 'Irreconcilable Contradictions'

The Calcutta High Court set aside the conviction and life sentence imposed on Babai Sk. @ Papai Sk. in a 2013 murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to establish the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant of all charges under Sections 302, 307, 324 and 326 of...

Specific Relief Act Has No Application To Proceedings Under Family Courts Act: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that the Specific Relief Act, 1963 has no application to proceedings under the Family Courts Act, 1984, in view of the overriding effect of Section 20 of the latter statute.A Division Bench comprising Justice Bibek Chaudhuri and Dr. Justice Anshuman made these observations while hearing an appeal under Section 19(1) of the Family Courts Act, in which the Family...

S. 337 BNSS | Registration Of Criminal Case In Foreign Country Doesn't Bar Prosecution In India On Same Facts: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that mere registration of a criminal case against a person in a foreign jurisdiction shall not be a hindrance for proceeding against him in India on the basis of same set of facts or for offence arising out of same transaction.While deciding a bail plea involving certain financial irregularities partly committed in Zambia, the Bench of Justice Gourishankar...

Bombay High Court Orders Issuance Of Passport To 7-Yr-Old After Authorities' Denial Citing Father's 'Illegal Migrant' Status

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (December 11) came to the aide of a seven-year-old girl and ordered the authorities to issue an Indian Passport and also to declare her an 'Indian Citizen' under the Citizenship Act of 1955. A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ashish Chavan was hearing a plea filed by one Xami Dha Tirakita Kaye, a seven year old girl, who petitioned the Goa bench...

Orissa High Court Grants Interim Stay On ₹512 Crores GST Levy On Assignment Of Right To Use Natural Resources

The Orissa High Court on Thursday, in a plea by ESL Steel concerning the levy of GST on assignment of right to use natural resources as well as statutory charged paid on stamp duty, registration fees, payments for Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF), etc, has granted interim stay against GST demand of INR 512 Crores (plus interest and penalty). The Chief Justice Harish Tandon and...

Bombay High Court Quashes Maha Govt Order Appointing Administrator To Look After Management Of Shani Shingnapur Temple

The Bombay High Court bench at Aurangabad on Friday quashed and set aside the order of the Maharashtra Government by which it appointed an Administrator to look after the management of the Shani Shingnapur Temple in Ahmednagar (now changed to Ahilyanagar) and removing the erstwhile Management Committee elected under the Maharashtra Public Trust Act. A division bench of Justices Vibha...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Regularisation Of Sewer Helper, Says Withdrawal Of Policy Cannot Defeat Accrued Rights

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Government to regularise the services of a woman Sewer Helper who had been engaged on daily-wage basis since 1997, holding that her right under the 2003–2004 Regularisation Policies had crystallised long before the State withdrew those schemes.Observing that "This Court cannot remain impervious to the prolonged hardship, indignity,...

Delhi High Court Revives Street One's Opposition To Registration Of the 'Street 9' Trademark

The Delhi High Court has overturned a Trade Marks Registry order that had rejected an objection filed by German fashion label Street One against the registration of the mark “Street 9.” The court has sent the matter back to the registry for a fresh hearing. In a judgment dated November 28, 2025, Justice Tejas Karia held that the Registrar failed to correctly apply the law on...

Calcutta High Court Injuncts Two Baidyanath Chyawanprash Ads on Dabur's Plea, Says Edits Cannot Cure Disparagement

The Calcutta High Court has barred Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. Ltd. from using two chyawanprash advertisements after holding that removing a single claim about ingredient count would not eliminate the overall disparaging portrayal of rival brands, including Dabur India Limited. A division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi delivered the decision on...

Income Tax | Reassessment Cannot Be Initiated On Identical Survey Material Already Accepted In Earlier Proceedings: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court held that reassessment under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act is impermissible when it is based on the same survey material that the Assessing Officer (AO) has already examined and accepted in earlier proceedings. Justice Om Narayan Rai stated that the reassessment proceeding is clearly impermissible………It would be a clear case of “change...

Delhi High Court Rejects DDA's Arbitration Appeal, Holds Revaluation Of Evidence Impermissible U/S 37 A&C Act

The Delhi High Court on December 11, 2025 upheld an Arbitral Award that favoured a contractor, M/s Harjinder Brothers, in a dispute over encashment of a bank guarantee and non-payment of "watch and ward" security expenses, dismissing an appeal filed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The Court presided by Hon'ble Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha reaffirmed that the appellate courts are...