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...

'Fake' Cases On Rise: As Informant Turns Hostile, Allahabad HC Grants Bail In 'Dowry Death' Case Where SC Saw 'Prima Facie' Evidence

Highlighting the "stark reality of the society" in the matrimonial cases, the Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently granted bail to an accused (Father-in-Law) in a dowry death case, observing that "fake cases of demand of dowry are on the rise". The relief was granted by Justice Pankaj Bhatia after the informant (brother of the deceased), who had previously approached the...

Section 92 CPC Broadly Worded, Allows Inquiry Into Trust Property Alienation: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed that Section 92(1)(h) of the Code of Civil Procedure is “very widely worded”, empowering courts to grant such further or other relief as the nature of the case may require.The Court further remarked that Section 92(1)(h) is broad and allows “further or other relief” necessary for trust administration, including examining alienation of...

Devotees Have No Legal Right To Light Lamp At Thiruparankundram, Article 226 Power Can't Change Custom: State Tells Madras High Court

The Tamil Nadu authorities told the Madras High Court (Madurai bench) on Friday (December 12) that devotees who moved the single judge seeking lighting of the lamp at Thiruparakundram Hills could not have claimed the same as a legal right, and Article 226 powers cannot be used to change a custom in existence for a long time. The division bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK...

'Persistent Defiance': Allahabad High Court Mulls Contempt Action Against Judicial Officers For Imposing Excessive Bail Sureties

Taking strong exception to the "persistent and repeated defiance" of bail guidelines by subordinate courts, the Allahabad High Court recently warned that it may be compelled to initiate contempt proceedings against judicial officers who mechanically impose excessive sureties on accused persons when granting bail. On Thursday, a bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar observed that despite...

Registration Of Vehicle By Subsequent Purchaser Cannot Be Cancelled Because Initial Registration Was Done With False Representation: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that where a vehicle has been purchased by an innocent subsequent buyer, and the buyer has fulfilled all statutory requirements, including payment of customs duty, interest, and fine imposed by the Settlement Commission, the vehicle's registration cannot be cancelled merely because the initial registration was obtained on the basis of forged documents. The...

MP High Court Issues Notice In Coal Worker's Wife's Petition Seeking Probe Into Husband's Death Over Safety Violations

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice in a writ petition filed by the wife, seeking a probe into the death of her husband, who was a coal worker allegedly forced to unload the overburden despite heavy rainfall, leading to his vehicle sliding into water water-filled pit.In her petition, the wife sought an inquiry under Section 24 of the Mines Act, a compensation of ₹40 lakhs...