Delhi High Court Restrains Priya Kapur, Mandhira Kapur From Making Defamatory Statements Against Each Other

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday restrained late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Kapur and her sister in law Mandhira Kapur Smith from making defamatory statements against each other. Justice Mini Pushkarna said that the Kapurs should conduct themselves with dignity and must not defame each other publicly. The Court issued notice in the interim relief application filed in the...

NCDRC Orders Can't Be Challenged Under Article 226 In Private Consumer Disputes, Article 227 Proper Remedy: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has clarified that orders passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) cannot be routinely challenged through a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution when the dispute is purely between private parties, holding that the proper remedy in such cases lies under Article 227.Justice Om Narayan Rai ruled that although NCDRC orders...

NEET-PG 2025: Delhi High Court Upholds Cut-Off Reduction, Says No Arbitrariness In Policy Decision

The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) reducing the qualifying cut-off percentile for NEET-PG 2025 examination after commencement of the admission process. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the decision to reduce the eligibility...

Liquor Branding Contest Not Indirect Solicitation Or Surrogate Advertisement: Excise Commissioner Tells Kerala High Court In Plea Against BEVCO

The Excise Commissioner has filed a counter affidavit before the Kerala High Court in the public interest litigation preferred against the liquor naming and branding contest announced.Last week, the Court had ordered an interim stay on the contest announced by BEVCO [Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation] and Malabar Distilleries Ltd. inviting suggestions from...

Stipendiary Graduate Trainees Not 'Employees' Under EPF Act; PF Demand Unsustainable: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that graduate trainees receiving only stipends cannot automatically be treated as “employees” for the purpose of provident fund contributions. At the same time, the Court upheld PF liability in respect of security personnel and fire-fighting staff directly engaged and paid by the principal establishment, observing that their wages clearly attracted...

Gauhati High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 09 - February 15, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 25-29]M/s Amprolisa Construction and Marketing Pvt Ltd v. Gupta Hardware Private Limited and Another. 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 25Abhishek Kar v State of Assam 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 26Mahim Chandra Nath and 9 Others v. State of Assam and Others 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 27Dr. Vimal Katiyar v. State of Assam & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 28Dalimi Kalita v Assam...

Recruiting Authority Can Prescribe Minimum Marks After Test , If Provided In Advertisement : Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that recruitment authorities can prescribe minimum qualifying marks after the recruitment process begins but before the relevant stage of examination, if such discretion is reserved in the advertisement. Background Facts The petitioners were applicants for the post...

Actor Shatrughan Sinha Moves Bombay High Court To Protect His Personality Rights Including His Iconic Dialogue 'Khamosh'

Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha has moved the Bombay High Court seeking to protect his 'personality rights' citing the unauthorised use of his name, image, and especially his iconic dialogue "Khamosh."Sinha's suit was heard by single-judge Justice Sharmila Deshmukh on Monday and was reserved for ad-interim orders.In his plea through INDIALAW LLP, the veteran actor has explained that he...

'Mere Breach Of Promise To Marry After 5-Year Relationship Does Not Amount To Rape': Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Man

Holding that a prolonged consensual relationship between two adults cannot later be converted into a rape prosecution merely because the relationship soured or marriage did not materialise, the High Court at Calcutta has quashed criminal proceedings under Sections 417, 376, 313 and 506 IPC against a man accused of sexual assault and forced abortion on the pretext of marriage. The Court...

Separate Society Can't Be Registered Without Statutorily Bifurcating Existing One Under Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act: High Court

The safeguards under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies (MCS) Act for division of an existing housing society into two or more cannot be bypassed, the Bombay High Court made it clear recently while quashing an order registering a separate society comprising of 10 shops of a building, which was carved out of an existing society.Single-judge Justice Amit Borkar held that without...

Pension Under Employer's Superannuation Trust Is 'Wages'; Resignation Doesn't Defeat Earned Pension Rights: Calcutta High Court

The High Court at Calcutta has held that pension payable under an employer's superannuation trust can fall within the definition of “wages” under the Payment of Wages Act, and that employees who resign after completing the prescribed years of qualifying service cannot be denied pension merely because they did not retire on superannuation. A Division Bench of Justices Lanusungkum Jamir and...

'Case Of Version, Cross-Version': Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Assaulting Lawyer

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to the main accused Saurav @ Saurav Dhaiya booked for assaulting a lawyer, arising out of a neighbourhood dispute in Sonipat.It was alleged that the lawyer was assaulted with an intention to kill him and his car's windshield was smashed. The District Bar Association also observed one day strike demanding strict...