No Provision For Deducting GST, Incentive Or Festival Advance From Employee's Retiral Dues: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that there is no provision for deducting "Prostsahan Agrim" (incentive advance), "Tyohar Agrim" (festival advance) and GST from the retiral dues of an employee of the U.P. State Employees Welfare Corporation.Expressing shock that such deductions were being made from the retiral dues of an employee, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal observed,“This Court...

SC/ST Act | Special Court Considering Protest Complaint Must Verify Police Refer Report, Pass Reasoned Order: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has clarified that a Special Court considering a protest complaint alleging offences under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act must pass a reasoned order after verifying the refer report filed by the Investigating Officer so as to either accept or reject the same.Justice A. Badharudeen was considering an appeal challenging the...

S.45A ESI Act | Charitable Trust Running Pathology Lab Not 'Factory': Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Orders To Pay Contribution Dues

Holding that activities of a charitable trust providing diagnostic services within a Government Civil Hospital does not prima facie fall within the definition of “factory” under Employees' State Insurance Act, the Gujarat High Court quashed ESIC's Section 45A orders for payment of contribution dues by trust.As per Section 2(12) Factory means any premises including the precincts thereof...

Codeine Preparations Exceeding Permissible Limits Attract NDPS Act: Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Two Over Adulterated Cough Syrup

The Allahabad High Court has recently denied bail to two accused in the Codeine Cough Syrup Racket on grounds that huge quantity of illegally diverted Codeine based Cough Syrup was recovered from them. Justice Ashutosh Srivastava held,“In the opinion of the Court the exemption provisions are required to be strictly and literally complied with and further that the conditions under which...

S.346(2) BNSS | Remand Beyond 15 Days Of Accused Already In Custody Not Illegal, Habeas Corpus Won't Lie In Every Case: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has observed that remand of an accused already in custody beyond the 15-day period prescribed under first proviso to Section 346(2) BNSS is not illegal, and a habeas corpus will not lie unless the remand order is shown to be patently illegal, without jurisdiction or passed mechanically.For context, Section 346 BNSS refers to power of the court to postpone or...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Dowry FIR, Notes Alleged Payments Unbelievable Given Complainant Family's Financial Condition

The Karnataka High Court quashed a dowry demand FIR registered against the husband and his kin, finding that the allegations were baseless specially in view of the fact that the wife's family belonged to economically weaker section wherein no financial sources were shown to prove how the alleged demand was paid. The charge sheet alleged that husband and his kin demanded Rs.10 Lakh, 1 kg of...

Senior Citizen Must Show Inability To Maintain Oneself; Not Every Family Dispute Attracts Maintenance Act: Bombay High Court

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court while quashing a Tribunal's order directing two sons to vacate the property of their father, recently held that every dispute or conflict between a senior citizen and his children will not fall within the ambit of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.Single-judge Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan quashed and set aside...

'UGC Plays No Role In Appointing Non-Teaching Staff': High Court Quashes Termination Of Librarian By Gujarat Vidhyapith After 18 Years

The Gujarat High Court dismissed an appeal by Gujarat Vidhyapith challenging a Single Judge's order which had set aside the termination of a long-serving Assistant Librarian and directed payment of back wages and retiral benefits.A Division Bench of Justice Bhargav D. Karia and Justice L.S. Pirzada was hearing a Letters Patent Appeal arising from an order passed in a writ petition filed by...

Human Rights Commission Can't Entertain Private Property Disputes: Gujarat High Court Issues Directions To Prevent Jurisdictional Overreach

Observing that a grievance relating to share in property “cannot, by any stretch of imagination, be treated as a violation of human rights,” the Gujarat High Court quashed proceedings initiated by the State Human Rights Commission in a family property dispute.In doing so the court also issued detailed directions to regulate the Commission's exercise of jurisdiction while considering cases...

Allahabad High Court Refers Advocate For Criminal Contempt Who Accused Judge Of 'Working Under Govt Pressure'

The Allahabad High Court last week made a separate reference for initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against an advocate who accused the Court in open court of "working under the pressure of the Government" and lacking the 'courage' to seek an explanation from the police.A bench of Justice Santosh Rai found the conduct of the advocate (Ashutosh Kumar Mishra) as "highly...

Allahabad High Court Objects To CGST Dept Mentioning SC Judges' Names In Affidavit; Grants Bail To Chinese Woman In Tax Evasion Case

While granting bail to a Chinese national accused of tax evasion, the Allahabad High Court took serious objection to a counter affidavit filed by the Assistant Commissioner, CGST (the Deponent), wherein the names of Supreme Court Judges were mentioned while referring to their judgment."This system of mentioning the names of Hon'ble Judges while giving reference to the judgments is...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 9 To February 15, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXKamalesh Agnihotri @ Kamal And 2 Others vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 66Anoop Kumar And Another vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 67Ravi Joel Tudu v. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 68Sunita Minor And Another vs. State Of U.P. And 8 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 69Ashish...