'Remains Only On Paper': Karnataka High Court Directs State To Relook Implementation Of Bangalore Mysore Expressway Project

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to re-look implementation of Bangalore Mysore Expressway and Infrastructure Corridor project and directed it to take appropriate steps in this regard observing that the project aimed at decongesting the city has remained only on papers.A division bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T referred to a Supreme...

Tirupati Laddu Row: AP High Court Denies Bail To Govt Officer Accused Of Seeking Bribe For Awarding Ghee Tender

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a public servant booked in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) adulterated ghee case, for allegedly demanding commission from ghee suppliers, influencing tender processes and amassing disproportionate assets through suspected hawala routes.The FIR was lodged over allegations on use of adulterated ghee for the preparation of laddus offered...

Compassionate Appointment Barred Where Co-Dependent Is Already Employed: Chhattisgarh High Court

A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma held that the compassionate appointment is governed by the policy in force on the date of the employee's death and cannot be granted where a dependent is already employed.Background Facts The deceased employee worked as a Subordinate Engineer with South Eastern Coalfields...

Scheduled Areas Can Be Included In Municipal Limits Absent Governor's Exclusion Order: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a bunch of petitions challenging notification issued by the State Government under Section 3 read with Section 329 of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act 2009 (“the Act”), wherein several villages and Gram Panchayat areas that fell under the Scheduled Areas, notified under Para 6(2) of the 5th Schedule, were included in municipal limits. The division...

Section 311 CrPC | Accused Can't Be Denied Cross-Examination Due To Counsel's Illness: Rajasthan High Court

While underscoring the wide amplitude of powers available to Courts under Section 311 CrPC, the Rajasthan High Court has held that an accused cannot be denied the opportunity of cross-examination owing to the counsel's illness and resultant inability to attend the scheduled court date.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition challenging the decision of the trial court...

Age Limit Under Surrogacy Act Valid, Can't Be Relaxed Just Because Couple's First Attempt Failed: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that the statutory restrictions governing surrogacy are constitutionally valid and cannot be relaxed on the basis of individual circumstances.A division bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury, presiding over the case, observed, “The measures pursue legitimate state interests, bear a rational nexus with the object of the...

J&K High Court Bar Association Seeks Proposed NLU's Main Campus In Jammu Instead Of Kashmir Valley, Cites Regional Balance Concerns

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association at Jammu has called upon the Union Territory government to locate the main campus of the proposed Jammu & Kashmir National Law University (NLU) in Jammu province, instead of the Kashmir Valley.In a representation submitted to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the Association pointed out that situating the NLU primarily in Kashmir could...

PM Modi Degree Defamation Case: Gujarat High Court Rejects Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Seeking Separate Trial From Sanjay Singh

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (January 13) dismissed a petition moved by AAP Chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking separate trial from AAP leader Sanjay Singh in a criminal defamation case filed by Gujarat University over alleged remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's education Degree.Justice MR Mengdey while pronouncing the order said, "The application...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of YouTuber Bhuvan Bam's Unauthorised Images, But Declines Finding Of 'Personality Rights' At Outset

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed a john doe order directing take down or removal of images of YouTuber and actor Bhuvan Bam being used by various entities and individuals without his consent. Justice Jyoti Singh however said that a prima facie finding cannot be given on personality rights on the first day. “It is very difficult to give such a finding at the outset. I can give...

Autonomous Medical PG Admission Rules | In-Service Doctors Need Not Submit Bond For Rural Posting: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified that In-Service Doctors are not required to undertake the bond for rural posting under Rule 11 of the MP Autonomous Medical and Dental Post Graduate Course (Degree/ Diploma) Admission Rules, 2017 (Rules of 21). The petitioner contended that since her appointment order for rural posting was not issued within three months from the date of declaration...

Different Age Criteria For Contractual And Regular Appointments Unconstitutional: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has struck down Rule 6 of the Rajasthan Contractual Hiring to Civil Posts Rules, 2022 (“2022 Rules”) as unconstitutional for being violative of Articles 14 & 16, as it prescribed 21 years as eligibility criteria for contractual recruitment to a post as compared to 18 years prescribed by Rajasthan Medical Health And Subordinate Service Rules, 1965...

Bombay High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part II [Citations 201 - 402]

Bombay High Court Slams Family Court Judge Who Denied Urgent Hearing For Medical Custody Of Child To Undergo Open Heart SurgeryCase Title: SGT vs NSTCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 201"It is unbecoming of a Judge," remarked the Bombay High Court on May 27 while noting that a Family Court Judge did not grant any urgent hearing to a plea filed by a man seeking interim medical custody of his minor...