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20 Important Judgments Of Orissa High Court-2025
S. 175(3) BNSS | Mandatory For Magistrate To Hear Police Officer On Refusal To Register FIR Before Passing Order For Investigation: Orissa HCCase Title: Swarnalata Jena v. State of Odisha & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ori) 19The Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy held that before passing order for investigation, it is mandatory for the Magistrate to hear the submissions of the...
Disobedience Of Lawful Order By CISF Personnel Constitutes Misconduct Regardless Of Prior Intimation Of Non‑Compliance : Calcutta HC
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas held that disobedience of a lawful order by a member of a disciplined force like CISF constitutes misconduct regardless of prior intimation of non‑compliance. Background Facts The employee was a Constable with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). She was issued...
Kerala High Court Stays Transfer Of KSEB Lineman Allegedly Based On MLA's Complaint
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (January 14) stayed the transfer of a KSEB lineman, who was ordered to be transferred from Pannikkode (Kozhikode) to Purang (Malappuram) based on a complaint alleged to have been made by Thiruvambady MLA, Linto Joseph.In his plea, the KSEB (Kerala State Electricity Board) lineman contended that he was transferred from this present station, where he has...
Ensure Formation, Functioning Of Parent Teacher Associations In Private Schools: High Court To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi Government to ensure that parent-teacher associations (PTAs) are formed and functioning in unaided private schools in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued notice on a PIL filed by NGO Justice For All and sought response of Delhi Government's Directorate of Education. The...
Vacancies Must Be Excluded While Computing Two-Thirds Majority For No-Confidence Motion: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the President of Kurnool Mandal Praja Parishad, who challenged a no-confidence motion against her on the ground that it lacked the requisite two-third majority— holding that the calculation of the “total number of members” must be based on the effective strength of the Parishad excluding vacancies.While the Parishad had...
Third Party Using Land With Owner's Consent Cannot Be Prosecuted For Encroachment: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has held that coercive action cannot be taken against a third party who merely used land with the permission of its recorded owner, especially when the statute invoked is inapplicable.The petitioner had challenged an order directing seizure of his building material and registration of an FIR for alleged encroachment of common land under the J&K Common...
High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking NEET UG 2025 Re-Examination At Patna's Bapu Pariksha Parisar Centre
The Patna High Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking re-examination of NEET (UG) 2025 at Bapu Pariksha Parisar, Patna, on allegations of mismanagement and loss of examination time.A Single Judge Bench of the Patna High Court comprising Justice Harish Kumar was hearing the writ petition filed by a NEET UG candidate, limited to the extent of seeking a re-test only for the particular...
Centre Clears Appointment Of Justice Sujoy Paul As Chief Justice Of Calcutta High Court
The Central Government on Wednesday (January 14) notified the appointment of Justice Sujoy Paul as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.The notification reads as follows:"In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge, Calcutta High Court, to be the Chief Justice of...
General, Vague Allegations Of Dowry Harassment Insufficient To Prove Cruelty Or Abetment Of Suicide: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has set aside the conviction of a husband, his mother, and his brother for offences under Sections 498A and 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, on the ground that general, vague and non-specific allegations of dowry harassment are insufficient to establish cruelty or abetment of suicide. The Court further remarked that prosecution in...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Stays Shifting Of Backward Classes Commission Office From Shimla To Dharamshala
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has stayed the State Government's decision to shift the office of the H.P. State Commission for Backward Classes from Shimla to Dharamshala, holding that the decision required closer examination in light of administrative and financial implications. A Division Bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawlia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj while hearing a public...
Courts Cannot Be Turned Into Platforms For Political Campaigns: J&K&L High Court Dismisses PIL On Undertrial Transfers
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions for detention of undertrial prisoners of the Union Territory within prisons located in Jammu & Kashmir, holding that Public Interest Litigation cannot be used as a political platform or as a tool to gain electoral advantage.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli, Justice Rajnesh Oswal...
'Gravity Of Offence Cannot Be Sole Ground To Deny Bail': Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Bail To Anwar Dhebar In Rice Custom Milling Case
The Chhattisgarh High Court has granted regular bail to businessman Anwar Dhebar in connection with the alleged rice custom milling scam being probed by the State EOW/ACB. The Court observed that the material presently relied upon by the prosecution does not justify continued detention, especially when the investigation qua the applicant stands completed.Justice Arvind Kumar Verma heard the...