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Courts Cannot Mandate Retrospective Correction Of Errors In Legislation: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that courts cannot issue writs directing the legislature to correct alleged “clerical errors” in enacted laws or to give retrospective effect to legislative changes. It held that even if a change in the customs tariff is perceived as corrective or clarificatory, granting retrospective effect to such changes falls exclusively within the legislative...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 07 - July 13, 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 226 to Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 233Nominal Index:C Bhavani @Hamsa AND The Petitions Committee Karnataka Legislative Council & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 226M/S. KALPATHARU BREWERIES & DISTILLERIES PRIVATE LIMITED AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 227Muthulaxmi B N AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw...
Allahabad High Court Directs Sensitisation Of UPSRTC Officers Towards Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Under PwD Act
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, to ensure that all officers are sensitised towards the rights of persons with disabilities guaranteed under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.While dealing with a case of an employee who was denied any post after suffering from disability while working with the...
"Judicial Functions Have Become Sensitive Because Of Unregulated Social Media": Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has raised eyebrows over unchecked social media trolling and criticism of the judiciary, and has opined that lack of regulation has rendered the judicial functioning more sensitive and volatile these days.A Division Bench of Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad and Justice Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo made the following comment while partially allowing a writ petition against...
'Faced Many Hurdles In Life': Kerala High Court Orders Compassionate Appointment Despite Criminal Antecedents, Applies 'Nexus Test'
The Kerala High Court has set aside an order rejecting a man's appointment under the compassionate employment scheme due to his past involvement in criminal cases, holding that there exists no relevant connection between the alleged offence and the nature of the post in question.A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Johnson John was hearing a petition filed by Jijin...
Asking Daughter-In-Law To Arrange Money For Bail Of Husband, Father-In-Law Not Dowry: Gujarat High Court
Upholding the acquittal of a woman's in-laws accused of dowry death, the Gujarat High Court said that demanding money from her to meet legal expenses for applying for their bail in another case would not amount to dowry and can't be regarded as harassment related to "Illegal demand for dowry" leading to the woman's suicide. The State's appeal challenged a 2013 judgment by the sessions...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 7 - July 13
Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 259 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 280]Sujal Mangala Birwadkar vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 259UNS Women Legal Association (Regd) vs Bar Council of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 260Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. vs Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 261Srinwati Mukherji vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom)...
Rent Assessment Orders Passed By Estate Officers Are Appealable Under J&K Public Premises Act, Writ Petitions Not Maintainable: High Court
Reinforcing the legal principle that statutory remedies must be exhausted before invoking constitutional jurisdiction, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh held that orders passed under Section 10 of the J&K Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1988, are appealable under Section 12 of the same Act.Accordingly, the bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar...
Moradabad Mob Lynching | Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To File Better Affidavit On Compliance With SC's 'Tehseen Poonawalla' Directions
The Allahabad High Court last week directed the UP to file a better counter affidavit addressing compliance with the Supreme Court's guidelines/directions laid down in Tehseen S. Poonawalla v. Union of India (2018), on preventing and addressing incidents of mob lynching and mob violence, specifically the directions in paragraphs 40.13 to 40.21 of the judgment. A Bench of Justice...
Advocate's Repeated Non-Appearance In Listed Cases Amounts To Professional Misconduct: Allahabad High Court
Taking exception to advocates not appearing in the majority of listed cases, that too on multiple dates, the Allahabad High Court last week termed their conduct as 'professional misconduct', which, the Court said, tantamounts to 'bench hunting' or 'forum shopping'.A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal observed thus while dealing with a bail application in which, despite repeated listings [5...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Half Yearly Digest: January-June 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 1 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 74NOMINAL INDEX: The Executive Engineer, I & PH Division, Bilaspur Versus Ramesh Khaneja, 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 1The Chief General Manager H.P. Telecom Circle & ors. Versus Sh. Kashmir Singh (Government Contractor), 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 2Som Dutt & Ors., V/s State of H.P. & Anr, 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 3X vs. State of Himachal Pradesh...
Uttarakhand HC Stays SEC Decision Allowing Candidates In Multiple Voter Rolls To Contest Panchayat Polls
The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday stayed a clarification issued by the State Election Commission (SEC) that permitted candidates to contest local body elections even if their names appeared in multiple electoral rolls. The Court observed that the clarification, on its face of it, appeared to be prima facie contrary to the express provisions of the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj...