Kerala High Court Orders Strict Action Against Levy Of Excessive Locker Fees In Sabarimala

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 26) directed initiation of strict action against a tender holder in Sabarimala for charging locker fees, much higher than that permissible by the tender conditions.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo motu case, which was initiated based on an anonymous complaint by a Telangana...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025 [Citations 720 - 908]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 908NOMINAL INDEXMINOR A THR HER MOTHER S v. STATE & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH v. STATE (GOVT. OF THE NCT) OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 721Amazon Technologies Inc v. Lifestyle Equities 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 722Rasiklal Mohanlal Gangani v. State & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 723SHANKESH MUTHA v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR...

Rajasthan High Court Denies Termination Of 32-Week Pregnancy To Speech & Hearing Impaired Minor, Cites Medical Report

The Rajasthan High Court refused to permit medical termination of over 32-week pregnancy of a hearing and verbally impaired minor rape survivor, in light of unfavorable opinion of the medical board which indicated serious danger that termination procedure may pose to both fetus and the girl. The medical board which was constituted after the high court's August 5 order, examined the survivor...

Calcutta High Court Halts Grant Of Funds To Durga Puja Clubs Which Failed To Submit Report On Utilisation Of Funds

The Calcutta High Court has directed the state government to stop the grant of funds given to organise Durga Puja celebrations to clubs which failed to submit a certificate on utilisation of such funds granted in the previous year, as had been sought by the court.A division bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De passed the order.On an earlier occassion, the court had sought for the...

Rajasthan High Court Directs Asaram To Surrender In 3 Days, Refuses To Extend Interim Bail

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday rejected the application moved by Asaram, who has been sentenced to life in a 2013-rape case, seeking extension of his interim bail on medical grounds.A division bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur reportedly took note of the self-styled godman's medical record and found that he is stable. The Supreme Court had released him on...

Karnataka High Court Directs College To Pay ₹15 Lakh To Student Wrongfully Denied Admission To MBBS Course Despite Paying Fee

The Karnataka High Court directed Sri Siddartha Academy of Higher Education a deemed to be University running Sri Siddhartha Medical College to pay Rs. 15 Lakh as compensation to a student for denying her admission to the MBBS course for academic year 2017-18, despite her paying fee for the first year within time. A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice K Manmadha Rao...

Appointments Secured On Forged Documents Void Ab Initio, Can Be Cancelled Sans Disciplinary Proceedings: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that appointments secured on the basis of forged and fraudulent documents are void ab initio, and therefore do not confer any right to continue in service or claim salary. A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan added that in such cases, before cancelling an appointment, disciplinary proceedings envisaged by Article 311 of the Constitution of India...

Kerala High Court Stays Trial Against ADGP Ajithkumar In Alleged Disproportionate Assets Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 27) stayed the proceedings pending before the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram in an alleged disproportionate asset case against Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) M.R. Ajith Kumar.The ADGP, currently holding the post of Excise Commissioner, had approached the High Court challenging the order of the Special...

NEET-UG 2025 | Rajasthan High Court Grants Relief To OBC-NCL Candidate In State List Treated Under General Category For Admission

The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a NEET-UG candidate who although belonged to the OBC-NCL (Other Backward Classes Non-Creamy Layer) category as per the State list, but was however treated to be from General category in the first round of admission. In doing so the court said that she shall be considered under OBC-NCL category for the purpose of state seats. For context, Step-2 of...

Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Father For Repeatedly Raping 9-Yr-Old Daughter, Says Witnesses' Credibility Unshaken

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction and 10 year sentence of a father for raping his 9 year old minor daughter repeatedly every night in 2017.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri said that the father was unable to shake the credibility of any of the witnesses who supported the prosecution case by thorough examination and did not point any fatal gaps in the prosecution case or explained the...

Chhattisgarh High Court 'Shocked' After Phenyl Found In Meal Cooked For School Students, Calls For Food Safety Protocols

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken a strict note of a shocking incident which occurred at Pakela Residential Potacabin School, where phenyl was allegedly mixed by a teacher in the vegetables cooked for 426 students of the school.Remarking that the said act is not only an “act of negligence” but also a “criminal act which put the lives of students at stake”, a Division Bench...

'Removal From Service For Non-Disclosure Of Involvement In Trivial Offence Is A Harsh Punishment': Bombay High Court Sets Aside Termination

The Bombay High Court has held that non-disclosure of a past conviction for a trivial offence cannot, by itself, justify termination of a Class-IV employee appointed on compassionate grounds. The Court observed that authorities are required to consider the nature of the offence, the duties of the post, and the family circumstances of the employee before inflicting the extreme penalty of...