'NPAs Are A Huge Burden On Public Exchequer, DMs Can't Delay Process Under SARFAESI Act': P&H High Court Orders Training For Officers

Taking serious note of the mounting Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and their adverse impact on the public exchequer, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that District Magistrates cannot afford to delay on taking and handing possession of secured assets to the creditors under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 18, 2025 To August 24, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 129 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 138Nominal Index:Krishan Kumar Kasana V/s State of H.P. & another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 129Yog Raj V/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 130Digvijay Singh V/s State of H.P.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 131Nek Singh Dogra State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 132Sant Ram v/s State of H.P. & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 133Hoshiar Singh...

'She Has Been A Relentless Fighter': Orissa High Court Orders Appointment Of PwD Candidate As Teacher 11 Yrs After Faulty Rejection

In a major relief to a female aspirant with physical disability (PwD), the Orissa High Court has ordered the State to appoint her as 'Sikshya Sahayak'/teacher more than a decade after her application for selection to the post was wrongly rejected.Acknowledging her long fight for justice, the Bench of Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad remarked –“Petitioner was before this Court twice earlier...

Madras High Court Reserves Verdict On Plea Challenging 'A' Certificate For Rajnikanth Starrer 'Coolie' Movie

The Madras High Court on Monday (August 25) reserved its verdict on a plea moved by production company Sun TV Network challenging the 'A' certificate issued by the Central Board of Film Certification for the movie “Coolie” starring Rajnikanth, Nagarjuna, and Amir Khan, among others. Justice TV Thamilselvi reserved the orders after hearing the arguments of Senior Advocate J...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Dismissal Of BMTC Bus Driver For Securing Employment Based On Fake Educational Documents

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order which dismissed a plea by an employee of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) accused of securing an appointment on the basis of a false certificate regarding his educational qualifications.In doing so, the high court rejected the bus driver's reliance on a BMTC circular protecting employees from dismissal on grounds of...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside CIC Order Directing Disclosure Of Information On PM Modi's Degree

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Delhi University (DU) to disclos information with respect to the bachelor's degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Justice Sachin Datta allowed DU's plea filed in 2017 against CIC's order which allowed inspection of records of the students who had passed BA programme in 1978, when Prime...

Govt Employee's Brother Eligible For Compassionate Appointment If Employee's Spouse Predeceases Him, Without Leaving Children: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that if the spouse of an employee has predeceased the employee and there are no children, the mere marriage of the deceased employee cannot be a ground to reject an application for compassionate appointment to the brother of the deceased.Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while allowing a petition filed by Mantava and Sanganna, mother and brother of...

HP High Court Orders Regularisation Of Class-IV Employee After 20 Years Of Service; Imposes ₹50K Cost On State For Repeated Denial Of Claim

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the regularisation of a Class-IV employee after 20 years of service. The court imposed a ₹50,000 cost on the state as it repeatedly denied the claim of the employee, despite repeated directions from the court.Justice Sandeep Sharma remarked that: “Since petitioner herein was repeatedly compelled by respondents to approach this Court for his...

'Show Bonafide': Bombay High Court Orders Kannada Actor Dhruva Sarja To Deposit ₹3 Crores In His Plea To Quash Cheating FIR

The Bombay High Court on Monday ordered Kannada actor Dhruva Sarja alias Dhruva Kumar to show his bonafides and deposit Rs. 3 crore, an amount which he received from filmmaker Raghavendra Hegde, who has accused the actor of duping him of over Rs 9 crore.Sarja faces a First Information Report (FIR) at the behest of Hegde, who has alleged that the Kannada actor had approached him requesting for...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 18 – August 24, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 276 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 285Nominal Index: Archana Patil AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 276Karnataka State Pollution Control Board AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 277Munisanjeevamma & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 278Mohammed Shoiab AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025...

Cows Hold Unique Status In India, Slaughter Can Have Severe Repercussions On Public Peace: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that the cow holds a unique and special status in India, noting that its slaughter can have grave repercussions on public peace when it offends the deeply held beliefs of a significant population group.It was alleged that the petitioner, Aasif, was transporting two cows to Rajasthan for slaughtering, in violation of the Haryana Gauvansh...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar To Vote On Proposal To Shift HC Building Amid Space Crunch

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association today announced that it will vote on whether the High Court building should be shifted to a new place or not.The development comes after the High Court in a PIL considering the increasing footfall and space constraints, had asked the Chandigarh UT Administration to explore alternative locations for the construction of a new High Court...