Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: August 11 To August 17, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 265 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 275Nominal Index: Suhas L AND The Chief Registrar Births And Deaths & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 265 Spunklane Media Private Limited AND Harshendra Kumar D. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 266ABC AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 267Murali Krishna Brahmandam AND Chief Secretary & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 268Girish...

Bombay HC Quashes Magistrate's Order Issuing Notice To HDFC MD Sashidhar Jagdishan Without Verifying Lilavati Hospital's Complaint Against Him

In an order granting relief to HDFC Bank's Managing Director, Sashidhar Jagdishan, the Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an order passed by a Judicial Magistrate issuing notice to him in a private complaint lodged against him at the behest of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust.Notably, the complainant Trust runs the famous Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. In its FIR, the Trust...

Relief For Actor Vijay, Madras High Court Refuses To Restrain His Party Flag For Alleged Trademark Infringement

The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed an application seeking interim injunction to restrain actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vetrri Kazhagam party from using the party flag, over alleged infringement of a Trust's trademark.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy rejected the plaintiff's claim that the usage of the flag by Vijay's party amounted to copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and...

Business Advance Granted To Shareholder Not Utilised For Company Work Will Be Treated As Deemed Dividend Under Income Tax Act: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that where a company grants an advance to one of its shareholders and such advance is not demonstrated to have been utilised for the business of the company, the amount would be treated as deemed dividend under Section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court declined to interfere with the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), which had...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Explanation From Trial Judge For Deferring Prime Witness' Cross For Over 7 Weeks In Murder Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought an explanation from a trial court judge for deferring the cross-examination of the prime witness in a murder case for over seven weeks. The Court observed that such an unwarranted delay undermines the principles of a fair trial and ia in contradiction of Apex Court rulings.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The way trial proceedings are being carried...

Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict In Jailed MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Against ₹4Lakh Costs To Attend Parliament

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved verdict in the plea moved by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid challenging costs imposed on him by a trial court while granting him custody parole to attend the Parliament. A division bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved the judgment. During the hearing, the counsel appearing for the Delhi Police explained...

High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Punjab Govt For Unjustly Withholding Retiral Benefits Over 14-Year-Old Alleged Incident

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on the Punjab government for unjustly withholding the retiral benefits of a former employee based on an alleged incident that occurred 14 years prior to his retirement.It is pertinent to note that the Punjab Civil Services Rules (applicable in this case), forbids initiating disciplinary proceedings after an employee has retired,...

Disabled Persons Entitled To Posting At Same Place Even After Promotion Under Policy Framed Pursuant To International Obligations: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De has held that a policy mandating that disabled persons remain posted at the same place even after promotion is binding, especially when framed under international obligations. A disabled person cannot be denied the benefit of such a policy even if reversion is sought by him under compelling circumstances.The present...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 11, 2025 To August 17, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 122 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 128Nominal Index:Dr. Daljit Singh v/s State of H.P. & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 122Sh. Kishori Lal and another v/s Smt.Darshna Devi., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 123Abhishek Sharma v/s State of H.P. & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 124State of H.P. V/s Manav Sharma., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 125Kamini Sharma v/s State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.,...

Taking Photographs Of A Woman Doesn't Satisfy Definition Of Stalking U/S 78 Of BNS: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to an industrialist, who was accused of allegedly taking photographs of the wife of a regional officer of the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board in an attempt to intimidate him.The Court reiterated that Section 78 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita deals with stalking and punishes a person who follows a woman and contacts her...

Rajasthan High Court Permits Woman To Appear In Exam For Widow Candidates, Despite Objection By Deceased's Subsequent Wife

The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a woman claiming to be the widow of a man, to complete her Diploma Course in Elementary Education under ST (Widow) Category, despite challenge to her status of “widow” by the subsequent wife of the deceased.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that the status of the petitioner as “widow” or “divorced wife” of the deceased could not be...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 11 - August 17, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 327 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 336]Shivshankar vs Sanjay, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 327Jayesh Bandu Limie vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 328Babu Abdul Ruf Sarkar vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 329Shashikant Vitthal Kothawade vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 330Ashwini Trading Co. vs Housing Bank Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw...