AP Cooperative Societies Act | Surcharge Proceedings Can Be Initiated Even During Liquidation Of Society: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the initiation of Surcharge Proceedings under Section 60 of the A.P Cooperative Societies Act on the ground that such proceedings are legally permissible even during the liquidation of a cooperative society.After perusing Section 60 of the Act, which empowers the competent authority to initiate Surcharge Proceeding during...

Contempt Court Can Reverse Benefits Obtained From Disobeying Orders U/S 9 & 17 Of Arbitration Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Anish Dayal has held that the contempt court is empowered to issue directions to reverse any benefits obtained in disobedience of an order passed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) to ensure that parties are restrained from violating the court's orders. In the present case, the Respondent...

2012 CM Welfare Scheme: MP High Court Issues Notice On PIL Claiming State Failed To Financially Help Newly Enrolled Advocates

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the State government on a PIL alleging failure to financially assist newly enrolled advocates under the Chief Minister Welfare Scheme.A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain in its order observed, “Notice issued. Smt. Janhavi Pandit, Additional Advocate General accepts notice on behalf of respondents No. 1...

J&K Land Revenue Act | Revenue Officer Must Follow Procedure For Title Determination U/S 111-A If Objections Are Raised: High Court

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that Chapter X of the J&K Land Revenue Act, Svt. 1996 provides a self-contained code for partition proceedings, which includes mandatory procedural safeguards.Justice Javed Iqbal Wani observed that when a valid application for partition is filed under Section 105, the revenue officer must notify all interested parties, consider...

Annexing Case Diary Extracts With Bail Plea Now A Norm, Bail Can't Be Opposed Or Denied On This Ground: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that neither a person can be denied bail nor his bail plea be opposed mainly on the ground that extracts of the case diary had been annexed with his bail plea. “It is a basic principle of natural justice that no person should be condemned without giving him an adequate opportunity of hearing, which would include providing copies of...

Separate Orders Must Be Passed For Cancellation Of Bail Bond And Imposition Of Penalty: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Himachal Pradesh High Court held that Courts must pass separate orders for the cancellation of a bail bond and the imposition of penalty under Section 446 of Criminal Procedure Code, ensuring that the affected person is given a fair opportunity to present their case before any penalty is imposed.Justice Virender Singh: “In the considered opinion of this Court, separate orders were required...

MP High Court Halts Declaration Of NEET-UG Result Over Plea Claiming Power Outage During Exam At Indore Centre

While hearing a plea filed by a medical aspirant claiming power outage at an examination centre in Indore during the 2025 NEET-UG exam, the Madhya Pradesh High Court temporarily stayed the declaration of results after no one appeared on behalf Centre. Justice Subodh Abhyankar in his order observed, “Considering the fact that the respondent(s) have failed to provide proper conditions to...

Murshidabad Violence | Calcutta High Court Directs State To Remunerate Affected Parties, Consider Calls For Permanent BSF Camp In Area

In a public interest litigation borne out of communal violence in Bengal's Murshidabad area during the Anti-Waqf Bill protests, the Calcutta High Court has directed the state to remunerate and restore all parties whose lives and properties were affected during the violent riots.A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury further directed that the state consider the...

[Arbitration] Initial Filing Without Essential Documents Non Est In Law, Limitation Can't Be Circumvented By Curing Defects: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has held that an initial filing made without the essential documents like attaching impugned award etc. required for adjudication is non est in law and has no legal existence. Such a filing, made merely to evade the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) cannot...

Issuance Of Show Cause Notice U/s 74 Of CGST Act Does Not Imply Violation Of Natural Justice: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Section 74: Determination of tax not paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised by reason of fraud or any wilful-misstatement or suppression of facts.Himachal Pradesh High Court held that when a show cause notice is issued under Section 74 Of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, the matter is still at a preliminary stage, and objections can't be raised on...

'Exceptional Case': AP High Court Permits Life Convict To Attend Son's Wedding Who Couldn't Be Released As Co-Convict Was Out On Parole

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has permitted a life convict to attend the wedding ceremony of his son. While the life convict had been granted parole, his release was contingent on the return of another convict involved in the same offence who was out on parole at that time.While referring to Rule 27 of the Suspension of Sentence on Parole Rules 2024, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj...

SC Judgments Referred To Larger Bench Remain Binding Unless Reference Court Directs Otherwise: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that reference of the judgment to larger bench does not unsettle the declared law and once any judgment of the supreme court holds the field, the High Court cannot be prevented from relying on the ratio of that judgment unless the reference court has directed otherwise.The petitioner had argued that the supreme court in India Glycols Ltd, which prevented...