Work To Install Intrusion Detection Device Has Begun: Railways Tells Gujarat HC In Plea Concerning Asiatic Lion Deaths On Train Tracks

In a plea concerning the death of Asiatic Lions whose bodies were found on railway tracks in and around Gir forest, the Railways informed the Gujarat High Court on Friday (May 9) that a tender was awarded for installation of intrusion detecting device and the work for installing it has commenced which will be completed in a year. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice...

As Long As Judicial Order Stands, It Needs To Be Complied: High Court In Contempt Plea Against Punjab For Obstructing Water To Haryana

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today made it clear that Punjab Government was supposed to comply with its order directing them to abide by the decision of a Union Government meeting which had resolved to release extra water from Bhakra Dam to Haryana, for the State's emergent need.On May 7, the High Court had also restrained the Punjab Police from "interfering" in the day-to-day...

Delhi High Court Adjourns Appeal Against Order Precluding Restaurants From Levying Mandatory Service Charge, Says 'Board Very Heavy'

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will hear on May 23 the appeals filed against a single judge ruling which held that service charge and tips are voluntary payments by consumers and cannot be made compulsory or mandatory on food bills by restaurants or hotels.The appeals have been filed by National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and Federation of Hotels and...

Orders Under Omitted Rule 96(10) Of CGST Rule, 2017 Post 8th Oct, 2024 Not Valid; No Savings Clause: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court stated that orders passed under omitted Rule 96(10) Of CGST Rule, 2017 post 8th Oct, 2024 is not valid. The Division Bench of Chief Justice G. Narendar and Justice Alok Mahra stated that there was no scope for the department to pass any order by invoking the provisions of rule 96(10) of CGST Rule, 2017 after the same was omitted on 8th October, 2024 without...

Delhi High Court Closes Hamdard's Suit After Ramdev Removes Videos Making 'Sharbat Jihad' Remark

The Delhi High Court on Friday closed the suit filed by Hamdard National Foundation India against Yoga Guru Ramdev over his “Sharbat Jihad” remark against former's Rooh Afza product. Justice Amit Bansal decreed the suit after Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar informed Court that affidavits have been filed by Ramdev and Patanjali Foods Limited that the impugned videos and posts have been taken...

Video On Sadhguru, Isha Foundation Taken Down : YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh To Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday was informed that YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh's allegedly defamatory video on Isha Foundation and its founder spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has been taken down.The submission was made by Singh's counsel before Justice Jyoti Singh in the defamation case filed against him by Isha Foundation. The video titled “Sadhguru EXPOSED: What's happening in...

Reinitiation Of SARFAESI Action By Bank Upon Borrower Not An 'Exceptional Circumstance' To Dilute Forfeiture Under Rule 9(5) Of 2002 Rules: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that the bank reinitiating proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 is not an “exception circumstance” to forgo the forfeiture of deposit prescribed under Rule 9(5) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002.Rule 9(5) of the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules,...

Can't Compute Damages Based On Minimum-Wage Approach: Rajasthan HC Enhances Compensation To Kin Of Deceased MBBS Student To ₹1 Crore

Enhancing the compensation awarded by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal to the kin of a deceased second year MBBS student from around Rs.12 Lakhs to over Rs.1 crore, the Rajasthan High Court said that computing deceased's income prospects based on the standard of minimum wage of skilled worker was wholly unrealistic, unduly pedantic and hypertechnical.Justice Arun Monga opined that while...

Proceedings Under Prevention Of Damage To Public Property Act Not Maintainable Against Illegal Encroachment On Gram Sabha Land: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that proceedings under Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 not maintainable against illegal encroachment on Gram Sabha land.While quashing proceedings under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984, Justice Saurabh Srivastava relied on the earlier decision of his coordinate bench in Munshi Lal and Another vs. State of U.P....

Doctors Won't Presumably Commit 'Medical Negligence' As It Can Ruin Their Professional And Economic Stability: Rajasthan HC Quashes FIR

While quashing an FIR against private doctors booked for negligently mistreating a patient pursuant to which she passed away, the Rajasthan High Court observed that it would be wrong to assume that a doctor or institution shall deliberately risk its reputation by engaging in rash and negligent medical practices.In doing so the court observed that the "risk of professional ruin, economic...

'Forces Fighting The Battle, You Want To Rest?' Punjab & Haryana HC Pulls Lawyer For Seeking Adjournment, Says He May Join From VC

While refusing to excuse a counsel due to "No Work Day" declared by the Bar amid India-Pakistan border tensions, the Punjab & Haryana High Court said that when forces are fighting the battle, one cannot choose to rest at home—especially when courts are equipped with video conferencing facilities that allow everyone to connect and work from home.In view of the "serious escalation of...

Tribunal's Attempt To Correct Error By Entertaining Fresh Application For Deemed Conveyance Of Land Constitutes Jurisdictional Error: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court, by an order dated 05.05.2025, has allowed a plea challenging an order passed by the District Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Mumbai City, whereby it issued certificate of Deemed Conveyance of land measuring 2120.25 sq.mtrs. in favour of Torana Co-operative Housing Society, which the petitioners termed as a violation of principles of res-judicata.Setting aside...