Allahabad High Court Rejects Pleas Challenging Appointment Of First Woman VC Of Aligarh Muslim University

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the appointment of Professor Naima Khatoon as the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University from the panel of names recommended by the University to a Visitor.The bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh observed that “We are informed that in the history of the University for well over a century no women has ever...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: May 12 - May 18, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 170 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 179Nominal Index: Rishi Kumar AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 170D S Veeraiah AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 171Ashok AND Fayaz Aahmad. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 172Anil Kumar S B AND Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 173Arbaz Khan AND State of Karnataka....

Common Practice To Not Reflect Casual/ Daily Wage Worker In Employment Records: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Grant Of Award To Such Employee

Rajasthan High Court has upheld an order of the Tribunal under Employees Compensation Act granting compensation to a daily wage worker (respondent) who was injured during his employment but was not appearing in the Employees State Insurance Register or the attendance register of the employer-appellant.While agreeing with the reasoning of the Tribunal that the employee could be a...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 12 – 18, 2025

NOMINAL INDEX Elvish Yadav vs State of UP and others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 168 Jahid vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 169 Kusum v. Anand Kumar And 3 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 170 Mohd. Talha v. Uoi Thru. Its Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 2 Others 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 171 Vignesh S. Shishir vs UOI and others 2025 LiveLaw...

Constitution Alone Is Supreme, Legislature, Executive And Judiciary Have to Work Together for the Constitution: CJI Gavai

Amid claims being made that about the 'supremacy' of the Parliament over Judiciary, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Gavai on Sunday cleared the air over the said controversy and made it clear that 'Constitution of India' alone is supreme. The CJI said, "On being asked about the issue of who is Supreme, whether Judiciary or Executive or the Parliament? I can say that the Constitution of...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 12 To May 18, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 535 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 576NOMINAL INDEXArun Kumar Jindal v. CBI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 535 M/S Mahesh Fabrinox Pvt. Ltd v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 536 Anjali Birla v. X Corp. and Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 537 Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pvt Ltd. v. MMTC Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 538 Goethe-Institut E.V. v. Abhishek Yadav & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw...

Interim Relief U/S 9 Of Arbitration Act Must Be Sought With 'Reasonable Expedition': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice A. S. Chandurkar and Justice Rajesh Patil have held that an applicant under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”) must approach the court with reasonable expedition. Delay of several years without adequate explanation is a material factor that militates against the grant of such relief. The court observed that...

Madras High Court Orders Interim Stay On Declaration Of 2025 NEET UG Results

The Madras High Court has stayed the declaration of results for the NEET UG 2025 examination.Justice V Lakshminarayan on Friday ordered an interim stay on the declaration of results on the plea filed by a group of students seeking re-examination. Noting that the students must be given an opportunity to present their case, the court ordered interim stay. The plea was filed by a group of...

S.6 Kerala Education Act | Appointment Of Manager Void If Property Of Aided School Is Alienated Without Govt Approval: High Court

The Kerala High Court recently found that the appointment of a manager by the owner after receiving title of property of an aided school was void under S. 6 of the Kerala Education Act since no previous permission was obtained from the government before obtaining the title.In a Writ Appeal preferred by the teachers of the said aided school, the Division Bench comprising of Justice A....

Bahraich Dargah Mela: Allahabad HC Allows Rituals, Devotee Entry But Upholds UP Govt's Denial Of Full-Fledged Fair For Now

In a special Saturday sitting, the Allahabad High Court refused (for now) to interfere with the UP Government's denial of permission for the age-old annual 'Jeth Mela' at the Syed Salar Masood Ghazi Dargah in the Bahraich District.A bench of Justice Attau Rehman Masoodi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, however, as an interim measure, permitted the routine activities at Dargah Sharif for...

No Damages For Loss Of Profit In Absence Of Proof Of Missed Profitable Ventures Due To Delay In Contractual Payment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Tejas Karia has held that unless it is demonstrated that the delay in payment for the completion of the work contract prevented the contractor from undertaking other profitable ventures, damages for loss of profits cannot be awarded. Brief Facts: The impugned arbitral award arose from disputes under a contract dated...

'Wholly Illegal': MP High Court Restores Possession Of 133-Yr-Old Property To Two Sisters Forcibly Removed By Central Authorities

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Defence to restore possession of a 133-year-old property to two sisters who were forcibly and illegally dispossessed of their property.In doing so, the Court said that the manner in which possession was taken by the defendants was wholly illegal and defied all canons of law.Justice Pranay Verma in its order observed, “The...