'No Respect For Law': Patna High Court Orders FIR & SIT Probe Over Irregularities In Excise Vehicle Auctions, Awards ₹12 Lakh Compensation

The Patna High Court recently directed the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) to register an FIR into the affairs of the Excise Department, Muzaffarpur, in connection with the arbitrary auctioning of seized vehicles.A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Sourendra Pandey was hearing a writ petition seeking a writ of certiorari to quash and set aside the auction sale of...

'Arbitrary Cancellation': J&K&L High Court Directs IIT Jammu To Appoint Selected Candidate With Retrospective Effect; Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu wrongfully delayed and denied appointment to a duly selected candidate, in clear breach of his legal and constitutional rights.Observing that the cancellation of candidature was wholly unjustified and illegal, Justice Javed Iqbal Wani imposed ₹1,00,000 as exemplary costs on IIT Jammu,...

'Govt Not Ordinary Litigant Seeking To Win By Hook Or Crook': Jharkhand HC Slams State's 'Belligerent Litigation', Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost

The Jharkhand High Court recently observed that the State is not an ordinary litigant seeking to win a case against one of its own citizens by hook or by crook. The Court directed that henceforth all litigation on the appellate or revisional side at the behest of the State must be initiated only after complying with the Jharkhand State Litigation Policy.A Division Bench comprising Chief...

Rajasthan Housing Board Can't Cancel Auction Merely Because It Received Single Bid: High Court

The Rajasthan High Court asserted that allocation of an auction cannot be cancelled merely on the ground that there was a single bidder and hence, “lack of competition”, especially when the bidder had complied with all the stipulated conditions.Justice Nupur Bhati was hearing a petition by a person who participated in Rajasthan Housing Board's e-auction for a commercial plot, and...

Can't Be Punished More Than Once: Allahabad High Court Grants Relief To CISF Constable Awarded Punishment Earlier For Same Misconduct

The Allahabad High Court said that a major penalty cannot be imposed on a CISF personnel for the same misconduct for which minor penalty was already imposed, reiterating that "no person can be punished more than once for the same misconduct". Petitioner was appointed as Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable in 1987. After getting an increment to his basic pay, petitioner was...

MV Act | All Injuries Don't Result In Loss Of Earning Capacity, Victim's Functional Disability Must Be Assessed: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that not all injuries result in loss of earning capacity and thus it is necessary to assess the functional disability while considering grant of compensation to a road-accident victim.In doing so, the court noted that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal had "mechanically" accepted "disability certificate" of a cashier–who was hit by a four wheeler, at 47%...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 15 - December 21, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 824 - 837]B.K.N. Pillai @ B.K. Narayana Pillai v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 824V.P. Abdurahiman v. C. Safiya, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 825The Authorised Officer, South Indian Bank and Anr. v. Sheela Francis Parakkal and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 826The South Indian Bank Limited v. Income Tax Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker)...

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Interfere With Probe Into Fiasco At Messi In Kolkata Event, Says SIT & Enquiry Panel Can Continue

The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused interim relief in three PILs arising out of the chaotic Lionel Messi event at Salt Lake Stadium on December 13, 2025. Petitioners, including Suvendu Adhikari, sought transfer of the investigation to an independent/central agency, alleging ticket profiteering, misuse of State machinery, and political shielding.A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul...

BNS | Stopping Person From Feeding Stray Dogs At Society Gate, School Bus Stop Not 'Wrongful Restraint': Bombay High Court

A person feeding stray dogs in crucial spots of a housing society like the entry/exit points, places where school bus stops etc. which are not 'designated spots' if stopped from feeding by other society members, cannot then file a complaint under section 126 (wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), held the Bombay High Court last week. A division bench of Justices...

NDPS Act | Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Tanzanian Nationals, Cites Lack Of Materials Connected To Offence Except Financial Transaction

The Kerala High Court recently granted bail to two Tanzania nationals, who are accused under the NDPS Act after noting that they have no criminal antecedents and that the only material produced by prosecution in the Final Report to connect them with the offence was financial transaction.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas found that the rigour under Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and...

Mumbai Air Pollution: Bullet Train, Metro Line 2B, New HC Site Among Polluters; Bombay High Court Calls For Issuance Of 'Stop-Work' Notices

After being informed that there were several major violations of the guidelines to prevent air pollution, by various construction sites in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, the Bombay High Court on Monday, orally asked the civic authorities to issue 'stop work notices' to all such violators, which include the construction sites of Bullet Train project, Metro 2B Line, proposed new High Court Building...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup December 15 - December 21, 2025

Nominal Index:Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology and another Vs Dr Robinder Nath Koul & Ors 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 319Abdul Majeed Parray & Ors Vs UT Of J&K 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 320Tafazul Fazili Vs Sabzar Ahmad Bandh 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 321UT of J&K vs Som Raj 2025 LiveLaw (JKL) 322Vikas Dhar Vs Financial Commissioner Revenue & Ors 2025 LiveLaw...