Third Party Has No Locus To Oppose Withdrawal Of Criminal Complaint: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court recently rejected a petition challenging a trial court order that allowed withdrawal of a private complaint, opining that a third party who was neither the victim nor the complainant themselves, had no locus standi to revive the criminal proceedings.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand emphasized that if such practice is allowed in a casual manner, any...

Prima Facie Established Citizenship: Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Obtaining Indian Passport Having Bangladeshi Parents

The Gujarat High Court has granted bail to a man accused of illegally obtaining Indian passport despite having Bangladeshi parentage, observing that he had "prima facie" established based on the passport issued to him by competent authority that he was an Indian citizen. Justice Nikhil S Kariel in his order observed that it appeared that the allegation against the petitioner was that he is not...

Registered Owner Not Entitled To Interim Release Of Vehicle Seized In NDPS Case If He Is Also An Accused: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the registered owner of a vehicle, seized in relation to an NDPS case, is not entitled to get interim custody of the vehicle merely on the grounds of ownership if he/she himself/herself is one of the accused in the case. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition challenging the order of the trial court wherein the application filed by...

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part II]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 301 - 600]Adarsh E. v The Registrar and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 301M/S. National Collateral Management Service Ltd. and another v. Valiyaparambil Traders, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 302Dr. Ciza Thomas v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 303Akhil Raj v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 304TGN Kumar v. State of Kerala, 2025...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Annual Digest 2025 [Citations 1 - 184]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 1 – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 184Person Officiated To Higher Post On Orders Is Entitled To Pay In That Cadre Even If Later Found To Be Ineligible: Andhra Pradesh High CourtCase Title: The Supdt. of Post Offices, Srikakulam Division and four others vs Sri K. Narayana MurthyCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 1The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an employee who was...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 29, 2025 - January 04, 2026

Nominal IndexLeo L.K. and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 849Sujatha Krishnan and Ors v. Radha Mohandas and Ors, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 850A.K.Sukumaran v. Bharath Sanchar Nigam Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 851Dhinil Babu v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 852Alexander Vadakkedom v. Land Revenue Commissioner and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 853Abhijith B. v. Bank of Maharashtra...

IGST | Marketing & Technical Support Services To Foreign Parent Qualify As Export Of Services, Not Intermediary: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court held that marketing and technical support services provided by the assessee to its foreign parent qualify as export of services under the IGST Act (Integrated Goods and Services Tax) and do not constitute intermediary services. Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar noted that the place of supply of these services is outside India, satisfying all conditions for export of...

Orissa High Court Annual Digest 2025

Nominal Index [Citations 1-175]MH BLAND S.L. v. MV PROPEL FORTUNE (IMO 9500699), 2025 LiveLaw (Ori) 1Doyel Dey v. The Judge, Family Court, Balasore & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ori) 2Sonel Sekhar Nayak & Ors. v. State of Odisha & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ori) 3Binod Pattanayak v. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Ori) 4Ashok Kumar Swain & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw...

Driver Must Slow Down When Pedestrians & Cattle Are On Road; Failure Amounts To Negligence: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld the conviction of an accused in a fatal road accident case, holding that when pedestrians and cattle are moving on the road, the driver is required to slow down and drive with caution; failure to do so constitutes negligence.The Court further remarked that the accused failed to reduce speed despite cattle movement on the road and drove the vehicle in...

Delhi High Court PMLA Digest 2025

'Not A Minor Offence, Part Of Crime Syndicate': Delhi HC Denies Bail To PMLA Accused Booked For Supplying Spurious Anti-Cancer MedicinesCase title: Lovee Narula vs.Directorate Of EnforcementCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 115The Delhi High Court has denied bail to an accused/applicant booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) for his alleged involvement in the...

GST Refund Is Vested Right, Cannot Be Limited By Retrospective Application Of 2019 Amendment: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the 2019 amendment to the GST law changing the limitation period for claiming refund of unutilised input tax credit cannot be applied retrospectively to deny refund claims relating to periods prior to 1 February 2019.The Division Bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem while deciding a writ petition filed by...

Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Awards Holding Sharekhan Liable For Investor Losses In F&O Trades

The Bombay High Court recently ruled that mere violation of SEBI's trade confirmation circular does not automatically make a broker liable for market losses, and it set aside arbitral awards that directed stockbroker Sharekhan Limited to reimburse investors for losses sustained in Futures and Options (F&O) trading. The Single Bench on 24th December, 2025, decided that investors who...