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Calcutta High Court Denies Permission For 'Hanuman Jayanti' Event To Be Held On Red Road On April 12
The Calcutta High Court has denied permission to hold a 'Hanuman Chalisa paath' event to be held at Red Road on 12th April (tomorrow). Petitioner had approached the court for permission to hold the even with around 3000 participants, after not hearing back from the police authorities.Later, the police authorities granted permission for the event, but at a different location to prevent...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 31 To April 06, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 395 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 418NOMINAL INDEXBHARAT BHUSHAN SHARMA v. GOVT.NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 395 Lufthansa Cargo AG v. Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 396 M/s Brij Lal & Sons v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 397 TATA SONS PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. VS. MALLA RAJIV 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 398 LOREAL...
Railways Not Responsible For Loss Due To Theft Of Passenger's Belongings Unless Its Officials Were Negligent: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the railways cannot be held responsible for the loss of theft of passenger's belonging unless there is negligence on the part of its officials.“…a passenger, carrying his own luggage with him in compartment, is himself responsible for its safe keeping and Railways are not liable for any loss therein due to theft unless it is a case of theft on account...
Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: High Court Upholds Order Allowing Rau's IAS Owner To Photocopy Financial Documents Seized By CBI
The Delhi High Court has granted relief to owner of Rau's IAS coaching centre, where three civil services aspirants had died by drowning after flooding of the institute's basement with rainwater, in July last year.Justice Amit Mahajan upheld a trial court order allowing the owner to obtain photocopy of certain financial documents which were seized by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from...
Value Of Land Under Works Contract Is Not Exigible To VAT: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court stated that value of land under works contract is not exigible to VAT. The Division Bench of Justices Krishna S Dixit and Ramachandra D. Huddar was addressing the issue of whether levying tax on receipt for land cost i.e., immovable property, which does not constitute consideration for works contract under Composition Scheme of KVAT is...
University Professors Don't Discharge Duties In Public Domain, Their Post Not 'Public Office' For Invoking Writ Of 'Quo Warranto': Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that lecturers, assistant professors or associate professors bear jural relationship with the University and since they do not discharge any public function, their post cannot be characterized as 'public office' for invoking the writ of Quo Warranto.Writ of Quo Warranto can be issued where the person holding public office does not meet the eligibility criteria...
“Luxury Litigation”: Allahabad High Court Imposes ₹100 Cost Each On More Than 6,400 Petitioners For Moving Against Settled Law
The Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 100 each on more than 6,400 petitioners who had approached the High Court against law settled by the Supreme Court in the case of State of U.P. & Ors Vs. Shiv Kumar Pathak & Ors (2018).In 2017, 5he Supreme Court in the case of Shiv Kumar Pathak & Ors held though the authorities would have been permitted to proceed in terms of...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Deprecates Trend Of Filing 'Misconceived' Appeals Against Interim Orders In Pending Cases, Imposes ₹50K Cost
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.50,000 on a litigant for discourage filing of "misconceived" Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) against innocuous orders in pending cases.While noting that in the present case the writ is already pending, Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Meenakshi I. Mehta said, "Suffice it to note that the present appeal is in gross abuse...
Pendency Of Proceedings Before Competent Authority Under Jharkhand Apartment Ownership Act Will Not Affect Application U/S 11 Of A&C Act: Jharkhand HC
The Jharkhand High Court Bench of Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao has observed that 'competent authority' within the meaning of Section 3(l) of the Jharkhand Apartment (Flat) Owners Act, 2011 is an executive authority and not a quasi-judicial or judicial authority. Accordingly, pendency of some proceedings under the said Act would not preclude the court from appointing an arbitrator...
'Lethargic Approach Tarnished Country's Image': High Court Slams Bihar Police For Lapses In Probing Foreign National Minor's Sexual Abuse Case
The Patna High Court has strongly criticised the Bihar police for their lethargic and negligent handling of a case involving allegations of sexual abuse against a minor foreign national, observing that their conduct—from the stage of FIR registration to investigation and charge-sheet submission—tarnished the image of India as a nation committed to justice under the Constitution.The Court...
EPS Pension | EPFO Cannot Deny Higher Pension On The Ground That Contributions Were Paid In Bulk: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that the Employee Provident Fund Organisation, after having received a contribution to the Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) based on the actual salary, cannot deny the employees a higher pension saying that the contributions were not made in the corresponding month.Justice Murali Purushothaman ordered so in a petition filed by employees who retired from Milma....
GHCBA President Requests Recusal Of Judge From Deciding Contempt Petitions Over Liking Social Media Post Related To Case
The Gauhati High Court Bar Association President Kamal Nayan on Wednesday (April 9) sought recusal of Justice Unni Krishnan Nair from the bench deciding the contempt petitions filed the Advocate General of Assam against three advocates including the Bar President.The Advocate General, Devajit Saikia had filed contempt petitions under Sections 11, 12 & 15(1)(a) of the Contempt of Courts...