Gujarat High Court Awards ₹12 Lakh Compensation To Survivor Who Was Raped As A Minor, Had To Terminate Pregnancy

The Gujarat High Court granted over Rs. 12 Lakh as compensation to a rape survivor–who was minor at the time of the incident in 2018–observing it is a “serious case of rape” where the survivor had passed though “aggravating circumstances”, physical harassment and mental trauma. In doing so, the Court noted that the Trial Court passed a "non-speaking order" where it failed to...

Can Tenants Be Evicted For Changing 'Exclusive Use' Of Property As Mentioned In Rent Note? Gujarat HC Answers

The Gujarat High Court has upheld a trial court's eviction order which had held that the tenants had breached the terms of tenancy concerning a property which was originally given on rent to be exclusively used for a cycle repair business but was eventually being used to conduct business of seat covers and accessories. The high court was hearing a revision plea against judgment of the...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: March 2025 [Citations 252- 396]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 252 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 396NOMINAL INDEXPr. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Central)- 3 v. M/S Ridgeview Construction Pvt. Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 252ANUPENDER v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 253SHIVAM PANDEY v. STATE 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 254Y V v. KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 256HARIT NURSERIES WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) & ANR....

No Fundamental Right To Be Cremated Or Buried At A Specific Site, Authorities Will Decide Where To Cremate Or Bury A Citizen: Bombay High Court

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court recently held that the citizens do not have a fundamental right to be cremated or buried at a specific place. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Kamal Khata while pronouncing the ruling on March 26, ordered the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to remove a crematorium constructed nearby residential societies, shops,...

Punjab & Haryana HC Declares Haryana Govt Notification Curtailing Land Rights Of 'Dholidars' As Unconstitutional

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declared the Haryana Government's notification unconstitutional, which made the application of amendments under the Haryana Dholidar, Butimar, Bhondedar, and Muqararidar (Vesting of Proprietary Rights) Act retrospective.The petitioners, who had been recorded as occupancy tenants (Dholidars), sought protection of their property rights, arguing that...

Unauthorised Use Of Woman's Photos | Photgrapher Prima Facie Guilty Of Breaching Her Privacy, Not Parties Who Used Photos To Advertise: Bombay HC

While hearing the plea of a woman, who has accused Maharashtra and Telangana governments, Congress Party and other political parties' of 'unauthorisedly' using her photographs in advertising their different schemes, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday prima facie held that these parties or the governments are not at fault and instead, the 'blunder' is done by the photographer, who clicked...

'Concept Of 24x7 Convenience Shops Popular Worldwide': Bombay High Court Permits Retail Store In Pune To Operate For 24 Hrs

While observing that the concept of '24x7' shops have become a popular one worldwide, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted a convenience retail store in Pune to operate 24x7.The petitioner, which operates the retail store–'The New Shop'–had moved the court seeking a direction to the Pune police not to coerce and force the petitioner to shut its store and its operations after 10.00...

Child In Womb During Accident Entitled To Compensation Under MV Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that a child in womb during motor vehicle accident is also entitled to compensation under the Motor Vehicle Act (MV Act).In the present case, the Court awarded an additional compensation of Rs.9.29 lakh in a motor accident claim.Justice Suvir Sehgal noted that, "no compensation has been awarded on the account of loss of estate and loss of consortium...

Virginity Test On Woman Violates Right To Dignity, Unconstitutional: Chhattisgarh HC Rejects Husband's Plea To Ascertain Wife's Virginity

The Chhattisgarh High Court has emphatically held that conducting virginity test on a woman is an affront to her right to life and dignity guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and thus, no woman can be forced to undergo such test/procedure.The Single Bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Verma binned a plea made by the husband to conduct medical test on his wife to ascertain her virginity...

'With Rise In Property Prices, Values Are Declining': Punjab & Haryana HC Laments Increase In Property Disputes After Family Member's Death

"With time, with the rise in the prices of property, there has been a decline in values. Murders take place over property disputes and civil litigation has become the order of the day", observed the Punjab & Haryana High Court while flagging decline in family values amid rising land-dispute litigations.Justice Vikram Aggarwal said, "No doubt, such litigation and disputes have existed...

Karnataka HC Asks State To Provide Complete Plan To Protect Sanitation Workers During Heatwaves In Summer

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday orally said that the state government should put in a complete plan in regard to steps to be taken to provide protection to powrakarmikas/sanitation workers during the summer months/heat wave in the state.Justice M Nagaprasanna said, “When this contingency happens every year, heatwaves will be there in several parts of the state during this period, why...

When Rights Of Minority Institutions Are Threatened, Courts Must Interfere To Reaffirm Foundational Ideas Of Justice & Equality: Madras HC

While reiterating that the UGC norms for the selection of Assistant professors and the Principal do not apply to minority institutions, the Madras High Court recently emphasised the need to protect the rights of minority institutions. Justice Anand Venkatesh remarked that the Constitution had included provisions to safeguard the rights of the minority institutions, to protect the...