Highly Improper To Direct Chief Justice To Relax Procedure: Rajasthan HC In Court Staff's Plea For Promotion Without Holding Efficiency Test

In a plea by 10 Junior Personal Assistants (Junior PAs) employed at high court seeking promotion as Personal Assistant-cum-Judgment Writer without undergoing efficiency test, the Rajasthan High Court said that an elaborate procedure was provided by an order of the Chief Justice, who is the supreme authority in the matters of appointment. Noting that Constitution of India recognizes that no...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025 [Citations: 37 - 80]

Citation 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 37 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 80Nominal Index:Karnataka SC/ST, Backward Classes and Minorities Advocates Federation AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 37Rahul H M AND The Registrar (Evaluation) & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 38Newspace Research and Technologies Private Limited and Anirudh Putsala & others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 39Rajkumar Agarwal...

Goods Not Accompanied By E-Way Bill, Without Matching Description Shows Intention To Evade Tax: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the intention to evade tax is established by the fact that the goods in transit were not accompanied by e-way bill and the goods taxable at 18% were taxed only at 5%. The Court held that after 2018, it was mandatory for the assesee to download e-way bill with goods in transit. “It is mandatory on the part of the seller to download the e-way...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 03 To March 09, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 254 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 298NOMINAL INDEXSHIVAM PANDEY v. STATE 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 254 Y V v. KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 256 HARIT NURSERIES WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) & ANR. v. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 257 Y S CHOWDARY v. ED and other connected matters 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 258 GOVIND YADAV v. UNION...

Mental Condition Of Youngsters Disturbing, Parents Should Closely Monitor: Kerala HC Grants Bail To 25 Yr-Old Who Attacked Mother For NYE Money

The Kerala High Court stated that the mental condition of the young generation in this country is astonishing and disturbing.The Court made the above observation while allowing the bail application of a 25-year-old son who inflicted serious injuries on his mother for refusing to give money for New Year's eve celebrations. Expressing concern over the behaviour of the young generation in...

Centre Clears 3 Out Of 5 Names Recommended By SC Collegium For Calcutta High Court Judgeship

The Central government on Saturday cleared the appointment of three lawyers as additional judges to the Calcutta High Court.They are : Smita Das De; Reetobroto Kumar Mitra; and Om Narayan Rai.They are among the five names recommended by the Supreme Court collegium on February 28. The Centre is yet to clear the names of other two names, Md Talay Masood Siddiqui and Krishnaraj...

State Authorities Must Maintain Anonymity Of Victim In Cases U/S 376 Or POCSO Act: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Registry to immediately redact a prosecutrix/victim's name from the identified pages and any other additional pages flagged by the prosecution in a criminal case.The court ordered that police, forensic science laboratories (FSL), and medical professionals examining the prosecutrix must ensure that the name of the prosecutrix is not to be given...

Compelling Wife To Discontinue Studies Is Akin To Destroying Her Dreams, Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Madhya Pradesh High Court

While granting divorce to a woman, the Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that compelling the wife to discontinue her studies or putting her in a position not to continue her studies amounts to mental cruelty and constitutes a ground for divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.In doing so the court said that the family court ignored the fact that this...

Women's Day Special | Punjab & Haryana High Court's Landmark Rulings On Women Empowerment

Despite 77 years of independence, the harsh reality remains: women are still in need of transformative justice and societal upliftment. The progress we celebrate has yet to bridge the gap between equality and empowerment. The debate over whether women need positive discrimination to ensure equal rights as men cannot be deemed redundant, especially when considering that, the majority (67%) still reside in rural regions, where women continue to face discrimination and gender-based violence. Even...

Principles Of Natural Justice Cannot Be Disregarded During Adjudication Under Provisions Of CGST Act: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court recently held that the finding that principles of natural justice need not be followed during an adjudication under the provisions of the CGST Act is untenable.The Court was considering whether failure to provide opportunity to cross-examine witnesses whose statements were relied upon by the proper officer in adjudication proceedings against the assessee under Section 74...

Beawar "Sexual Exploitation" Case: Rajasthan High Court Orders 'Status Quo' On Proposed Demolition Of Properties Of Muslim Accused

The Rajasthan High Court has directed status quo with respect to demolition notices issued to the families of Muslim individuals booked for allegedly sexually exploiting girls in Beawar last month. Justice Mahendra Kumar Goyal in his order noted the submissions of the counsel for the petitioners' that they received show cause notices dated February 20 seeking to demolish the...

'Her Rehabilitation & Restorative Care Is Most Important': Gujarat High Court Orally Says During Tribal Woman Assault Hearing

While hearing a suo motu plea pertaining to the reported assault of a tribal woman who was stated to be disrobed, paraded and dragged by a motorcycle in the district, the Gujarat High Court on Friday (March 7) orally said that the rehabilitation and restorative care which are to be provided to her are of utmost importance. After the court was informed that the alleged assault was stated to...