'Pharmacist's Duties Require Standing, Walking': HP High Court Dismisses Plea By 50% Locomotor-Disabled Applicant

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition filed by a 50% locomotor-disabled candidate challenging the selection of another candidate for the post of Pharmacist.Upholding the State's decision, the Court remarked that the candidate was medically unfit for the duties of a pharmacist due to impaired standing and walking, despite having the required disability certificate.Justice...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 10, 2025 To November 16, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 220 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 227 Nominal Index: Shri Roshan Lal v/s State of H.P. and another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 220 Gargesh Kumar, Sukhwinder Singh v/s Aditya & Anr.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 221 Himachal Pradesh Road and other Infrastructure Development Corp. Ltd. v/s M/s C&C Construction Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 222 Zydus Wellness Products...

'Res Ipsa Loquitor Applicable': HP High Court Says Truck Driver's Negligence Established In Fatal Accident As Truck Fell Into Gorge

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has modified the sentence of a truck driver involved in a fatal accident. The Court held that as the truck plunged off the road, and mechanical inspection showed no fault, the accident itself indicated negligence.Further, the Court noted that as the postmortem report confirmed death due to crush injuries from a road accident, negligence was...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 181 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 211 Nominal Index: State of H.P. v/s Soni and another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 181 Dr. Sunil Dutt V/s State of H.P. and others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 182 Rishita Kapur and another V/s Vijay Kapur and another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 183 United India Insurance Company Ltd. V/s Jamna Devi & others.,2025 LiveLaw...

Sale Deeds Executed After Acquisition Notice Cannot Be Used To Inflate Land Value: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that sale deeds executed after the issuance of the acquisition notification could not be used for determining market valueThe Court remarked that only sale deeds executed before acquisition notification could be relied upon for assessment of fair market value and the sale deeds executed later are often for the purpose of showing increased land...

Mere Possession Of Large Quantity Of Kerosene By Consumer Not An Offence Under Essential Commodities Act: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that mere possession of kerosene without a permit does not constitute an offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (which prescribes penalties for contravention of orders issued under the Act).The Court remarked that the Kerosene (Restriction of Use and Fixation of Prices) Order, 1993, only applies to licensed dealers and...

No Cumulative Rate Of Increase In Value Can Be Granted When There Is Short Gap Between Sale Deed & Land Acquisition Notice: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that when the gap between the sale transaction date and the land acquisition notification is short, a cumulative rate of increase cannot be granted while assessing the market value of the land.The Court remarked that since the sale deed and the acquisition notification were issued within a period of nine months, no cumulative rate of increase could...

Execution Petition Not Maintainable Merely Because Award Debtor's Bank Has Branches In State; Jurisdiction Lies Where Account Is Kept: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that an execution petition is not maintainable in any state where the award debtor's bank has branches. The Court remarked that it will only be maintainable in the State where the award debtor maintains a bank account.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “Simply because the award debtor has an account in a bank in Chhattisgarh, which bank also has...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Denies Zydus Interim Relief In 'Glucon-D v Glucose-D' Trademark Case

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently refused to grant interim relief to Zydus Wellness Products Ltd., which had sought to restrain Leeford Healthcare Ltd. from using the marks “Glucose-D” and “Glucose-C” for its glucose-based products. A single bench of Justice Sandeep Sharma, in an order dated November 11, 2025, held that a company cannot claim exclusive rights over...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 2,2025 To November 9, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 214 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 219 Nominal Index: National Institute of Technology, Delhi v/s Raj Kamal Verma and others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 214 Sachin Shridhar & others v/s Himachal Pradesh Housing & Urban Development Authority.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 215 Shri Mansha Ram v/s Shri Amar Nath (since deceased) through Lrs. Sh. Ashok Kumar and...

Arbitral Award Without Corroboration Of Claim Certificate Patently Illegal: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that when there is no appearance of a qualified person to corroborate the claim certificate, the arbitral award suffers patent illegality.A Division Bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma remarked that: “In the absence of corroboration of the certificate… and any qualified person putting in appearance, the award of...

MV Act | Driver Not Jointly Liable For Accident; Owner Of Vehicle Solely Responsible To Pay Interim Compensation: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, only the owner of a vehicle can be held liable to pay interim compensation on the principle of “no fault” and the driver of the vehicle cannot be made jointly liable with the owner.Justice Sushil Kukreja remarked that: “The driver could not have been made liable to pay the compensation...