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No Public Interest In Disclosing Prime Minister's Educational Qualification, Degree Is Personal Information: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has observed that there is no public interest in disclosure of the Prime Minister of India's educational degrees, as he is an elected representative of the people and his educational qualifications have no bearing on his election to the Constitutional post. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 263]The court made the observation in its order rejecting Kejriwal's appeal against an...
PDS Godown | 20% Rent Hike Ceiling Can't Be Applied Indirectly Where Government Order Held Inapplicable: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that an authority which itself holds a government order inapplicable to a party cannot then fix rent on the strength of justification certificates founded on the very clause of that order. It held that what cannot be done directly cannot be permitted to be done indirectly.Clause 14 of the Government Order dated 02.05.2018 caps enhancement of rent at 20% of...
Unregistered Partnership Firms Can Claim Statutory Tenancy Rights Under Bombay Rent Act: High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that an unregistered partnership firm in occupation of premises as a licensee on February 1, 1973, can claim the benefit of Section 15-A of the Bombay Rent Control Act, 1947. The Court observed that the right conferred by Section 15-A is statutory in nature and the bar under Section 69(2) of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 applies to enforcement of...
UP Tenancy Act | Sixty-Day Timeline To Decide Rent Case Is Directory, Not Mandatory: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the sixty-day timeline for disposal of cases by the Rent Authority and the Rent Tribunal under Section 33(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021 is directory and not mandatory in nature.Section 33(2) of the Act requires the Rent Authority or the Rent Tribunal to endeavour to dispose of a case as expeditiously as possible...
Jharkhand High Court Directs Hazaribagh Authorities To Operationalise Traffic Signals At 20 Major Intersections Within 4 Months
The Jharkhand High Court has issued a series of directions to the State authorities and Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation for improving traffic management in Hazaribagh, including operationalising an Automated Traffic Light Management System at 20 major intersections within four months.A Division Bench of Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar was hearing a public interest...
PM Modi Degree Row: Gujarat High Court Rejects Arvind Kejriwal's Appeal Against Order Imposing ₹25,000 Cost
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (September 29) rejected Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal's appeal against an order imposing a cost of ₹25,000 on him in connection with the disclosure of information concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 263]Kejriwal had preferred the appeal against the March 2023 judgment of a single judge, which had quashed a...
Absence Of Single Voter Can't Stall Election Or Warrant Re-Poll: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has held that absence of a single voter at the time of polling could not be treated as an adverse situation warranting postponement of the elections schedule fixed by the State Election Commission and hence could not be a ground for re-polling. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that if such a situation was allowed to trigger re-polling or postponement...
Guinness World Record Holder's Special Ability Can Be Considered To Assess Income In Motor Accident Claim: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has enhanced the motor accident compensation awarded to the legal heirs of a motorcycle rider to Rs. 27.97 lakh, taking into account his achievement as a Guinness World Record holder for lifting a cement bag with his teeth while assessing his income, despite there being no clear evidence of his earnings as a contractor. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 260]A division bench of Justice...
Deficiencies And Lapses In Supervision And Record-Keeping By State Department Is No Ground To Deny Contractor Payment: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that a contractor cannot be denied payment for work already completed merely due to procedural, technical or administrative lapses attributable to departmental authorities.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Smt. G. Anupama Chakravarthy was hearing a writ petition filed by a Class-II registered contractor challenging the rejection of his claim for payment of pending...
Recognition Application Pending Since 2014: Patna High Court Directs Fresh Consideration Of Sanskrit School's Claim Within 3 Months
The Patna High Court has directed the Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board to reconsider the recognition application of a Sanskrit school, which had remained pending since 2014, and complete the entire exercise within three months in accordance with the prescribed rules.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Harish Kumar was hearing writ petitions filed by teaching and non-teaching employees of Jhotan...
Know The Law | Where Can A Motor Accident Claim Be Filed? Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court has recently explained the scope of the territorial jurisdiction clause in the motor accident compensation claims, holding that a claimant cannot invoke the jurisdiction of a Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) merely because the insurance company has an office there.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar held so while dismissing an appeal filed by...