Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 08 To September 14, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1069 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1116NOMINAL INDEXNASIR MOHD SODOZEY @ AFTAAB AHMED @ ABDULLAH v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1069 Uday Jain & Anr. v. Additional Commissioner Customs Air Cargo And Import & Anr 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1070 Commissioner Of Customs (Airport And General) v. M/S Jaiswal Import Cargo Services Ltd 2025 LiveLaw...

Court Can't Infer Cumulative Age Relaxation When Rules & Recruitment Advertisement Are Silent: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that each age relaxation provided under Rule 9 of the Rajasthan Ayurvedic, Unani, Homoeopathy And Naturopathy Service Rules, 1973 were to be applied independently since no cumulative age relaxation was envisaged across different categories.In doing so the court said that the Rules demonstrated a deliberate legislative design in carving out age...

Not Required To Play Video Evidence Before Witness Or Transcribe Its Contents For Admissibility : Supreme Court

If the video evidence is otherwise authenticated as per Section 65B of the Evidence Act, there is no requirement to play it before the witness.

'Soliciting Illegal Gratification From Students Strikes At Core Of Academic Integrity': Delhi HC Upholds Termination Of DU Prof

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh refused to set aside the termination of a Delhi University professor on the ground of seeking illegal gratification from students. The Court held that the professor was given a proper opportunity of being heard and that the Appeals Committee had carefully examined the evidence and testimonies before ordering her termination."The...

P&H High Court Criticizes Ex-Judge For 'Unsubstantiated' Adverse Remarks Leading To Compulsory Retirement Of District Judge

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has criticised its former judge, Justice Alok Singh, for making adverse remarks in the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) of a district judge that ultimately led to the latter's compulsory retirement.Justice Alok Singh was administrative judge of the Sirsa District, who made adverse remarks in the last five months of the appraisal year 2010-2011 against a...

Supreme Court Urges P&H High Court To Take Lenient View In Suo Motu Case Against Journalist Over Allegations Against Authorities

"I think he was misled and misguided...result of sitting in bad company," J Kant said.

S. 149 Income Tax Act | Reassessment Beyond Limitation Period Is Valid Where 'Bogus' Royalty Payments Exceed ₹50 Lakh: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has stated that reassessment beyond 3 years is valid where bogus royalty expenses exceed Rs. 50 lakhs. Justices Bharati Dangre and Nivedita P. Mehta upheld the reassessment proceedings initiated beyond three years, in the present case, where the alleged bogus royalty expenses exceeded 50 Lakhs. The bench opined that Section 149(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act is...

Mere Talking Terms With Victim Can't Be Treated As 'Enticing Her Away' U/S 361 IPC: Allahabad High Court Quashes Kidnapping Case

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings against a man booked under Section 363 IPC [Punishment for kidnapping], holding that merely being in talking terms with a minor girl cannot by itself be treated as 'enticing her away from lawful guardianship'. A bench of Justice Vikram D Chauhan observed that where the minor, voluntarily and on her own accord, leaves...

Long Incarceration Won't Yield Any Benefits: Madras High Court Grants Interim Bail To Financier In Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund Case

The Madras High Court has granted interim bail to financier Devanathan Yadav till October 30 in the Mylapore Hindu Permanent Fund case wherein he had been accused of swindling funds to the tune of Rs. 619 crores. Justice G Jayachandran noted that keeping the accused in jail for long would not yield any benefits and said:"At the same time, this Court also take note of the fact that...

Participation Of Person From One Religion In Festivals Of Another Religion Doesn't Violate Any Constitutional Rights: Karnataka High Court

“Participation of a person practicing a particular faith or religion, in celebrations of festivals of other religion does not offend the rights available under the Constitution of India,” the Karnataka High Court has held.The observation was made while dismissing a batch of petitions challenging State's invite to Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq as the Chief Guest for inauguration of...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 8 to September 14, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 360 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 368]Pravin Nathalal Parch vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 360Farooq Shaukat Bagwan vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 361TATA AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Vinay Sah, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 362Amit Sunarlal Shahu vs Hare Madhav Electronics, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 363Sruti Vijaykumar vs Falgun Yogendra...

Law Research Associate Vacancy At National Company Law Tribunal

National Company Law Tribunal invites application for the post of Law Research Associate on contractual basis in Jaipur and Mumbai Benches of National Company Law Tribunal.Name of the Post: Law Research Associate Age Limit: 30 Years Remuneration: Rs. 60,000/- month Essential Qualification and Experience • Candidate should be a Graduate in Law (including an Integrated Degree Course in Law under 10+2+3+3 or 10+2+5 pattern) with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks from any...