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If High Court Bench Doesn't Deliver Judgment In 3 Months After Reserving, Registrar Must Place Matter Before Chief Justice : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today expressed shock at the manner in which judgments are not being delivered for long period by the High Courts, depriving the litigant to seek appropriate remedy. It reiterated that the guidelines passed by the Court in Anil Rai v. State of Bihar (2002), wherein the Court directed that the parties are free to move an application before the Chief Justice of the High Court...
'Army Authorities Misrepresented Facts Before Court': P&H HC Objects To Denial Of Regularisation To Personnel Serving For Over 30 Yrs
In a scathing judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court criticized the Army authorities for presenting a “sorry state of affairs” by "manipulating facts" to deny regularisation benefits to employees who had rendered over three decades of service.The Union Government claimed that the post for which regularisation was sought was abolished at the time when the CAT has directed for the...
BCI Opposes Delhi LG's Notification Allowing Cops To Depose Virtually From Police Stations, Says Evidence Must Be Recorded In Court
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has strongly objected to a recent notification issued by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor allowing police officials to give evidence from their designated police stations through electronic means, warning that such a measure would jeopardise the rights of the accused and the integrity of trial proceedings.The BCI called for the the immediate withdrawal of the...
Legal Heirs Of Company Director Cannot Maintain Suit Over Company's Property, Only Shareholders Or Directors Can: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has reiterated that a company, being a distinct legal entity, alone has the right to sue in respect of its property, and such action can only be initiated through its shareholders or directors, not by the legal heirs of its founder in their personal capacity.A bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani was dealing with a plea seeking rejection of a...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025
NOMINAL INDEX:Bharti Rathore v/s State of HP & others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 75Monika v/s State of HP & others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 76Biogenetic Drugs (P) Ltd. & another v/s State of H.P. & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 77Devi Dass v/s M/s Ginni Global Pvt. Ltd. & another., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 78Surinder Chauhan v/s Jai Lal Bragra., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 79Parneet Kumar v/s State of...
Offence Under POCSO Act Against Public Morality, Court's Duty To Acts As Child's Guardian: P&H High Court Rejects Pre-Arrest Bail
Reaffirming the seriousness and gravity of offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that such crimes strike against public morality.The Court rejected the anticipatory bail of a man, accused of committing rape on a minor, an offence under Sections 137 (kidnapping), 96 (procuration of child), 3(5) (common...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Conducting Elections To Village Committees In Tripura Tribal Areas
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 25) issued notice in a writ petition alleging failure of authorities to conduct elections to the Village Committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice NV Anjaria was hearing a plea filed by Pradyot Deb Burman seeking directions to the ECI and Tripura Election Commission...
Gujarat High Court Deletes Single Judge's Remarks Against Registry Over Delay In Installing CCTVs, Cites Lack Of Authority
The Gujarat High Court has ordered deletion of strictures passed against its Registry by a single judge over delay in implementing its earlier directions for installation of CCTV cameras in "every corner of the Registry" as well as "important places" in the high court campus. The court further stayed the monitoring of the issue by the single judge, while observing that he lacked the authority...
Tax Weekly Round-Up: August 18 - August 24, 2025
SUPREME COURTIs Merchant Navy Officer's Salary Credited In Indian Bank Account Exempt From Income Tax? Supreme Court To DecideCause Title: VANDANA & ORS. VERSUS KESHAV & ORS.The Supreme Court on Monday (Aug. 18) agreed to decide whether the income credited in an Indian bank account while working with a Foreign Entity would be exempted from the payment of Income Tax under the Income...
Wife Holding Immovable Properties & Substantial Income Does Not Need Interim Maintenance To Live Comfortably: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently set aside an order of a Family Court asking a husband to pay Rs. 30,000 per month as interim maintenance to his wife till the pendency of a divorce petition filed by him. Justice PB Balaji noted that the object of awarding interim maintenance, under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, was to ensure that the wife had sufficient income to enable her...