Himachal Pradesh High Court Annual Digest 2025

Award Passed On Consent Cannot Be Held To Be Patently Illegal Or Contrary To Public Policy: Himachal Pradesh HC Case Title: The Executive Engineer, I & PH Division, Bilaspur Versus Ramesh Khaneja Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 1 The Himachal Pradesh High Court bench of Justices Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Satyen Vaidya held that the award being primarily based on consent cannot...

Delhi High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Ericsson's Data Security Invention Patent

The Delhi High Court has upheld a 2019 order of the Patent Office rejecting a patent application filed by Swedish telecom major Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson for a data security invention. The court held that the claimed method did not involve an inventive step and was obvious in light of existing technology. Dismissing Ericsson's appeal, the court said there was no reason to interfere...

Institutional Accountability, Governance Implications And Constitutionalising Mental Health: The Significance Of Sukdeb Saha Verdict

In July 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a ruling that reframed the constitutional parameters of mental health significantly. The case was initiated by the petitioner Sukdeb Saha, a bereaved father. He lost his 17-year-old daughter, a NEET aspirant living alone in a hostel in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He alleged that the local police had failed to conduct a critical investigation into her death. Saha approached the Supreme Court, where his petition questioned the accountability of...

Research Assistant Vacancy At Justice Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Chair, WBNUJS

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences invites application for the post of Research Assistant. Name of the Post: Research Assistant No. of Post: 01 (One) Remuneration: Rs. 25,000/- per month Essential Qualification and Experience · A master's degree in law with 55% marks for an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed in a concerned/relevant /allied subject from an Indian University, or an equivalent degree from an...

Madras High Court Asks DGCA If It'll Extend Exemption From Fatigue Management Norm Granted To Indigo

The Madras High Court has asked the Director General of Civil Aviation if it would extend the exemption granted to Interglobe Aviation Limited, operators of Indigo Airlines for complying with the fatigue norms.Justice V Lakshminarayan asked the DGCA to file a counter in a plea filed by a Chennai resident challenging the exemption arguing that it is illegal, void, and without keeping in mind...

'Win-Win Situation For All': Orissa High Court Quashes FIR Alleging Cheating After Parties Resolve Dispute Through Mediation

The Orissa High Court has recently quashed a First Information Report (FIR) alleging commission of offences of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, uttering obscene words to the annoyance of others in public and criminal intimidation, after the informant and the accused persons settled the dispute among themselves amicably through mediation.Agreeing to draw curtains on...

Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe interim order protecting the personality rights of Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Pawan Kalyan.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the defendants were using Kalyan's name, likeness, voice, and image for selling merchandise for commercial gains, without his consent, either directly or through e-commerce platforms.The Court said that...

Experience Gained As Part-Time Instructor Can't Be Counted Towards Eligibility For Headmaster Post: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that experience gained as part-time instructor is not equal to regular teacher's experience and such part-time service will not make candidate eligible for appointment to the post of Headmaster unless specifically provided in law.Justice Manju Rani Chauhan held,“if the recruitment rules specifically require teaching experience as an Assistant...

'Lame Excuses': Gujarat High Court Refuses To Condone Delay In Filing GST Appeal On Ground Of Illness Of Accountant, Closure Of Business

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a plea challenging order of the appellate authority which had rejected the assessee's GST appeal filed belatedly, observing that it cannot quash the order in wake of the "lame excuse" given by the petitioner for condoning delay such as illness of the Accountant and closure of business.The petitioner had filed an appeal before the Commissioner (Appeals)...

Deputy Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel Vacancy At District Legal Services Authority, Sambalpur

The Office of the District Judge-Cum-Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, Sambalpur invites application for the post of Deputy ChiefLegal Aid Defense Counsel. Name of the Post: Deputy Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel No. of Post: 01 (One) Pay Scale: Rs. 60,000 Essential Qualification and Experience · Practice in Criminal law for at least 7 years. · Excellent understanding of criminal law. · Excellent oral and written communication skills. ...

No GST On Liquidated Damages For Breach Of Contract: Karnataka High Court Quashes SCN

The Karnataka High Court held that liquidated damages recovered for breach or delay in contractual obligations are compensatory in nature and do not constitute consideration for any supply under GST. Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar examined whether the amount paid as compensation by the Lending Service Provider (LSP) to the assessee constituted 'liquidated damages' and whether such amount...

Karnataka RERA Orders Casagrande Garden City To Refund Rs 52.74 Lakh To Homebuyer Over Unfair GST Charges

The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (KRERA) has directed Casagrande Garden City Builders Private Limited to refund Rs. 52.74 lakh to a Bengaluru homebuyer after finding that the builder indulged in unfair trade practices by repeatedly changing the cost breakup and inflating the GST component. The order was passed by a bench headed by Member G.R. Reddy, who noted that the conduct...