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Polluting Company's Turnover Can Be Relevant Factor To Determine Environment Damage Compensation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (January 30) observed that the company's scale of operation (like turnover, production volume, or revenue generation) can be a decisive factor in determining the environmental damage compensation.“If a company has a high turnover, it reflects the sheer scale of its operations. Such a company, if found to contribute generously to environmental damage, its turnover...
Quasi-Judicial Authority Can't Challenge Order Setting Aside Its Own Decision: Kerala High Court Rejects Admission Supervisory Committee's Appeal
The Kerala High Court has held that the Admission Supervisory Committee for Medical Education in Kerala, being a statutory body exercising adjudicatory functions under the Kerala Medical Education (Regulation and Control of Admission to Private Medical Educational Institutions) Act, 2017, cannot be treated as an “aggrieved person” entitled to maintain a writ appeal against a judgment...
Pillion Rider's Alleged Intoxication No Ground For Contributory Negligence In Accident Cases Without Causal Link: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an allegation that the pillion rider on a two-wheeler was under the influence of alcohol cannot justify a finding of contributory negligence unless a clear causal link is established between the alleged intoxication and the occurrence of the accident.Justice Prateek Jalan made the observation while dealing with an appeal filed by the insurance...
Justice Ravindra Bhat Delivers 5th Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture At HNLU
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, commemorated the 77th Republic Day by organising the 5th Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture on 26 January 2026. The lecture, titled “Our Tryst with a Democratic Republic,” was delivered by Justice Ravindra Bhat, Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chairperson of the National Task Force on Mental Health of Students constituted by the Supreme Court. In his opening remarks, Prof. V.C. Vivekanandan, Vice-Chancellor, HNLU, observed...
Appeal Without Remedy: GST Appellate System's Fatal Flaw
When the Goods and Services Tax (GST) launched in July 2017, policymakers hailed it as a "good and simple tax" to streamline compliance and unify India's fractured indirect tax landscape. Eight years later, however, a glaring procedural defect in its appellate framework forces taxpayers into a grim dilemma: accept flawed orders or endure endless restarts. Under Section 107(11) of the...
'Desertion' Under Divorce Act Means Desertion Without Reasonable Cause: Kerala High Court Denies Past Maintenance To Deserting Spouse
The Kerala High Court has held that the expression “desertion” under Section 10 of the Divorce Act, 1869 must be understood as desertion without reasonable cause, despite the absence of an express statutory qualifier.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P Krishna Kumar were disposing of matrimonial appeals arising from a common judgment of the Family...
State Can't Forfeit EMD After Bid Validity Expires; Show Cause Notice Mandatory: HP High Court Quashes Intas Pharma's Blacklisting
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed an order of blacklisting and directed the refund of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) to Intas Pharmaceuticals, holding that once the bid validity period has expired, the State cannot penalise a bidder for refusing to extend the bid validity. The Court further held that a three-year debarment has serious civil and adverse consequences and cannot be...
S.395 IPC | Benefit Under Probation Of Offenders Act Not Available For Dacoity Convicts: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the benefit of probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 can't be extended to persons convicted for the offence of dacoity under Section 395 IPC, as the offence is punishable with imprisonment for life.Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act empowers Courts to release certain offenders, not guilty of an offence punishable with death...
Auto Rickshaw Permit | After HP High Court Terms 'Self-Driving' Condition Arbitrary, State Relaxes Rules For Widows & Incapacitated Owners
The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently disposed of a writ petition after the State Transport Authority (STA) issued new instructions relaxing the condition requiring an auto-rickshaw owner to personally drive the vehicle as a prerequisite for the grant of a permit. The relaxation was made after the High Court observed that the rigid restriction was unreasonable and arbitrary, as it failed...
'Executive Resolution Cannot Override Recruitment Rules': Delhi High Court Directs Jamia To Consider Assistant Librarians For Promotion
The Delhi High Court has held that the executive decision of the University cannot override existing Recruitment Rules unless formally amended.The division bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Vimal Kumar Yadav thus dismissed an appeal filed by Jamia Millia Islamia, against a Single Judge order directing it to consider eligible Assistant Librarians for promotion to the post of...
