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'State Largesse Can't Be Monopolized': High Court Quashes APSRTC Tender For Allowing Single Person To Corner Multiple Shops
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the allocation of multiple commercial spaces by State instrumentalities to a single individual is a "pernicious practice" that incentivises monopolistic behaviour and fosters vested interests, thereby undermining the public interest and the Directive Principles of State Policy.Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad was dealing with a bunch of...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 19 - January 25, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 32 - 48]Reshmi Saseendran v. State of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 32 Malu K. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 33Bineesh v. Mathew Joseph and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 34Pradeep S v Gopakaumar Nair and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 35Adv. Shani A.R. and Ors. v. Bar Council of Kerala and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 36P G Thomas Tharakan...
Kerala Law Reforms Commission Proposes To Decriminalize Act Of 'Giving Dowry': State Tells Kerala High Court
The Kerala government recently (21 January) informed the High Court that the State Law Reforms Commission has proposed a draft amendment to the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, proposing to decriminalise the act of giving dowry.The submissions were made before the division bench comprising Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Syam Kumar V M, while it was considering an ongoing PIL filed by a...
Supreme Court To Examine If UP Gangsters Act Is Repugnant To Section 111 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
The Supreme Court recently asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to respond to the issue of repugnancy between various provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 (UP Gangster Act), and Section 111(organised crime) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing a writ...
'Do They Have Their Own Aircraft?' : Supreme Court Questions BCI Over Denying Travel Allowances To Ex-Judges Monitoring Elections
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Bar Council of India for not paying adequate honorarium and travel allowances to the retired High Court Judges who are part of the High-Powered Election Committees monitoring the conduct of State Bar Council elections.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took up the matter on an...
Plea In Supreme Court Challenges UGC Regulation Defining 'Caste Discrimination', Seeks Caste Neutral Provision
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging Regulation 3(c) of the newly enacted University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 on the ground that the protection accorded by it against caste-discrimination is non-inclusionary.As per Regulation 3(c) of the UGC Regulations, "caste-based discrimination" means "discrimination...
Supreme Court Dismisses JioStar's Challenge To CCI Probe On Alleged Abuse Of Dominance In Kerala Cable TV Market
The Supreme Court today(January 27) dismissed a challenge made by Jiostar Private Limited against the Kerala High Court's order holding that the allegations of abusing dominance in the Kerala television industry must be looked into by the Competition Commission of India. Asianet Digital Network Limited(ADNPL) has accused Jiostar of abusing its dominance in the television broadcasting space...
Dua Associates Advises SWAMIH Investment Fund-I On ₹399.5 Crore Funding For Greater Noida Housing Project
Dua Associates advised and assisted SBI Ventures Limited's SWAMIH Investment Fund-I on its ₹399.5 crore funding of SRK Buildwell Private Limited for the residential development Project Morpheus Pratiksha—soon to be rebranded as Project Nirala Grand—located in Sector 1, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.Established with the mandate of reviving stalled, brownfield, RERA-registered residential projects in the affordable and mid-income housing segment, over the years SWAMIH Investment Fund-I has emerged...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 19 - January 25, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations 2026, LiveLaw (Bom) 27 to 2026, LiveLaw (Bom) 41]XYZ vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 27Ambernath Vikas Aghadi vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 28Ramesh Dada Kalel vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 29Yusuf Khan s/o Bahadur Khan vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 30Dr Mohinder Kumar vs The Chairman, NABARD, 2026 LiveLaw...
Madras High Court Sets Aside Single Bench Direction To Certify 'Jana Nayagan' Movie; Directs Fresh Hearing
The Madras High court, on Tuesday (27th January) set aside an order of the single judge directing the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant U/A certificate for Vijay's Jana Nayagan movie.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan, however, sent the matter back to the single judge for fresh consideration, noting that the natural...