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Supreme Court Refers Plea Seeking Separate Personal Law For Buddhists To Law Commission
The Supreme Court today referred to the consideration of the Law Commission of India a plea seeking seperate personal laws for the Buddhist Community.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Baghchi was hearing a PIL filed by the Buddhist Personal Law Action Committee. The Committee sought to have separate personal laws for the Buddhist community. Notably, the Sikh, Jain and...
Have Notified Rules On Procedure For Inquiry & Removal Of Panchayat Office Bearers Over Misconduct: State To Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (November 28) was informed by the state government that it has notified the rules which provide procedure for conducting inquiry and removal of panchayat office bearers over allegations of irregularity/misconduct known as Gujarat Panchayat Office Bearers (Procedure For Removal) Rules 2025. The court was hearing a PIL pertaining to irregularities which took...
Uploading Debt Details On Information Utility Does Not Extend Limitation For CIRP: NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal at Delhi on Thursday observed that merely uploading financial information on an information utility does not amount to acknowledgment of debt and therefore cannot trigger a fresh limitation period for filing a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. The Bench of Chairperson...
For Account Payee Cheque's Dishonour, Complaint Must Be Filed At Place Of Payee's Home Branch : Supreme Court Explains S.142(2)(a) NI Act
A deeming fiction is created under Explanation to Section 142(2)(a) of the NI Act, that the cheques deposited anywhere are deemed delivered at the home branch, the court said.
Courts Can Correct Manifest Computational Errors In Awards Without Re-Appraising Arbitrator's Reasoning: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court held that the courts under sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) possess limited but definite authority to correct manifest computation errors without reopening the merits of the case. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetrapal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar partly modified the arbitral award to the...
Alleged Oral Consent Not Sufficient For Acquiring Land To Construct Road, Proper Proceedings Needed: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently held that alleged oral consent of the land holder is not enough to construct a road over his land. For such construction, the land must be acquired through proper procedure prescribed in law.Holding that consent for land use for public passage will not amount to adverse possession of the State, the bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Prashant...
Kerala High Court Directs State To Frame Guidelines For Appointment Of Public Prosecutors Under S.18(3) BNSS
The Kerala High Court has directed the State to frame guidelines on appointment of Public Prosecutors under Section 18(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V M, issued the direction while considering a public interest litigation alleging that the State Government has failed to comply...
Amount Released From CM Relief Fund Was Unconditional; Cannot Be Deducted From Medical Reimbursement: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the State can't deduct money granted under the Chief Minister's Relief Fund in 2012 from the petitioner's medical reimbursement claims. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that:“An amount of Rs.1,25,000/-, released by the worthy Chief Minister out of his own Relief Fund, was not with any condition that the same was to be reimbursed or deducted later...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17, 2025 To November 23, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 228 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 239 Nominal Index: Dilbag Singh v/s State of H.P., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 228 Sajil Kumar v/s State of H.P. and others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 229 State of H.P. v/s Gulshan Singh and others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 230 Vineet v/s Vishal Sohal, Vineet v/s Dinesh Kapoor.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 231 Depot Manager of Dehradoon...
'Lethargy Slowly Creeping In': Kerala High Court Criticises Delay In Removal Of Legacy Waste And Opening Of New Plant In Brahmapuram
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (November 27) pulled up the Cochin Corporation regarding the delay in the removal of legacy waste and opening of the new bio-mining plant at Brahmapuram in Ernakulam district.The Division Bench comprising Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas and Justice Gopinath P., which was specially constituted to monitor waste management in the State, orally remarked that...
NCLAT Upholds Order Directing Satra Properties' Suspended Directors To Refund ₹91 Lakh For Clearing Cheques During Moratorium
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal at Delhi on Thursday held that the suspended directors of Satra Properties (India) Ltd violated the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code by allowing two cheques worth Rs 91 lakh to be cleared after the commencement of moratorium, and upheld the National Company Law Tribunal's order directing them to jointly and severally refund the amount with interest...