Trending
State Should Bring Separate SOP For Religious Events: Madras High Court Comments While Hearing Plea To Regulate Political Rallies
The Madras High Court, on Thursday, commented that the State should bring in a different Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for religious events. The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan was hearing a batch of pleas seeking the framing of SOPs to be followed while granting permission for political meetings. In the previous hearing, the State...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 27, 2025
President Meets Supreme Court Judges On Constitution Day'Time To Reinforce Predictability In Judicial Approach' : CJI Suggests National Judicial Policy To Avoid Divergence Across BenchesUnion Files Curative Petition Against 9-Judge Bench Judgment Upholding States' Power To Levy Tax On MineralsSupreme Court To Hear Pleas Relating To Validity Of West Bengal Door Step Ration Scheme...
23rd Law Commission Of India Launches Official Social Media Handles On 76th Constitution Day
In a step towards spreading legal awareness, the Law Commission of India, on the 76th Constitution Day, launched its social media platforms to further the cause of an 'informed citizenry'. The 23rd Law Commission, headed by the Chairperson, Justice (Rtd) Dinesh Maheshwari, including members DP Verma and Dr Anju Rathi Rana, celebrated the 76th Constitution Day with the unison reading of...
P&H High Court Quashes Rejection Of Compassionate Assistance; Says Employee Deemed To Have Died In Service After Dismissal Order Was Quashed
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside the State's decision rejecting a man's claim for compassionate assistance, holding that once the dismissal of his deceased father (a government employee) was quashed by the Court, he must be deemed to have died while in service—bringing the family within the ambit of the Haryana Compassionate Assistance Rules, 2006.Allowing the writ...
Allegations Of Fraud Can't Be Decided Under SARFAESI Act: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by UCO Bank, which challenged a trial court order rejecting an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Code.The Court held that the issues raised in the civil suit concerned allegations of fraud and the validity of title documents, which could not be adjudicated under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act....
U.S. Court Of Appeals Upholds Adverse Order Against TCS Amounting To $194 Million In Trade Secrets Dispute
In a ruling impacting India's largest software-services exporter, Tata Consultancy Services (“TCS”), the US Court of Appeals of Fifth Circuit (“Appeals Court”) upheld the decision of District Court, Northern District of Texas (Dallas Division) (“District Court”) directing the company to pay $194 million in damages in a matter related to trade secrets dispute.In its statutory filing...
2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1147 | T. MANJUNATH VERSUS THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND ANR.
PC Act | Sections 19(3) & (4) Irrelevant When Sanction Is Quashed By Trial Court Itself : Supreme CourtPC Act | Witnesses Turning Hostile In Departmental Proceedings No Ground To Seek Discharge In Criminal Trial : Supreme Court...
PC Act | Sections 19(3) & (4) Irrelevant When Sanction Is Quashed By Trial Court Itself : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently clarified that the safeguards under Sections 19(3) and 19(4) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, which prevent a conviction from being set aside due to defects in sanction unless they result in a “failure of justice”, do not apply when the validity of the sanction is questioned at the trial stage. These protections operate only at the appellate or...
Plea In Delhi High Court Alleges Govt Inaction Amid 'Hazardous' AQI Levels, Seeks Urgent Pollution Control Measures
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction on the city authorities to take effective measures, both immediate and long-term, for controlling and reducing air pollution levels and Air Quality Index (AQI).The plea has been filed by Greater Kailash-II Welfare Association, through its General Secretary- Sanjay Rana, through Advocate Udian Sharma. The petition states...
Delhi High Court Declines To Return Plaint In Sun Pharma's Trademark Suit Against Artura, Says Cause Of Action Partly Arose In Delhi
The Delhi High Court has refused to return the plaint in a trademark infringement and passing off suit filed by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., holding on a prima facie basis that part of the cause of action arose in Delhi through the defendant-Artura Pharmaceuticals' online presence. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia, in an order dated November 24, 2025, held that the question...