At Least 45 Days Needed To Finalise Anti-Ragging Amendment Bill, State Tells Kerala High Court

The Kerala government on Wednesday (December 17) told the High Court that at least 45 days more would be needed to finalise the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging (Amendment) Bill, 2025.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice C. Jayachandran was informed that a draft was vetted by the Law department with remarks on 15/12/2025 and it has now been returned to the...

Periyar Pollution: Centre Nod For Temporary Effluent Treatment Plant But Kerala High Court Flags Continued Contamination Of River

In a batch of petitions concerning pollution in Kerala's Periyar river, particularly its tributary Kuzhikandam thodu, the Central government on Thursday (18 December) informed the High Court that it has granted permission for establishment of an Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP).A Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha has been contemplating steps...

Insolvency Cannot Be Withdrawn After Liquidation Begins: NCLAT Reaffirms

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal at Chennai has reiterated that an insolvency case cannot be withdrawn once liquidation has begun, holding that the law allows withdrawal only during the resolution stage and not after a liquidation order is passed. A bench of Judicial Member Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma and Technical Member Jatindranath Swain dismissed an appeal on Wednesday , filed...

Bombay High Court Bars Sale of Cough Syrup Under 'CEFDON' Mark, Citing Similarity With 'CEDON'

The Bombay High Court has permanently barred an Ahmedabad-based drug company from selling a cough syrup under the name “CEFDON”, ruling that it is too similar to an existing and well-known brand, “CEDON.” In a judgment delivered on December 16, 2025, Justice Arif S Doctor ruled in favour of Blue Cross Laboratories Private Limited, which owns the registered trademark “CEDON.”...

Kerala High Court Stays Proceedings Against Hindu Aikya Vedi Leader KP Sasikala In Alleged Provocative Speech Case

The Kerala High Court recently stayed all further proceedings against Hindu Aikya Vedi leader K.P. Sasikala Teacher in a 2022 case alleging that she had delivered a provocative speech in Malappuram intended to a cause riot.The alleged incident took place in Kunnumpuram in Malappuram on 31st August, 2022. Later, on September 20, a crime was registered by the Malappuram Police alleging...

Supreme Court Asks ECI To Sympathetically Consider Pleas To Extend Deadlines Of Kerala & UP SIR

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 18) asked the Election Commission of India to "sympathetically consider" requests to extend the deadline for the submission of the enumeration forms in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of the electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the batch...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 08 - December 14, 2025

Nominal IndexDr. Janvi v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 471kamlesh Rani v. Sanjeev 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 472 GURSEWAK SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 473GURMEJ SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 474Daljit Singh Grewal alias Bhola and others v. State of Punjab and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 475Gurcharan Dass and others v. State of Haryana and others...

Allahabad High Court Rejects PIL To Adopt ECI's 'SIR' Guidelines For UP Three-Tier Panchayat Roll Revision

The Allahabad High Court, on Wednesday, rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking the implementation of the Election Commission of India's (ECI) guidelines for 'Special Intensive Revision' (SIR) of Electoral Rolls for the upcoming Three-Tier Panchayat Elections in Uttar Pradesh.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Jaspreet Singh dismissed the plea filed...

Law Treats Everyone Equally, State Must Not Be Granted Undue Benefit Of Delay Condonation: Allahabad High Court

While dealing with a delay of 5,743 days in filing Review Petition, the Allahabad High Court held that government departments are obligated to perform duties with diligence which includes filing petitions in a timely manner. It held that law treats private individuals/ entities and government the same and undue benefit of delay condonation must not be granted to the State.The bench of...

'Try In Next Session': Punjab & Haryana High Court Tells Jailed MP Amritpal Singh As His Plea To Attend Parliament Becomes 'Infructuous'

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today said that the plea filed by MP Amritpal Singh seeking parole to attend the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament has become “virtually infructuous”, as tomorrow is the last day of the session and the arguments could not be completed in time due to abstention from work by lawyers.Amritpal Singh, a sitting Member of Parliament, had approached the...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict On Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Quash Defamation Case By State BJP

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (December 18) reserved verdict on Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking quashing of criminal defamation proceedings initiated against him by the State BJP over an alleged defamatory advertisement and related social media posts. Earlier, Gandhi had told the High Court that there was no material linking him to the publication or tweets, alleged to be defamatory.The...

Lawyers At Initial Stage Of Practice In District Courts Struggle To Earn Sufficient Income: Allahabad High Court

Observing that it is a matter of common knowledge that lawyers at the initial stage of practice in district courts struggle to earn sufficient income and often face severe financial hardship, the Allahabad High Court recently reduced the maintenance amount payable by a junior advocate to his estranged wife. A Bench of Justice Madan Pal Singh modified the order of the Family...