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Kerala High Court Allows Impleadment Of Multiple Claimants In MSC ELSA 3 Admiralty Suit
The Kerala High Court on Monday (November 11) permitted the impleadment of several claimants in the admiralty suit related to the sinking of the vessel MSC ELSA 3 off the Kerala coast earlier this year.Justice M.A. Abdul Hakhim passed an interim order allowing the impleadment of several claimants in the admiralty suit arising under Part XA of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, which provides...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 13, 2025
Links to today's reports :'Perverted Mind, Threat To Girls': Supreme Court Slams Assam Professor Booked Over Pakistan Supporting & Obscene Social Media PostsSupreme Court Grants Final Chance To Five States To Frame Remission Policies, Asks High Courts To Monitor ProgressSupreme Court Prohibits Mining Within National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries & Within 1 Kilometer Around Them'Shocking'...
Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Christian Mission's Possession Of Land In Bilaspur
The Supreme Court recently granted interim relief to the Christian Women's Board of Mission(CWBM) by ordering status quo on its possession of a leasehold property in Bilaspur. The Mission approached the Supreme Court apprehending dispossession by the State of Chhattisgarh, which is seeking repossession of the land.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed an...
No Cumulative Rate Of Increase In Value Can Be Granted When There Is Short Gap Between Sale Deed & Land Acquisition Notice: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that when the gap between the sale transaction date and the land acquisition notification is short, a cumulative rate of increase cannot be granted while assessing the market value of the land.The Court remarked that since the sale deed and the acquisition notification were issued within a period of nine months, no cumulative rate of increase could...
P&H High Court Dismisses SAD Candidate's Plea For 'Blanket' Anticipatory Bail
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Kanchanpreet Kaur, daughter of Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate for the upcoming Tarn Taran Assembly by-election, seeking anticipatory or blanket bail on the apprehension that she may be implicated in false criminal cases due to political vendetta.Justice Rupinderjit Chahal said, "directing...
Digital Economy Based On Public Trust, Cyber Fraud Offences Can't Be Quashed Merely On Compromise: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that cyber fraud constitutes a systemic offence against public trust and the digital economy, and therefore, such cases cannot be quashed merely on the basis of a compromise or settlement between the complainant and the accused.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The contemporary felony of cyber fraud presents a transgression sui generis that mandates...
Keeping Seized Vehicles In Police Custody For Years Serves No Purpose; Record Video, Release After Verification: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that keeping seized vehicles in police custody for years serves no useful purpose and results in depreciation, decay, and environmental harm. The Court underscored that modern technology allows for digital documentation — including video and photographs — to serve as sufficient evidence, thereby enabling timely release of vehicles to...
Execution Petition Not Maintainable Merely Because Award Debtor's Bank Has Branches In State; Jurisdiction Lies Where Account Is Kept: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that an execution petition is not maintainable in any state where the award debtor's bank has branches. The Court remarked that it will only be maintainable in the State where the award debtor maintains a bank account.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “Simply because the award debtor has an account in a bank in Chhattisgarh, which bank also has...
'Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt Not Needed To Prove Defection, Speaker's Decision Perverse': Calcutta High Court Disqualifies MLA Mukul Roy
The Calcutta High Court has held that proof beyond reasonable doubt is not the standard for establishing defection under the tenth schedule of the Indian Constitution. The Court clarified that such proceedings are civil in nature and therefore governed by the test of preponderance of probabilities.A Division Bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi set aside the order...
Ex-Servicemen Need Not Prove Entitlement To Disability Pension, Benefit Of Doubt Must Favour Them More Liberally: J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reaffirmed the welfare-oriented approach governing disability pension claims, holding that a claimant is not required to prove entitlement, and that the benefit of every reasonable doubt must be given to the serviceman more liberally so in field or afloat service cases.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay...
