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Railways Liable Even For Deaths Caused While Unauthorizedly Crossing Tracks If It Failed To Implement Preventive Measures: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (November 10) held that the Railways is liable to pay compensation even in deaths caused while unauthorized track crossing, if the Railways had failed to implement sufficient measures to prevent such unauthorized access to tracks.In the present case, the bench noted that the deceased Rajesh, who was 3 years old, came onto the Railway tracks and to save...
Court's Interference In Infrastructure Tenders On Technical Grounds Will Cause Huge Loss To State Exchequer: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently held that interference by High Court in tenders relating to infrastructure development, on technical grounds, will cause huge loss to State Exchequer and judicial interference in such matters must not be done unless specific and cogent grounds are made out that indicate arbitrariness.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Prashant Kumar...
NCLT Erred In Deciding On Merits After Reserving Matter On Maintainability: NCLAT Orders Reconsideration Of Pleas
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi set aside an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) New Delhi which had dismissed applications filed by Rishi Gupta and Ashok Kumar Gupta seeking exclusion of certain financial creditors from the Committee of Creditors (CoC) on the ground that they were related parties to the corporate debtor. A...
'Can Parliament Reintroduce Provisions Struck Down By Court?' Supreme Court Questions Centre On Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021
The Supreme Court, yesterday asked the Union what was the thought process behind giving shape to the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 which was presently challenged before it. The Court also asked if the Parliament could reintroduce the very same provisions in the Tribunal Reforms Act which were earlier set aside in previous judgments.The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and...
MV Act | Driver Not Jointly Liable For Accident; Owner Of Vehicle Solely Responsible To Pay Interim Compensation: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, only the owner of a vehicle can be held liable to pay interim compensation on the principle of “no fault” and the driver of the vehicle cannot be made jointly liable with the owner.Justice Sushil Kukreja remarked that: “The driver could not have been made liable to pay the compensation...
Program Associate II (Patent Officer) Vacancy At Indian Institute Of Technology Gandhinagar
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar invites online application for the post of Program Associate II (Patent Officer) on contractual basis.Name of the Post: Program Associate II (Patent Officer) Remuneration: Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 78,000/- per month Essential Qualification and Experience • Master's degree in law or science or engineering or related discipline. • At least 02 years of post-qualification experience in patent filing, IP management, or technology transfer in academic or...
Candidate Can't Rely On Undisclosed Qualification Long Time After Recruitment Is Closed Even If Vacancies Remain: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has set aside a single bench order directing the State to consider the candidature of the respondent based on his graduation mark-sheet which was never disclosed in his original application form, but only in a writ petition filed belatedly.The division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Bipin Gupta opined that no candidate could be allowed to...
Transfer Of Title In Immovable Property Doesn't Attract Service Tax : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that an activity which merely involves the transfer of title in immovable property by way of sale cannot be treated as a “service” under the Finance Act, 1994. Consequently, such transactions lie outside the ambit of service tax.A bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Sandeep Mehta delivered the verdict while dismissing an appeal filed by the...
HNLU Concludes Two-Day International Conference On “Interface Of Forensic Science & Law: Shaping The Future Of Criminal Justice In India”
The Centre for Law and Forensics, under the School for Law and Technology, Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, organized a Two-Day International Conference on “Interface of Forensic Science & Law: Shaping the Future of Criminal Justice in India” on 7th and 8th November 2025. The event was held in collaboration with the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, and the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU).Inaugural SessionProf. (Dr.) V. C....
Indore Truck Rampage | MP High Court Summons Police Commissioner; Notes Sufficient Measures Were Not Implemented Despite Orders
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (October 10) directed the Indore Police Commissioner to appear via video conferencing on November 19, after noting that despite orders, there have been repeated incidents of drunk driving and police inaction in Indore. These observations were made in a suo-motu plea initiated after a truck entered a residential area of Indore during peak traffic hours...
Karnataka State Commission Holds Bank of Baroda Liable For Failing To Return Borrowers' Title Deeds After Loan Settlement
The Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has held the Bank of Baroda liable for deficiency of service for failing to return the borrowers' original title deeds even six months after the loan settlement. The Commission partly allowed the appeal, modifying the effective date of the penalty in accordance with the applicable RBI circular, and set aside the separate...