BHEL Management To Hold Kannada Rajyotsava Celebration At Bengaluru On Nov 1, Karnataka High Court Closes Plea By Employee Association

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday disposed of a plea by Karnataka Sangha of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), an employees association seeking a direction to BHEL's Management to grant the petitioner permission to conduct the 69th Kannada Rajyotsava function at the BHEL Bengaluru premises.Justice Suraj Govindaraj disposed of the petition after the management submitted that it would...

Public Ground Used By One Community Can't Be Denied To Other: Madras High Court Paves Way For Annadhanam, Calls It Fundamental Right

The Madras High Court recently held that the right to conduct Annadhanam (offering food to people during temple festival) would form part of a person's fundamental right under Article 25 of the Constitution. The court added that the local administration is duty-bound to uphold this fundamental right and deal with the law and order problem that may arise. “The right to hold...

'Money Laundering Is Independent Offence': P&H High Court Rejects Sukhpal Khaira's Plea To Defer PMLA Trial In View Of Stay On NDPS Case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's plea seeking to set aside an order of the Special Court refusing to defer trial in a money laundering case registered against him. Khaira argued that since the trial in the NDPS case remained stayed in view of State of Punjab's statement before the Supreme Court, continuation of the PMLA trial would...

Income Tax | Assessee Should Not Be Penalised For Delay In Filing Return Caused By CA's Belated Advice: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the assessee should not be penalised for the delay in filing the return caused by the chartered accountant's belated advice. The bench noted that the delay is not due to any negligence on the part of the assessee, but to inadequate advice by the Chartered Accountant, a fact admitted by him in his affidavit. Justices B.P. Colabawalla and Amit...

Acharya's Role A Traditional Duty, Not Employment: Allahabad High Court Allows Padma Awardee To Continue Rituals At Kashi Vishwanath Temple

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside the 25-year-old order of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust CEO that had terminated the engagement of Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri awardee Professor Dr. Devi Prasad Dwivedi as Acharya at the Temple. A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, while deciding the writ petition filed in 2000, held that the "position of Acharya is a...

Supreme Court Confers Senior Designations On Five Former High Court Judges

The Supreme Court has designated five former judges of various High Courts as Senior Advocates. The decision was taken in a Full Court Meeting held on 29th October 2025, presided over by the Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court.According to the notification issued on 31st October 2025, the designation will take effect from 29th October 2025.The following former judges...

Delhi High Court Directs Labour Court To Reconsider Maintainability Of Airport Employees Union's Plea Against Air India Over Pay Parity

The Delhi High Court has ordered the Labour Court to reconsider the maintainability of an application filed by the Airport Employees Union against Air India Limited, seeking parity of pay for sub-contract workers.For context, Air India had engaged M/s. Neha International for providing services of loading and unloading of passenger baggage. The firm engaged 183 contract workers for...

Madras High Court Dismisses Former IPS Officer's Appeal To Reject ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit By MS Dhoni

The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar against a single judge order refusing to reject a defamation suit filed by cricketer MS Dhoni against the IPS officer and others. Dhoni had filed the defamation suit for content made by the respondents in connection with the 2013 IPL betting scandal.The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice...

2025 Local Body Polls: Kerala High Court Directs Election Commission To Ensure Voter Comfort, Suggests Real-Time Queue App

The Kerala High Court has suggested the State Election Commission to develop a Mobile App to ensure that all voters, especially senior citizens and persons with disabilities, are able to cast their votes comfortably and without undue delay during the upcoming local body elections.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan, delivered the judgment in a writ petition challenging the Election Commission's...

SSI Exemption Can't Be Denied Merely For Using Common/Assigned Brand Names: CESTAT

The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that SSI (Small Scale Industry) Exemption can't be denied merely for using common/assigned brand names. The Tribunal opined that once a brand name is legally assigned or transferred, the SSI unit becomes the “owner” of the brand. Therefore, it is no longer the “brand name of...

In-House Counsel Not 'Advocate'; Their Communication With Employer Not Protected Under S.132 BSA : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that communications between in-house counsels and their employers are not protected by client-attorney privilege under Section 132 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), as in-house counsel are not 'advocates' within the meaning of the Advocates Act, 1961.However, the Court held that communications between in-house counsel and the legal advisor to their company...

"Serious Matter": Madras High Court Restrains Real Estate Company From Carrying Out Construction Activities In Alleged RAMSAR Site

The Madras High Court has temporarily restrained Brigade Enterprises Limited, a real estate company, from carrying out any further constructions at the Pallikaranai marshlands, which has been alleged to be a RAMSAR site. Ramsar sites are wetlands deemed to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat....