Supreme Court Quashes 37-Year-Old Dismissal Of Railway TTE, Orders Grant Of Benefits To Legal Heirs

The Supreme Court on Monday (October 27) set aside the 37-year-old dismissal of a Railway Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE), holding that the disciplinary findings were perverse and unsupported by evidence. The employee, who passed away during the prolonged litigation, will now have all consequential benefits released to his legal heirs. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar...

[S.452 Companies Act] 'Strict Liability' Of Employee To Return Company Property Once Employment Ends: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an employee is strictly liable under Section 452 of the Companies Act 2013 to return company property, at the end of his/ her employment.Section 452 provides that if an officer or employee of a Company having in his possession property including cash wrongfully withholds the same, is liable for punishment.“Section 452 of Companies Act, 2013 does not talk...

NCLT Orders Liquidation Of Garvit Innovative Promoters Ltd Amidst Non-Cooperation & Absence Of Records

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Allahabad, comprising Mr. Praveen Gupta (Member-Judicial), has ordered the initiation of liquidation proceedings against M/s Garvit Innovative Promoters Ltd., following an application brought by the Resolution Professional. The present application was filed under section 33(2) read with section 60(5) of the IBC, 2016, by the...

Supreme Court Says Proposed Mining Ban In Jharkhand's Saranda Forest Will Apply To SAIL's Mines Too

The Supreme Court today verbally asserted that it would not allow any mining activities within the Saranda/Sasangdaburu forests proposed to be declared as a wildlife sanctuary in the State of Jharkhand. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran considered the issue of repeated non-compliance by the State of Jharkhand with its previous assurances given to declare...

Ex-CM VS Achuthanandan's Son Unqualified For IHRD Directorship, Was Appointed Due To Political Clout: KTU Dean To Kerala High Court

Dean (Academics) of APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University Dr. Vinu Thomas has told the Kerala High Court that Dr. VA Arunkumar–son of late former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan–is not qualified to be appointed as director of Institute of Human Resource Development (IHRD).Thomas's counter affidavit was filed in an appeal moved by Dr. VA Arunkumar challenging the Single Judge's direction to...

Stray Dog Case | Continuous Incidents Are Happening, Country's Global Image Affected : Supreme Court

'What about cruelty towards humans?' the Court asked.

Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause Is Enforceable Only If Chosen Court Is Competent U/S 20 CPC At Time Of Contract: J&K&L High Court

Reiterating a fundamental principle of civil jurisdiction, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has held that parties cannot, by design or default, confer jurisdiction on a court that inherently lacks it. An exclusive jurisdiction clause is enforceable only if the chosen court was competent under Section 20 CPC at the time of the contract, it added.The Division Bench...

Delhi High Court Bars Actor Ravi Mohan's Studio From Using 'BRO CODE' Title For Its Upcoming Tamil Film

The Delhi High Court has granted an ad-interim injunction against actor Ravi Mohan's production house, preventing the use of the trademark 'BRO CODE' for the title of its upcoming Tamil film, following a suit by the makers of the alcoholic beverage 'BROCODE'The order comes after Indospirit Beverages Private Limited, a leading alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage company, alleged that the...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 20, 2025 To October 26, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 196 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 201 Nominal Index: Kashmir Chand Shadyal v/s State of H.P. and others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 196 Kamli and others v/s Boby Chauhan & others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 197 Padam Sharma & Ors. v/s State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 198 Pushpa Devi v/s State of Himachal Pradesh.,2025 LiveLaw...

Supreme Court Flags Lack Of Stenographers & Staff In Jammu CAT Bench; Suggests Hiring Of Retired Persons, Contractual Staff

The Supreme Court today proposed engagement of retired personnel and contractual staff to deal with shortage of stenographers in the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was dealing with the case where, in December, 2023, the Court was informed of a tentative proposal as per which, once the new complex for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh...

Supreme Court Expresses Dismay At HC Suspending Murder Sentence On Condition To Plant Tree Saplings

The Supreme Court today(October 27) expressed dismay at an order passed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court which suspended the sentences of two murder convicts on the condition to plant 10 saplings each as a matter of social cause.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria set aside the April 29 order passed by Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Hirdesh of the High Court in...

Deliberate Non-Participation In Arbitral Proceedings Not Grounds To Resist Enforcement Of Award: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court bench of Justice N Anand Venkatesh has observed that when a party purposely fails to avail an opportunity duly accorded by the Arbitral Tribunal to present its case, it cannot later use its own default as a ground to resist enforcement of the resultant award. Facts The Petitioner, M/s Vittera BV (“Vittera”) filed the present petition seeking enforcement...