'Time Ripe For Indian & Sri Lankan Judiciaries To Champion Regional Environmental Constitutionalism': Justice Surya Kant

Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court called for the Indian and Sri Lankan judiciaries to jointly champion a model of regional environmental constitutionalism, recognising that “certain imminent environmental rights and duties transcend borders.”Delivering the keynote address at the Indo–Sri Lanka Policy Dialogue on Advancing Environmental Sustainability and Regional...

Bombay HC Calls For Overhaul In Verification Process For Slum Schemes, Flags 'Ease' With Which False Documents Are Used To Claim Benefits

The Bombay High Court has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the document verification process in slum rehabilitation schemes, expressing concern over the ease with which false and fabricated documents are used to claim benefits. The Court also imposed a cost of ₹5,00,000 on the petitioner for suppression of facts and abuse of the process of law.A Division Bench of Justice A.S. Gadkari...

The Verse Of Verdicts: When Law Finds Its Soul In Poetry

Life, in its purest form, is poetry. But lately, it feels more like a user manual—mechanical, perfunctory, and devoid of soul. We rush from one task to the next, our days dictated by notifications and deadlines. The old Hindi song from the movie Mausam often plays in my mind, where Sanjeev Kumar's character yearns for “Dil dhoondta hai, phir wohi fursat ke raat din” (The heart searches, once again, for those leisurely days and nights). It's a universal ache for a time of reflection, for lazy...

Asset Recovery Executive Vacancy At Induslnd Bank [Jalgaon; Apply Now]

Induslnd Bank invites application for the post of Asset Recovery Executive.Name of the Post: Asset Recovery Executive Essential Qualification and Experience • LL.B. (Either five years integrated course or three years course) from a reputed university. • Strong communication and negotiation skills. Roles & Responsibilities • Ensuring collection targets assigned basis product asset flag. • Handling all cases filed by Bank Duly represented by Advocates with adequate inputs of Asset...

Documents Not Filed Before NCLT Cannot Be Entertained As Evidence By NCLAT For Deciding Appeal: NCLAT Chennai

The NCLAT, Chennai Bench, comprising Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma (Member-Judicial) and Jatindranath Swain (Member-Technical), has held that any document available but not filed before the NCLT cannot be entertained as evidence by the NCLAT at the appellate stage. The CIRP of the corporate debtor was initiated, and due to the failure to receive the resolution plan, a liquidation order...

Administrative Delay In Deciding Parole Can't Prejudice Convict's Rights: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the administrative delay by the authorities in deciding the parole application cannot be allowed to prejudice the rights of the convict. Justice Arun Monga said that while parole is a concession, it is a reformative measure grounded in Article 21 of the Constitution of India, ensuring the right to life with dignity even during incarceration.The Court...

Corporate Debtor Cannot Escape Liability By Transferring Debt To Holding Company: NCLT New Delhi

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), New Delhi Bench, comprising Shri Manni Sankariah Shanmugha Sundaram (Member-Judicial) and Shri Atul Chaturvedi (Member-Technical), has observed that merely the internal arrangements between the group companies cannot absolve the corporate debtor of its obligation towards third-party creditors. The appellant was engaged in the trade of Kraft...

Even Non-Signatory Family Members Are Bound By Consent Award Executed By Heads Of Family: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court held that once heads of two families amicably resolve disputes through composite family arrangement and a consent arbitral award, individual family members cannot later challenge the award even if they were non-signatories on grounds of non-receipt of a signed copy of the award or lack of individual consent. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal...

Delhi High Court Refuses Special Probe Into Death Of Indian Diplomat In Palestine, Says Findings Inconclusive But No Foul Play

The Delhi High Court has recently refused to order special investigation or inquiry into the death of IFS Mukul Arya, India's representative to Palestine, who was found dead in his residence in Ramallah on March 06, 2022.Justice Sanjeev Narula said that the inquiry in the matter has been multi-layered and that inconclusive findings of autopsy reports do not themselves raise a presumption of...

Bombay High Court Upholds Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal's Decision To Impose Interest On Keyana Estate For Delayed Possession

The Bombay High Court (“High Court”) bench, comprising Justice N. J. Jamadar, upheld the Maharashtra Real Estate Appellate Tribunal's (“Tribunal”) decision holding Keyana Estate liable for the delay in handing over possession. High Court observed that under RERA, interest on delayed possession continues until actual physical possession is handed over with...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 75 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 180 NOMINAL INDEX:Bharti Rathore v/s State of HP & others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 75Monika v/s State of HP & others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 76Biogenetic Drugs (P) Ltd. & another v/s State of H.P. & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 77Devi Dass v/s M/s Ginni Global Pvt. Ltd. & another., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 78Surinder Chauhan v/s Jai...

Delhi High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Woman Alleging Unauthorized Construction, Says No Leeway For Blackmail

The Delhi High Court has imposed a costs of Rs. 1 lakh on a woman for misusing the judicial process and suppression of material facts in her petition alleging unauthorized construction at a property located in city's Karol Bagh area. Justice Mini Pushkarna said that the woman failed to disclose in the suit that a civil suit was filed before the trial court on the same cause of action and that...