No Salary Payable For Period Of Unauthorized Absence During Higher Studies Without Official Deputation: J&K HC

A Division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar held that Post-graduate studies pursued without official deputation or permission do not entitle government employees to salary under Article 44-A of J&K Civil Service Regulations, 1956. Background Facts The respondents were appointed as Assistant Surgeons and...

Landlord Is Best Judge Of His Own Needs, Not Tenant Or Court: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a landlord is the best judge of his needs, and cannot be thrusted with the opinion of the tenant or the Court.Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that once landlord establishes that the property wherefrom he is seeking eviction of the tenant is required bona fide by him, the issue of availability of alternative accommodation is merely incidental. “Moreover,...

'Tried To Bully, Brow-Beat': Jharkhand High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Lawyer Seen Having Heated Exchange With Judge

The Jharkhand High Court has issued notice of criminal contempt to an advocate who was seen in a video involved in a heated exchange with a single judge during court proceedings on Thursday, noting that he tried to brow-beat, bully and threaten the judge. A five judge bench of Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay, Justice Ananda Sen...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Deceased Student's Father Seeking Action Against Classmates Over Alleged Abetment To Suicide

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 17) admitted the writ appeal filed by the father of Ammu Sajeev, a nursing student, who had committed suicide allegedly due to harassment of her three classmates (respondents 1 to 3).A Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. admitted the writ appeal and issued notice to the respondents. The appeal was preferred...

Gujarat High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2025

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Use Technology To Remove Misleading Content Violating Sadhguru's Personality Rights: Delhi High Court Tells Google

The Delhi High Court has asked Google LLC to make an endeavour to ensure that misleading and deepfake content infringing personality rights of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of Isha Foundation, is removed and taken down through its technology. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed Google and Sadhguru to have a mutual meeting, where the latter can specifically identify the...

Pendency Of Criminal Case Doesn't Automatically Bar Continuation Or Conclusion Of Departmental Proceedings : Chhattisgarh HC

A Division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held that pendency of a criminal case does not automatically bar the continuation or conclusion of departmental proceedings. Further the stay on disciplinary proceedings pending a criminal trial should only be for a reasonable period, and that the prolonged duration of...

NCLT Approves Reliance Retail's Resolution Plan For Kishore Biyani-Led Future Supply Chain

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai Bench, has recently approved the resolution plan submitted by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) for Future Supply Chain Solutions Limited, a Kishore Biyani-led Future Group company, under Section 31(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.The coram comprised Judicial Member Lakshmi Gurung and Technical Member Hariharan...

GST Not Payable On MGO Charges Collected By ONGC From GAIL For Shortfall In Gas Offtake: Tamil Nadu AAR

The Authority for Advance Ruling of Tamil Nadu recently held that Minimum Guaranteed Off-take (MGO) charges collected by ONGC from GAIL for short-lifting natural gas are not liable to Goods and Services Tax (GST).In a clarification key for the oil and gas sector, the authority ruled that these charges are in the nature of liquidated damages for breach of contract and do not constitute a...

Adoption Of Pay Revision Scheme Doesn't Automatically Bind Employer To Its Retrospective Date : Calcutta HC

A Division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi held that a cooperative society's decision to implement ROPA 2009 from August 2014 without arrears is valid, and it is not bound to grant benefits from January 1, 2006. Background Facts The appellant was appointed as a Junior Clerk by the Board of Directors of...

Transgender Persons Need Not Take Employer's Permission For Sex Reassignment Surgery Unless Work Is Based On Gender Identity: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that transgender and gender-diverse persons are not required to seek permission from their employers to undergo gender affirmation or surgical intervention, asserting that the right to self-determination of gender is a matter of personal autonomy and dignity.“We have no hesitation in saying that no transgender or gender diverse person is bound to take permission...

'Can't Curtail Liberty Under Social Pressure': Allahabad High Court Sets Interfaith Couple Free, Orders Inquiry On 'Illegal' Detention By Cops

Calling the detention of an interfaith couple by the police as 'illegal' and a "violation of their fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution", the Allahabad High Court today set free an interfaith couple (a Muslim man and a Hindu woman) who had gone missing after attending a court hearing earlier this week and were detained by the cops. A Bench of Justice Salil Kumar...