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2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1018 | JANE KAUSHIK v UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
Click the links below to access the report :Supreme Court Awards Compensation To Transwoman Teacher Dismissed Over Gender Identity; Forms Committee On Transgender RightsTransgender Persons Act Reduced To Dead Letter; Inaction Seems Intentional : Supreme Court Criticises Apathy Of Union & StatesTransgender Persons Need Not Take Employer's Permission For Sex Reassignment Surgery Unless Work...
'Urgent Matter': Allahabad High Court To Hold Special Saturday Sitting As Inter-Faith Couple Goes 'Missing' Post Hearing
Calling it an 'urgent' matter, the Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh police authorities to produce before the Court an inter-faith couple who purportedly went missing after attending a hearing at the HC earlier this week. A bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Divesh Chandra Samant will be holding a special sitting on Saturday (October 18), a non-working...
“Status Quo Only Applies To Fees”: Kerala High Court Modifies Interim Order In Plea Challenging 2400% Hike In Bar Election Nomination Fee
The Kerala High Court has modified an interim order directing to maintain status quo in conduct of election in the State Bar Council in the writ filed challenging the Bar Council of India's (BCI) decision to hike the nomination fee for State Bar Council elections from ₹5,000 to ₹1,25,000, a 2400% increase. Justice V G Arun, in his order stated, "the status quo to be maintained only...
'Is Magistrate Too Small For You To Go There?' : Supreme Court Dismisses Chhattisgarh Congress Leader's Plea Alleging ED Torture
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by businessman and Congress leader Hemant Chandrakar alleging custodial torture by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during interrogation in connection with a money laundering probe. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the plea, questioning why Chandrakar approached the High Court directly instead of filing...
Madras High Court Issues Notice To Adjudicating Authority Under PMLA For Continuing Proceedings Despite HC Stay
The Madras High Court, on Friday, issued a statutory notice to the Chairperson and Registrar of the Adjudicating Authority under the PMLA for continuing to adjudicate a case despite a stay ordered by the High Court. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice V Lakshminarayanan issued notice to Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Upadhyay and Registrar/Administrative Officer Nasreen Siiddiqui in...
HP Excise Act | Suspension Of License For Illegal Liquor Possession Can Be Lifted After Penalty Is Paid: High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that under Section 66(2) of the Excise Act, if a licence is cancelled or suspended for breach of licence conditions or non-payment of fees, the suspension can later be revoked after the penalty has been paid.Division bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Sushil Kukreja remarked that: “...in case of cancellation or suspension of licence...
Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case | Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Alleged Killer Arrested In October 2019
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused bail to Ashfaq Hussain, one of the two prime accused in the 2019 murder case concerning Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari. A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal noted that the material on record, including eyewitness identification, CCTV footage and recovery of a .32 bore pistol from the accused, did not make the case fit for his release...
Electronic Document Must Be Produced In Entirety To Be Admissible Even If Supported By Certificate U/S 65B Evidence Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently clarified that a person relying on an electronic document must produce the same in its entirety even though only parts of it is relied on. It also made it clear that the specific portions of the document can be marked.Justice Gopinath P. referred to Sections 65A and 65B of the Evidence Act and observed:“redacted portions of a conversation cannot be...