Gujarat High Court Orders Status-Quo On Proposed Demolition Of Shops Allegedly Encroaching On Public Road

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (October 09) ordered status-quo till October 16 on the proposed demolition of certain shops in Gandhinagar district, claimed to be encroaching on a public road by the state authorities. The court further granted seven days' time (ending on October 16) to the shop-keepers to produce documents to support their claim and if they are unable to do so, the...

Indian Stamp Act | Sisters Relinquishing Property Rights In Favour Of Co-Owner Brother Is Not 'Gift': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that relinquishment of rights in a property by the sisters (co-owners) in favour of their brother (another co-owner) cannot be said to be a Gift for the purposes of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.A division bench comprising Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held thus while dealing with an appeal preferred by a brother, following impounding of...

Income Tax Act | Assessee Can Challenge Cash Credit Addition U/S 68 In Remand Proceedings; Tribunal's Direction Not Binding: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that the assessee is free to challenge the cash credit addition under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act in remand proceedings; the tribunal's directions are not binding. As per Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, any sum found credited in the books of a taxpayer, for which he offers no explanation about the nature and source thereof or the...

Delhi High Court Quashes Dowry Harassment FIR Filed After Husband's Suicide Within 40 Days Of Marriage

The Delhi High Court has quashed a dowry harassment and cruelty FIR registered by a woman against her in-laws, following the suicide of her husband barely 40 days after their marriage.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that it was a case of vague allegations and abuse of power, and it will not be in the interest of justice to let the criminal proceedings continue. The sister in law, father...

NDPS Act | Madras High Court Questions Pattern In Contraband Recoveries Barely Exceeding Commercial Quantity Threshold

The Madras High Court recently observed that in most cases under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the police seizure usually ends up being barely above the commercial quantity of contraband specified under the Act. Justice S Srimathy added that when the commercial quantity was given as 1 kg, the police seizure would usually be 1.1kg, being just above the commercial...

NLUD-Luthra Workshop On Real Estate Project Management & Financing

National Law University Delhi's Centre for Law and Urban Development (CLUD), in collaboration with Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India, is organising a three-day Workshop on Real Estate Project Management & Financing from 31st October-2nd November 2025. This academic initiative is designed to provide participants with an practice-oriented understanding of the real estate sector through eight sessions and interactive discussions conducted by senior partners from Luthra and Luthra and other...

US Shutdown – Lesson On Checks And Balances

Recently, the US government went into a shutdown as the ruling Republicans couldn't muster enough votes in the Senate. The reaction of many Indians to this news was how great the Indian system is, where such a thing is impossible. The US system is conceptualized on the idea of the Separation of Powers. The President is directly elected and heads the executive, and in that capacity, he has several powers independent of the Congress (the US legislature). However, the legislature also has its own...

Advocates Cannot Claim Exclusive Quota In District Judge Direct Recruitment : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench today held that the 25% quota set for direct recruitment for the post of district judges is not exclusively for the candidates from the bar. The bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices MM Sundresh, Aravind Kumar, SC Sharma and K Vinod Chandran held that : "We are also not inclined to accept the contention on behalf of the respondents that 25%...

Karnataka High Court Declines NEET PG Candidate's Plea To Change From General To OBC Category After Declaration Of Results

The Karnataka High Court dismissed a medical student's petition seeking a direction on the authorities to permit her to change her category from General category candidate to OBC candidate after the declaration of the results of NEET-PG 2025.A division bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice Venkatesh Naik T dismissed the plea filed by Dr C Anusha. It said “A candidate has filled up his/her...

Bihar SIR : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today the petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi will hear the matter at 2 PM. On the last hearing, the Court had sought the details of the additional persons(about 3.66 lakhs) excluded from and included (about 21 lakhs)...

Gujarat High Court Lawyers Approach Chief Justice Over Difficulties Faced In Curing Defects While Filing Petitions

Lawyers in Gujarat High Court on Thursday (October 9) expressed their concern to Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal with regard to difficulties arising in removal of objections while filing petitions and listing of matters. This they said stems from a September 15 notification which prescribed that minor corrections, alterations or deletions can be done by filing draft amendments under the signature...

Executive (Legal) Vacancy At HSCC (INDIA) Limited

HSCC (INDIA) Limited, a subsidiary of NBCC (India) Limited invites online application for the post of Executive (Legal).Name of the Post: Executive (Legal) No. of Post: 01 (One) Pay Scale: E-0 ₹30,000- 1,20,000/- Age Limit: 28 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • Full time degree in Law from Government recognized Institute/ University. Must be an enrolled advocate. • Total 02 years of experience. Candidate should have knowledge of Company Laws, Arbitration Matters, service...