Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes 2006 MBBS Admission Cheating Case Against Ex-WB Guv, DY Patil University

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a nearly two-decade-old criminal complaint alleging cheating and criminal breach of trust in connection with a purported MBBS admission, holding that the petitioners could not be subjected to criminal prosecution merely because a third party had allegedly cheated the complainant by misusing their name and documents.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj said, "complainant has been cheated of the money on the strength of the misrepresentation made by Sachin Shah,...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: November 2025

Nominal IndexChattan Singh v. The Deputy Commissioner-cum-Presiding Officer, Maintenance Appellate Tribunal, Mohali, District Mohali and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 423Pankaj Kumar v. State of Haryana and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 424Gurpreet Singh v. State of Punjab and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 425Amit Ahalawat v. State of Haryana and others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 426Jagwinder Singh @ Jagga v....

Presence Of A Capable Parent Excludes Application Of 'Child In Need Of Care & Protection' Under JJ Act: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that a child who is being adequately cared for by her parent cannot be brought within the definition of a “child in need of care and protection” under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar, while allowing the petition, observed that the Committee's reasoning was fundamentally flawed.It said that “The reasoning adopted by the Committee in taking cognizance of the complaint and conducting enquiry into the case relating to the respondent...

Calcutta High Court Temporarily Bars Use of 'Liv.72' Mark Over Similarity With Himalaya's Liv.52

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday temporarily restrained Shimla Drugs Health Care Pvt. Ltd. and its associate from using the mark “Liv.72” for a health product, holding that it is deceptively similar to Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd.'s well-known liver health product “Liv.52.” A single bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur observed that the long-standing trademark and packaging...

Delhi Air Pollution: High Court Asks GST Council To Decide On Lowering, Abolition Of GST On Air Purifiers 'At The Earliest'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (December 24) directed the GST Council to convene a meeting and decide the issue of lowering or abolishing of GST on air purifiers at the earliest keeping in mind the prevailing air quality situation in Delhi and nearby areas. The court passed the order while hearing a PIL against 18% GST imposed on air purifiers and to declare the same as a medical device. Considering the function performed by air purifiers, the court was of the prima facie view that GST...

RBI Circulars Restricting Co-operative Banks From Accepting Demonetised Notes Valid: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has rejected a bunch of petitions filed by primary agricultural credit societies seeking acceptance of the demonized notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 held by these societies, and upheld RBI's 2016 circulars barring District Central Cooperative Banks from accepting the demonized notes.The division bench of Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Anuroop Singhi...

Delhi High Court Upholds Injunction Against Use Of 'Medilice Lice Killer' For Anti-Lice Hair Oil

The Delhi High Court has recently upheld an injunction restraining Rapple Healthcare from using the mark “Medilice Lice Killer” for its anti-lice hair oil, holding that it infringed and amounted to passing off of the registered trademark “MEDILICE” owned by Wings Pharmaceuticals Private Limited. The court, however, reduced the damages awarded to Wings Pharmaceuticals from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 3 lakh. A division bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla dismissed an appeal...

Software Receipts Can't Be Taxed On PE Assumption Already Rejected By ITAT: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that software receipts cannot be subjected to tax deduction at source (TDS) on the assumption of a Permanent Establishment (PE) when such an assumption has already been rejected by ITAT, setting aside a withholding certificate issued under Section 197 of the Income Tax Act.A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar was dealing with a petition...

Customs | Mere Location Of DRI Or Central Revenues Control Lab In Delhi Doesn't Confer Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that merely because DRI headquarters or Central Revenues Control Laboratory (CRCL) are located in Delhi does not confer jurisdiction upon it to deal with Customs disputes arising in Tamil Nadu.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Renu Bhatnagar made the observation while dealing with the case of Petitioners, situated in Chennai, but challenging...

Bombay High Court Stays Fraud Proceedings Against Anil Ambani Over Prima Facie Defective Forensic Audit

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed fraud classification proceedings initiated by Indian Overseas Bank, IDBI Bank and Bank of Baroda against Anil Ambani, founder and chairman of the Reliance Group, after prima facie finding serious defects in the forensic audit relied upon by the banks. A single-judge bench of Justice Milind N. Jadhav, while granting interim relief, held that the forensic audit report dated October 15, 2020, prepared by BDO LLP, was “not being in consonance with the RBI...

Civilian Awardees Can't Use "Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan Or Bharat Ratna" As Prefix To Their Names: Bombay High Court

The civilian awards such as Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Bharat Ratna cannot be used as a prefix or suffix to the names of the awardees, the Bombay High Court reiterated recently.Single-judge Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan while dealing with a petition involving a 2014 awardee Dr Sharad Hardikar, noted that he had used "Padma Shri" as a prefix to his name in the title of...

'Half Of DU Students Are There': Delhi High Court Orders Action Against Unauthorised Restaurants At Majnu Ka Tila

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (December 24) asked the civic authorities in the national capital to take action against various cafes and restaurants in Majnu ka Tila, located on the banks of the Yamuna river, operating without sanctioned building plans and safety measures. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was dealing with a...