HP High Court Questions Shifting Of RERA Office From Shimla To Dharamshala; Interim Order Restraining Shift To Continue

The Himachal Pradesh High Court admitted a petition challenging the decision of the State Government to shift the Real Estate Regulatory Authority office from Shimla to Dharamshala.The Court remarked that RERA was a small institution with limited manpower and that the State ought to consider relocating larger offices instead of burdening a statutory authority with minimal staff.A Division...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Cancel Bail In ₹72 Crore GST Evasion Case After 5 Years, Pulls Up Department For Lapse In Probe

The Delhi High Court has refused to cancel bail granted to an accused in Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion case involving alleged tax fraud of Rs. 72 crore more than 5 years ago, while strongly criticising the investigating agency for lapses in the investigation.Justice Amit Mahajan said that the investigation was still not complete in the matter and even after a lapse of more than five...

Delhi High Court Grants Dynamic Injunction Against Piracy Sites Streaming Warner Bros, Netflix Content

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad interim dynamic+ injunction restraining dozens of piracy websites from hosting or making available copyrighted films and television shows owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and other global entertainment companies. The injunction will operate until April 20, 2026. The suit was filed by Warner Bros along with other major global...

MP High Court Protects Young Live-In Couple, Cautions Against Economic And Social Costs Of Early Life Choices

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while granting protection to a couple, aged 20 years, observed that although the Constitution confers certain individual rights, such as the right to reside per one's own will, it is not always necessary to exercise or enforce them in every circumstance. The bench of Justice Gajendra Singh highlighted the practical difficulties, noting that if the young...

Delhi High Court Upholds JEE Candidates' Dismissal Over Alleged Manipulation In Response Sheets, Asks Them To Do Community Service

The Delhi High Court has upheld dismissal of a petition filed by two students challenging the National Testing Agency's (NTA) findings regarding alleged manipulation of their JEE Mains, 2025, examination response sheets, while sparing them of costs but ordering them to do one-month community service instead. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela ...

State Cannot Deny Work-Charged Benefits To Eligible Worker On Ground Of Cadre Abolition: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that abolition of the work-charged establishment in 2005 could not nullify a right that had already accrued in favour of the employee in 2003. Justice Ranjan Sharma remarked that: “Once a right for work charge status had accrued to the petitioner on completion of 8 years of continuous service w.e.f. 01.01.2003… the abolition of work charge establishment...

Notification Defining Jurisdiction Does Not Automatically Empower All Officers To Invoke S. 122 CGST Act: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a notification merely defining or fixing the territorial jurisdiction of officers cannot be construed as conferring the power to initiate penalty proceedings under Section 122 of the CGST Act. Section 122 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017 is the primary provision defining various GST-related offences and the...

'Unfortunate': Delhi High Court Laments Culture Of Indiscriminate Adjournments, Hopes For Change In Future

Calling the trend “unfortunate”, the Delhi High Court has observed that a culture of seeking adjournments has developed over a period of time, leading to a misplaced expectation that such requests would be granted as a matter of course.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that it is hoped that such culture of seeking adjournments would change over a period of time. “Unfortunate, there is...

Flavoured Milk Is Not 'Beverage'; Taxable At 5% GST: Karnataka High Court Provides Relief To Dodla Dairy

The Karnataka High Court held that flavoured milk qualifies as a dairy product under Tariff Heading 0402 and not as a 'beverage' under Tariff Heading 2202. Consequently, GST at 5% will be applicable on flavoured milk instead of 12%. Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar examined the classification of the flavoured milk under the GST, considering whether it falls under Tariff...

Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Bail To Chaitanya Baghel In Liquor Scam Case

The Chhattisgarh High Court has granted bail to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel, in two cases related to the liquor scam. The case involved two interconnected investigations into a liquor syndicate scam, allegedly operating between 2019 and 2023.The cases originated from an FIR registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)/Economic Offence...

Compelling Accused To Give Voice Sample Doesn't Violate Article 20(3) But Safeguards Must Be Provided: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that compelling an accused to give voice sample to an investigating agency for comparison with intercepted telephone conversations "does not violate Article 20(3)" of the Constitution of India. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that while doing so does not amount to “testimonial compulsion”, but Courts must provide "safeguards" to the accused. The Court...

Chhattisgarh High Court Annual Digest 2025

2025 LiveLaw (Chh) 1 — 2025 LiveLaw (Chh) 115Victim Can't Be Compelled To Give Birth To Child Of Her Rapist: Chhattisgarh HC Allows Termination Of 24+ Weeks Old Foetus Of MinorCase Title: ABC (Minor) Through Natural Guardian XYZ v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Chh) 1The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday allowed the prayer of a minor rape victim for abortion of...