High Courts
“Reasonable Grounds” To Grant Bail Pending Trial In NDPS Cases Cannot Be Interpreted As 'Proof' Under BSA: J&K High Court
Underscoring the importance of a balanced interpretation of "reasonable grounds" in the context of bail applications, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has emphasized that such grounds must go beyond mere suspicion yet fall short of conclusive proof.A bench of Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani added, “.. The words “reasonable grounds” cannot be read to mean proved as used...
2023 Vikram Award: MP High Court Rejects Challenge To Selection Of Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya In Adventure Sports Category
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (December 8), dismissed a petition filed by mountaineer Madhusudan Patidar alleging 'inaction and discrimination' by the State in selecting awardee for the 2023 Vikram Award (Adventure Sports Category) and specifically challenging selection of mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya.Justice Pranay Verma held that Patidar was ineligible for consideration under...
Court Cannot Assess Veracity Of Local Commissioner's Report While Deciding Amendment Application: HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that while deciding an application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC, the Appellate Court cannot question the veracity of the Local Commissioner's report, as examining its veracity lies within the domain of the parties and must be tested through evidence.The Court further remarked that allowing an amendment does not amount to accepting it; the respondent...
Kerala High Court Upholds Over ₹15 Lakh Motor Vehicle Tax Demand On Puducherry-Registered Car Found Used In Kerala
The Kerala High Court upheld the motor vehicle tax demand on a car registered in Puducherry after finding no evidence that it was actually used there. Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon noted that the NIL returns do not reflect any business being carried out by the assessee from Puducherry. The bench opined that the onus shifts to the assessee to show that...
Major Unmarried Daughter Can Seek Maintenance From Father Under Section 125 CrPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a major unmarried daughter can file a joint application along with the mother seeking maintenance from the father under Section 125 of CrPC. Justice Amit Mahajan noted that a major Hindu daughter is entitled to maintenance from her father under Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, as long as she is unmarried and is unable to...
Employees Of Karnataka Media Academy And State Temperance Board Are Not Govt Servants, Can't Claim Pension: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that employees of the Karnataka Media Academy or the Karnataka State Temperance Board are not eligible to pension as Government servants, noting that there was no provision making their service pensionable under relevant rules. A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil held thus while allowing a batch of appeals filed by the...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Refuses To Set Aside Piracy Conviction, Directs Cassette Shop Owner To Serve Sentence
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to interfere with the conviction of a Proddatur shop owner for selling and possessing pirated audio cassettes, directing him to surrender before the trial court to undergo the remaining sentence. Justice Subhendu Samanta, in an order passed on December 3, 2025, upheld the findings of the trial court and the Sessions Court, which had found the man...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 01 - December 07, 2025
Nominal IndexBHAGWANT MANN AND ANOTHER v. U.T. CHANDIGARH 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 460RAMANDEEP SINGH BAINS AND OTHERS v. BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD AND OTHERS 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 461Vishal Kandwal v. State of Haryana and ors. 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 462National Insurance Company Limited v. Satbir and Others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 463Sandeep Singh Attal @ Sandvi v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH)...
Delhi High Court Directs BCI Committee To Consider Plea Seeking Polling Booths At District Courts For BCD Elections
The Delhi High Court has directed the Special Committee constituted by the Bar Council of India (BCI) to consider as representation a plea to make arrangements for polling of votes for the upcoming Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections. Justice Mini Pushkarna directed that the plea filed by lawyer Surendar Kumar be considered as a representation by the Special Committee for the State BCD,...
Calcutta High Court Upholds ₹29.96 Crore Arbitral Award Against Bihar State Power Generation Company, Refuses To Interfere In Barauni Power Plant Dispute
The Calcutta High Court, Commercial Division, dismissed a petition filed by the Managing Director, Bihar State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (BSPGCL) under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an arbitral award passed in favour of R S Constructions. Justice Gaurang Kanth, on 4th December, 2025, while upholding the finality of the arbitral award, ruled that...
Actor NTR Junior Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights
Actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR Junior, moved the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking protection of his personality rights. The matter was heard today by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. The Court directed the social media platforms and e commerce platforms to treat the actor's suit as a complaint under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and...
Disabled Son's Employment Can't Be Used To Deny BSF Officer Father's Request For Compassionate Posting: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently criticised the Border Security Force for denying an officer's request for compassionate posting on grounds of his son's 50% locomotor disability, citing the latter's employment and 'handsome salary'.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla said, “We fail, entirely, to understand how this fact, which otherwise should earn the...