High Courts
To Curb Increasing Corrupt Practices, No Immunity Should Be Accorded Even To A Retired Govt Employee: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that to curb the rapidly increasing corrupt practices in Government Departments in order to extend facilitation or favoritism for some vested reasons, no immunity should be accorded even to a retired person. The observation was made by a bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan while dismissing a writ petition filed by a retired Technical...
'Fraud on Constitution; No Caste System In Christianity': Allahabad HC Directs Statewide Probe Into Converts Retaining SC Status
In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has issued a sweeping direction to the entire administrative machinery of Uttar Pradesh to ensure that individuals in the state who have converted to Christianity do not continue to avail benefits meant for Scheduled Castes (SC). Observing that the retention of SC status after conversion amounts to a "fraud on the Constitution", the...
Criminal Antecedents In Bar Pose Threat To Rule Of Law: Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of Cases Pending Against Advocates In UP
Invoking the High Court's jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution, the Allahabad High Court last week directed the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh and the Director General of Police (Prosecution) to submit comprehensive statewide data on criminal cases pending against advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar sought...
'Depriving Affordable Housing Violates Right To Life': P&H High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On HSVP For Cancelling Plot Arbitrarily
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has come down heavily on the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) for arbitrarily cancelling plot allotments made through an e-auction and refunding the entire consideration without notice, reason or any speaking order. Terming the action “unjustified, arbitrary and a clear example of mala fide”, the Court has directed restoration of allotments...
“Overarching Public Interest”: Madras High Court Permits State To Carry Out Development Works In Land That Was Leased To Madras Race Club
The Madras High Court has permitted the Tamil Nadu government to carry out its development works for the strengthening of ponds to store excess rainwater and the development of Eco Park in the land that was earlier leased out to the Madras Race Club. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq observed that there was an urgent and compelling need for the State...
Surat CA Association Moves Gujarat High Court, Flagging Technical Glitches In Income Tax E-filing Portal
The Chartered Accountants Association of Surat have filed a petition before the Gujarat High Court highlighting non-operation and technical glitches in the Income Tax E-filing Portal. The petitioner has contended that since September the portal has experienced repeated outages wherein users have faced login failures, error codes, and stalled processing. The disruption is stated to have...
No Double Pre-Deposit For Same Tax Demand; Second Appeal Cannot Be Conditioned On Fresh Payment: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that when a taxpayer has already deposited the mandatory 10% pre-deposit for the same disputed tax amount before the State GST Appellate Authority, the Central GST authorities cannot insist on another separate pre-deposit for the same amount while filing a second appeal. The Bench stated that the law does not permit duplication of pre-deposit for the same...
Plea Filed In Karnataka High Court Against Govt Notification Mandating 1-Day Paid Menstrual Leave In Registered Industrial Establishments
A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court challenging a November 20 government notification mandating industrial establishments registered under various laws, to provide one day of paid leave per month to all permanent, contract, outsourced women employees during their menstrual cycle, The plea pertains to establishments registered under various laws such as the Factories...
Rescheduling Payment Under OTS Amounts To Rewriting Contract, High Court Can't Do It In Writ Jurisdiction: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that the High Court cannot invoke its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to reschedule payments to be made by a borrower under One Time Settlement (OTS). A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S thus sett aside a Single Judge order that had granted borrowers the facility to clear loan arrears...
Litigants Seeking Takedown Of Objectionable Content Must First Approach Social Media Platform Before Seeking Injunction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has clarified that individuals seeking urgent takedown of objectionable online content must first approach the social media platforms first before directly seeking judicial injunction. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that the social media intermediaries appearing in Court proceedings do not object to such complaints for taking down of the unsavoury...
RERA Orders Not Decrees, Cannot Be Executed Through Civil Courts: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently ruled that an order passed by a Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) does not amount to a civil court decree and cannot be executed through civil execution proceedings, holding that RERA orders must be enforced only through the statutory recovery mechanism provided under the Act. A single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said the statutory scheme...
P&H High Court Disposes Of Plea Challenging BBMB Secretary Selection Criteria After It Withdraws Impugned Letters On Eligibility Criteria
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the Bhakra Beas Management Board's (BBMB) July 2025 communication inviting applications for the post of Secretary, after the respondents informed the Court that the impugned orders had been withdrawn.Justice Sandeep Moudgil was hearing a plea filed by the Superintending Engineers in Punjab's Water Resource...