High Courts
“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...
Income Tax Act | Payment For IPLC Services Not 'Royalty' U/S 9; Assessee Entitled To Deduction U/S 40(a)(i): Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that payment for IPLC (International Private Leased Circuits) Services does not constitute 'royalty' under Section 9 of the Income Tax Act, and that the assessee is entitled to a deduction under Section 40(a)(i) of the Income Tax Act. Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan examined whether the payment made by the assessee for...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: November 24 - November 30, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 261 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 266Nominal Index:PS v OS 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 261Pragyansh Tak v Union 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 262Neeraj Kewat v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 263Rajpal Kataria v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 264State v Shashikant Jogi 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 265Mahesh Garg v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 266Spouse Opposing...
License To Run Fair Price Shop Not Transferable: Karnataka High Court Reiterates
The Karnataka High Court has said that authorisation to run a fair price shop issued to a dealer cannot be transferred to any other person.A single judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj said thus while dismissing a petition filed by one Lakshmamma who had sought to quash the endorsement issued by the authority and consider his representation seeking for transfer of the authorization to run a fair...
Telangana High Court Extends Order Restraining Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation From Capturing Sterilised Street Dogs
The Telangana High Court on Monday (December 1) has extended its interim order directing the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) not to capture street dogs that have already been sterilised, unless a specific complaint is received.On Friday (November 28) Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy had in its order directed, “List on 01.12.2025. Till then, the respondent authorities are directed not...