High Courts
Tender Challenges Based On Business Rivalry, Hurt Pride Must Be Resisted; Judicial Review In Contractual Matters Narrow: Allahabad High Court
While dealing with a tender matter, the Allahabad High Court observed that imaginary grievances, wounded pride and business rivalries of those who have been unsuccessful in tenders should not form the basis of judicial interference.The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla held,“A tenderer or contractor with a grievance can always seek damages in a civil court....
Validity Of Second Marriage Won't Affect Family Pension When Deceased Nominated Only Second Wife For Receiving Benefits: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently ordered the Directorate of Pension and other officials to grant family pension to the second wife of a deceased man, even though the marriage was void. Justice K Kumaresh Babu noted that even though the marriage was void, since it was solemnized during subsistence of the first marriage, the deceased employee had nominated the second wife, and not...
Even Though Evidence Act Is Not Applicable To Arbitration, Tribunal Must Follow Its Core Principles: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has recently observed that although arbitral tribunals are not bound by the Evidence Act, they must still follow its foundational principles when assessing evidence to avoid judicial scrutiny. A single bench of Justice N Anand Venkatesh stated that “the fundamental principles of the Evidence Act which provides the basis for dealing with the case must be satisfied...
Plea In Calcutta High Court Challenges WB Judiciary Exam Notifications, Says Advt Violates SC's 3-Year Practice Norm
A writ petition has been filed before the Calcutta High Court challenging two recruitment notifications issued by the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) on 13 August 2025 for the West Bengal Judicial Service Examinations of 2023 and 2024. The petitioner contends that the notifications unlawfully omit the mandatory eligibility requirement of three years' practice as an Advocate,...
Tax Authorities Cannot Resurrect Repealed VAT Powers After GST Regime, Nor Retain Deposits Without Statutory Backing: Tripura High Court
The Tripura High Court has held that where show-cause notices imposing penalty under Section 77 of the Tripura Value Added Tax Act, 2004 (TVAT Act) were issued after delay of 9 years, long after the repeal of the TVAT Act after GST Regime, are arbitrary, illegal and vitiated by malafides. The Court further held that the State cannot retain the security deposit taken for VAT registration...
J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Allegedly Fake 'Bahubali' Co-Producer Accused Of Fraud
While granting bail to a man who had claimed to be a “Co-Producer” of the movie Bahubali, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that mere pendency of criminal cases elsewhere, without resulting convictions, cannot be a ground to keep an accused in jail for an indefinite period once the investigation is complete and the chargesheet is filed.The Court was hearing a...
Post-Award Claim For Reimbursement Of Municipal Tax Is Not Maintainable U/S 9 Arbitration Act: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court held that a partner cannot claim reimbursement of municipal tax payments through a post award petition filed under section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) as such issue constitutes substantive monetary dispute requiring adjudication under section 34 of the Arbitration Act. Justice Gaurang Kanth dismissed the petition filed...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Condone 9-Month Delay By Assessee In Filing Revised Income Tax Return
The Delhi High Court has refused to condone a delay of 9-months by an assessee in filing his revised income tax return (ITR).A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar remarked,“Surely it should not take nine months to realize that initial ITR has some mistakes, which requires a revised return.”The Court was dealing with a plea against rejection of Petitioner's...
Madras High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Pushed Former Lover In Front Of Train For Refusing Marriage
The Madras High Court has commuted the death sentence of a man who pushed his former lover in front of a moving train after she refused to marry him. While the bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice M Jothiraman agreed that the commission of murder could not be justified, the court added that the act did not fall under the category of rarest of rare. The court also noted that...
Reasoned Bail Orders By HC Must Avoid Comments On Prosecution Evidence Or Merits Of Case: J&K&L High Court
Reiterating that bail adjudication during an ongoing trial is an exercise in limited overview jurisdiction, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that while High Courts must provide reasons for granting or refusing bail, they must scrupulously avoid entering into the merits or sufficiency of the evidence, even when considering factors such as prolonged incarceration and...
Executive Has Tendency To Encroach Upon Fundamental Rights, Only Fearless Judiciary Can Keep It Within Bounds: Justice Abhay S. Oka
Retired Judge of the Supreme Court Justice Abhay S. Oka has said that the executive has a tendency of trampling upon citizens' fundamental rights and it is only a strong judiciary, which can keep the executive in check.The judge was delivering a lecture on the topic 'Holding the executive to account – responsibility and duty of the judges' at an event organised by the Kerala High...
Orissa High Court Orders ₹20 Lakh Compensation To Wife Of Undertrial Who Died Of High Blood Sugar Due To Jail Authorities' Negligence
The Orissa High Court has ordered rupees twenty lakh compensation to the wife of an under-trial who died in 2017 due to negligence of prison authorities in providing required medical attention despite having knowledge of his chronic diabetes and high blood sugar.Referring to the last-minute-effort made by the jail authorities in seeking judicial leave to shift the deceased to hospital, the...