High Courts
Orissa High Court Bars Coercive Action Against Tata Steel in ₹2,410 Crore Chrome Ore Dispute
The Orissa High Court on Friday restrained authorities from taking any coercive action against Tata Steel in connection with a Rs 2,410 crore demand over alleged shortfall in dispatch of chrome ore from its Sukinda Chromite Block, granting the company interim protection until the next hearing on December 3. In its November 21 order, the bench of the Chief Justice Harish Tandon and...
Central Sales Tax | Cross-Border Trademark Transfers Are Export Of Goods, Not Taxable As Local Sale: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that the assignment of the well-known trademark “Crocin” by Duphar Interfran Ltd. to SKB Plc (UK) amounted to a sale “in the course of export” of intangible goods, and therefore could not be taxed as a local sale within the State of Maharashtra under the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959. A Division Bench of Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Advait M....
Seizure And Prosecution Will Be Initiated Against Sabarimala Stalls Violating Legal Metrology Act: Kerala High Court Told
The Kerala High Court was on Monday (November 24) informed that directions have been issued to carry out seizure, search and prosecution against stalls in Sabarimala that are found to be violating provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.The Legal Metrology Act was brought in, among other objectives, to regulate the trade in goods that are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number....
Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17 - November 23, 2025
Nominal IndexSanyukt Akhir Regiment Morcha and Others v. Union of India and Others LiveLaw (PH) 439Amit Kumar v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 440Sajjan Kumar Goyal v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 441Harpreet Singh Dua and another v. Panjab University and others. LiveLaw (PH) 442 SXXXX v. State of Haryana LiveLaw (PH) 443Shyam Sunder Strips & Ors. vs. UOI &...
Mines Act | Loading Mineral Initiates “Transportation”, Actual Movement Of Vehicle Not Necessary To Effect Seizure: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that actual movement of a vehicle is not necessary to constitute “transport” of minerals under Section 21(4) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. The Court ruled that the very act of loading minerals into a vehicle marks the commencement of transportation, thereby attracting the provision permitting seizure.Justice C...
MMCB Scam: Gujarat High Court Rejects ICAI's Proposal To Debar CA For 5 Years For Alleged Misconduct Citing Non-Application Of Mind
The Gujarat High Court rejected a 20-year-old recommendation made by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India's Council to remove a chartered account from membership for 5 years, who was appointed as central registrar of a cooperative bank and was accused of misconduct in connection with the 2001 alleged MMCB scam. The court was hearing a 2005 reference by the Council of the ICAI which...
'Fatal Defect In Election Petition': Orissa High Court Dismisses Challenge To Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's 2024 Lok Sabha Win
The Orissa High Court has dismissed an election petition challenging the election of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan from Sambalpur Parliamentary Constituency in the Lok Sabha Election held in 2024.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra found the election petition to be defective as it failed to specify the definite nature of alleged 'corrupt practice' against the BJP leader, nor...
Madras High Court Stays Trial Against IPS Officer Balveer Singh In Custodial Violence Cases
The Madras High Court has stayed the trial in four custodial torture cases against IPS Officer Balveer Singh. Justice Shamim Ahmed granted interim stay in a plea filed by the officer seeking to set aside the Judicial Magistrate order framing charges against him in four custodial torture cases, while he was holding the post of Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ambasamudram. In...
Preventive Detention Can Be Extended Without Advisory Board's Review After Initial Confirmation: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court recently clarified that once the Advisory Board has approved a preventive-detention order and the State Government has issued a confirmatory order, no further approval of the Board is required for subsequent extensions.A Division Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar Rai made these observations while dismissing a writ petition challenging an...
Mere Plea of Insanity Not Enough, Accused Must Prove Unsoundness Of Mind At Time Of Offence: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that in criminal cases, a mere plea of insanity is not sufficient, and that the onus is on the accused to prove it. It was stated that while considering such a plea, courts have to consider the state of mind of the accused at the time of commission of the offence and not whether the accused is of unsound mind as of today or not.Justice M. I. Arun, held thus...
Kerala High Court Seeks Report On Repairs To Dilapidated Achankovil-Konni Road Leading To Sabarimala
The Kerala High Court on Monday (November 24) directed the Engineer in-charge of the Achankovil-Konni road to file a statement regarding the measures taken to repair the dilapidated road, which was directed to be repaired before this year's Sabarimala season.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaghavan and Justice K.V. Jayakumar had, in its September order, directed various...
Insolvency Proceedings Can't Be Abused To Evade Family Court's Maintenance Order: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that proceedings under the Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909, cannot be invoked as a mechanism to frustrate or indirectly obtain a stay of a Family Court's maintenance order. The Court observed that insolvency relief cannot be granted to undermine a subsisting maintenance order, and clarified that insolvency proceedings cannot be used to obstruct the...