IPS Y Puran Suicide Case | Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea For Transferring Probe To Independent Agency

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed the petition seeking transfer of the investigation into the suicide of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar to an independent agency, observing that there was no ground to doubt the ongoing probe by the Chandigarh Police.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry noted, “ The learned Senior counsel representing UT Chandigarh Amit Jhanji...

Bharat Mata Portrait Row: Kerala High Court Admits Plea By Kerala University Registrar To Revoke Suspension

The Kerala High Court has recently (November 11) admitted the petition of the Registrar of Kerala University, seeking revocation of Suspension following the Syndicate decision to revoke his suspension in the meeting convened on November 1, 2025.Justice N Nagaresh has admitted the petition and issued notice to the respondents. The petitioner, who has been suspended since July, 2025, has...

'May Cause Harm To Those Unfit To Consume': Delhi High Court Declines Interim Relief To Makers Of Drinks With 'ORS' Labelling

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass interim orders permitting a company, JNTL Consumer Health India Pvt Ltd., to dispose of its existing stock of electrolyte beverages sold under the name ORSL. The said beverages were banned by the FSSAI to be labelled as Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS).A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said as it is a case...

Delhi High Court Directs Authorities To Act On Complaint Seeking Demolition Of Unauthorised Constructions Near Qutub Minar

The Delhi High Court has directed the authorities to consider a complaint alleging illegal encroachment near the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi's Mehrauli area.The matter was heard by a division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela.The petitioner stated that he had written to the concerned authorities, including the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), flagging...

Orissa High Court Grants Relief To IMFL Shop Owner; Says License Fee Can't Be Levied During Period Of Closure Due To SC's Highway Liquor Ban

The Orissa High Court recently granted relief to the owner of an IMFL On Shop who was asked to pay license fees from 2018-19 for considering the renewal of the license, even though the shop had been closed following the Supreme Court's judgment in State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. K. Balu & Anr. (2016), which ordered the closure of all liquor shops located within 500 metres of National...

Orissa High Court Drops Contempt Action Against Berhampur SP After He Tenders Unconditional Apology For Commenting On Pending Case

The Orissa High Court on Tuesday (November 11) dropped contempt proceedings against Dr. Saravana Vivek M., Superintendent of Police (SP), Berhampur after he personally appeared and tendered unconditional apology for making press statement linking a pending election petition against the sitting Berhampur MLA to the murder of Member of Odisha State Bar Council (OSBC) Advocate Pitabash...

Income Tax Act | Reassessment Beyond Four Years Invalid When Original Assessment Finalised U/S 143(3): Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that re-assessment proceedings beyond four years are invalid when the original assessment has been finalised under Section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act. In case of an Assessment under Section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, a scrutiny is carried out to confirm the correctness and genuineness of various claims, deductions, etc., made by the...

'Merely Changing Words Won't Help': Delhi High Court Raps Litigant For Repeatedly Filing Pleas To Strike Down BNS Sections

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rapped a litigant for repeatedly filing petitions challenging certain provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, despite dismissal of his earlier pleas seeking similar reliefs.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela pulled up Upendra Nath Dalai, who filed a writ to declare the offences of waging war...

Bengaluru Stampede: Relief For RCB's Nikhil Sosale, Karnataka High Court Allows Him To Leave City With Prior Intimation To Police

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday relaxed the bail condition imposed on Nikhil Sosale, Marketing Head of IPL cricket team RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) which stands embroiled in the deadly Bengaluru stampede,.Sosale was arrested on June 6 in connection with the case and was granted bail after 6 days, subject to condition of not leaving Bengaluru.He now sought relaxation of this...

2021 Sub-Inspector Recruitment In Limbo: Rajasthan High Court Asks State To Consider Their Candidature For 2025 Vacancies, Relax Age Limit

The Rajasthan High Court has asked the State to consider granting age relaxation of 4 years, instead of 3 years, as notified in the advertisement, to candidates who appeared in the 2021 Sub-Inspector Recruitments process, and had re-applied for the 2025 process.The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain opined that the matter related to legitimate expectation of the youth and such candidates shall...

Appearance Of Workman Through Advocate Amounts To Deemed Consent For Employer's Legal Representation: Jharkhand High Court

In Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited v. Jay Prakash Singh, a single-judge bench of the Jharkhand High Court comprising Justice Deepak Roshan held that 'consent' under Section 36(4) of the Industrial Disputes Act (IDA) need not be explicit and that implicit consent of the other parties is sufficient.In this case, the Labour Court had ruled in favour of the respondent-workman and debarred...

Kerala High Court Refuses To Relax Ban On Sale Of Chemical Kumkum At Sabarimala, Says Health & Ecology Over Commerce

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 12) refused to modify its order banning the sale of chemical kumkum and shampoo sachets in Sabarimala.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar remarked that it is concerned about the devotees and ecology of Sabarimala, and not the commercial aspects of kuthaka holders (stall owners), who may be affected...