Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds One-Year Service Requirement For PCMS Doctors Seeking PG Admission

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the Punjab Government's circular, which mandates that Punjab Civil Medical Services (PCMS) doctors must complete at least one year of service before being permitted to pursue postgraduate (PG) medical courses under the non-incentive category.Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor said, "Though we...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To ED On WinZO's Plea Challenging Search, Seizure In PMLA Probe

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a petition filed by an online gaming company, Winzo Pvt Ltd, seeking to declare that the search and seizure carried out by the ED at its office between 18.11.2025 and 22.11.2025 in furtherance of an investigation in a money laundering case is illegal and void.Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued notice and...

So Many Workers But No Drinking Water Or Sewage Facility? Delhi High Court Questions State Of Mundka Industrial Area

The Delhi High Court on Friday (December 5) expressed its concern after it was informed that there is no drinking water facility, no storm water drain or sewage lines and no Common Effluent Treatment Plants in the Mundka Industrial Area in the city. A division bench of Justice Prathiba Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora were hearing petitions including a suo-motu petition pertaining...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal In Avery Dennison Transfer Pricing Case, Upholds ITAT Order On Intra-Group Services

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the Income Tax Department's appeal against M/s Avery Dennison (India) Pvt. Ltd., reaffirming that no substantial question of law arises where the Transfer Pricing Officer's (TPO) conclusions are unsupported by cogent evidence and the issue stands settled in favour of the assessee in earlier years. A Division Bench comprising Justice V. Kameswar Rao...

Wrong Knee Operated? Chhattisgarh High Court Orders Fresh Inquiry Citing Violation Of State Clinical Establishments Law

The Chhattisgarh High Court has granted relief to a knee-surgery patient (petitioner) after a hospital allegedly operated on the wrong knee and conducted an inquiry into the same through an improperly constituted committee.The Court was dealing with a writ petition where the petitioner argued that the Committee– tasked with enquiring into her complaint regarding operation on the wrong...

Panchayat Poll Duty Death | Allahabad HC Says Covid Lab Report Valid Unless Proven Forged; Quashes Rejection Of ₹30 Lakh Compensation

Recently, the Allahabad High Court has held that a positive report regarding COVID-19 test by the Uttar Pradesh Covid Lab must not be doubted unless it is proved to be a forged document.Petitioner approached the High Court for compensation of her husband's death due to contracting COIVD-19 while being on panchayat election duty in 2021. Due to high fever and other COVID like...

Receiving Welfare Fund Benefits Not A Bar To Statutory Gratuity: Kerala High Court Upholds Abkari Workers' Right Against BEVCO

The Kerala High Court has held that retired abkari workers of the Kerala State Beverages Corporation Ltd. (KSBC) who were already paid terminal benefits under the State Abkari Workers Welfare Fund Act, are entitled to receive gratuity in terms of the Payment of Gratuity Act which is a statutory right.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Syam Kumar...

Gauhati High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 01 - December 07, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 58-67]Judgments/ Orders This WeekCustomary Court Can't Enlarge Strength Of Bench After Hearing Ends Or Back Date Its Orders: Gauhati High CourtCase Title: Rippe Mayi v. Tumli Nyorak/Mayi & Anr.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 58The Gauhati High Court has held that an Inter-Village Territorial Customary Court cannot enlarge its forum after...

Chhattisgarh High Court Directs State To Intensify Awareness Drive Against Road Stunts, Birthday Celebrations On Highways

The Chhattisgarh High Court has, yet again, expressed its dissatisfaction with the recurring incidents of road hooliganism and birthday celebrations on cars and has lamented that despite multiple efforts on part of the State to bring awareness among the public, such incidents continue to occur repeatedly.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta called upon...

Indigo Crisis: Delhi High Court To Hear PIL For Ground Support, Refund On December 10

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking ground support and refund to passengers affected over the Indigo flight crisis. The matter was mentioned today by a lawyer before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. The counsel said that the situation at the airports is inhuman and that there was no...

MP High Court Upholds Divorce Based On Photos Of Wife's Adultery Without S.65B Evidence Act Certificate, Says Requirement Not Mandatory

While upholding family court's divorce decree granted in favour of a husband based on photographs of the wife committing adultery, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the Indian Evidence Act was not strictly applicable in matrimonial cases. Rejecting the wife's argument that the Family Court erred in relying on photographs submitted without a Section 65B Certificate under Indian...

'Era Of Social Media': Gujarat High Court Asks State To Publicize Prohibitory Orders Under S.144 CrPC Online

The Gujarat High Court has directed the state authorities to widely publicize prohibitory orders under Section 163 BNSS (earlier Section 144 CrPC)–prohibiting assembly of four or more persons in a specific area to prevent urgent nuisance or on apprehending danger–on "social media" to generate public awareness about the same. In doing so the court observed that mere publication of such...