Only Surviving Spouse Inherits Tenancy; Other Legal Heirs Have No Right: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that under the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, governing tenancy succession, the right to inherit a deceased tenant's tenancy vests exclusively in the surviving spouse.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur remarked that: “As per Explanation-II, right of every successor referred to in Explanation-I, shall be personal to him and on the death of...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 231Nominal Index YK v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204Himanshu Sarwan v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 205Mukesh Kumawat v The State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 206X v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 207Adesh Parihar v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 208Savita Yadav v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 209Manoj Kumar Ahuja v Gurmej Singh 2025 LiveLaw...

Party Cannot Cite Witness's Old Age To Justify Non-Production Of Original Rent Agreement In Civil Suit: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a party cannot rely on the old age of a person to justify his failure to produce the witness or prove the alleged original rent agreement in a civil suit.The Court reiterated that when a witness is aged, the law provides a clear mechanism for recording such testimony through a Court-appointed Commissioner. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that:...

Cyber Fraud Destabilises Economy, Damages Public Exchequer: Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Bail Plea

While rejecting bail in a cyber fraud case, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that cyber fraud constitutes a sui generis transgression, demanding categorical exclusion from judicial indulgence in bail matters, given its capacity to erode public trust in the digital economy and destabilize financial ecosystems. The Court observed that cybercrime, by design, “thrives on...

Delay Due To Heavy Rains, Road Blockages Does Not Violate Right To Speedy Trial: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the right to speedy trial is not violated when the delay in trial proceedings was due to unavoidable external factors such as road blockages caused by heavy rain.Justice Rakesh Kainthla remarked that: “Due to road blockages from heavy rain, the prosecution could not produce witnesses. However, examining eight witnesses over one year and three...

S.153C Income Tax Act | Gujarat High Court Quashes Assessment Proceedings Lodged 4-Years After Search Citing 'Inordinate Delay'

The Gujarat High Court quashed a notice under Section 153C Income Tax Act issued to a person other than the searched person for assessment of income, noting that the proceedings were initiated nearly 4 years after search was conducted observing that there was an "inordinate delay" by the authorities in recording the satisfaction note. The court rejected the reasons for delay in issuing the...

“Crime Against Country's Economic Health, Has Cascading Effect on Taxpayers”: Jharkhand HC Denies Bail In Rs 522 Cr PMLA Case

The Jharkhand High Court has refused to grant bail to Amit Gupta (applicant), who was accused of coordinating 135 shell companies allegedly to generate fake invoices, irregular Input Tax Credit (ITC), and fraudulent e-way bills, causing a purported loss of over Rs.522.91 crores to Government exchequer.As the applicant had miserably failed to satisfy the Court that reasonable grounds existed...

Kerala High Court Directs State To Draft Guidelines To Regulate Pre-Primary Childcare Institutions, Warns Delay Would Breach Its Directions

The Kerala High Court, on a recent occasion, directed the State government to urgently come up with draft regulations for regulating daycare centres, creches and other pre-primary educational institutions in tune with the assurance made by it in 2021.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was dealing with a public interest litigation preferred by a lawyer...

'Over-Crowding In Guruvayur Temple Is A Civic Challenge': Kerala High Court Orders Formation Of Multi-Departmental Committee

The Kerala High Court yesterday (November 21) passed a detailed judgment outlining comprehensive guidelines for managing the high number of pilgrims that visit the Sreekrishna Temple, Guruvayur every day.The Division Bench consisting of Justice Raja Raghavan and Justice K.V. Jayakumar also ordered the formation of a permanent, 7-member multi-departmental Committee including the...

Delay In Filing Complaint No Ground To Deny Relief Under Senior Citizens Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that delay in filing complaint is no ground to deny relief to the senior citizens under the Senior Citizens Act, 2007. Justice Sachin Datta said that where a senior citizen does not rush or act with alacrity in filing complaint as per prescribed statutory mechanism, it is not a ground to deny to the senior citizen the rights flowing from the said enactment.“It...

'Fraud On People': Kerala High Court Pulls Up State For Abandoning Pizhala-Kadamakudy Bridge, Seeks Clarity On Its Status

The Kerala High Court recently pulled up the state government, questioning it about the status of construction of the Pizhala-Kadamakudy Bridge for which administrative sanction was received as early as in October 2017.The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian, while considering a public interest litigation preferred by the residents of...

AIIMS Obligated To Pay Stipend To Indian Junior Resident Doctors, Not Foreign PG Students: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) is obligated to pay stipend payments to Indian Junior Residents and not the foreign-national postgraduate medical trainees.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that AIIMS must prioritise such payments to domestic students who are “beneficiaries...