Kerala High Court Asks State To Publicize Facility That Alerts Local Authorities When Citizens Report Waste Dumping Via WhatsApp

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (November 13) directed the State government and local authorities to take steps to inform the public about the facility that permits citizens to alert local authorities via WhatsApp, regarding waste being dumped in any area in the State.The direction was issued by the Division Bench comprising Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas and Justice Gopinath P., which...

[LLP Act] Partners Bound To Refer Disputes To Arbitration Even Without Such Clause In Agreement Under Entry 14 Of First Schedule: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that Entry 14 of the First Schedule of the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008 is in effect a statutory and compulsory arbitration, which is required to be adhered to by the partners in a limited liability partnership.For Context: Entry 14 of the First Schedule of LLP Act, 2008 reads thus: All disputes between the partners arising out of the limited...

Calcutta High Court Disqualifies Senior Political Leader Mukul Roy From Legislative Assembly Under Anti-Defection Law

In a major development, the Calcutta High Court, today, disqualified senior political leader Mukul Roy from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly over allegations of defection under the tenth schedule of the Constitution. The Division Bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi held that Roy's switch from the BJP to the Trinamool Congress after winning the 2021 Krishnanagar North...

High Court Asks Kerala Water Authority, Travancore Devaswom Board To Streamline Water Supply In Sabarimala, Resolve Billing Dispute

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 12) directed the reconstitution of a committee formed by the officials of Kerala Water Authority (KWA) and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) to resolve the billing dispute between the two regarding water supplied by KWA to the TDB.The Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar directed for the inclusion...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Denies Zydus Interim Relief In 'Glucon-D v Glucose-D' Trademark Case

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently refused to grant interim relief to Zydus Wellness Products Ltd., which had sought to restrain Leeford Healthcare Ltd. from using the marks “Glucose-D” and “Glucose-C” for its glucose-based products. A single bench of Justice Sandeep Sharma, in an order dated November 11, 2025, held that a company cannot claim exclusive rights over...

Karnataka High Court Closes RSS Convenor's Plea After State Permits Route March In Chittapur For Centenary Celebrations

The Karnataka High Court, on Thursday, disposed of a petition filed by the Convenor of RSS Kalaburagi for holding a proposed march (Pathasanchalana) in Chittapur Town.Justice MGS Kamal took into account the order issued by the Tahsildar of Chittapur Town granting permission for the route march on November 16, by imposing certain conditions. In the previous hearing, the State had informed...

S.138 NI Act Not Attracted On Dishonour Of Cheque Issued To Return Bribe Amount: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that dishonour of a cheque issued for returning a bribe amount could not be prosecuted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act as it was not towards repayment of a legally enforceable debt. Justice K Murali Shankar observed that the agreement to secure a job in exchange of money is an agreement that is void ab initio and would fall...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash POCSO Case Against Former CM Yediyurappa, But His Appearance During Trial May Be Exempted

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the POCSO case lodged against former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.Justice M I Arun thus upheld the trial court order dated February 28— taking cognizance of the alleged offence and issuing summons to the former MP.The single judge however asked the trial court not to insist upon the BJP leader's appearance, unless it is necessary during the...

Rajasthan High Court Raps State's Insensitive Approach In Denying Ex-Gratia To Constable's Widow, Orders Release Of ₹20 Lakh

The Rajasthan High Court quashed the State's order rejecting ex-gratia amount to an employee's illiterate widow, who was unaware of the welfare scheme and thus got delayed in applying for the same, opining that such rejection on technical grounds, despite admitted administrative delay, was a hyper-technical and insensitive approach.The bench of Justice Farjand Ali further observed that in...

Taking Cognisance Of Complaint By Unauthorised Person U/S 151 Electricity Act Vitiates Entire Trial: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court held that taking cognizance of an offence by a court based on a complaint lodged by an unauthorised person under Section 151 of the Electricity Act, 2003, goes to the root of the matter and cannot be treated as a mere irregularity. The Court ruled that when the law specifically designates the categories of persons competent to lodge a complaint, any cognizance taken on...

Income Tax | Bombay High Court Declines Interim Relief To Same Sex Couple Seeking Inclusion Under Term 'Spouse' For Tax Exemption

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to grant any interim relief to the same sex couple, which has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax (IT) Act, which grants exemption from tax on gifts between heterosexual couples.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Amit Jamsandekar heard the brief submissions of the petitioner Payio Ashiho and...

Dharmshala On Private Land Doesn't Make Property Charitable: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that mere construction of a Dharamshala on a private land could not lead to a presumption that the property was allotted for charitable purposes, or had to be perpetually used for such objectives.The bench of Justice Rekha Borana made the above observations while allowing a petition filed by the legal heirs of a Trust that challenged the order of...