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Law Needs Amendment, Land Owners Must Be Imposed With Liability In Cases Of Illegal Reclamation Of Paddy Land: Kerala High Court Remarks
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (November 5) orally observed that the law should be amended so that the land owner is saddled with liability in cases of illegal conversion of paddy lands.The Division Bench consisting of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Harisankar V. Menon was considering a writ appeal preferred by the owner of a JCB excavator seeking to get interim custody over...
State Govt Has No Duty To Pay Electricity Dues Of Bar Associations; Advocates Must Bear Costs Of Facilities They Use: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the State Government cannot be directed to pay electricity dues of Bar Associations as it observed that while advocates are officers of the Court, they remain a body of private practitioners and must share responsibility for the facilities they use. A Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Indrajeet Shukla thus dismissed a writ...
Constitution Not Charter Of Privilege, Reservation In Promotion Can't Be Introduced Without Statutory Amendment: P&H High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that reservation in promotion cannot be implemented by executive action or policy decision in the absence of an enabling statutory rule framed under Article 309 of the Constitution.The Court observed that the Department acted beyond its jurisdiction in granting promotion benefits to juniors belonging to Scheduled Caste category by extending...
Victim's Character, No Matter How Blemished, Can't Be Weaponised Against Her To Imply Consent: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the character of a victim, "no matter how blemished, cannot be weaponised against her to imply consent" in rape cases.Justice Amit Mahajan said that even a willing companion who accompanies a client in lieu of some consideration can be the victim of rape. The Court made the observations while dealing with a rape accused's plea seeking quashing of an...
Rajasthan High Court Restrains Youth Booked For Cyber Crime From Using Telegram & WhatsApp During Trial
The Rajasthan High Court recently granted bail to a 19-year-old accused of committing cyber crimes after imposing unique conditions on him, including restraining him from using social media apps like Telegram and WhatsApp. Justice Sameer Jain took note of the fact that the applicant is a young man, "who is at fag end of his teen age" and that he had been in custody since 15.07.2025. The...
Delhi High Court Flags Surge In Paramilitary Personnel's Pleas Challenging Transfers, Says Can't Interfere At Drop Of A Hat
The Delhi High Court has said that it is “inundated with petitions” on a daily basis filed by personnel in paramilitary forces challenging their transfers.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla said that the Court cannot be allowed to be treated as a forum where there is a guarantee against implementation of transfer orders, even where the transfer...
HP High Court Orders Finance Secy To Appear With ₹10 Crore Draft Over State's Failure To Release Funds For Judiciary; Warns Of Contempt
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the Finance Secretary of Himachal Pradesh to personally appear with a draft of Rs 10 crore on November 13, with a warning that failure to comply would initiate contempt proceedings.However, the Court also clarified that if the outstanding amount, which is to be sanctioned for the day-to-day running of the judiciary, is cleared and disbursed before...
Payment Of Tax Cannot Legalise Unlicensed Activity, GST Registration Doesn't Confer Right To Conduct Business: J&K&L High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that obtaining registration under the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, does not amount to authorisation to conduct a trade or business, nor can payment of tax legitimise an otherwise unlicensed commercial activity.The High Court clarified that taxation statutes and regulatory licensing statutes operate in distinct spheres, and...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 27 To November 02, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1366 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1422NOMINAL INDEXCOURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. HARESH SINGH, ADVOCATE 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1366 THOPPANI SANJEEV RAO v. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1367 Amit Kumar Basau & Anr. v. Sales Tax Officer Class Ii Avato Ward 13 (Special Zone) Zone 12 Delhi & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1368 BHUPENDER SINGH...
Shortfall In Land Area Not A Defect In Title: HP High Court Quashes HIMUDA's Order Withholding Payment Of Landowners
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed a communication issued by the Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority , which had withheld payment of to the landowners on the ground that a shortfall in the land area could not be treated as a defect in title under the sale deed.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel said: “This Court is of the considered view that defect in title of land cannot...
S. 144 BNSS/S.125 CrPC| Unmarried Major Christian Daughter Not Entitled To Claim Maintenance From Father: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently clarified that the scheme of the provision under Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure, corresponding Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita does not contemplate maintenance claim by a major daughter unless she is unable to maintain herself due to physical or mental abnormality or injury.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath also noted that unlike in...
Police Cannot Intimidate Lawyers, Force Them To Disclose Details Of Communication With Clients: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday while imposing a cost of Rs 25,000 on a police officer made it clear that the police cannot insist lawyers to disclose details of their 'privileged' communication with their clients. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sandesh Patil were irked to note that an officer of the Matunga Police Station in Mumbai, issued at least six notices to...