Sunday Sitting | Karnataka High Court Directs RSS To Submit Fresh Application For Permission To Hold Route March On Nov 2

In a special sitting on Sunday, the Karnataka High Court directed the convenor of RSS, Kalaburagi, Ashok Patil, to submit a fresh application seeking permission to peacefully hold an RSS march (Pathasanchalana) in Chittapur Town on November 2.The petitioner had approached the court after the application filed by the RSS seeking permission to hold the route march on October 19(today) was...

No Salary Payable For Period Of Unauthorized Absence During Higher Studies Without Official Deputation: J&K HC

A Division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar held that Post-graduate studies pursued without official deputation or permission do not entitle government employees to salary under Article 44-A of J&K Civil Service Regulations, 1956. Background Facts The respondents were appointed as Assistant Surgeons and...

Landlord Is Best Judge Of His Own Needs, Not Tenant Or Court: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a landlord is the best judge of his needs, and cannot be thrusted with the opinion of the tenant or the Court.Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that once landlord establishes that the property wherefrom he is seeking eviction of the tenant is required bona fide by him, the issue of availability of alternative accommodation is merely incidental. “Moreover,...

'Tried To Bully, Brow-Beat': Jharkhand High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Lawyer Seen Having Heated Exchange With Judge

The Jharkhand High Court has issued notice of criminal contempt to an advocate who was seen in a video involved in a heated exchange with a single judge during court proceedings on Thursday, noting that he tried to brow-beat, bully and threaten the judge. A five judge bench of Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay, Justice Ananda Sen...

Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Deceased Student's Father Seeking Action Against Classmates Over Alleged Abetment To Suicide

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 17) admitted the writ appeal filed by the father of Ammu Sajeev, a nursing student, who had committed suicide allegedly due to harassment of her three classmates (respondents 1 to 3).A Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. admitted the writ appeal and issued notice to the respondents. The appeal was preferred...

Gujarat High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 90 to 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 152NOMINAL INDEXState of Gujarat vs Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI, Govt. Of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 90Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation and transfer Pricing v. M/s Adani Wilmar Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Guj) 91Paschim Gujarat Vij. Co. Ltd. vs Mithabhai Nageshi Maheswari & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw...

Use Technology To Remove Misleading Content Violating Sadhguru's Personality Rights: Delhi High Court Tells Google

The Delhi High Court has asked Google LLC to make an endeavour to ensure that misleading and deepfake content infringing personality rights of Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, founder of Isha Foundation, is removed and taken down through its technology. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed Google and Sadhguru to have a mutual meeting, where the latter can specifically identify the...

Pendency Of Criminal Case Doesn't Automatically Bar Continuation Or Conclusion Of Departmental Proceedings : Chhattisgarh HC

A Division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held that pendency of a criminal case does not automatically bar the continuation or conclusion of departmental proceedings. Further the stay on disciplinary proceedings pending a criminal trial should only be for a reasonable period, and that the prolonged duration of...

Adoption Of Pay Revision Scheme Doesn't Automatically Bind Employer To Its Retrospective Date : Calcutta HC

A Division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi held that a cooperative society's decision to implement ROPA 2009 from August 2014 without arrears is valid, and it is not bound to grant benefits from January 1, 2006. Background Facts The appellant was appointed as a Junior Clerk by the Board of Directors of...

'Can't Curtail Liberty Under Social Pressure': Allahabad High Court Sets Interfaith Couple Free, Orders Inquiry On 'Illegal' Detention By Cops

Calling the detention of an interfaith couple by the police as 'illegal' and a "violation of their fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Constitution", the Allahabad High Court today set free an interfaith couple (a Muslim man and a Hindu woman) who had gone missing after attending a court hearing earlier this week and were detained by the cops. A Bench of Justice Salil Kumar...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: September 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 181 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 203Nominal IndexDarpan Awasthi v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 181Umang Singhar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 182Pawan Pathak v Nathuram 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 183Shivang Bhargav v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 184HM v R 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 185Prosecutrix X v State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 LiveLaw...

"Insolvency Professionals Acting Like Scavengers Must Be Dealt With Severely": Delhi High Court Slams Practitioner's Misconduct

The Delhi High Court recently slammed the conduct of a senior insolvency professional, warning that such individuals must not become “predators” of companies already in financial distress. In a scathing judgment, the Court said professionals under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) must uphold the highest ethical standards and 'even a single act of negligence' is sufficient for...