Allegation Of Deliberately Enhancing Suit Valuation Insufficient For Case Transfer: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that merely because a party alleges that the other side deliberately enhanced the valuation of the suit to ensure that the mattwrs comes out of jurisdiction of the concerned court is not sufficient ground to allege bias and seek transfer.“Merely because one of the parties, in its pleadings (that too before a court other than the court where the subject suit...

Kerala High Court Quarterly Digest: July - September, 2025 [Citations: 372 - 616]

Nominal Index: [Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Ker) 372 - 616]Geetha K.K v. Assistant Commissioner, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 372XXX v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 373Asgar Ali v. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 374Ison George v. State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 375Dr. Kanthanathan R. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 376Suresh M. V. v. State of Kerala and Others,...

Retirees Completing 12 Months Service By 30th June Entitled To Annual Increment For Pension Revision: P&H HC

A Division bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor held that employees retiring on 30th June are entitled to the benefit of annual increment if they completed 12 months of satisfactory service. Background Facts The petitioners were employees of the State of Haryana. They sought quashing of Rule 10 of the...

No Coercive Action Against Protesters Opposing SC's Stray Dog Order: Delhi Police To High Court

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that no coercive action will be taken against the individuals who protested and expressed dissent against the Supreme Court order directing the civic authorities to clear localities of stray dogs. The police told Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma that no coercive action is being contemplated against nine individuals against whom FIR was registered...

Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Blocking Of Bridge Pathway, Says Encroachers' Posing Direct Challenge To State

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of a news item published in a Hindi daily which reported that the Dayalband Bridge— under which 15 families were living for 40 years, along with a demarcated footpath, was blocked by few people, who, having failed to initially purchase the land, erected an iron gate and boundary wall with a threatening note stating that those...

State Should Conduct Itself In Transparent Manner, Not Show Bias In Public Employment: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that State, as an employer, should conduct itself in a fair and transparent manner and give an opportunity to all candidates to fulfil their aspirations of securing a government job. Justice T Vinod Kumar highlighted that the State should not show favouritism and bias in favour of any candidate by altering the records. Noting that the State...

'Urgent Matter': Allahabad High Court To Hold Special Saturday Sitting As Inter-Faith Couple Goes 'Missing' Post Hearing

Calling it an 'urgent' matter, the Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh police authorities to produce before the Court an inter-faith couple who purportedly went missing after attending a hearing at the HC earlier this week. A bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai and Justice Divesh Chandra Samant will be holding a special sitting on Saturday (October 18), a non-working...

“Status Quo Only Applies To Fees”: Kerala High Court Modifies Interim Order In Plea Challenging 2400% Hike In Bar Election Nomination Fee

The Kerala High Court has modified an interim order directing to maintain status quo in conduct of election in the State Bar Council in the writ filed challenging the Bar Council of India's (BCI) decision to hike the nomination fee for State Bar Council elections from ₹5,000 to ₹1,25,000, a 2400% increase. Justice V G Arun, in his order stated, "the status quo to be maintained only...

Madras High Court Issues Notice To Adjudicating Authority Under PMLA For Continuing Proceedings Despite HC Stay

The Madras High Court, on Friday, issued a statutory notice to the Chairperson and Registrar of the Adjudicating Authority under the PMLA for continuing to adjudicate a case despite a stay ordered by the High Court. The bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice V Lakshminarayanan issued notice to Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Upadhyay and Registrar/Administrative Officer Nasreen Siiddiqui in...

HP Excise Act | Suspension Of License For Illegal Liquor Possession Can Be Lifted After Penalty Is Paid: High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that under Section 66(2) of the Excise Act, if a licence is cancelled or suspended for breach of licence conditions or non-payment of fees, the suspension can later be revoked after the penalty has been paid.Division bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Sushil Kukreja remarked that: “...in case of cancellation or suspension of licence...

Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case | Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Alleged Killer Arrested In October 2019

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused bail to Ashfaq Hussain, one of the two prime accused in the 2019 murder case concerning Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari. A bench of Justice Krishan Pahal noted that the material on record, including eyewitness identification, CCTV footage and recovery of a .32 bore pistol from the accused, did not make the case fit for his release...

Electronic Document Must Be Produced In Entirety To Be Admissible Even If Supported By Certificate U/S 65B Evidence Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently clarified that a person relying on an electronic document must produce the same in its entirety even though only parts of it is relied on. It also made it clear that the specific portions of the document can be marked.Justice Gopinath P. referred to Sections 65A and 65B of the Evidence Act and observed:“redacted portions of a conversation cannot be...