Three Bombay High Court Judges Recuse From Hearing HDFC CEO's Plea For Quashing FIR Lodged By Lilavati Hospital

In an interesting turn of events, at least 03 judges of the Bombay High Court have from last one week, have recused from hearing the petition filed by Sashidhar Jagdishan, the CEO of HDFC Bank, who has sought to quash an FIR lodged against him at the behest of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust.Notably, the complainant Trust runs the famous Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. In its FIR, the...

'Can't Curtail Free Speech': Madras High Court Rejects Plea To Ban Film Reviews For First 3 Days After Release

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the Tamil Film Active Producers Association (TFAPA) seeking to prevent online reviews of movies within the first three days of release. Justice Anand Venkatesh dismissed the plea, stating that such a relief was unsustainable and could not be granted by the courts. The court observed that such a relief, if granted, would...

S.187(3) BNSS | Chargesheet Filed Without Obtaining Sanction To Prosecute Under Arms Act Not Incomplete, No Default Bail: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an accused under the Arms Act, 1959 cannot seek default bail under Section 187(3) of the Bhartiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 merely on the ground that the chargesheet filed against him in terms of Section 193(3) BNSS, lacks the sanction to prosecute.Sanction under Section 39 of the Arms Act is mandatory to prosecute a person for offences...

[Service Law] Ex-Parte Inquiry Does Not Justify Returning Findings Without Evidence: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that conducting an ex parte inquiry does not grant the Inquiry Officer the freedom to return findings against an employee without any evidence.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur & Justice Ranjan Sharma: “Ex Parte Inquiry does not mean that Inquiry Officer is free to return findings in favour of Department but against the employee without any evidence...

Restoration Of Cancelled GST Registration Permissible If Taxpayer Clears Dues And Files Returns: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court stated that the restoration of cancelled GST registration is permissible if the taxpayer clears dues and files returns. The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi observed that “proviso to sub-rule (4) of Rule 22 of the CGST Rules 2017 provides that if a person, who has been served with a show cause notice under Section 29(2)(c) of the CGST Act, 2017, is ready...

'Not Honest Adoption When Essential Features Were Copied': Bombay HC Grants Interim Injunction To Parachute Hair Oil Over Trademark Infringement

The Bombay High Court granted interim relief in favour of Marico Limited, restraining Zee Hygiene Products Pvt. Ltd. and others from using labels, packaging, and bottles that are deceptively similar to the registered trademarks and trade dress of Marico's popular “Parachute,” “Parachute Advanced,” and “Parachute Jasmine” products.Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh, while allowing...

MP High Court Quashes Remarks Against Ex-State CIC's Conduct For Delaying RTI Info, Says Decision Was 'Bona Fide'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently set aside adverse observations made on the conduct of former State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Arvind Kumar Shukla in an order passed by a single judge bench and quashed the direction to recover a penalty of Rs. 40,000.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf observed that the order passed by the CIC...

'Prior Experience Of LLP Partner As Proprietor Can Be Considered As Experience Of LLP': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the experience of a proprietor who becomes a partner in a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) can be considered for evaluating the LLP's eligibility in a public tender, even in the absence of a notarized business transfer agreement.The division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne held that the rejection of the petitioner's bid...

'Ganja' Seeds, Leaves Not Banned Under NDPS Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court

In a judgement dated 23.06.2025, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the definition of 'Ganja' under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), is limited to the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant, and excludes from its ambit the seeds and leaves when not accompanied by the tops.For reference, Section 2(iii)(b) of the NDPS Act, which enacts...

Even If Wife Is Earning She Cannot Be Deprived Support From Husband To Maintain Standard Of Living: Bombay High Court

Just because a wife is earning does not mean that she can be deprived of the support from her husband with the same standard of living to which she was accustomed to after her marriage, the Bombay High Court held recently. Single-judge Justice Manjusha Deshpande noted that the wife in the instant case, though earning, her income was not sufficient for her own maintenance since she had to...

'Motorcyclist Appeared Suddenly, From Wrong Side Of Highway': HP High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Car Driver Over Fatal Accident With Bike

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld the decision of the trial court in dropping charges against the driver of a Scorpio who was involved in a fatal collision with a motorcycle upon noting that the car was being driven on the correct side of the road, but the motorcycle had suddenly appeared from the wrong side of the highway at an intersection, leading to the car being unable to stop...

Contempt Plea Filed In Allahabad HC Alleging UP Govt Flouted Assurance Against Bahraich Mazar Demolition

A contempt petition has been moved before the Allahabad High Court alleging that the Uttar Pradesh Government has violated its assurance given before the HC not to take any coercive measures against the Dargah Hazrat Sayyed Mohammad Hashim Shah (popularly known as Lakkad Shah Mazar) situated in the Bahraich district. The plea claims that despite the State's categorical submission...