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MP High Court Upholds Removal Of Ujjain Shahi Masjid Portion For Road Widening [Read Order]
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MP High Court Upholds Removal Of Ujjain Shahi Masjid Portion For Road Widening [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed pleas challenging demolition of a portion of Ujjain’s Shahi Masjid for road widening, holding that the action did not violate Articles 14, 25, 26 or 300A.

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Insurer Cannot Deny Treatment Claim Merely For Lack Of Hospitalisation: Karnataka HC [Read Order] Judiciary
Insurer Cannot Deny Treatment Claim Merely For Lack Of Hospitalisation: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

Karnataka High Court upholds reimbursement of Zoladex and Xgeva injections, holding that lack of hospitalisation cannot defeat a genuine cancer treatment claim.

SC Quashes Compulsory Retirement Of Officer With ‘Outstanding’ Service Record [Read Judgment] Judiciary
SC Quashes Compulsory Retirement Of Officer With ‘Outstanding’ Service Record [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court quashed the compulsory retirement of an Indian Trade Service officer, holding that FR 56(j) was arbitrarily invoked despite his outstanding service record and recent merit-based promotion.

Taxing Same Income Twice Amounts To ‘Genuine Hardship’ Under Section 119(2)(b): Delhi HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Taxing Same Income Twice Amounts To ‘Genuine Hardship’ Under Section 119(2)(b): Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court holds that taxing the same income twice constitutes genuine hardship under Section 119(2)(b), allowing Sojitz Asia to file a revised return for AY 2016-17 after six years.

High Court Cannot Treat Article 226 Writ As Article 227 To Deny Appeal: SC [Read Order] Judiciary
High Court Cannot Treat Article 226 Writ As Article 227 To Deny Appeal: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court set aside an MP HC order, holding that an Article 226 writ cannot be treated as an Article 227 petition merely to deny the appellant an intra-court appeal.

Loan Paid To Director’s Personal Account Is Not Company’s Financial Debt: NCLT Chennai [Read Order]

NCLT Chennai dismissed a Section 7 IBC plea, holding that a loan paid to a director’s personal account is not a company’s financial debt without proof of corporate borrowing or use of funds for it...

Gujarat HC Rejects Asaram’s 20-Day Temporary Bail [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court rejected Asaram’s 20-day temporary bail plea, noting that the Supreme Court had already granted him liberty to approach it if his health deteriorates.

Madras HC Flags Confusion Over Numbering in Gayatri Balasamy Judgment [Read Judgment]

Madras HC flags confusion caused by continuous paragraph numbering in the Supreme Court’s Gayatri Balasamy judgment and asks law reporters to prevent such misreading.

SC Collegium Approves 15 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka & J&K High Courts [Read Statement]

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of 15 Judicial Officers as Judges of the Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Courts.

Karnataka HC Asks Registry To Examine E-Notarisation For Court Filings [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court directed its Registry to examine the feasibility of implementing e-Notarisation for filings before the High Court and District Courts after taking an e-Notarised affidavit on ...

Supreme Court Rejects ₹57.74 Lakh Electricity Demand As Time-Barred [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court dismissed a DISCOM’s appeal, holding that its ₹57.74 lakh demand for Minimum Consumption Guarantee Charges relating to 1998 was barred by limitation under Section 56(2) of the El...

Failure To Marry Later Does Not Make Consensual Relationship Deceitful: SC

The Supreme Court quashed a Section 69 BNS FIR, holding that a consensual relationship cannot be treated as deceitful merely because the accused later did not marry the woman due to his mother’s opp...

Delhi HC Orders Biometric Aadhaar Authentication For All GST Registrations Nationwide [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court directed authorities across India not to permit GST registration without biometric Aadhaar authentication, amid concerns over fraudulent registrations using innocent persons’ PA...

Delhi HC Pulls Up CJP Leaders Over Unverified AI Generated Post Targeting Gaurav Bhatia

The Delhi High Court urged CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to remove posts against senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia, stressing that social media allegations should be verified before publicatio...

SC Keeps Satya Niketan Case With Delhi HC, Seeks Citywide Action On Illegal PGs

The Supreme Court declined to transfer the Satya Niketan building collapse proceedings from the Delhi High Court, directing continued monitoring while seeking compliance reports on unauthorised constr...


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