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Arbitral Award From One Proceeding Admissible As Evidence In Another Court Upholds ₹126 Crore Award To Adani: Allahabad High
The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, delivered a significant judgment on 23 September 2025, in ARPL No. 52 of 2023, where Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Jaspreet Singh dismissed an appeal filed by the appellant company against the arbitral award dated 20 November 2018. The case revolved around the…
State’s Refusal to Grant Environmental Clearance for Stone Mining in Saranda Forest Upheld: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the decision of the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to deny Environmental Clearance (EC) for stone mining in the Saranda Forest, which falls within a designated no-mining zone. The Division Bench comprising Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Arun Kumar…
Call Detail Records Alone, Without Supporting Voice Evidence, Insufficient to Connect Accused with Drug Trafficking: Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that Call Detail Records (CDRs) showing phone contact between the accused and co-accused cannot, by themselves, establish involvement in offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). Justice Sanjay Dhar, while granting bail to…
When Inviting Tenders, the State Becomes the Custodian of Public Trust and Must Act with Utmost Fairness and Transparency: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in a significant ruling concerning a tender dispute for a residential-cum-commercial project in Gwalior, held that the State, while inviting tenders, functions as a repository of public faith and is bound to conduct the process with the highest standards of fairness, transparency and…
Adoption Deed Executed by Grandparents on Behalf of Unmarried Daughter Valid if Done with Her Consent: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently ruled that an adoption deed executed by the grandparents of a child will be valid if the child’s biological mother, who is unmarried, has given her consent. Justice Dhandapani delivered the judgment, emphasizing that the purpose of adoption is to ensure the child’s welfare and permanent…
Proceedings Under Section 138 NI Act Not Maintainable for Dishonour of Cheques Issued on Behalf of Dissolved Company: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be sustained when the complainant company presenting the dishonoured cheque has already been dissolved or struck off from the register of companies. Justice Arun Monga made this significant observation…
Key Principles Laid Down to Determine Maintenance; Family Courts Directed to Pass Reasoned Orders: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has laid down important guidelines on how Family Courts and Mahila Courts should determine maintenance for wives and children under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma emphasised that every interim maintenance order must be supported by clear…
Assessing Officer Cannot Rely Solely on Sales Tax Department Data to Add Bogus Purchases Without Allowing Cross-Examination: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-3, Pune against Ramelex Private Limited, affirming the decision of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) to restrict additions on alleged bogus purchases to only 15 percent. The ruling was delivered on 13th October 2025…
Single Mother’s Plea for Renewal of Minor Children’s Passports Without Father’s NOC Allowed: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has permitted a divorced mother to renew the passports of her two minor children without the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their father. The plea was filed by Minor Khrisha Suresh Hemnani and others after the Regional Passport Office, Ahmedabad refused to renew the passports citing the…
Having ‘Lived a Socially Respectable Life,’ Sentence of Septuagenarian Convicted in 1998 for Outraging Modesty of SC Woman Reduced: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court at Cuttack delivered its judgment on 14 October 2025 in CRA No.79 of 1998, where G. Krutibasa Patra @ Gudla Krutibas Patra was the appellant and the State of Odisha was the respondent. The appeal was filed under Section 374(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 against the judgment and order…
