Writ Petition No. 11195 of 2022
Parties: Pallavi Ashok Kate Versus The State of Maharashtra, Through, The Additional Division Commissioner No.2, Aurangabad & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE
Advocates: For the Petitioner: S.A. Kale h/f B. Kale Ajeet, Advocates. For the Respondents: R.B. Dhaware, AGP, R3, V.S. Undre, Advocate.
Head Note:
Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act - Section 33(5) -
Comparative Citation:
2025 BHC-AUG 37582,...
Writ Petition Nos. 12722, 12725 of 2025
Parties: K.B. Kumar Versus State of Karnataka, Department of Minor Irrigation & Ground Water Development, Represented By Its Principal Secretary, Bengaluru & Another
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.M. SHYAM PRASAD
Advocates: For the Petitioner: Madhukar Deshpande, Advocate. For the Respondents: R1, K. Shashi Kiran Shetty, Advocate General a/w Navya Shekhar, Additional Government Advocate & Kum. Rachel Raju Alice, Advocate.
Head Note:
Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999 – Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Rules, 2000 – Rules 15(4)(b), 19 – Constitution of India – Articles 226, 227 – Tender Process – Corrigendum – Cancellation and Re-submission of Bids – Display of ‘RECEIVED’ and ‘DRAFT’ Bids – Locus Standi – Writ Petitions – Petitioner, a bidder in lift irrigation turnkey tenders, challenged...
WP(C) NO. 39454 of 2016
Parties: Executive Engineer Office Of The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, Malampuzha Dam, Malampuzha, Palakkad Versus Secretary, Malampuzha Irrigation Thozhilali Union (Intuc), M.L.A Office, Kalpathi, Palakkad & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.A. ABDUL HAKHIM
Advocates: For the Petitioner: P.A. Davis, Sr Government Pleader. For the Respondents: B. Ashok Shenoy, K.V. George, P.S. Gireesh, Kum. Pooja Dilip, P.N. Rajagopalan Nair, Riyal Devassy, P.A. Salih, Arjun R Naik, R.S. Thejalakshmi U.U. Umasanker, Advocates.
Head Note:
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – Section 2(ra) – Fifth Schedule, Clause 10 – Regularisation – Unfair Labour Practice – Public Employment – Casual / Temporary Workers – Writ Petition – Challenge to Award of Industrial Tribunal, Palakkad directing regularisation of garden workers of Malampuzha Dam with service benefits – Workmen engaged for perennial and permanent nature of work – Management failed to prove engagement thro...
WP(C) No. 47130 of 2025
Parties: C.S. Ajith Versus The Chairman & Managing Director Irel (India) Limited, 1207, Prabhadevi,Mumbai, Maharashtra & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. NAGARESH
Advocates: For the Petitioner: P. Ramakrishnan, Preethi Ramakrishnan, Pratap Abraham Varghese, G. Manojkumar, Ashok Menon, Advocates. For the Respondents: M. Gopikrishnan Nambiar, Standing Counsel, Ramola Nayanapally, Standing Counsel.
Head Note:
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - Section 2(r) -
Comparative Citation:
2025 KER 96906,...
Matters Under Article 227 Nos. 626, 5714, 6623 of 2024
Parties: Canara Bank Branch Office & Others Versus Sri Ashok Kumar @ Heera Singh & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL
Advocates: For the Petitioners: Krishna Mohan Asthana, Ravi Anand Agarwal, Shreya Gupta, Akriti Chaturvedi, Shreya Gupta, Narendra Kumar Chaturvedi, Advocates, Rakesh Kumar Singh, Sr. Advocate. For the Respondents: Himanshu Mishra, Punya Sheel Pandey, Suvansit Kumar Jaiswal, Vipul Raj Gautam, Atipriya Gautam, Saurabh Patel, Prashant Pandey, Sabya Sachee Rai, Suneel Kumar Rai, Kunal Shah, Advocates.
Head Note:
Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 - Section 25 -...
WP (C) of 1790 of 2022
Parties: Udit Narayan Purkayastha Versus The State Of Assam, Rep. By The Chief Secretary, Dispur & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR
Advocates: For the Petitioner: R.P. Sarmah, M.R. Adhikari, S.P. Chetry, Advocates. For the Respondents: R7, GA, Assam, K. Malakar, A. Bhattacharjee, A. Bhattacharya, Advocates.
Head Note:
Subject...
WP (C) of 4151 of 2025
Parties: Hena Begum & Others Versus The State Of Assam, Represented By The Additional Chief Secretary To The Govt. Of Assam, Dispur & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
Advocates: For the Petitioners: K.N. Choudhury, Sr. Advocate, R. Islam, Advocate. For the Respondents: R8 to R16, M. Barman, GA, Assam, R. Dubey, SC, ASEC, S. Dutta, SC, P&RD Assisted by P. Thapa, M. Dutta, Advocates.
Head Note:
Act - Section 37 -...
RP No. 1713 of 2025
Parties: Dr. Usha Umesh Versus M/s. Alkarsf Apparels Pvt. Ltd Thiruvananthapuram, Represented By Its Managing Director, S.R.Sreejith & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN
Advocates: For the Petitioner: Rojo Joseph, P.C. Thomas, A. Sain Paul, P.R. Shibu, Navia Sebastian, P.T. Judy, Advocates. For The Respondents: K.A. Salil Narayanan, P.U. Shailajan, Advocates.
Head Note:
Comparative Citations:
2025 KER 96417, 2026 (1) KLT 40,...
Criminal Appeal No. of 2025 (Arising out of Slp (Crl.) No. 7597 of 2025)
Parties: Maram Nirmala & Another Versus The State of Telangana & Another
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN
Advocates: For the Petitioners: ----- For the Respondents: -----
Head Note:
Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 498A, 323, 504 r/w Section 34 – Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – Sections 3 & 4 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 482 – Quashing of Proceedings – Vague and Omnibus Allegations – Appeal – Parents-in-law challenged High Court’s refusal to quash criminal proceedings while reserving liberty to seek discharge.
Court Held – Appeal allowed – Impugned order of High Cou...
Civil Appeal No. 5700 of 2014
Parties: Tamil Nadu Generation And Distribution Corporation Ltd. Versus M/s. Penna Electricity Limited
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN
Advocates: For the Petitioner: ----- For the Respondent: -----
Head Note:
Electricity Act, 2003 – Sections 61, 62, 63, 86(1)(b) – Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 – Section 43A(2) – Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2004 – Date of Commercial Operation (COD) – Firm Power vs. Infirm Power – Fixed Charges – Open Cycle Gas Turbine – Civil Appeal – Appellant challenged orders of TNERC and APTEL directing payment of fixed charges for power supplie...