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BIFR sanction not override MMDR Act

BIFR Sanction Does Not Override MMDR Act; Madras HC Refuses Registration Of Mining Lease Assignment To SAIL Refractory Absent Prior Govt. Consent

Sail Refractory Company Limited vs Sub-Registrar [Decided on January 09, 2026]
Economic significance prerequisite in obviousness analysis

‘Economic Significance Requirement’ Is Prerequisite In Obviousness Analysis Under Sec 2(1)(ja) Patents Act; Madras HC Rejects Steer Engineering’s Wetted Fiber Invention

Steer Engineering Private Limited vs Joint Controller of Patents and Designs [Decided on January 05, 2026]
Karnataka High Court

Karnataka HC: Tenant Has Locus to Challenge Property Tax Levy Where Contract and Statute Fix Primary Liability

G. T. Cinemas Private Limited vs State of Karnataka [Decided on January 12, 2026]
Capital gains versus business income test

Madras High Court: Mere Awareness of an Asset’s Commercial Potential Does Not Render Its Sale at a Favourable Price an ‘Adventure in the Nature of Trade’

Commissioner of Income Tax vs Gwl Properties Ltd [Decided on January 09, 2026]
Madras High Court

Failure To Identify Beneficial Owner Is Invalid Ground For Discharge Under Benami Act; Madras HC Clarifies Partner’s Role To Establish Vicarious Criminal Liability

R. Kalaivani vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax [Decided on January 19, 2026]
Conviction based solely on dying declaration

Knife Was Recovered From Place Not ‘Ordinarily Visible To Others’; Bombay HC Upholds Conviction For Murder & Life Imprisonment Based On Dying Declaration

Doli Ledha Ravidas vs State of Maharashtra [Decided on January 27, 2026]