Supreme Court
Supreme Court Delivers Verdict in Poly Medicure–Brillio Software Dispute After Being Reserved for 18-Months
Recovery From Unlocked, Accessible Location Not A ‘Distinct’ Fact u/s 27; SC Acquits Man in 2016 Jhajjar Murder Case
Supreme Court Strikes Down Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 for Violating Judicial Independence
Exorbitant Interest in Commercial Practices is Not Against Fundamental Policy of Indian Law; SC Declines to Interfere with Arbitral Award
No Separate Quota for Promotee Judges: Supreme Court Issues Comprehensive Framework on HJS Seniority
SC Deletes Direction to Ex-NUJS VC to Mention Dismissal of Sexual Harassment Complaint in Resume
SC in 2:1 Split Verdict Recalls Order Barring Retrospective Environmental Clearance
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No Timelines or ‘Deemed Assent’ for Bills; SC Clarifies Governor/President’s Limited Options Under Article 200
Supreme Court Issues Notice to ECI on Kerala Plea to Postpone Special Electoral Roll Revision; Hearing on Nov 26
‘Evidentiary Value of Ossification Report to School/Birth Certificate Ought to be Weighed’; SC Remands Matter to Allahabad HC for Reconsideration
SC Quashes Cognizance Against IAS Officer Accused of Illegal Arms Licence Issuance; Citing Vague Sanction ‘Without Application of Mind’
Supreme Court Strikes Down 25-Year CA Practice Requirement for ITAT Accountant Members
SC Urges CAQM to Consider Postponement of School Sports Amid Delhi’s Hazardous AQI; Directs Relief for Out-of-Work Construction Workers in NCR States
SC Calls for National Policy and Uniform Rules to Address Disparities in Organ Transplantation Across India
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Supreme Court : Provident Fund Dues Take Precedence Over Secured Creditors’ Claims in Liquidation of Defunct Sugar Factory
SC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Excise Officer in Rape Case Alleging Relations on False Promise of Marriage
Supreme Court Issues Comprehensive Directions to Protect Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve
SC Declines Blanket Construction Ban in Delhi-NCR, Stresses Lasting Solutions Over Temporary Curbs for the Capital’s Air Pollution Crisis
Supreme Court Seeks Centre, CBI, ED and Anil Ambani’s Response on Plea for Court-Monitored Probe into RCom Bank Fraud
SC Issues Notice in Challenge to Karnataka’s 2022 Lateral Entry Rules; Future Appointments Made Subject to Outcome
High Courts
Delhi High Court
Delhi HC: Leasehold-to-Freehold Conversion Is Part of Sale Process, Not Liable to GST
Petitioner Neither Necessary Nor Proper Party; Delhi High Court Declines Impleadment in 1992 Possession Suit
Delhi HC Authorises GST Dept. For Further Parsing Of Digital Data Seized From Advocate’s Computer In His Presence
Delhi HC Revives 17-Year-Old Arbitration Dispute Between MTNL and Motorola, Sets Aside Single Judge’s Judgment and Remands for Fresh Consideration
Delhi High Court Orders Permanent Injunction Against Fake YouTube Channel Impersonating Aaj Tak Anchor
‘Registered Office’ Does Not Establish Territorial Jurisdiction, Absent Cause Of Action; Delhi HC Refuses To Appoint Arbitrator
Delhi HC Upholds Strict Application of POCSO Act in Child Marriage Case Despite Consensual Relationship and Continued Collaboration
Delhi HC Reserves Order on Mahua Moitra’s Challenge to Lokpal’s Sanction for CBI Chargesheet; Declines Interim Relief
Delhi High Court Quashes Case Against Gautam Gambhir Foundation Over Alleged Hoarding of COVID-19 Drugs
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Delhi HC Reserves Order on Mahua Moitra’s Challenge to Lokpal’s Sanction for CBI Chargesheet; Declines Interim Relief
Delhi High Court Quashes Case Against Gautam Gambhir Foundation Over Alleged Hoarding of COVID-19 Drugs
Delhi HC Protects Raj Shamani’s Personality Rights; Declines Injunction Against Parody and Satire
Madras High Court
Long-Term Leasehold Right Did Not Confer Ownership; Madras HC Denies Depreciation Claim Of Hinduja Foundries
Purely Residential Hostels Cannot Be Classified As Commercial Units; Madras HC Raps Municipal Authorities For Applying Commercial Tariff
Madhya Pradesh High Court
“Unreasonableness, Discrimination, and Favouritism Pollute Administrative Process”; MP HC Directs State to Grant Benefits to Employee for Parity with Juniors
Allahabad High Court
Technical Glitch in E-Way Bill Won’t Attract Penalty Without Tax Evasion Intent: Allahabad HC
Allahabad HC Denies Benefit of Pension to Staff of a Constituent Institute of Allahabad University; Finds No Change in Constitution of the Institution
“Moral Values of Society Are Being Depleted as Never Imagined”: Allahabad HC Against Compassionate Appointment of Stepmother Without Safeguarding Minor’s Welfare
Allahabad High Court Issues Bailable Warrant Against District Magistrate, Bijnor for Non-Compliance in Contempt Case
J&K and Ladakh HC
“Absence Without Leave, Even for A Single Day, Undermines Discipline and Operational Efficiency”; J&K and Ladakh HC Upholds Dismissal of Armed Forces Member
Occasional Taunts For Incapacity To Conceive, Not Abetment To Suicide Under Sec 306 RPC; J&K&L HC Acquits Husband & In-Laws
Bombay High Court
Death Occurred in Course of Employment But Not Arising Out Of It: Bombay High Court Overturns Commissioner’s Order
“Seeking Shelter under Preventive Detention Law is Not the Proper Remedy”; Bombay HC Holds Prosecution Must Seek Bail Cancellation if Detenu is Menace to Society
Bombay HC Grants Interim Injunction Against Manufacture and Sale of Counterfeit Gold Flake Cigarettes
Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award Passed Without Disclosing Key Documents to Contractor; Terms It a Violation of Natural Justice
Bombay HC Directs Son to Shift Ailing Mother to Bhabha Hospital ICU; Bars Him from Dealing with Her Property Without Leave of Court
Bombay HC Upholds Municipal Authority’s Power to Stop Unauthorized Solar Panel Installation Despite State Solar Policy Exemptions
Bombay HC Acquits Two Accused Persons in Murder Case Due to Doubts in Prosecution Evidence and Reliance on Unreliable Witness
Bombay High Court Restrains Use of ‘ELGIMET’ Mark; Finds Prima Facie Infringement of Registered Diabetes Drug Trademark
Unsupported Figures Of Depreciation By Employer Unacceptable In Wage Adjudication; Bombay HC Upholds Industrial Award
Arbitrator Kept the Proceedings in ‘Suspended Animation’, Leading to Automatic Mandate Expiry: Bombay HC Appoints Substitute Arbitrator
Importer Is Entitled To Refund Of Duty Paid On Pilfered Goods; Bombay HC Raps Port & Customs Authority For Unjustly Enriching At Importer’s Expense
Bombay High Court Denies Bail to BMW Hit-and-Run Accused Citing Risk of Evidence Tampering and Witness Intimidation
“When Litigant Causes Wastage of Public Time by False Statements, Imposing Costs Becomes Necessary”; Bombay HC Upholds Rejection of Condonation of 12 Years’ Delay
Gujarat High Court
Major Relief To Sun Pharma; Gujarat HC Slams Tax Dept. Forcing Manufacturer To Pay Customs Duty Without Utilising CENVAT Credit
Kar Vivad Samadhan Scheme Grants Immunity From Prosecution In Only Tax Matters; Gujarat HC Affirms Sec 464 IPC Charges Against Director
Electricity Generated By Windmills Is Exclusively Used In Manufacturing Unit; Gujarat HC Allows Credit Of Service Tax Paid On Inputs
Zero-Rated Supply Made By 100% EOU Is Not ‘Deemed Export’; Gujarat HC Allows Refund Of Unutilised ITC Under Sec 54(3) Of GST Act
Gauhati High Court
ITC Denial Citing Assam Industries Scheme, 2017, Runs Counter To Art. 246A & 279A; Gauhati HC Grants Interim Relief To Patanjali Foods
Calcutta High Court
Calcutta HC Cancels Registration of ‘JAY’S’ Trademark for Confusing Similarity to the ‘LAY’S’ Mark
Karnataka High Court
Wrongly Paid IGST Cannot Be Retained by Centre; Karnataka High Court Orders Refund to Taxpayer
Life Threat Need Not be Established under Rule 25(1)(b) of Arms Rules; Karnataka HC Quashes Endorsement by Police Commissioner Refusing Grant of Arms Licence
Married Sisters’ Right to Claim Compensation Cannot be Denied Merely on the Ground of Their Marital Status: Karnataka HC
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Andhra Pradesh HC Quashes Order by Special Court for SPE & ACB Cases; Directs Accused Persons to Surrender within 7 days
Rajasthan High Court
An Advocate or his Clerk Signing Any Petition or Affidavit Instead of the Party Himself Is Unacceptable and Such Attempt to Subvert Law is Impermissible: Rajasthan HC
‘Appeal May Take Long Time’: Rajasthan HC Suspends Sentence of Two Convicts Under 304/34 IPC
Kerala High Court
Parties Cohabited Consensually for Eight Years Prior to Victim’s Husband’s Death; Kerala HC Quashes Rape Case
Highway Authority Cannot Deny Petroleum Outlet To Operate, After Approving Its Installation; Kerala HC Cites Breach Of Art. 19(1)(g) & 21
Kerala High Court Stays ECI’s Delisting of Political Parties Absent Statutory Power Under Representation of People Act
Crane Capable For Use On Public Road Is ‘Motor Vehicle’, Attracting Motor Vehicles Tax; Kerala HC Rejects Plea Of Exclusive Use Within Factory
Kerala HC Removes SBI’s Default Status for Not Deducting Tax on LTC Payments Honouring Court Stay Orders
Kerala High Court Sets Aside Magistrate’s Unreasoned Order Directing Probe Against UltraTech Officials
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects PIL to Rename “120 Bahadur”; Centre to Decide Revision in 2 Days
District Courts
Delhi Court Denies Bail to Man Accused of Torturing Wife and Leading Her to Commit Suicide
Irregular Postings, Corruption in Delhi District Courts: DHJS Officers Raise Alarm in Letter to Chief Justice
Tribunals/ Commissions
Fraudulent Sale Of Related Party Shares At Substantial Loss Depleted Corporate Debtor’s Assets; NCLAT Orders Director To Compensate
Cover Bidders Have Nil Turnover & No Presence In Relevant Market, CCI Levies Penalty Under Sec 27(b) For Participation In Bid-Rigging
Taxes Already Withheld On Export Income From Japan By Domestic Tax Authorities; Delhi ITAT Allows Foreign Tax Credit To Canon India
Pune ITAT Allows Exemption On Leave Encashment Of Up To 25 Lacs For Retired SBI Bank Employee
Providing Public Car Parking on a Profit-Sharing Basis Is Not ‘Leasing of Space’; Chennai CESTAT Sets Aside ₹20 Lakh Service Tax Demand
Dept. Cannot Cite Multiple Provisions To Ensure Fastening Of Tax Liability; Delhi ITAT Quashes TDS Under Sec 194I On Payments To HUDA
Chandigarh Consumer Commission Fines Swiggy and Instamart for Delivering Underweight Oranges
8 Years Without Possession: Delhi Consumer Commission Holds Parkwood Developers Liable for Deficiency in Service
Imposing Basic Customs Duty On Solar Inverters Constitutes ‘Change In Law’; GERC Grants Restitution Relief Of 41 Cr To Juniper Green
News
State Bar Council Seeks Revision of Outdated Enrolment Fee
Bangladesh’s Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death for 2024 Student Crackdown
Arbitration Cannot Escape Global Power Dynamics & Geopolitical Tensions: Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
J&K High Court Bar Association Announces Strike on November 21 Over New Tenancy Act and Shifting of Traffic Courts
Vijay Sondhi Foundation Launched Alongside Inaugural Memorial Championship
Forty Years Later, I Step Down Fully Content, Fully Satisfied: CJI BR Gavai’s Farewell Function organised by SCBA
Foreign Chief Justices and Senior Judges to Attend Swearing-In of Justice Surya Kant as Chief Justice of India
Kerala HC Faces Turmoil as Advocates’ Body Alleges Judicial Interference and Groupism
India and Singapore to Lead Global ADR Future: Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Addresses SIAC Annual India Conference 2025
India Clears Its First Smell Trademark: TMR Accepts ‘Rose-Scented Tyres’ After Scientific 7-D Graph Test
Legislation Updates
Government Notifies All Four Labour Codes, Ushering Major Reforms in Wages, Social Security, Safety & Working Conditions
IBBI Issues Second Panel Guidelines for Appointment of Insolvency Professionals
Weekly Bulletin [9th – 15th November, 2025]