Supreme Court
Muslim Women’s Act Must Be Construed Through Lived Realities of Patriarchy; SC Restores Muslim Woman’s Right Over Marriage Gifts
SC Dissolves Irretrievable Marriage; Enhances Alimony to ₹50 Lakh Prioritising Daughter’s Welfare
State Acting In Contractual Capacity Cannot Shed Constitutional Character; SC Deprecates Termination Solely Based On Subject Degree
Misuse of Criminal Law in Property Matters: Supreme Court Urges Caution in Chargesheet and Charge-Framing
Excise Duty Exemption For Processed Cotton Fabrics Is Conditional On ‘Processing Without Aid Of Power’; SC Upholds Penalty On Manufacturer
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail Protection to an Aged Woman Allegedly Involved in Sale-Deed Fabrication Gang
SC: Pre-Suit Sale Cannot Be Attached, Fraud Must Be Proved Under Section 53 TPA
SC Finds No Ground to Interfere, Upholds NCLAT Order on Limited Scope of Remand of One Group’s Resolution Plan
True Test of Arbitration Clause Is Parties’ Intention to Arbitrate, Not Mere Wording: Supreme Court Sets Aside Patna HC’s Stay on Arbitral Proceedings
Supreme Court Dismisses Former MP Bal Kumar Patel’s Plea Seeking Quashing of Multiple FIRs
Supreme Court Upholds Gujarat HC’s Rejection of PIL; Sets Aside ₹20 Lakh Cost in Blackmailing Scandal
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi in JJM Money Laundering Case
Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Charge Against Power-of-Attorney Holder in Land Dispute Case
Supreme Court Flags Natural Justice Concerns; Permits Fresh Hearing Bid in PIL Challenging MIDC Land-Use Change
Supreme Court: Waqfs Must Approach Tribunals for Extension of Time to Upload Details on UMEED Portal
Supreme Court Pulls Up Agencies Over Delhi’s AQI Crisis; Seeks Action-Taken Reports From All NCR States
SC Seeks Status of Pending Acid Attack Cases Across India; Concerned Over Long-Pending Trials
Government Already Working on Regulatory Framework; Supreme Court Disposes of PIL on AI Misuse
Supreme Court Demands Justification for Delayed Compliance with Reinstatement and Back Wages Order
Judiciary Will Not Let Technology Overpower Decision-Making; SC Dismisses PIL
https://thebarbulletin.com/sc-technology-not-overpower-judiciary-pil-dismissed/
High Interest in Commercial Arrangements is Not Unconscionable, Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award Against BPL
Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Arundhati Roy’s Book Cover; Terms it ‘Publicity Litigation’
High Courts
Allahabad High Court
Duration Of Toil Will Not Affect Remuneration Of Part-Time Sweepers; Allahabad HC Orders Police Dept. To Abide By Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court: Parties Cannot Add Fresh Allegations After Terminating Contract; Arbitral Award in Favour of Oakwood Upheld
Bombay High Court Transfers All Victim-Appeals Against Acquittal to District Courts Citing Supreme Court’s Interpretation of Section 372 CrPC
Bombay HC: VSNL Disinvestment Did Not Transfer Land to TCL; State Penalized ₹25 Lakh for 25-Year Delay and Obstinate Litigation
Re-Quantification Of Excise Duty Pending Quantification Falls Under Litigation Category; Bombay HC Orders Compliance Of SVLDRS Scheme
Second Buyer Redressed Illegal Acts Of Vendor Who Used Forged Bill Of Entry To Evade Customs; Bombay HC Restores Registration Of Imported Car
Affinity Is No Litmus Test To Decide Caste Claim; Bombay HC Rules Difference In Handwriting & Ink In Pre-Constitutional Entries Is Not ‘Interpolation’
Bombay HC Condemns Last-Minute Election Postponement but Directs Uniform Result Declaration to Protect Voter Neutrality
Bombay HC: Prisoner’s Fundamental Right to Medical Care does not Extend to Treatment at Private Hospital
Calcutta High Court
Section 14 Cannot Be Used to Bypass Section 13 A&C Act Procedure: Calcutta High Court Dismisses Petition
Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Questions Centre on Failure to Constitute Industrial Tribunals Under New Industrial Relations Code, Flags Absence of Smooth Transition Plan
Delhi High Court Division Bench Overturns Single Judge’s Territorial Jurisdiction Rejection in Trademark Infringement Suit Over Cotton Hybrid Seeds
Clerical or Self-Inflicted Grounds Are Not ‘Sufficient Cause’: Delhi HC Refuses to Condon Delay in Arbitration Appeal
Conditional Liberty Must Take Precedent Over Statutory Restrictions Under Sec 37 NDPS Act; Delhi HC Grants Bail In FSL Recovery Case
Delhi HC Records Settlement in Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award
Facilitating Students Recruitment In Foreign Universities Constitute ‘Export Of Services’ And Not ‘Intermediary Services’; Delhi HC Quashes Service Tax Demand
FRP Determined by FICC Not Open to Judicial Review; Delhi HC Upholds ₹109 Cr Interest for Delay in Returning Excess Subsidy
Delhi High Court Upholds Summoning Orders in a Cheque Dishonour Case; Rejects Quashing Petitions Filed by NEVPL and Its Directors
‘A Judge is a Judge, Wherever She/He is Placed in the Judicial Hierarchy’: Delhi HC Stresses Need to Uphold Decorum in District Courts
Delhi High Court Seeks Clarity on Empanelment of Union of India Govt Counsels before Supreme Court; CJ Bench to Examine Issue Next Week
Delhi High Court Flags Access-to-Justice Concerns Over CGO Complex Entry Restrictions for Lawyers; Seeks Coordinated Solution from Ministries
DDA Lease Clauses Constitute Arbitration Agreement; Delhi High Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator
https://thebarbulletin.com/dda-lease-arbitration-clause-delhi-high-court-sole-arbitrator/
Delhi HC Dismisses Challenge to DCBA Elections; Orders Complete Overhaul of District Units and Fresh Polls Within Four Months
Delhi High Court Directs MEA to Facilitate Contact Between Celina Jaitly and Detained Brother in UAE
https://thebarbulletin.com/delhi-hc-mea-contact-celina-jaitly-detained-brother-uae/
Delhi High Court Reserves Order on Look Out Circular Against Designer Malini Ramani
Chhattisgarh High Court
De-Facto Reservation In Specialised Courses Violate Art 14; Chhattisgarh HC Declares Part Of Medical PG Admission Rules, 2025, Unconstitutional
Violation Of Bodily Integrity Is Violation Of Art. 21; Chhattisgarh HC Allows Medical Termination Of Unwanted Pregnancy To Rape Victim
Delhi HC denies interim injunction on Novo Nordisk’s patent for Semaglutide, finding prima facie obviousness and prior claiming in earlier genus patent
File Asset Affidavits or Appear in Person, Delhi HC Warns Judgment Debtors in the Apollo Tubes Matter
Parents Need Not Establish Ill-Treatment By Their Children To Claim Relief Under Senior Citizens Act; Delhi HC Affirms Eviction Petition
Jharkhand High Court
Jharkhand HC Rejects Paper Leak Allegations in JSSC CGL Exam, Upholds Results and Appointments Despite Coaching Institute Protests
Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court: No Dealer Has Vested Right To Transfer His Authorisation To Run Fair Price Shop
Kerala High Court
TRAI Is Statutorily Handicapped To Fix ‘Monopolistic’ & ‘Dominant Position’; Kerala HC Refuses Jiostar’s Appeal In CCI Probe Into Pricing Of Channels
Kerala High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Pleas of Devaswom Officer S. Sreekumar and Former Secretary Jayasree in Sabarimala Gold Theft Case
Orissa High Court
GSTAT Is Functional With Appellate Proceedings In Fragmented Manner; Orissa HC Refuses To Shelter Dealer By Departing Statutory Mandate
Tribunals/Commissions
NCLT Mumbai: Investor Of Industrial Unit Is Not ‘Homebuyer’, Cannot Invoke IBC Protections Designed For ‘Financial Creditors’
NCLAT Delhi: IBC Does Not Override Statutory First Charge Under VAT Act When It Constitutes a ‘Security Interest’
Sale Of Shares Of Unlisted Start-Up Is Not Undervalued If NAV/ DCF Method Followed; Delhi ITAT Deletes Rs. 52 Cr Addition
Only Govt. Employees Can Claim Exemption On Leave Encashment; Chandigarh ITAT Grants Part Tax Relief To PSPCL Employee
NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Police Inaction on Life Threats to Gang-Rape Survivor in Uttar Pradesh; Seeks Report from State DGP
NGT Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Pollution from Kozhikode Waste Treatment Unit; Matter Transferred to Southern Zonal Bench
Ambulatory Care Provider Cannot Claim CSR Expenses Which Were Actually Born By Govt; Chandigarh CESTAT Denies Excise Duty Refund
Preity Zinta Gets Tax Relief Of 10 Cr; Mumbai ITAT Deletes Addition Under Sec 68 For Mere Movement Of Funds Without Any Actual Source Or Generation
Subsidised Deduction By Employer From Employees’ A/c Towards Canteen Facility Is Not ‘Supply’; Gujarat AAR Allows GST Exemption
Unamended Sec 54 Benefit Not Limited To Investment In India; Delhi ITAT Allows Capital Gain To Bank Retiree On Property Purchased In Australia
News
Know The Supreme Court Reforms on Mentioning, Urgent Listing and Adjournments From 1 December 2025
Bombay High Court Proposes Amendments to Appellate Side Rules; Seeks Public Suggestions by December 17
Dr. Shardul S. Shroff Honoured with ACES 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award for Exemplary Leadership and Impact Across Asia
“To Speak Well Is an Advantage, But to Think Well Is Indispensable”: Justice Tejas Karia
India Steps Into Global Leadership on Rule of Law & Dispute Resolution At IBA Summit
Most Cross-Examination Is a Waste of Time : Justice Michael Black at Young IBA Lawyers’ Summit
“Speed Without Guardrails Is Not Progress”; Justice Chandrachud Cautions as AI Transforms Systems
Justice J.S. Verma Fellowship Scheme
Ink & Insight
[Ink & Insight] Voting Right vs Right to Consent under DPDP Law
By Ms Paakhhi Garg and Prof. (Dr.) Nachiketa Mittal
Roundup
Arbitration Monthly Bulletin, November 2025
Tax Monthly Bulletin, November 2025