Supreme Court
Supreme Court Stays Nov 20 Verdict on Aravalli Definition, Proposes Fresh Expert Panel to Revisit Issue
Allahabad High Court
Rectification Can’t Absolve Intentional Falsification; Allahabad HC Upholds Termination Of Candidates For Furnishing Inflated Academic Marks
‘High Court is the ‘Court’ for Filing Application u/S. 36 of A&C Act for Enforcing Domestic Award Regarding an International Commercial Arbitration’: Allahabad HC
Bombay High Court
Bombay HC Dismisses Writ Challenging Banking Ombudsman Order on Foreclosure Charges
Bombay High Court Upholds Life Imprisonment in Brutal Murder Case; Rejects Plea to Reduce Sentence
FIR is Not an Encyclopedia for Alleged Crime, It Merely Sets Criminal Law in Motion; Bombay HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Police Hawaldar In Bribery Case
Strict Evidence Cannot Be Expected From Agriculturists of Weaker Sections: Bombay HC Enhances Land Acquisition Compensation
Long Incarceration Alone Not Ground for Suspension of Sentence; Bombay HC Refuses Bail to Double Murder Convicts
Awarding Interest Beyond What is Claimed is Erroneous; Bombay HC Modifies Arbitral Award
Arbitral Award Does Not Survive IBC Resolution Plan: Bombay HC Directs Afcons to Refund Amount Withdrawn During Section 34 Proceedings
“Nowadays, Siblings Don’t Stand Together but Against in Court of Law”; Bombay HC Sets Aside Order Refusing to Condone Delay in Filing WS
Specific Performance Declined After Five Decades; Bombay High Court Upholds Rights of Bona Fide Purchasers
Bombay HC Cautions Against Roping In Relatives On Omnibus Allegations, Quashes 498A FIR Against Husband’s Father And Brother
Bombay HC Pulls Up BMC Requisitioning Of Court Staff For Election Duty; Matter Listed for Jan 5, 2026
FEMA Violations Not Contrary To Public Policy; Bombay HC Upholds Enforcement Of Foreign Awards & Allows Lifting Of Corporate Veil To Save IMAX
Calcutta High Court
Calcutta HC: ED Can’t Compel Director Who Has Severed All Ties With Accused-Entity, To Answer Questions Under Sec 311 CrPC In PMLA Case
Proceedings Time-Barred and Alleged Accounting Lapses Merely Technical; Calcutta HC Quashes ROC Notice
Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction to R. Madhavan Against AI Deepfakes and Unauthorised Merchandise
“Unnecessary Drain on the System”; Delhi HC Imposes Cost for Seeking Disposal of a Month-Old Contempt Petition
Pending Landlord & Tenant Dispute Is No Basis For Depriving Electricity; Delhi HC Directs Landlord To Restore Connection By BSES Rajdhani
“Enrolment of Advocates Based on Fake Certificates Not Only Impacts Individual Cases, but Has a Deleterious Effect on Entire Justice Delivery System”: Delhi HC
“Earning Capacity of Working Parent Having Custody of Minor Children Does Not Diminish That Parent’s Responsibility as Caregiver”: Delhi HC
Parties To Suit Shall Face Trial; Delhi HC Refuses Deletion Of Actor’s Name From Suit For Damages In Bata & Jolly LLB 2 Defamation Dispute
Clubs Cannot Participate in Governance of National Sports Federations; Delhi HC Upholds Quashing of Sports Ministry Exemptions to EFI
Delhi High Court Extends Time to Comply With Injunction Against Use of ‘STAR SMITH’ Mark, Corporate Name and Domain
Delhi HC: No Further Income Could Be Attributed To PE In India If Foreign Enterprise Was Remunerated On Arm’s Length Basis
Delhi High Court: Accused Cannot Invoke Section 91 CrPC to Seek Documents During Investigation to Answer Queries
Delhi HC Clears Path for FMGE Aspirant; Accepts NTA Affidavit as NEET-UG Scorecard
No Presumption of Patent Validity: Delhi HC Denies Interim Injunction After Credible Obviousness Challenge
Delhi High Court Extends Arbitral Mandate Without Penalty; Refuses Substitution Where Award Ready for Pronouncement
Delhi HC Upholds Acquittal of Chain Snatcher in Accordance with Principle of Double Presumption of Innocence; Finds Case to be Weakened by Quality of Investigation
Delhi HC Disappointed Over Inclusion of Words “Haath Mara” in Every FIR u/S.354; Asks DCP to Ensure Words Not Endorsed by Complainant Are Not Inserted
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction to Britannia Against ‘Little Hearts’ Biscuit Trademark Infringement
Child Victim’s Credible Testimony Alone Sufficient to Uphold POCSO Conviction: Delhi High Court Affirms Conviction of Stepfather
Infringing Websites Offered Downloading Of Copyrighted Works Without Consent; Delhi HC Grants ‘Dynamic+ Injunction’ To Warner Bros Entertainment
Gauhati High Court
Gauhati HC Declares S. 21(g) of ART (Regulation) Act, 2021 Constitutional; Finds Fixation of Age Limit to be based on Well-Being of Mother and Child
Gujarat High Court
Gujarat HC Upholds CAAR Ruling Allowing DFIA Benefit on Import of In-Shell Walnuts; Dismisses Customs Appeal
Gujarat High Court Refuses to Restore Excise Appeal Filed After Seven-Year Delay; Upholds CESTAT Order
Himachal Pradesh High Court
Vague Allegations of Cruelty Insufficient to Sustain Conviction Under Sections 498A, 306 IPC: HP High Court
Trial Court Erred in Requiring Proof of Liability Despite Presumption Attached to Cheque: HP High Court Reverses Acquittal In Cheque Bounce Case
Kerala High Court
SIM Cards, Recharge Coupons and Value-Added Services Are Not ‘Goods’; Kerala HC Quashes KVAT Assessment on Telecom Receipts
Obligation To Pay Compensation For Deprivation Of Property Is Not Absolute; Kerala HC upholds Constitutional Validity of Minerals Vesting Act, 2021
Mortgagor Is Disabled From Encumbering Property Without Consent Of Mortgagee; Kerala HC Explains Chitty Transaction & Debtor-Creditor Relationship
Kerala HC: Execution Of Family Arrangement, Based On Conduct Showing Renouncing From Worldly Life, Constitutes Estoppel From Claiming Partition
J&K and Ladakh HC
“Criminal Process Cannot be Permitted to be Used as Tool for Settling Individual Scores or Personal Vendetta”: J&K and Ladakh HC
Jharkhand High Court
State Exchequer Can’t Bear Costs; Jharkhand HC Directs State To Fix Accountability Of Erring Govt. Officials To Compensate Affected Persons In Land Acquisition Case
Karnataka High Court
Clinical Trials Conducted By Indian Pharma Company For Recipient Located Outside India, Not Liable To GST; Karnataka HC Cites 37th GST Council Meet
Karnataka HC: Liquidated Damages Arising Out Of Contract Between NBFC And Lending Service Provider Falls Outside GST Ambit
Madras High Court
Organisation Deemed Charitable Under Sec 12A Income Tax Act Cannot Cease To Be One Under FCRA Regime; Madras HC clarifies
Rehabilitation Grant to District Cooperative Milk Union Is Capital Receipt: Madras HC
Madras High Court: Section 54 Exemption Applies to Capital Gains From Sale of Residential Property Even if Demolished Prior to Sale Execution
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Delay Alone Not Ground to Quash Disciplinary Charge-Sheet in Serious Misconduct Case Affecting Public Interest: MP High Court
[Breaking News] MP High Court Issues Notice on Anil Mishra’s Plea Seeking Quashing of Arrest Over Alleged Burning of Dr Ambedkar’s Photograph
Orissa High Court
Recognition As Male/ Female After Sex Reassignment Surgery Is Constitutional Right; Orissa HC Allows Gender Change In Mutation Certificate
Patna High Court
Patna HC: Non-Filing of ITR by Lender Alone Insufficient to Sustain Section 68 Addition Where Loan Is Routed Through Banking Channels
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Dealer or Marketing Company Cannot Be Prosecuted For Misbranded Insecticide Drawn From Sealed Container: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Rajasthan High Court
Termination Based Solely on Pendency of Criminal Case Unsustainable After Acquittal: Rajasthan HC Upholds Reinstatement of Employee
Law Schools
[Law Schools] 1st RGNUL Corporate Liquidation Process Competition
Roundup
Weekly Bulletin [22nd – 28th December, 2025]
Top 25 Landmark Arbitration Judgments Delivered in December 2025
Tribunals
Delhi ITAT: Ownership of Multiple Residential Houses Bars Deduction Under Section 54F
Sec 2 TRAI Act Expressly Excludes Broadcasting Services; Delhi ITAT Allows Sec 37 Income Tax Act Deduction To DTH Service Provider
Reasonable Cause Under Section 273B Protects Cash Acceptance From Violation of Unamended Section 269SS; Hyderabad ITAT Deletes Penalty Under Section 271D
Barcode Scanners With Supplementary Mobile Calling Function Cannot Be Classified As Smartphones; Delhi CESTAT Quashes Differential Customs Duty
District Court
Delhi Court Withdraws Lookout Circular Against Dakshay Sethi, Permits Travel to Dubai
Ink & Insight
[Ink & Insight] The Commercial Disputes Playbook – Part 2: Important Judgments of 2025 Shaping The Disputes Landscape
By Vyapak Desai and Ruben Zachariah
[Ink & Insight] Who Decide If Aravalli Hills Are Dead? Can The Supreme Court Aid?
By Pankaj Bajpai and Kunal Sharma
[Ink & Insight] Landmark Judgements of 2025
By Nipun Saxena
Legislation Updates
Rewriting the Rules of the Market: What the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 Really Proposes
MCA Replaces Annual Director KYC with Triennial Abridged KYC Compliance
RBI Amends FEMA Regulations to Allow Exporters to Open Foreign Currency Accounts in IFSCs; Extends Utilisation Timeline
IBBI Amends Liquidation Process Regulations; Mandates Electronic Filing of Forms on Board’s Platform
News
Supreme Court Questions Motive Behind Plea Against Madarsa Demolition; Flags Attempts to Stall Slum Redevelopment
Unnao Rape Case: Supreme Court Stays High Court Order, to Examine Meaning of ‘Public Servant’ Under POCSO
Supreme Court Issues SOP on Timelines for Oral Arguments to Ensure Effective Court Management
PIL Seeks Guidelines to Address Racial Violence Against North-Eastern Citizens After Alleged Racial Attack Kills Tripura Student
Appointment of Chief Justices to Meghalaya and Patna High Courts
MP High Court Directs Immediate Supply of Clean Drinking Water in Indore After Deaths Linked to Contamination
Justice Soumen Sen Appointed Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
President Appoints Justice Mahesh Sonak as Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
Advocate Anil Mishra Faces Setback in Ambedkar Photo Burning Case, MP Court Rejects Bail
President Appoints Justice Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court