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Weekly Bulletin [9th – 15th November, 2025]

Weekly Bulletin [9th – 15th November, 2025]

Here’s a sharp, comprehensive snapshot of the most important rulings, policy developments, and institutional updates from courts across the country.

Supreme Court

No Bail Stage Trial: Supreme Court Upholds Procedural Integrity, Strikes Down Observations on Merits at Bail Stage
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SC Strikes Down Bihar Land Registration Rules Mandating Proof of Mutation, Urges Blockchain-Based Reform for Transparent Land Titles
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Supreme Court Raps Bombay HC for Disregarding Binding Precedent; Quashes Order Treating Lands as Private Forests
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50% of India’s Population Holds Only Around 4% Seats in Legislature: SC Issues Notice to Centre in Plea Challenging 33% Women’s Reservation in Legislatures Conditional on Delimitation
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Dismantling Reduces Value To Scrap; SC Holds Boiler Cleared From Factory In CKD Condition Does Not Attract Excise Duty
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Pure Sale Of Immovable Property Falls Outside Scope Of ‘Real Estate Agent’; SC Clarifies Service Tax Liability Under Sec 65(88) Finance Act
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DNA Testing Cannot be Ordered As a ‘Matter of Course’: Supreme Court Sets Aside Madras HC Order Directing DNA Test
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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation For 14-Year-Old Accident Victim With 77% Disability
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Major Leap for Ecological Conservation and Urban Governance: Landmark SC Verdict Establishes Statutory Delhi Ridge Management Board
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Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Phalodi, Rajasthan & Telangana Road Tragedies; Appoints Sr. Adv. Atmaram Nadkarni as Amicus
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Supreme Court: Counterclaim Cannot Be Filed Against Co-Defendant, Maintainable only Against Plaintiffs
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Supreme Court to Commence Hearing Shiv Sena & NCP Factional Disputes; Shiv Sena Matters to Be Taken Up First on January 21, 2026
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Saranda’s Sanctuary Status: SC Ends Years of Environmental Stalemate, Directs Jharkhand to Declare Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary for Protection of Pristine Biodiversity
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Supreme Court to Decide Whether Leave to Appeal Under Section 419(4) BNSS is Maintainable Against an Order of Discharge
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SC Orders Retired HC Judges to Oversee All State Bar Council Elections, Cites “Trust Deficit” in Bar council of India
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Supreme Court Acquits Surendra Koli in Nithari Killings Case; Now Acquitted in All Cases
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Supreme Court Denies Bail to UAPA Accused A Day After Red Fort Blast in the Capital
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SC: Do Not Remove Metal Crash Barrier on NH-83; NHAI’s Safety Concerns Prevail
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Decade-Long Wait Ends: Supreme Court Orders Possession After Builder Replaces Defective Flooring; Awards ₹10 Lakh Compensation to Homebuyers
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Allahabad High Court

Big Win for Transgender Rights: Allahabad High Court Directs Amendment of Educational Documents to Reflect Name and Gender Change
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Allahabad HC Stays Unilateral Arbitration Initiated by Yes Bank; Calls It Void Ab Initio
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Allahabad HC: Subsequent Cancellation Of GST Registration By Supplier Will Not Disentitle Dealer To Input Tax Credit
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Mutation Entry In Revenue Records Do Not Create Or Extinguish Title; Allahabad HC Dismisses Claim Based On Separate Registered Wills
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Allahabad HC Holds Employees Initially Engaged In Temporary Service & Superannuated After Decades Without Regularisation, Eligible To Pension Benefits
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Andhra Pradesh High Court

‘Transgender Community Has Been Abandoned by Society’; Andhra Pradesh HC Directs State to Provide Reservations to Transgender Persons in Public Employment
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Bombay High Court

Bombay HC Grants Ad-Interim Injunction Restraining Use of “The Body Care” Brand by Local Cosmetic Retailer
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No Relief To Borosil; Bombay HC Denies Complete Set-off Of Sales Tax On Purchase Of Furnace Oil, In Relation To Branch Transfers
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Bombay HC: Absence Of ‘Quorate Board Of Directors’ As Per Sec 174 Companies Act Will Not Invalidate Commencement Of Arbitration
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Metro Trademark Misuse: Addition of Generic Term to Trademark Does Not Shield Liability; Bombay High Court Grants Interim Injunction Against Use of Term “Metro Footwear”
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Delhi High Court

Case Built Only on Oral Accounts; Delhi High Court Grants Bail to Man Accused of Rape on False Promise of Marriage
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Delhi High Court Raps Defendants for Frivolous Plea against MDH; Imposes ₹25,000 Costs for Delaying Trial
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Delhi HC Refers EBC Publishing–Rupa Publications Trademark Dispute to Mediation
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Delhi HC Grants Dynamic Injunction to Shut Down 26 Rogue Sites to Protect DAZN’s Exclusive Broadcast and Streaming Rights for Football ‘Series A’
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Delhi HC Grants Ad-Interim Injunction to Mankind Pharma, Restrains De Harbien from Using “NEFROKIND”, “SILOKIND” and Similar Trademarks
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Delhi HC Dismisses Appeal against Delhi University to Conduct Fresh Round of Counselling for Leftover Seats in LL. B Course
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Delhi HC Restrains Use of “Bukhara” Mark by ‘Bukhara Inn’, Upholds ITC’s Trademark Rights in Hospitality Dispute
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Prohibition On Import Of ‘Body Massagers Or Sex Toys’; Delhi HC Ask CBIC To Frame Uniform Policy After Inter-Ministerial Consultation
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Mistakes Caused By Auditor Shall Not Prejudice Taxpayer; Delhi HC Orders Fresh Consideration Of Exemption Under Sec 11 Of I-T Act
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Interim Relief To Vedanta; Delhi HC Orders For Fresh Reassessment After Closure Of GST Proceedings Regarding Availing Of Wrong ITC
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State Power Distribution Company Cannot Revise GBI-Based Tariff Rates For Rooftop Solar Projects: Delhi HC Accords Relief To IREDA
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Delhi HC Refuses Trademark Injunction for ‘QUANTUM’, Highlights Invalid Registration and Concealment of Material Facts
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Delhi HC Denies Parole to Undertrial in UAPA Case; Affirms that Medical Situation Faced by Parents Was Not Life-Threatening
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Delhi High Court Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Counterfeiters in Castrol Trademark Infringement Case
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Delhi HC Protects Jiostar’s Exclusive Media Rights, Blocks Unauthorized Streaming of Major Cricket Tours
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“Merely Because a Person is Likely to Secure Interest in Property, Will Not Make Such Person a Necessary or Proper Party to the Suit”: Delhi High Court
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Delhi HC: Precise Deficiency While Seeking Cancellation Of Coerced Sale Deed No Ground To Reject Plaint Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC
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Delhi HC Directs State to Frame Rules for Incapacitated Convicts Who Are Unable to Surrender After Lapse of Parole Period Due to Health or Age
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Delhi HC: No Ex-Gratia Relief Under ‘Defence Civilians Medical Aid Fund Rules’ Absent Presumption Of Death Under Sec 108 Evidence Act
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Addition Of ‘International Workers’ Of Indian Establishment In PF Scheme Satisfies Test Of Art. 14; Delhi HC Denies Relief To Spice Jet & LG
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Delhi High Court Refuses Permission for Sale of ORSL-Labelled Beverage Stock, Cites Misbranding and Public Health Concerns
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Litigant Cannot Forgo Right To Appeal To Avoid Label Of ‘Acting In Bad Faith’; Delhi HC Relieves Time Spent Before Consumer Fora Against EMAAR MGF
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Punjab And Haryana High Court

GST Officers Cannot Create Negative Balance In Electronic Credit Ledger; Punjab & Haryana HC Explains Scope Of Blocking ITC
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Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Bail to Persons Booked for Murder and Atrocities against Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe
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Article 21 Rights Override Prolonged Detention for Defrauding State Exchequer; P&H High Court Grants Bail in ₹23.66 Crore ITC Fraud Case
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Punjab & Haryana HC Slams Haryana Child Welfare Officers for Mishandling Custody of 17-Year-Old Despite Alleged Threats
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Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan HC Quashes Proceedings Under Abrogated Section 497 IPC, Upholds Retrospective Effect of the Joseph Shine Verdict
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Rajasthan HC: Dharmshala Constructed On Land Purchased By Forefathers Will Not Make It Charitable In Absence Of Endowment As Public Trust
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Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh High Court

Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh HC: Curbing Illegal & Unlicensed Trading Under J&K Brick Kiln (Regulation) Act Does Not Violate Art 19(1)(g)
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Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC Affirms Judgment in Favour of Detention of Woman Working as Overground Worker of Terrorist Organization Lashkar-e-Taiba
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Madras High Court

“Discrimination Cannot be Wrapped in Sanctity of Tradition”; Madras HC Directs Temple Car Procession to Take Place on New Route Inclusive of Dalit Colonies
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Madras HC Seeks Government Response on Inclusion of Transgender Persons in Adoption Laws, Highlights Need for Statutory Amendments
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Allied Blenders & Distillers ‘Officer’s Choice’ Wins Battle; Madras HC Directs John Distillers To Withdraw Deceptive Similar Trademark
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Madhya Pradesh High Court

‘Failure to Take Preventive Measures Amounts to Negligence Even if Person Crosses Tracks’; Madhya Pradesh HC Holds Railways Liable to Pay Compensation
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Seeks Centre & State Response on Poor Flight Connectivity from Gwalior Airport
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Calcutta High Court

Status Quo On ‘DUNLOP’; Calcutta HC Affirms Prohibition Of Sec 100A CPC Does Not Extend To Appeals Under Sec 91 Trademarks Act
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Calcutta High Court Upholds KMC’s Rehabilitation Scheme for Dilapidated Bentinck Street Building; Allows Amalgamation with Adjoining Property
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Dept. Cannot Invoke Sec 245 Income Tax Act To Withhold Refund Without Any Tax Payable; Calcutta HC Orders Consequential Relief Of Interest
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Objection on Execution of Arbitral Award; Holds Plea Barred by Res Judicata
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Chhattisgarh High Court

Govt. Entity Cannot Claim Condonation As Anticipated Privilege; Chhattisgarh HC Refuses To Condone 107 Days Delay In Filing Appeal
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Chhattisgarh HC Directs Trial Courts to Avoid Unnecessary Adjournments and Fix Short Dates for Recording Evidence, Especially when Accused is in Custody
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Kerala High Court

Kerala HC Directs Issuance of Notice to De Facto Complainants or Legal Heirs When Name of Accused is Removed from FIR During Investigation
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Kerala HC: ‘Cultivation’ Under NDPS Act Encompasses Cannabis Plants Grown in Pots
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Kerala High Court Directs Adoption of Sealed Cover Procedure for Employee Denied Promotion Due to Pending Inquiry
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Karnataka High Court

Karnataka HC Issues Mandamus Against State Bar Council to Enrol Law Graduate from University in Uttar Pradesh
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‘Creation of Fake Account Amounts to Identity Theft’; Karnataka HC Affirms Defamation Charges Against Man for Making Imposter Accounts of Sister-in-Law
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Tripura High Court

Penalty Paid Under Economic Duress Is Not Voluntary; Tripura HC Imposes 25K Cost On Dept. For Disregarding Mandate Of Sec 129(3) SGST Act
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Tribunal/Regulatory Authorities

Chandigarh CESTAT: Punjab Cricket Association Not Liable To Service Tax If Sponsorship Fees Received By District Cricket Associations
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Food Products Knowingly Imported Through LCS Which Is Not ‘Notified Port’; Kolkata CESTAT Affirms Confiscation Under Sec 111(D) Customs Act
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Not Filing ST-3 Return & Positive Act Of Evasion: New Delhi CESTAT Fines Service Tax Under Negative List Of Sec 66D Finance Act
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New Delhi CESTAT Affirms HDFC Bank’s Liability As Nominated Agency Importing Duty-Free Gold, To Pay Customs Duty For Non-Export
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Limitation Of Sec 11B Central Excise Act Prevails Over Sec 142(5) CGST Act; Chennai CESTAT Refuses Refund To Mahindra Holidays & Resorts
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SICC Dismisses Franchisees’ Challenge to Enforcement of Arbitral Award; Upholds Tribunal’s Jurisdiction and Findings with Limited Variation to Specific Performance Order
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WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy 2021 Is Coercive & Vitiates Free Consent; NCLT Upholds Abuse Of Dominance Under Sec 4(2) Competition Act
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NCLAT New Delhi: TDS Deduction For Only 2 Years Insufficient To Prove ‘Time Value Of Money’ In Form Of Interest Charged On Borrowings
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Big Win For Oppo Mobiles; New Delhi CESTAT Grants Customs Duty Exemption Of Rs. 2.50 Cr On Import Of Microphones & Receivers
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CESTAT Is Functus Officio To Decide Abated Appeals; Calcutta HC Denies Refund Of CENVAT Credit Deposited Under Protest, To Tata Steel
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New Delhi ITAT: Revenue-Based Allocation Not Permitted For Closely Linked After-Sales Services & Distribution Activity
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Vodafone Idea Gets Relief Of 96.71 Crores; New Delhi ITAT Allows Finance Lease Paid To IBM As Revenue Expenditure
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Royalty Paid For IPRs Embedded In Imported Mobile Phones; Chennai CESTAT Declares Xiaomi As Beneficial Owner, Liable For Customs Duty
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Ink & Insight

[Ink & Insight] Frozen Law, Rising Deaths: A Family’s Pursuit of Justice Amidst Legal Apathy
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Legislation Updates

Consent Managers, Children’s Data, and More: Looking Deeper into the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025
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News

Attorney General of India suggests Govt set up an International Mediation Association in India
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Bombay High Court: Preservation of Live-Streamed Court Recordings is Subject to Approval of Presiding Judge
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Justice Ravindra Bhat Highlights India–UAE Cooperation in Taxation and Investment Arbitration at Dubai Arbitration Week
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India Needs Strong Domestic Arbitration Before Becoming a Global Hub: Justice Sanjiv Khanna at Dubai Arbitration Week, 2025
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Rohini Court Bar Association Demands Removal of Nayab Courts Allegedly Acting as Middlemen for Litigants
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Senior Advocate Gourab Banerji Appointed as Arbitrator in High-Value Investment Treaty Arbitration Against Luxembourg
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Global Experts Call for Unified Approach to Complex Multi-Party & Multi-Contract Disputes at Dubai Arbitration Week, 2025
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Interviews

Steven Finizio on Shaping the Future of Arbitration
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Prashanto Chandra Sen on Due Diligence, Collaboration & Cross-Border Arbitration
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