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Madras High Court Orders Fresh Assessment in GST Dispute Involving Bhima Enterprises

Madras High Court Orders Fresh Assessment in GST Dispute Involving Bhima Enterprises

Court highlights procedural lapses in GST search and seizure while directing a new assessment to determine refund eligib...

Bombay High Court Clarifies Fraud Declaration Process for Company Directors

Bombay High Court Clarifies Fraud Declaration Process for Company Directors

Court Protects Directors from Penal Consequences Without Individual Fraud Declaration...

Madras Court Upholds Fundamental Right to Conduct National Flag Yatra

Madras Court Upholds Fundamental Right to Conduct National Flag Yatra

Court Sets Aside Police Denial, Emphasizes Duty to Respect and Facilitate National Flag Processions...

Delhi High Court Upholds Validity of CGST Act Provisions; Grants Liberty to Petitioners for Case-Specific Relief

Delhi High Court Upholds Validity of CGST Act Provisions; Grants Liberty to Petitioners for Case-Specific Relief

Challenges to Clauses in Section 17(5) of CGST Act Dismissed; Petitioners Allowed to Seek Relief from Adjudicating Autho...

Meghalaya High Court Quashes CAT Order on Notional Increment for Retiring Employee

Meghalaya High Court Quashes CAT Order on Notional Increment for Retiring Employee

Court clarifies rule misinterpretation regarding the Date of Next Increment under CCS (RP) Rules, 2016...

Delhi High Court Mandates Fresh Adjudication in GST Case Due to Procedural Lapse

Delhi High Court Mandates Fresh Adjudication in GST Case Due to Procedural Lapse

Ex parte Orders Based on Portal-Only Show Cause Notice Deemed Insufficient; Case Remitted for Re-evaluation...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision on Expense Disallowance in Income Tax Case

Gujarat High Court Upholds Tribunal's Decision on Expense Disallowance in Income Tax Case

Tribunal's earlier findings prevail as appeal against disallowance of Rs. 6.48 crore expenses is dismissed, with no subs...

Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction in Aggravated Sexual Assault Case

Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction in Aggravated Sexual Assault Case

Testimony of Intellectually Disabled Minor Victim Deemed Credible Despite Procedural Challenges...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Mother's Custody of Children Amidst International Custody Dispute

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Upholds Mother's Custody of Children Amidst International Custody Dispute

Welfare of Minor Children Paramount in Custody Decisions, Emphasizes Court...

Delhi High Court Advocates for Film Accessibility Features for Persons with Disabilities

Delhi High Court Advocates for Film Accessibility Features for Persons with Disabilities

Court Directs Stakeholders to Ensure Universal Access in Films for Persons with Disabilities, Citing Rights of Persons w...

Bombay High Court Upholds University’s Decision to Cancel Admission of Foreign Law Degree Holder to LL.B. Course

Bombay High Court Upholds University’s Decision to Cancel Admission of Foreign Law Degree Holder to LL.B. Course

Court rules that a foreign law degree obtained immediately after Class XII does not meet the eligibility criteria for ad...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Recruitment Validity Despite Absence of Nominee

Allahabad High Court Upholds Recruitment Validity Despite Absence of Nominee

Court Orders Payment of Salary with Interest, Citing Deemed Approval of Appointment in Education Sector Case...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Reassessment of Adani Exports Based on Audit Objections

Gujarat High Court Quashes Reassessment of Adani Exports Based on Audit Objections

Court rules reassessment proceedings invalid due to lack of independent application of mind by the Assessing Officer....

Tripura High Court Overturns Bail Order in NDPS Act Case

Tripura High Court Overturns Bail Order in NDPS Act Case

Court Criticizes Trial Court's Procedural Lapses and Reaffirms Legal Principles on Charge-Sheet Acceptance...

Madras High Court Upholds Holographic Will, Setting Aside Trial Court's Decision

Madras High Court Upholds Holographic Will, Setting Aside Trial Court's Decision

Appellate Court Confirms Validity of Handwritten Will Amid Allegations of Suspicious Circumstances...

Uttarakhand HC directs scrutiny of Tibetan man's citizenship application within 6 months

Uttarakhand HC directs scrutiny of Tibetan man's citizenship application within 6 months

During the hearing, the court was told that Tenzin Thinley was born on September 15, 1992, and he came to India through ...

Gauhati High Court Closes PIL After Mizoram Takes Steps to Establish Human Rights Commission

Gauhati High Court Closes PIL After Mizoram Takes Steps to Establish Human Rights Commission

The Court recognizes the Mizoram Government's efforts to set up the State Human Rights Commission, directs exploration f...

Kerala HC stays suspension of teacher over Savarkar quiz issue

Kerala HC stays suspension of teacher over Savarkar quiz issue

The controversial question was there in one of the questionnaires prepared as part of the school-level Social Science Cl...

Kerala High Court Upholds Enforceability of Settlement Agreements Under Arbitration Act

Kerala High Court Upholds Enforceability of Settlement Agreements Under Arbitration Act

Court Affirms Settlements in Arbitration as Binding and Enforceable Like Court Decrees...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes CGST Penalties on Gajmukhi Bullion Due to Bias Concerns

Rajasthan High Court Quashes CGST Penalties on Gajmukhi Bullion Due to Bias Concerns

Court orders fresh adjudication by independent authority, citing conflict in roles of CGST officials...

Kerala HC gives govt 6 weeks to fill up vacancies in state Waqf Board

Kerala HC gives govt 6 weeks to fill up vacancies in state Waqf Board

The government, in an affidavit, also told the court that with regard to allegations in the PILs regarding non-inclusion...

Punjab and Haryana High Court Issues Directives Amidst Lawyer Protests Hindering Access to Justice

Punjab and Haryana High Court Issues Directives Amidst Lawyer Protests Hindering Access to Justice

Court emphasizes urgent resolution of disputes obstructing justice delivery and strengthens Legal Aid Defence Counsel Sy...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award in Fomento Commodities PTE. Ltd. v. Fedders Electric & Engineering Ltd.

Allahabad High Court Upholds Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award in Fomento Commodities PTE. Ltd. v. Fedders Electric & Engineering Ltd.

Court Dismisses Public Policy Objections, Directs Judgment Debtor to Satisfy Award Along with Interest...

Kerala High Court Directs Government to Consider Menstrual Leave for Women Conductors

Kerala High Court Directs Government to Consider Menstrual Leave for Women Conductors

Court acknowledges menstrual leave as vital welfare measure, urging swift policy implementation for KSRTC conductors...

Person visiting brothel as customer can't be prosecuted under Immoral Traffic Act: Allahabad HC

Person visiting brothel as customer can't be prosecuted under Immoral Traffic Act: Allahabad HC

The court said that a customer cannot be said to be keeping or managing or acting or assisting in the keeping or managem...

UP: HC orders CBI probe into encounter, questions police version

UP: HC orders CBI probe into encounter, questions police version

The court questioned his claim that he had accurately fired at the accused from about 15 metres at night merely after he...

Uttarakhand HC rejects bail pleas of 3 convicts in Ankita Bhandari murder case

Uttarakhand HC rejects bail pleas of 3 convicts in Ankita Bhandari murder case

Following a police investigation that revealed the involvement of resort owner Arya and two employees—Gupta and Bhaskar—...

Allahabad HC pulls up UP govt over delay in filling vacant posts in Minority Commission

Allahabad HC pulls up UP govt over delay in filling vacant posts in Minority Commission

The government informed the court that 12 more applications had been received since January 2026, and these would also b...

Madras High Court Upholds Commercial Court's Decision on Additional Written Statements

Madras High Court Upholds Commercial Court's Decision on Additional Written Statements

Application for Additional Written Statement in Commercial Suit Dismissed; Court Emphasizes Strict Adherence to Commerci...

No garbage trucks near Fort heritage sites in Mumbai, BMC assures HC

No garbage trucks near Fort heritage sites in Mumbai, BMC assures HC

Earlier, taking note of solid waste management vehicles parked opposite the City Civil Court on August 14, the court had...

Calcutta HC puts on hold publication of Bengal police constable recruitment results till Sep 30

Calcutta HC puts on hold publication of Bengal police constable recruitment results till Sep 30

They informed the court that during checking of testimonials, the recruitment board issued a notice on January 20, stati...

Delhi HC reserves order on PIL over exclusion of homeless in SIR process

Delhi HC reserves order on PIL over exclusion of homeless in SIR process

"The ongoing SIR exercise in Delhi, initiated vide ECI Directive No. 23/2025-ERS (Vol. II) dated 14.05.2026, presupposes...

India Kanoon legal website hosting judicial records and not newspaper, Delhi HC told

India Kanoon legal website hosting judicial records and not newspaper, Delhi HC told

The single judge, in the judgement, ruled that search engines like Google cannot be perpetually permitted to show judici...

Goa nightclub fire: Court erred in granting bail to accused, failed to consider material, says HC

Goa nightclub fire: Court erred in granting bail to accused, failed to consider material, says HC

It further held that the sessions court had failed to properly consider the material collected during investigation befo...

Why endorsement by MP/MLA needed for Delhi Lakshmi Yojana HC asks Delhi govt

Why endorsement by MP/MLA needed for Delhi Lakshmi Yojana HC asks Delhi govt

Women already receiving benefits under any other financial assistance scheme or pension, taxpayers, government employees...

'No criminal intimidation’: HC quashes FIR against actor Gaurav Bakshi

'No criminal intimidation’: HC quashes FIR against actor Gaurav Bakshi

The high court said the earlier complaint provided “the necessary background” to the prosecution and that the FIR could ...