Delhi Court Rejects Plea To Transfer Cases Against Rabri Devi & Her Family Members From Judge Vishal Gogne

A Delhi Court on Friday (December 19) reportedly dismissed Rabri Devi's plea to transfer cases lodged against her and her family members including her husband Lalu Yadav and son Tejaswi Yadav, from court of Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue courts. As per a report by PTI, Rabri Devi had alleged bias on the judge's part. The report states that Principal and District Sessions Judge Dinesh Bhatt dismissed the plea seeking transfer of four cases including those by the ED and CBI...

Parliament Passes SHANTI Bill To Overhaul Nuclear Law, Open Sector To Private Participation

The Parliament on December 18, 2025 passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, marking a sweeping overhaul of India's nuclear energy legal framework. The legislation replaces the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, and signals a major policy shift aimed at expanding nuclear power generation while recalibrating regulatory and liability structures.The 1962 Act governed the development,...

Parliament Passes Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill, Allows 100% FDI In Insurance Sector

The Parliament on Wednesday passed The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, ushering in wide-ranging reforms in the insurance sector, including permitting 100% foreign direct investment in Indian insurance companies and strengthening the regulatory powers of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).The Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 16, 2025, seeks to amend three key legislations governing the sector, namely the...

CCI Takes Cognisance Of Complaint Against IndiGo Over Mass Flight Disruptions

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has taken cognisance of a complaint filed against budget airline IndiGo over the widespread flight disruptions that affected passengers across multiple routes in recent weeks. In a press release issued on Thursday, the competition watchdog said it had carried out a preliminary assessment of the information placed before it and decided to proceed...

Thrissur Consumer Commission Holds AirAsia Liable For Non-Refund Of Cancelled Flight Fare

The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thrissur has directed Air Asia (India) to pay Rs. 10,000 as compensation for mental agony caused to a passenger due to airline's failure to issue an automatic refund after his flight got cancelled for operational reasons.The order was passed by a bench comprising President C T Sabu and members Sreeja S and Ram Mohan R in a complaint filed by...

'Karmayodha' Film Plagiarism: Kerala Court Orders Major Ravi & Makers To Pay ₹30L To Scriptwriter Regi Mathew

The Commercial Court, Kottayam recently passed a judgment against Major Ravi and Mohammed Haneef, who are the director and producer of the 2012 Mohanlal-starrer movie 'Karmayodha', to pay a compensation of Rs. 30 lakhs to scriptwriter Regi Mathew.Sri. Manish D. A., Principal Sub-Judge, decided the suit preferred by Regi Mathew seeking permanent prohibitory injunction, declaration, damages and...

Delhi Court Acquits Social Activist Shabnam Hashmi In COVID Lockdown Protest Case

A Delhi court has acquitted social activist Shabnam Hashmi and another woman, Seema Joshi, in a case alleging violation of COVID-19 lockdown norms during a protest in Dwarka in October 2020. JMFC Divya Yadav of Dwarka Courts said that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt.The FIR was registered at Dwarka South police station for the offences under Sections 269,...

CCI Approves Coinbase Deal To Buy Minority Stake In CoinDCX Parent

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday approved Coinbase Global Inc.'s proposal to acquire a minority stake in DCX Global Limited, the holding company behind the CoinDCX cryptocurrency exchange in India. Coinbase, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange operating in over 100 countries, has recently entered the Indian market. DCX Global Limited, incorporated in Mauritius, owns...

Goa Nightclub Fire: Delhi Court Grants Two Days Transit Remand Of Owners Saurabh, Gaurav Luthra

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted two days transit remand of Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa which caught fire and killed atleast 25 people.The duo was produced by the Goa Police before Judicial Magistrate Twinkle Chawla in the Patiala House Courts. The police sought transit remand of three days.The Court directed the police to provide medicines to...

Why Delhi Court Dismissed ED's Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi In National Herald Case

A Delhi Court has refused to take cognizance of Enforcement Directorate's money laundering complaint in the National Herald case allegedly involving Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order dismissing the prosecution complaint, which is equivalent to a chargesheet. Here are reasons why the Court did so. Money...

No Move Yet On Another ₹140-Crore Rights Issue: Aakash Tells NCLAT Amid Dispute With Byju's

Aakash Educational Services Ltd told the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai on Monday that it has not yet initiated any process for a second tranche of its rights issue to raise about Rs 140 crore and that, if it decides to do so, Think and Learn Pvt Ltd will be given all statutory notices along with an extended period of at least 30 days. The submission was made when...

NCLT Mumbai Sanctions Vedanta Demerger Plan

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai on Tuesday sanctioned Vedanta Ltd's demerger, approving the restructuring scheme under which the metal and mining conglomerate will split its businesses into separate sector focused entities. The order was pronounced by a bench comprising Judicial Member Nilesh Sharma and Technical Member Charanjeet Singh. "From the material on record,...