Rebate Under Rule 18 CER Cannot Be Denied Without Examining Duty On Exported Goods: Bombay High Court Remands Yamaha's Claim

The Bombay High Court has held that a rebate under Rule 18 Central Excise Rules, 2002, cannot be denied without determining the tax liability on exported goods, and has remanded Yamaha's rebate claim to the principal commissioner for fresh consideration. Justices M.S. Sonak and Advait M. Sethna were examining whether the India Yamaha Motor P. Limited was entitled to a rebate...

Flawless Mobile Connectivity Necessary To Run Metro: Delhi High Court Rejects Appeal Against DMRC Discharging Contractor Over Failed Services

The Delhi High Court today dismissed an appeal preferred by a company, initially entrusted to provide mobile and network connectivity for Delhi Airport Metro Express Line, against its replacement by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela upheld the single judge's finding that the Appellant-company's failure to roll out...

Karnataka High Court Stays ₹12.69 Crore Demand Notice Issued By KPSCB Against Private Company Seeking Environmental Compensation

The Karnataka High Court recently granted interim protection to a private limited company engaged in real estate development by restraining the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board from taking any coercive steps to recover environmental compensation amounting to ₹12.69 crore, which had been levied by the Board.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M....

Focus On Education Cannot Be Compromised Over Political Aspirations: High Court On Panjab University Students' Protest

The Punjab & Haryana High Court, while hearing a plea seeking direction to conduct elections for the Senate of Panjab University, a matter currently subject to student protests, underscored that the "prime focus of all students should remain the acquisition of knowledge. Academic activities cannot be compromised or sacrificed at the altar of electoral or political aspirations."As per...

Land Assigned To Serving Soldiers Is Valid, Bureaucracy Cannot Defeat Gratitude: AP High Court Sets Aside Collector's Refusal To Permit Sale

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed an appeal of an ex-serviceman, who sought to sell land assigned to him under the ex-servicemen quota but was denied by the District Collector (DC) on the ground that the allotment was made while the appellant was serving in the Indian Army and was thus purportedly irregular.Referring to a 2022 Circular of the Chief Commissioner of Land...

Motor Accidents | Standard Multiplier Need Not Be Applied Mechanically When Victim Dies Due To Unrelated Causes: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently clarified the appropriate multiplier to be applied for assessing the disability compensation when an injured claimant in a motor accident claims, dies from causes unrelated to the accident and injury.The division bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar delivered the judgement while considering a batch of petitions of Motor...

Karnataka High Court Impleads State Ministry And Law Department In NLSIU's Appeal On Transgender Reservation In Admissions

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, impleaded the State Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Law Department of the state in an appeal filed by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), challenging a single judge order directing it to provide 0.5% reservation to transgender persons with a fee, until the state takes a policy decision. The division bench of Justice...

Rajasthan High Court Slams Lawyer's Clerk For Signing Affidavit On Behalf Of Party, Says Practice Amounts To Fraud

The Rajasthan High Court has flagged the instance of advocates or their clerks signing affidavits for applications/petitions/counter affidavits, etc, on behalf of their clients without knowing the contents of such documents, and held that such conduct amounted to fraud and was unacceptable. The court said:“Justice is often metaphorically termed to be blind, but the officers of Courts must...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Aqualite's Appeal; Upholds Interim Injunction Granted To Relaxo In Design Piracy Suit

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Aqualite Industries Pvt. Ltd. and upheld the interim injunction granted by a Single Judge restraining Aqualite from manufacturing and selling slippers alleged to infringe Relaxo Footwears Ltd.'s registered designs. Delivering judgment on 18 November 2025, a Division Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla...

PIL In Delhi High Court Against CBFC Certification To Film '120 Bahadur' Over Alleged Distortion Of Historical Facts

A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) certificate granted to Farhan Akhtar starrer movie “120 Bahadur” over allegations of distortion of historical facts. The matter will be heard tomorrow by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. The movie portrays Major Shaitan...

Audit Assessment Under Orissa VAT Act Is Invalid If Audit Visit Report Is Time-Barred: High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that an audit assessment under Section 42 of the OVAT Act (Odisha Value Added Tax Rules, 2005) cannot be initiated when the AVR (Audit Visit Report) is beyond the limitation period. Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Murahari Sri Raman were examining whether the Assessing Authority has jurisdiction to proceed with Audit Assessment under Section 42 of the...

Judicial Officers Are Expected To Approach Surrogacy Petitions With Sensitivity And Compassion: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that while dealing with petitions filed under the Surrogacy (Regulations) Act seeking an order to have parentage and custody, the courts are expected to be sensitive, responsible, and compassionate without frustrating the beneficial objective of the legislation. “The judicial officers are therefore expected to approach such petitions...