Claim For Demurrage As Liquidated Damages Does Not Constitute Debt Until Liability Is Determined: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court refused to grant interim relief for attachment of goods and security under section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) holding that the liquidated damages in the form of demurrage does not constitute debt until the liability is determined by an arbitral award. Justice Challa Gunaranjan held that “petitioner has moved...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On Plea To Fill Vacancies In National Commission For Minorities

The Delhi High Court has sought stand of the Union Government on a plea seeking to fill the vacancies in the National Commission for Minorities, including the Chairperson. Calling the issue “very very important”, a division bench comprising of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the Central Government's counsel to obtain instructions on the vacant posts. The...

Motor Accident Tribunal Can Grant Compensation To Deceased's Cohabitant Who Lived Like Spouse: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal may award compensation to a cohabitant who lived with the deceased like a spouse, provided that the claimant can establish a long-term stable relationship, financial dependency and that the relationship had the character of marriage, even if not formalized.In doing so, the court set aside an order of the Motor...

Mortgage, Enforcement And Related Declaratory Reliefs Are Non-Arbitrable: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court Bench of Justice Sandeep V Marne has observed that enforcement of mortgage is a right in rem and any dispute seeking enforcement of mortgage cannot be referred to arbitration. Civil suit will lie for enforcement of such a right in rem. Facts Defendant No.1 and his partners are developers appointed for redevelopment of Defendant No.5 – Society under...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Newslaundry In Defamation Suit By Eduquity Career Technologies

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued summons to digital news platform Newslaundry in a defamation suit filed by Eduquity Career Technologies, a company specializing in examination solutions for corporate, government, and educational sectors.Eduquity has filed the suit over an article published by Newslaundry last year titled “Years before NEET row, NTA contracted 2 exam firms with...

Rajasthan High Court's Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma Inaugurates State Bar Council's Extension Counter At Jaipur

Bar Council of Rajasthan (“BCR”) opened its extension counter in Jaipur which was inaugurated by the High Court's Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Chairman of Bar Council of India (BCI) Manan Kumar Mishra on Friday (October 10) 2025, in the premises of the High Court. The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court began functioning on January 30, 1977. However, despite the...

Karnataka High Court Restrains 'Strip Search' Of Persons For Transgender Survey

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday restrained the State government and persons conducting the 'Transgender survey', from conducting any identification by using the "strip and search" method.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha further directed that the information collected during the survey, which commenced on September 15, be kept strictly confidential...

Will Protect Personality Rights Of Singer Kumar Sanu: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday orally stated that it would pass an interim injunction order in a plea by Indian playback singer Kumar Sanu Bhattacharjee, seeking protection of his personality rights.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was hearing the plea. Advocate Sana Raees Khan appeared for Sanu.Court stated that the counsel for one of the defendants stated that the plaintiff had raised...

SARFAESI Charge Created Before GST Charge Takes Precedence Over It: Karnataka High Court

'If a claim is made under the IBC Act and there is no claim under the SARFAESI Act, RDB Act, or GST Act, the claim under the IBC Act can be implemented without issue. Similarly, if a claim is made under the GST Act and there are no claims under the SARFAESI Act, RDB Act, or IBC Act, the claim under the GST Act can be executed without difficulty'

Income Tax Act | Deputy Commissioner Cannot Act Beyond DRP Directions; Assessment After S.144C(13) Time Limit Invalid: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court stated that the Deputy Commissioner cannot act beyond the dispute resolution panel (DRP) directions; assessment completed beyond Section 144C(13) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the time limit is invalid. Section 144C(13) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 mandates the completion of the assessment within one month from the end of the month in which DRP directions are...

Sex With Wife Above 16 Years Of Age Before 2017 Not Rape: Allahabad High Court Sets Aside 2007 Conviction Order

The Allahabad High Court has held that a man can be convicted for having sexual intercourse with minor wife of over 15 years age, only after Supreme Court's judgment in Independent Thought vs Union Of India (2017), and not prior to that.In Independent Thought case, the Supreme Court read down the exception 2 to Section 375 (rape) IPC, which provided that sexual intercourse with wife above...

MP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging RBI's Ombudsman Scheme Prohibiting Filing Of Complaints Through Advocate

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (October 13), issued notice on a petition challenging the vires of clause 10(2)(f) and 16(1)(a) of the RBI's Integrated Ombudsman Scheme 2021, which prohibits lodging of a complaint through advocate. For Context, Clause 10(2)(f) states that a complaint under the scheme shall not lie unless the complaint is lodged by the complainant personally or through...