Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice A Muhamed Mustaque As Chief Justice Of Sikkim High Court

The Central Government on Saturday (January 3) notified the appointment of Kerala High Court judge Justice A Muhamed Mustaque as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointment which states:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India and in consultation with the Chief Justice of India,...

HC Is Proper Forum To Enforce Domestic Award From International Commercial Arbitration Seated In India: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court, clarifying the forum for execution of arbitral awards, has recently ruled that a domestic arbitral award rendered out of an international commercial arbitration with its seat in India, is enforceable by the High Court itself under Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. A Division Bench of Justices Rajan Roy and Rajeev Bharti, on December 16th, 2025,...

AP High Court Restores Arbitral Awards In Hindustan Shipyard Case; Says Arbitrators Can Modulate 'Exorbitant' Liquidated Damages

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh recently set aside a Trial Court's order that had earlier quashed thirteen arbitral awards against Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) and its subcontractors. On 31st December 2025, the Division Bench comprising of Justices R. Raghunandan Rao and T.C.D. Sekhar, upholding the arbitral awards, stated that an arbitrator has the jurisdiction to modulate...

Income Tax Act | HP High Court Stays Reassessment Proceedings U/S 148 As Validity Of Notices Were Pending Before SC

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has stayed reassessment proceedings initiated against an assessee under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, noting that the validity of such notices is already under consideration before the Supreme Court. A Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Romesh Verma passed the order while hearing a writ petition which had...

Patna High Court Confirms Conviction Of Tax Assistant For Accepting ₹600 Bribe To Process Income Tax Refund

The Patna High Court has upheld the conviction of a Tax Assistant for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹600 for processing an income tax refund, confirming the sentence imposed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The single bench of Justice Alok Kumar Pandey noted that it is crystal clear that the place of occurrence is the Income Tax Office, Sasaram, where the...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Patent Office Order Rejecting Emitec Emissions Dosing Device

The Delhi High Court has set aside a Patent Office order rejecting a patent application filed by Emitec Gesellschaft für Emissionstechnologie mbH, a Germany-based automotive emissions firm, for a reducing-agent dosing device that helps cut vehicle pollution.A single-judge bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, in a judgment pronounced on December 24, 2025, held that the Patent...

Dalmia Cement Case: Bombay High Court Holds Two-Year Extension Under Mineral Auction Rules Is Mandatory

The Bombay High Court has held that once the State Government is satisfied that the delay in execution of a mining lease is for reasons beyond the control of the preferred bidder, the extension contemplated under the second proviso to Rule 10(6) of the Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2015 must be for the full period of two years and cannot be curtailed. The Court observed that the provision does...

Delhi High Court Family Law Digest 2025

Co-Accused Can Apply Separately For Compounding Of Offences Committed By Company Or HUF Under Income Tax Act: Delhi High CourtCase title: Sumit Bharana v. UoICitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 4The Delhi High Court has held that co-accused are entitled to apply separately for compounding of offences committed by a Company or a Hindu Undivided Family under the Income Tax Act, 1961.A division bench...

Income Tax | Delay in Filing Form 10-B Due To COVID Cannot Deny S.11 Exemption: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the exemption under Section 11 of the Income Tax Act cannot be denied merely on account of delay in filing the Form 10-B Audit Report when such delay was caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Justices Battu Devanand and A. Hari Haranadha Sarma observed that the assessee is a religious and charitable society and has to comply with the instructions...

Kerala High Court Directs Railway Claims Tribunal To Annex Details Of Evidence, Witnesses To All Its Orders

In an exercise of the supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution, the Kerala High Court recently directed the Railway Claims Tribunal to follow Rules 181 of the Civil Rules of Practice so as to incorporate proper appendices to all its orders.Justice S. Manu observed that the Tribunal's judgments generally do not contain any attachment showing the witnesses examined...

[Bihar Excise Act] Patna High Court Slashes 90% Penalty On Insurance Declared Value Of Seized Motorcycle To 10% In Liquor Case

The Patna High Court has relaxed an excessive penalty of 90% of Insurance Declared Value (IDV) to 10% on a motorcycle seized in a liquor-related offence. A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Sourendra Pandey held that, considering the quantum of liquor (18 litres), applying Rule 12A of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Rules, 2021, which prescribes 10%...

Contrary To NALSA Scheme: MP High Court Quashes State Legal Services Authority's SOP For Fresh Selection Of Legal Aid Defence Counsel

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed State Legal Services Authority's (SLSA) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for fresh selection of Legal Aid Defence Counsel after completion of two years, noting that it was contrary to National Legal Service Authority's (NALSA) 2022 Modified Scheme.The division bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat and Justice Anuradha Shukla observed that the Modified...