'Mere Awareness Of Contract Or Likelihood Of Receiving Incidental Benefits Not Sufficient To Establish Privity': Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that mere knowledge of a contract or incidental benefits flowing from it cannot create privity of contract or confer enforceable rights against third parties. The Court ruled that in the absence of a direct contractual relationship, no cause of action arises.Justice Kamal Khata was hearing an interim application filed by Amey Realty & Construction LLP...

S. 319 CrPC | Additional Accused Can Be Summoned Only On Evidence Led In Trial, Not On Investigation Material: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that a trial court's power under Section 319 CrPC to summon additional accused is confined to the evidence adduced before it during trial and cannot be exercised on the basis of material collected during the investigation. A bench of Justice Sameer Jain observed thus while setting aside an order passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate,...

Allahabad High Court Refuses Interim Protection To Sambhal's Rayan Buzurg Mosque Facing Demolition Notices

In a special hearing, the Allahabad High Court today refused to grant interim relief to Sambhal's Rayan Buzurg Mosque, which is facing demolition notices issued by the Uttar Pradesh government. A bench of Justice Dinesh Pathak dismissed as withdrawn the plea filed by the mosque management challenging an order dated September 2, 2025, passed by the Assistant...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Foreign National Booked For Drug Trafficking, Notes IO Admitted To Mixing Samples From Different Packets

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a foreign national, incarcerated for over 4 years in connection with a drug trafficking case.In doing so, Justice Arun Monga noted that the Investigating Officer had himself admitted during cross-examination that the seized substance had been mixed before sampling, making it impossible to identify which packet the samples sent for testing came from...

Revisional Powers U/S 56 KVAT Act Are Limited, Clarificatory Orders Have Only Prospective Effect: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court stated that revisional powers under Section 56 of the KVAT Act (Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003) are limited, and clarificatory orders only have a prospective effect. Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon stated that with reference to the power to issue clarification under Section 94 of the Act, the Commissioner has been empowered to hold...

Mere Change In Arbitral Rules Does Not Frustrate Arbitration Agreement: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakru and Justice C.M. Joshi has set aside interim injunctions granted by Commercial Court by which it restrained L & T Infra Investment Partners Advisory Pvt. Ltd. (“L&T Infra”) from proceeding with arbitration under the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Rules against Bhoruka Power...

S.148 NI Act | Appellate Court Has 'Sole Discretion' To Direct Deposit Of Minimum 20% Compensation Amount: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has said that appellate court under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act has the sole discretion to direct a person challenging conviction for cheque dishonour to deposit 20% of the compensation amount, while considering the attending circumstances. Section 148 pertains to power of Appellate Court to order payment pending appeal against conviction. The...

Delhi High Court Orders Economic Offences Wing To Probe Alleged Forgery Of Customs Stamps At Airport

The Delhi High Court has asked the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police to conduct an enquiry into alleged forgery of Customs stamps at the Delhi International Airport.A division bench comprising ​​justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain passed the direction after the Department claimed that the Customs stamp on an air traveller's representations in connection with their seized...

'Acnestar' Phonetically Similar To 'Acnescar': Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of Mankind Pharma In Trademark Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court has restrained Maharashtra-based Brinton Pharmaceuticals from using the mark ACNESCAR, or any other mark which is confusing or deceptively similar to Mankind Pharma's ACNESTAR.A division bench comprising Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla observed that ACNESCAR is phonetically nearly identical to ACNESTAR and unless the two words are pronounced syllable...

MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Woman Booked In Cheating FIR For Developing 'Unauthorized Colony'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court granted anticipatory bail to a woman accused of developing an unauthorised colony and selling plots in Sagar District without the requisite permissions. The court directed the applicant to cooperate with the investigating agency and shall also appear on the date and time, as directed by the Investigating Officer. The woman has been booked for cheating (Section...

Mere Registration Of FIR Or Pendency Of Proceedings Before DRT Does Not Bar Reference To Arbitration: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Advait M. Sethna has held that the disputes between Mangal Credit and Fincorp Limited and Ulka Chandrshekhar Nair are arbitrable under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) even though allegations of fraud and forgery were raised and a criminal was filed in which no progress has been made. The Court further held...

Voluntarily Filed Returns Cannot Be Revised Through Additional Evidence Under Rule 29 ITAT Rules: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that voluntarily filed returns cannot be revised through additional evidence under Rule 29 of the ITAT Rules (Income Tax (Appellate Tribunal) Rules, 1963). Rule 29 of the Income Tax (Appellate Tribunal) Rules, 1963 permits the Tribunal to admit additional evidence for any substantial cause. Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon...