High Courts
Madras High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Directing MediaOne To Pay ₹1.23 Crore In 'Maatraan' Film Dispute
In a rejection of a challenge to an arbitral award, the Madras High Court has upheld the Sole Arbitrator's decision directing MediaOne Global Entertainment Ltd. to pay over 1.23 crores in relation to an agreement over the release of the film “Maatraan”. Dissmissing a plethora of arguments contended by the Petitioner, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh on 28th November 2025 ruled that...
PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Court Monitored Committee To Supervise Red Fort Blast Trial
A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction for a Court monitored Committee to supervise all stages of the trial in the recent red fort blast case. The matter will be heard tomorrow by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. The plea, filed by Dr. Pankaj Pushkar, seeks a day-to-day trial in the case which is...
'Writ Not Maintainable In Face Of Disputed Ownership': Delhi High Court In Customs Gold Confiscation Case
The Delhi High Court recently refused to entertain a writ petition challenging confiscation of an air travellers' gold jewellery by the Customs, citing disputed ownership of the gold.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Renu Bhatnagar observed,“The foundational facts of the petition itself would be different in as much as the detention receipt has been issued only to one lady...
Employment Cases Cannot Be Characterised As Commercial Disputes Under Commercial Courts Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday held that disputes arising out of employment agreements cannot be treated as commercial disputes under the Commercial Courts Act merely because they contain business related clauses. The court categorically stated that “any dispute relating to an employment agreement cannot be treated to be a commercial dispute within the purview of Section 2(1)(c) of the...
S. 153C Income Tax Act | Public Info, Unrelated Data Seized From Searched Person Not Enough To Issue Show Cause Notice: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has observed that information available in public domain or any unrelated information seized from the searched person without a connection to the assessee is not enough to be the basis of issuing a show cause notice under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act. The court was hearing a plea challenging notice dated 13.10.2021 by the Assessing Officer (AO) for the...
Termination Of Trainee Cadet For Isolated Act Committed Under Severe Mental Distress, Without Dishonest Intent Is Shockingly Disproportionate: Delhi HC
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that termination of a trainee cadet for an isolated act committed under severe mental distress, without dishonest intent is shockingly disproportionate and violates the principles of natural justice. Background Facts The petitioner cleared the NDA entrance examination...
Income Tax Act | S. 153C Proceedings Unsustainable Without Incriminating Material Found In Search: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that proceedings under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act cannot be initiated unless incriminating material relating to the assessee is found during a search and both the assessing officers (the Assessing Officer of the searched person as well as the Assessing Officer of the person other than the searched person) record the necessary satisfaction.Section 153C...
Karnataka High Court Directs Optimisation Of Mangaluru Jail Jammers Over Disruption Of Connectivity To Nearby District Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked M/s Telecommunications Consultants India Limited, a wholly owned Government of India Undertaking, to optimise the output power of jammers installed inside the district jail at Mangaluru, which is blocking/interrupting telecommunication channels and internet facility, within the district court premises, which is within 1 km of the prison.Justice...
Admission Solutions By TC Global To Foreign Universities Not 'Intermediary Service': Delhi High Court Upholds CESTAT Order
The Delhi High Court has held that TC Global, operating as an App-based platform offering admission support solutions like promotional and marketing services, advertisements, roadshows, fairs, counselling to foreign universities, against payment in foreign exchange would qualify as 'Export of Service' instead of 'Intermediary Service'. In a judgment dated November 28, 2025, the...
Kerala High Court Upholds Requirement Of Clinical Clerkship For Foreign Medical Grads Who Faced Break In Course During COVID
The Kerala High Court on Monday (1 December) upheld the requirement of clinical clerkship for Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) who faced a break in the course during the pandemic and joined the college and did a compensatory course.A Division Bench comprising Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P V Balakrishnan held that the FMGs, who had completed medical courses in China during...
Vellayani Lake Acquisition: Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief To 60 Farmers; Bars Dispossession Without Due Process
The Kerala High Court, on a recent occasion, passed an interim order granting relief to around 60 traditional farmers whose properties are located adjacent to the Vellayani Lake, which is stated to be marked for development by the State government.Justice C. Jayachandran directed the state government, its Water Resources, Agriculture and Revenue departments and the District Collector...
Delhi High Court Restores Trader's GST Registration After 3-Year Delay; Says Medical Issue, Dispute With CA Justified Relief
In a rare instance of relief, the Delhi High Court has directed the GST Department to restore the registration of a trader, cancelled over three years ago, citing the medical issues and dispute with the Chartered Accountant which prevented it from acting earlier.Section 107 of the GST Act prescribes a strict timeline of three months to prefer an appeal from an order of the GST Department,...