TNGST Act | Purchase Tax Cannot Be Levied on Buyer for Seller's Tax Default: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on Monday held that purchase tax cannot be levied under Section 7A of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 (TNGST Act) on the purchaser merely because the seller failed to pay tax. The bench, comprising Justices S M Subramaniam and Mohammed Shaffiq, clarified the scope of Section 7A in transactions where the vendor has defaulted on tax payments "Having found...

Delhi High Court Upholds Order Refusing To Discharge TV Today In Criminal Defamation Case By BJP Leader Ramesh Bidhuri

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to discharge TV Today Network Limited, which owns Aaj Tak and India Today group, in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri in 2011.The case stems from a news broadcasted on a gang rape and abduction case involving an individual described as brother-in-law of Bidhur's nephew. At that time, Bidhuri was an elected MLA from...

Delhi High Court Upholds Order Protecting 'BIMA SUGAM' Mark, Orders Transfer of Disputed Domains to Federation

The Delhi High Court in an interim order upheld its earlier direction restraining a insurance agent from using the mark “BIMA SUGAM”, a name associated with India's upcoming unified digital insurance marketplace, or any deceptively similar name, including related domain names. The court also directed that the disputed domains be transferred to the Bima Sugam India Federation, holding...

Karnataka High Court Stays Criminal Defamation Case Against Republic Kannada, Its News Anchors And Editor

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed the proceedings in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Sangappa, an IAS officer and former Managing Director of Karnataka Electronics Development Corporation Ltd (KEONICS), against Republic TV Kannada, its editor and anchors.Justice Mohammad Nawaz passed the interim order on a petition filed by the company, its Editor Niranjan Narayan Swamy,...

Oral Allegations Alone Can't Sustain Bribe Charges Against Ministers, Persons Holding High Posts: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has observed that when an allegation of demand of bribe by a Minister is raised, the same cannot be merited merely on the basis of oral statements and it would require thorough scrutiny.Justice A. Badharudeen made the observation while dismissing three connected criminal revision petitions filed by the State of Kerala challenging the discharge of former Minister...

CCI Can't Impose Interest Retrospectively From Date Preceding Valid Service Of Demand Notice: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) is not empowered to impose interest retrospectively or from a date preceding the valid service of a demand notice.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar noted that the issuance of a demand notice under Regulation 3 of the Competition Commission of India (Manner...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 27, 2025 To November 2, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 202 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 213 Nominal Index: Mahindra and Mahindra Finance Services Limited & another v/s Smt. Basanti Devi., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 202 Kapil Dev v/s State of H.P., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 203 Lekh Ram & another v/s State of H.P., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 204 Ugma Ram v/s State of Himachal Pradesh.,2025 LiveLaw...

First Wife Must Be Heard Before Registering Muslim Man's Second Marriage, Parties Should Be Sent To Court If She Objects: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the first wife must be given an opportunity of hearing by the statutory authorities while registering the second marriage of a Muslim man in accordance with the Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules 2008.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed that even though the Muslim personal allows a second marriage to a man in certain situations, if...

'Haq' Film Affects Shah Bano's Personality Rights, Should Not Be Released: Daughter Tells MP High Court, Verdict Reserved

Shah Bano's daughter told the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (November 4) that the movie 'Haq' starring Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi affects the personality rights of her mother, depicts her image in a derogatory manner and must not be released. After hearing all the parties–including the producers and the Censor board, Justice Pranay Verma reserved his verdict in the matter....

Delhi High Court Upholds Interim Ban on Use of 'Sachamoti' Brand Amid Family Dispute

The Delhi High Court recently (October 13) upheld an interim order restraining Sabu Trade Pvt. Ltd. (STPL) and certain family members, who are also directors of the company, from using the “Sachamoti” mark, a well-known brand of sabudana (sago) products. e members of Sabu family affirming a March 2024 Single Judge order that prohibited them from using the brand and label. The Court...

VC Rules No Shelter For PMLA Accused To Evade Physical Appearance In ED Probe: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ruled that the videoconferencing rules do not operate as a shelter for a money laundering accused to evade physical and mandatory appearance in investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that VC facility is a measure to facilitate evidence recording, not to protect an absconding accused from facing...

Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Kafeel Ahmad, Prime Accused In 2011 Mumbai Triple Blasts Case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Kafeel Ahmad Mohammad Ayub, one of the prime accused in the 2011 Triple Bomb Blast Case in which at least 21 people died while hundreds were left injured in Mumbai.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale considered the fact that the trial in the case is yet to commence and that Kafeel has already spent around 13 years...