LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 01, 2026

TAX CBI Court Convicts Central Excise Inspector In Disproportionate Assets Case, Awards 5 Yrs Imprisonment & ₹63 Lakh Fine; Wife Jailed For Abetment Gujarat High Court Grants Relief After Transfer Pricing Objections Were Mistakenly Filed Before Wrong Authority, Quashes Final AssessmentTree Plantation & Maintenance In Non-Forest Areas By Charitable Trust Exempt From GST: Gujarat...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of New Chief Justices To 2 High Courts, Transfer Of One CJ To Another HC

Acting on the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium last month, the Central Government today notified the appointment of two High Court Judges as Chief Justices of different HCs. A transfer of one Chief Justice has also been notified today. Justice Soumen Sen, currently the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, has been transferred to the Kerala High Court. This transfer will take effect consequent to the retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on January 9,...

CBI Court Convicts Central Excise Inspector In Disproportionate Assets Case, Awards 5 Yrs Imprisonment & ₹63 Lakh Fine; Wife Jailed For Abetment

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court in Ahmedabad on December 29, 2025, convicted and sentenced an Inspector, Central Excise and Service Tax, Bhavnagar, to five years' rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of ₹63 lakh in a disproportionate assets case. The court also sentenced his wife to one year's imprisonment with a fine of ₹50,000 for abetment of the...

CBI Arrests CGST Deputy Commissioner For Allegedly Taking ₹ 70 Lakh Bribe

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a bribery racket in the officer of the Central Goods & Services Tax (CGST), Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, during an operation on 30.12.2025. The CBI registered the case on the allegations of the demand for an undue advantage of Rs. 1.5 crores for favouring the private firms in GST evasion matters. CBI arrested a Deputy Commissioner (IRS-C&IT), two Superintendents, and an Advocate and Owner of a Private Company in the bribery...

SEBI Cancels Research Analyst Registration After Holder Says He Runs Grocery Shop, Not Market Activities

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has cancelled the registration of a research analyst who told the regulator that he runs a small grocery shop and is not engaged in securities market activities, after proceedings relating to the misuse of his SEBI registration details by an unregistered investment advisory firm. The noticee had been registered with SEBI as a...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 31, 2025

TAX Kerala High Court Grants Bail To Accused Caught In ₹5,000 Land Tax Bribery Trap By VigilanceCustoms | I-STAT Blood Gas Cartridges Are Accessories Of Analyser And Not Diagnostic Reagents; No Differential Duty Payable: CESTAT MumbaiNo Interest On Excise Duty Payable In Revenue-Neutral Situation Even Though Duty Demand Attained Finality: Calcutta High CourtCustoms | Barcode Scanners...

2025-Unprecedented Year For Judiciary

To borrow Charles Dickens' words, 2025 was the “best of times, it was the worst of times” for the judiciary.The year began with an extraordinary incident which sent shockwaves not just to the judiciary but also to the legal fraternity after a fire incident led to the accidental discovery of piles of burnt currency at a judge's official residence.It went on to witness some rare...

Supreme Court Round-Up 2025: Free Speech

In 2025, the Supreme Court handled significant cases dealing with free speech. From poetry and political dissent to Wikipedia entries, online comedy, social media commentary and cinema, the Court was repeatedly required to navigate the fraught boundary between liberty and regulation. When poetry was criminalised - Imran Pratapgarhi caseOne of the clearest affirmations of free speech came...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 30, 2025

TAX Taxpayers To Be Barred From Filing GSTR-3B Return For Excess GST ITC Claims: GSTN Issues AdvisoryService Tax | Co-Op Society Paying Rent Arrears To Local Municipality For Gas Transportation Pipeline Not Liable Under Reverse Charge : CESTAT AhmedabadProfit From Securitisation/Sell-Down Of Loan Receivables Not Taxable As Service: CESTAT ChennaiExcise | Cutting/Slitting HR-CR Coils...

Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation Of Bail Granted To Man Accused Of Assaulting, Causing Miscarriage Of Nightclub Employee

The Court asked the accused to surrender in 1 week and apply for bail on merits.

Tripura Student's Tragic Death: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Recognition Of 'Racial Slur' As Hate Crime & Guidelines To Tackle Discrimination

Following the tragic death of a 24-year old student subjected to a racial attack in Dehradun over his north-eastern appearance, a public interest litigation has been initiated before the Supreme Court to address racial discrimination and violence against Indian citizens from north-eastern states and other frontier regions of India.The plea, filed by Advocate-on-Record Anoop Prakash Awasthi,...

Supreme Court Introduces SOP Mandating Timelines For Oral Arguments To Streamline Hearings

Aiming at improving court management and speedy disposal of cases, the Supreme Court has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) prescribing strict timelines for the submission and conduct of oral arguments in all post-notice and regular hearing matters.Mandatory Timelines for Oral Arguments Needs To Be Stated In Advance Under the new SOP, Senior Advocates, arguing counsel,...