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Delhi High Court Dismisses Patanjali Ayurved's Appeal Against Order To Pay ₹48.5 Lakh To Supplier
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Patanjali Ayurved Limited against a lower court order that directed the company to pay nearly Rs 48.5 lakh to Ujala Goel, proprietor of Ru Overseas, for goods supplied to it.A bench of Justices V Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar while dismissing the appeal however reduced the interest payable on the amount from 15% to 9%. “The appeal...
2018 Amendment To Specific Relief Act Is Not Retrospective, Clarifies Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that the 2018 amendment to the Specific Relief Act, 1963, which made the grant of specific performance of contracts a mandatory relief, has no retrospective effect and does not apply to suits or transactions that arose before its enforcement on October 1, 2018.The Bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, while addressing the issue in a...
Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal Stays Suspension Of Govt Employee For Alleged Participation In RSS Event
The Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Kalaburagi bench has stayed the order of suspension passed against Praveen Kumar KP, working as the PA to an MLA, for allegedly participating in an RSS event, wearing the uniform of the organisation. The bench led by Judicial Member S Y Watawati, passed the interim order and directed the state to file its objections and posted the matter for...
Bengaluru Court Restrains Publication Of Defamatory Content Against Reporter TV, Directs Take Down Of Links
The Bengaluru Principal City Civil and Sessions Court has passed an ad-interim order restraining various Malayalam TV channels, newspapers and online platforms from publication of defamatory content against Reporter Broadcasting Corporation Pvt Ltd, the company which owns and runs the Malayalam news channel Reporter TV.The Court also directed that certain URLs, which allegedly carried...
CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand Against Wipro Over Tamil Nadu Govt's Free Laptop Scheme
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in Chennai on Wednesday quashed the excise department's demand for additional duty from Wipro Ltd., ruling that the company's supply of laptops to the Tamil Nadu government for free distribution to students cannot be treated as a commercial sale and therefore cannot be taxed at retail price. A two-member bench comprising...
Supreme Court Summons Jabalpur Municipal Commissioner Over Non-Appearance In Case Against Illegal Constructions
While hearing a matter relating to the regularisation of alleged illegal construction, the Supreme Court raised concern about why, despite the notice including dasti being served to the parties, they chose not to appear. It passed an order summoning the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur, to be present in the next hearing to offer an explanation why no officer was appointed...
Motor Accident | Insurer Must Pay Compensation Even If There Was Route Permit Violation; Can Recover From Owner : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that insurance companies cannot deny compensation to accident victims merely because the vehicle involved had deviated from its permitted route. Emphasising the social purpose of motor vehicle insurance, the Court observed that to deny compensation on such a technical ground would be “offensive to the sense of justice”.A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol...
Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging Online Gaming Act On Nov 4
The Supreme Court today(October 30) said that it will hear on November 4 a batch of transferred petitions challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 ("Online Gaming Act"), which seeks to prohibit 'online money games' and the offering of bank services, advertisements, etc. related thereto.On the Union Government's plea, a bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and...
GST Levy On Group Health Insurance Policies Challenged; Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief To Union Bank Pensioners
The Kerala High Court has granted interim relief to retired employees of the Union Bank by allowing them to renew their group health insurance policies without paying the 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the premium.The Court passed the interim order in a writ petition filed by Vinod Mukundan and others, including the All India Union Bank Pensioners & Retirees Federation, challenging...
Balco Disinvestment: Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Voiding Centre & Vedanta Shareholder's Pact
After over a decade of legal tussle, the Delhi High Court recently upheld an arbitral award declaring the Shareholders' Agreement (SHA) between Vedanta Limited (then Sterlite Industries) and the Union of India void, which had given Vedanta the exclusive right to buy the government's remaining 49% stake in Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) after a three-year lock-in period. The...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : October 29, 2025
Links to today's Supreme Court reports :Non-Recovery Of Weapons Not Fatal To Prosecution If There's Direct Evidence : Supreme Court Upholds Murder ConvictionOnce Court Indicates Its Mind, Counsel Must Refrain From Further Submissions; Continued Insistence Affects Decorum: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Suggests Amendment To Employees Compensation Act To Include 'Adult Widowed Sister' In Definition...