Supreme Court Issues Notice To Ilaiyaraaja On Sony's Plea To Transfer Copyright Suit From Madras To Bombay HC

The Supreme Court today sought a response from Music Composer Dr Ilaiyaraaja in a transfer petition filed by Sony Music Entertainment seeking the transfer of a copyright dispute from Madras to the Bombay High Court.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran agreed to consider the matter and issued notice in the same. Sr Adv AM Singhvi, appearing for Sony, stressed that the...

Marriage Often Misused As Instrument Of Subjugation Against Women : Justice Surya Kant

Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant has said that marriage, across cultures and eras, has too often been used as an instrument of subjugation against women, and that the law must continue to evolve to transform it into a partnership based on dignity, mutual respect and equality. He, however, acknowledged that contemporary legal and social reforms are gradually transforming marriage from a...

NCLT Ahmedabad Initiates Insolvency Proceedings Against Gensol Co-founder Puneet Singh Jaggi

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad Bench, on Monday initiated personal guarantor insolvency proceedings against Puneet Singh Jaggi, co-founder and whole-time director of Gensol Engineering Ltd.This follows a petition by Equentia Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. over an alleged default of ₹9.91 croreThe order was passed by a coram of Judicial Member Shammi Khan and Technical...

After Centre's Request, Supreme Court Collegium Modifies Proposal To Transfer Justice Atul Sreedharan

The Supreme Court Collegium, in a meeting held on October 14, 2025, has recommended the transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan, Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, to the Allahabad High Court.This recommendation was made upon reconsideration sought by the Central Government. The Collegium had earlier proposed Justice Sreedharan's transfer to the High Court of Chhattisgarh. However,...

Supreme Court Bench Refers Plea To Bring Minority Schools Under RTE Act To CJI

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 1(4) and 1(5) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, be placed before the Chief Justice of India for appropriate orders, noting that a similar issue concerning the applicability of the RTE Act to minority institutions is already pending. As the issue...

Bengaluru Court Refuses To Discharge Actor Rajnikanth's Wife In Alleged Forgery Case, Says Prima Facie Case Made Out

A Court in Bengaluru recently rejected the discharge application filed by superstar Rajanikanth's wife, Latha Rajanikanth, accused in a criminal case involving alleged forgery in relation to the film Kochadaiiyan, by a Chennai-based advertising company.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jyoti Shantappa Kale, while rejecting the discharge application filed under Section 239 of the...

Advocates Move Supreme Court Challenging BCI Hiking Nomination Fee For Bar Council Elections To Rs 1.25 Lakhs

Two advocates approached the Supreme Court challenging the Bar Council of India's (BCI) decision to impose what they term an “excessive and exorbitant” nomination fee for candidates contesting in the upcoming State Bar Council elections.The petition, filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, challenges the BCI's circular (No. BCI:D:6880/2025(Council-STBC's)) dated September 25, 2025,...

Days After Attack On CJI, Shoe Hurled At Judicial Officer In Gujarat; State Judicial Service Association Condemns Incident

Just days after a shoe was hurled at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai during the Supreme Court proceedings, a similar incident occurred in Gujarat on Tuesday, when a man threw a shoe at a judicial officer inside an Ahmedabad court. According to a PTI report, the incident took place in the courtroom of the City Civil and Sessions Court in Ahmedabad when proceedings were...

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy's Prosecution In 2015 'Cash-for-Votes' Case Unsustainable : Mukul Rohatgi To Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 15) heard Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's plea seeking to quash the 2015 "Cash for Votes" case, as per which he is alleged to have offered bribe to an MLA for securing votes in the Legislative Council election.The bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi heard the matter.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for...

CCI Approves Vedanta's Acquisition Of Jaipraksh Associates

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday said that it has approved the proposed acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited under the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Vedanta had submitted a resolution plan to acquire JAL, which is currently undergoing insolvency proceedings initiated by an order...

'Govt Not Ready To Evolve': Supreme Court On Union's Opposition To Alternatives To Hanging For Death Sentence

In the PIL seeking abolishment of death-by-hanging, the Supreme Court today lamented the Union's opposition to a suggestion that death row convicts be given an option to choose lethal injection as mode of execution.It was orally expressed that the Union government is not ready to evolve alongwith changes that have taken place over a period of time.A suggestion was placed before a bench...

ED Cannot Retain Attached Assets After Approval of Resolution Plan : NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday held that any attachment of assets by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) ceases to have effect once a resolution plan is approved under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).A coram of Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan, along with Technical Member Barun Mitra observed that the section...