LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 04, 2026

TAXExporters Not Using Letters Of Credit Cannot Be Denied Rice Export Duty Exemption: Chhattisgarh High Court Directs ₹2.1 Crore RefundCBIC Extends Anti-Dumping Duty On Flexible Slabstock Polyol Imports From Saudi Arabia And UAEGST Refund Is Vested Right, Cannot Be Limited By Retrospective Application Of 2019 Amendment: J&K&L High CourtIGST | Marketing & Technical Support...

Arbitration Act: Important Judgments By Supreme Court In 2025

In this article, LiveLaw brings to you a summary of important judgments rendered by the Supreme Court in 2025 in connection with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The same are as follows:1. High Court's Interference Under Article 226/227 Permissible Only If Arbitral Tribunal's Order Is Patently Perverse : Supreme CourtCase: Serosoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Dexter Capital Advisors...

Kerala Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To MLA Rahul Mamkootathil's Co-Accused In Rape & Miscarriage Case

The Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday (January 3) granted anticipatory bail to the co-accused in rape and forced miscarriage case against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil. Smt. Nazeera S., Principal District and Sessions Judge, allowed the plea of 2nd accused, Joby Joseph.The prosecution allegation was that Mamkootathil befriended the victim through social media while she was living...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2025 - Part 4 [76-100]

76. Supreme Court Dismisses Justice Yashwant Varma's Plea Challenging CJI's Recommendation For His RemovalCase Details: XXX V THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS|W.P.(C) No. 699/2025Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 782)The Supreme Court August 7) dismissed the writ petition filed by Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma challenging the in-house inquiry report, which indicted him in the...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 03, 2026

TAX Flavoured Milk Is Not 'Beverage'; Taxable At 5% GST: Karnataka High Court Provides Relief To Dodla DairyNotification Defining Jurisdiction Does Not Automatically Empower All Officers To Invoke S. 122 CGST Act: AP High CourtUnion Govt Notifies Trade Deals With New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway & Iceland; Eliminates Duty On 100% Of Indian ExportsForeign Trade Policy | Natural Honey...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: December 2025

SUPREME COURT Police Can Freeze Bank Accounts Invoking S.102 CrPC In Cases Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: Supreme Court Cause Title: THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL VERSUS ANIL KUMAR DEY In an important ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 10) ruled that the police/investigating agencies are empowered to freeze the bank account of a person under Section 102 Code of...

Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment On Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel, Gulfisha & Others In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case On Monday

The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment on the petitions filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meera Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd. Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmed seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case on Monday.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria had concluded the hearing in the petitions filed against the September 2 judgment of...

MLA Antony Raju Found Guilty In Evidence Tampering Case By Kerala Court

A Kerala Court has found MLA Antony Raju guilty of tampering with the material evidence in a drug case, while he was practicing as an Advocate.Judicial First Class Magistrate -I Nedumangad delivered the judgment in the case where Antony Raju is arrayed as the second accused. The case dates back to 1990 when Antony Raju was a junior lawyer in a narcotic drugs case involving an...

Union Govt Writes To X Corp Over Alleged Misuse Of 'Grok' AI To Generate Obscene Content, Seeks Action Taken Report Within 3 Days

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a detailed notice to X Corp (formerly Twitter), accusing the platform of failing to observe statutory due diligence obligations under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, particularly in relation to the alleged misuse of its AI-based...

Supreme Court 2025 Round-Up For Disability Rights

2025 continued to contribute to the disability rights jurisprudence with some of the important judgments, which also witnessed an intersectional approach. In this article, we look at those judgments.1. Supreme Court Allows All Disabled Candidates To Take Scribe In Exams Without Meeting Benchmark Disabilities: The Supreme Court allowed a writ petition filed by a candidate suffering from...

Bengaluru Court Grants Bail To Congress MLA K.C. Veerendra In Online Betting Case

On 30 December, a Bengaluru court granted bail to Congress MLA K.C. Veerendra, who had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged online betting, gambling, and casino-related offences.The order was passed by the Special Court for People's Representatives in Bengaluru, presided over by Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhatt. Veerendra,...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 02, 2026

TAX New RSP Based Valuation Mechanism, 40% GST Rate On Pan Masala, Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco Products From February 01No GST On Liquidated Damages For Breach Of Contract: Karnataka High Court Quashes SCNER-1 Returns Don't Require Detailed CENVAT Disclosure; Extended Limitation Not Invocable: CESTAT DelhiIPRDelhi High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Ericsson's Data Security Invention...