LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 03, 2025

TAX'GST Is Fiscal Compliance, Not Regulatory Exemption': J&K High Court Says Brick Dealers Still Need Licence Under Brick Kiln ActS. 148 Income Tax Act | Reassessment Based On Mere Change Of Opinion Without Concrete Evidence Not Justified: Gujarat High Court24K Oval Pendants Qualify As Gold Jewellery, Eligible For Duty Exemption: CESTAT HyderabadCentre Says Tax Exemption For...

Using AI In Judiciary Is Not About Creating Robotic Judges; Justice Manmohan

Emphasizing that the Indian judicial system stands at the threshold of a "fourth industrial revolution," Justice Manmohan, judge, Supreme Court of India, recently addressed the urgent need to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the courts to tackle the mounting pendency of cases, while simultaneously cautioning against the perils of unchecked technology.At the event held on 29.11.2025...

Don't Comment On Court Orders If You Haven't Challenged Them: Pune Special Court Tells Rahul Gandhi In Savarkar Defamation Case

A Special MP/MLA Court in Pune earlier this week directed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi not to comment on its orders, which he has chosen not to challenge before a higher court.For context, in the ongoing trial against Gandhi for delivering a speech allegedly defaming right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar, in London, the Leader Of Opposition (LOP) had in an application filed earlier stated that...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 3, 2025

Links to today's reportsDivorced Muslim Woman Entitled To Recover Gifts Given To Husband At Marriage : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Issues Notice on BCI Appeal Against Kerala HC Ruling That State Bar Council Lacked Power To Continue Disciplinary Action After March 2024Will Bring Back Pregnant Woman & Son Deported To Bangladesh : Centre Undertakes In Supreme CourtSupreme Court Grants Bail...

Aspirational Despite Challenges : SCBA Survey Shows Many Women Lawyers Optimistic About Profession Despite Gender Disparities

A survey conducted by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) among 301 women advocates across Delhi-NCR has revealed significant gender disparities within the legal profession. The study highlights that nearly one-third of women lawyers have faced gender bias and discrimination, while more than half struggle to maintain work-life balance due to marital and motherhood obligations.As per the survey, 84.1% are first-generation lawyers. Amongst them, the majority of 57.8% believe women lack equal...

NCLT Asks SFIO To Clarify Whether It Verified Karti Chidambaram's PAN Before Freezing His Wife's Accounts

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Chennai on Wednesday asked the Serious Fraud Investigation Office to clarify whether it independently verified fomer MP Karti Chidambaram's PAN before seeking freezing of the bank accounts of his wife, Dr. Srinidhi Karti Chidambaram, and directed the agency to file a response by December 9 The bench of Judicial Member Sanjiv Jain and Technical...

Supreme Court Modifies Deadline For Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Elections As April 30

The Supreme Court today modified its earlier order on the election schedule for Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana, and held that elections be concluded by April 30, 2026 instead of March 15, 2026. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and NK Singh was hearing the plea seeking modification of its November 18 order which revised the time schedule for holding of State Bar...

RGNUL Vice-Chancellor Prof. Jaishankar Singh Nominated To National Legal Services Authority

The Central Government, through Notification No. S.O. 5539(E) issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice) under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, has nominated Prof. (Dr.) Jaishankar Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, as a Member of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).As a Member of NALSA, Prof. Jaishankar Singh will contribute to advancing access to justice by ensuring effective delivery of free legal aid,...

PSU Objects To International Arbitration Being Moved From Delhi To London; Supreme Court Questions Change Of Venue For Convenience

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a dispute between NMDC Steel Ltd, a Public Sector Undertaking of the Government of India and Italian company Danieli & C. Officine, regarding the shifting of the place of hearing of the international arbitration between them from Delhi to London.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice NK Singh was hearing...

Disability Rights: Supreme Court Directs UPSC To Allow Scribe Change Upto 7 Days Before Exam, Seeks Proposal On Screen Reader Software Use

The ruling coincides with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt Moves Supreme Court For Suspension Of 20-Year Jail Sentence In 1996 Drug Planting Case

Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has approached the Supreme Court seeking suspension of the 20-year jail sentence imposed on him in the 1996 drug planting case.The case was listed today before a bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi. It got adjourned at the request of Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal (for Bhatt).Initially, Bhatt approached the Gujarat High Court for suspension of sentence...

Need To Examine If Adversarial Litigation Has Been Beneficial : Justice Narasimha Bats For Mediation

Justice Narasimha however added that arbitration and mediation in India have been unorganised sectors.