Delhi High Court Dismisses UoI Plea Against CAT Order Quashing Penalty Imposed On DRDO Scientist

The High Court of Delhi has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Union of India and others, upholding the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which had set aside the penalty imposed on Dr. Anil Kumar Tyagi, a scientist previously serving in the Defence Institute of Advance Technology (DIAT).The Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Saurabh Banerjee found no reason to disagree with the Tribunal's finding, noting that the Disciplinary Authority's order imposing the...

ITAT Mumbai Holds AI-Based Court Support As Charitable Activity; Grants 12AB & 80G Registration To Legsys AI Foundation

Legsys AI Technology Foundation(“the Applicant”), a not-for-profit company, was incorporated with the object of providing access to justice to the public, by rendering pro bono tech-services to District Courts, with the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Applicant has developed an innovative speech-to-text transcription software “Adalat AI”, which is being made available across multiple courts in the country, without charging a fee. The software developed by the Applicant assisted the...

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Industrialist Sudhir Kumar Windlass; Dismisses SLP by Co-Accused Heena Thapa

The Supreme Court, on October 28, 2025, granted bail to industrialist Sudhir Kumar Windlass while dismissing the plea filed by Heena Thapa, observing that she was charge-sheeted only in one of the two FIRs related to alleged illegal land transactions.A Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale was hearing two connected special leave petitions — Heena Thapa v. CBI; SLP (Crl.) No. 4928/2024 and Sudhir Kumar Windlass v. CBI; SLP (Crl.) No. 12231/2025.The Court noted that two...

NCLT Chennai Admits Insolvency Petition Against Ozone Homes Private Limited

In a significant development under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”), the National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai Bench - II, has admitted an Application filed under Section 7 of the Code by IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd. (“IDBI”) against Ozone Homes Pvt. Ltd., marking the commencement of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against the real estate developer on October 10, 2025.The Application was filed by IDBI in its capacity as the Debenture Trustee acting on behalf of...