NCLAT Allows Meta, WhatsApp To Redact Confidential Data From Judgment Upholding ₹213 Crore CCI Penalty

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi on Tuesday allowed applications filed by Meta Platforms and WhatsApp LLC seeking redaction of confidential commercial information from the tribunal's November 4 judgment that upheld the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) Rs 213 crore penalty for abuse of dominance in the OTT messaging market. A bench comprising Chairperson...

Ernakulam Court To Pronounce Verdict In Actress Assault Case On December 8

The Principal District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam today posted for verdict the actress assault case, in which prominent Malayalam film actor Dileep is arrayed as the 8th accused. The Court will pronounce its decision in the case on December 8.Dileep is accused of hatching the criminal conspiracy behind the abduction and sexual assault of the victim, also an actor, in a moving vehicle in...

Justice Flows From The Conscience Of The Judge: Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha At Surguja Judicial Seminar

A one-day Divisional Judicial Seminar for the Judicial Officers of the Surguja Division was organised by the Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy at the Conference Hall, Circuit House (New Building), Ambikapur. A total of 69 Judicial Officers from five civil districts—Ambikapur, Baikunthpur, Jashpur, Balrampur-Ramanujganj and Surajpur—participated in the programme.Justice Ramesh Sinha,...

Katra Court Records Action-Taken Report In Plea Seeking FIR Over Death Of 35 Pilgrims During Vaishno Devi Yatra

In the proceedings arising out of a complaint seeking registration of FIR into the death of 35 pilgrims at Adhkuwari on 26 August 2025 during the Mata Vaishno Devi yatra, the Court of Sub-Judge (JMIC) Katra on Thursday took on record the Action Taken Report (ATR) filed by the SHO Police Station Bhawan and fixed the matter for arguments on 06 December 2025The complaint had been filed by...

India's Trademark Registry Accepts Its First Smell Trademark For Japanese Company's Rose-Scented Tyres

The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks has accepted a Japanese company's application for a “floral fragrance/smell reminiscent of roses applied to tyres”, making it the first smell mark to be accepted for advertisement in India.The order dated November 21, 2025 directs that Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.'s application in Class 12 be advertised on a “proposed to be...

NCLT Defers Order On Riju Ravindran's Plea Against Glas Trust's Aakash Rights Issue Funding Plan; Subscription Closes Today

The National Company Law Tribunal at Bengaluru on Friday deferred its order on former Byju's promoter Riju Ravindran's interim plea challenging the Committee of Creditors' approval of a Compulsorily Convertible Debenture structure proposed by Glas Trust to fund Think and Learn Private Limited's (Byju's) participation in Aakash Educational Services Limited's ongoing rights issue. A coram...

NCLT Mumbai Approves Times Group's Plan To Demerge Non-Publishing Businesses Into New Company

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai on Wednesday approved Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd's (BCCL) also knows as Times Group's proposal to demerge its non-publishing businesses into its wholly owned subsidiary, Times Horizon Pvt. Ltd. (THPL).The order was passed by coram comprising of Judicial Member Sushil Mahadeorao Kochey and Technical Member Prabhat Kumar which...

NCLT Bengaluru Reserves Order On Riju Ravindran's Plea Against Glas Trust's Aakash Right Issue Funding Plan

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru, on Wednesday reserved its order on an interim plea sought by Riju Ravindran, former promoter of Think and Learn Pvt Ltd (Byju's), challenging the Committee of Creditors' (CoC) approval of a Compulsorily Convertible Debenture (CCD) structure proposed by Glas Trust to fund TLPL's participation in Aakash Educational Services Ltd's (AESL)...

Justice Rohinton Nariman To Deliver Shanti Bhushan Centenary Memorial Lecture Today

Justice (Retd.) Rohinton Fali Nariman will deliver the Shanti Bhushan Centenary Memorial Lecture this evening at Chinmaya Mission, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, as part of the ongoing centenary celebrations.The lecture is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM IST, and LiveLaw will be live-streaming the entire event, allowing legal practitioners, students, academics, and concerned citizens across the globe...

Bengaluru Court Summons Former CM Yediyurappa In POCSO Case

A Special Court in Bengaluru on Tuesday (November 18) issued summons to the former Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa and others, accused in a case registered under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The court in its order said, “As already stated, the Honourable High Court of Karnataka confirmed the order of taking cognizance and issuing of summons...

'Paper Tigers; Judiciary Made Laughing Stock': Bihar Judge Rues After PDJ Transfers Case To 'Shield' DM, SP From Contempt

In an unprecedented and scathing judicial order, an Additional District Judge in Bihar's Begusarai district on Monday formally recorded his anguish after the Principal District and Sessions Judge intervened to recall and transfer from him, an execution file at a 'concluding-stage'. Additional Sessions Judge-III Brajesh Kumar Singh, in an order passed on November 17, 2025, alleged...

WinZO Faces Fresh Insolvency Plea From Arve Digital Over ₹1.59 Crore Debt

After Paytm, Arve Digital Media, a digital marketing company, has approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), New Delhi Bench, seeking insolvency proceedings against online gaming platform WinZO over Rs 1.59 crore in unpaid dues for services related to user acquisition, app installations, and digital growth campaigns. A bench comprising Judicial Member Justice Jyotsna Sharma...