LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 26, 2025

Tax GST Registration Can Be Restored If Returns And Dues Are Cleared: Gauhati High CourtRevenue Cannot Reclassify Input Services Or Deny CENVAT Credit While Sanctioning Refund: CESTAT ChandigarhCentre Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty On 2-Ethyl Hexanol Imports From EU, US, Korea, Others Till June 2026Service Tax | Sale Of Popcorn & Beverages At Cinema Counters Is Not Service, No Service Tax...

Arbitration Annual Digest 2025- Part 1

Supreme Court Clause Saying Arbitration "May Be Sought" Doesn't Constitute A Binding Arbitration Agreement : Supreme Court Cause Title: Bgm And M-Rpl-Jmct (Jv) Versus Eastern Coalfields Limited Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 731 The Supreme Court held that a clause in an agreement that arbitration "may be sought" to resolve disputes between the parties will not...

Acquitted After Noose : Supreme Court Upheld No Death Sentence In 2025, But Acquittals Came After Years On Death Row

With Surendra Koli—the last remaining in the 2006 Nithari killings—walking free after the Supreme Court acquitted him, once again, debate has resurfaced whether establishing guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is attainable.Koli's case was not the only case which ended up in an acquittal this year. LiveLaw covered as many as 15 matters relating to the death penalty awarded in the 'rarest of...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 25, 2025

TAX Tax Paid During Probe Must Be Refunded Once No Liability Found: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Service Tax RefundCustoms | ELISA Kits For Food Testing Qualify As 'Diagnostic' For Exemption: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To ImporterFilm Broadcasting Licence Fees Not Royalty Under India–Mauritius DTAA: Mumbai ITATARBITRATIONRERA Relief Does Not Bar Arbitration Protection: Delhi...

Supreme Court Constitution Bench Judgments Of 2025

A Constitution Bench is a bench of at least 5 judges, formed in order to answer sustantial questions arising out of interpreting provisions of the Constution of India. Here are the Constitution bench judgments of 2025 - Appellate Courts Have Power To Modify Arbitral AwardsCase Title: Gayatri Balasamy v. M/S ISG Novasoft Technologies LimitedCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 508A five-judge bench of...

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part I [Citations 1 - 300]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 1 - 300]Alan Benny v Bar Council of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 1Mrs. Suma Sunilkumar v. The State Medical Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 2Alex C. Joseph v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 3Manjusha K. v Central Bureau of Investigation and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 4Sreekumar A. V. v State of Kerala and Another, 2025...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 24, 2025

TAX Condonation Must Be Considered Despite Deemed Service On GST Portal: Rajasthan HC Sets Aside Dismissal Of GST Appeal On LimitationCESTAT Mumbai Holds Amendment Of Bills Of Entry U/S 149 Customs Act Is Legally Recognised Mode Of Modifying AssessmentGSTAT Withdraws Staggered Filing Requirement for GST Second Appeals; Allows Unrestricted E-FilingIncome Tax | Revised 2024 Compounding...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 - Administrative Law

Administrative Law Administrative / Adjudicatory / Legislative functions - A perusal of the provisions laying down the functions of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (the “CERC”) indicates that the statutory authority is enjoined with the task of regulation as well as adjudication of several aspects of the generation, transmission and distribution of...

Gauhati High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 15 - December 21, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 71-76]All India Railway Passengers User Facilities Federation v. The Union of India & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 71Rohit Choudhury v. The State of Assam & 10 Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 72Md. Ohiduz Zaman vs. State of Assam & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 73Pritam Sovasaria v. The Union of India and Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 74Patanjali Foods Limited...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 23, 2025

TAX CESTAT Mumbai Grants Major Relief To Capgemini; Holds IT/ITES Services Eligible For CENVAT CreditGSTAT Directs Builder To Return Over ₹20 Lakhs Benefit To Diya Greencity Homebuyers With InterestSecurity & Scavenging Services To Govt Hospitals Qualify As "Pure Services", Exempt From GST: West Bengal AARGST | Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To ICICI Bank Over Demand Of...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2025 - Part 2 [26-50]

26. Student Suicides | Supreme Court Constitutes National Task Force To Address Mental Health Concerns In CollegesCase Details: Amit Kumar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 341The Supreme Court (March 24) directed the formation of the National Task Force to address the mental health concerns of students and prevent the rising number of suicides in...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 22, 2025

TAX Service Tax | Pairing & Testing Smart-Cards For Set-Top-Boxes Qualifies As Job Work: Bombay High Court Allows CreditCustoms Act | Penalty Cannot Be Sustained Solely On S. 108 Statements Without Compliance Of S. 138B: Kerala High CourtLevy Of Service Tax On 'Access To Amusement Facilities' Unconstitutional: Kerala High CourtNon-Filing Of ITR By Creditor Not Proof For Lack...