IBC Monthly Digest: August 2025

Supreme Court IBC Moratorium Doesn't Bar Voluntary Surrender Of Corporate Debtor's Leased Property To Lessor: Supreme Court Cause Title: Sincere Securities Private Limited & Ors. Versus Chandrakant Khemka & Ors. Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 774 The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 5) held that the moratorium under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), does...

Hindu Succession Act| State Cannot Invoke Doctrine Of Escheat To Challenge A Will Which Is Granted Probate : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that a State Government cannot invoke the doctrine of escheat under Section 29 of the Hindu Succession Act once a Hindu male has executed a Will, which has been declared to be valid and has been granted probate by a Court.The bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma was hearing a challenge to the order of the Delhi High Court, which upheld the...

Surprise Searches Can Be Conducted On Family's Lockers U/S 132 Of Income Tax Act Over Suspicion Of Undisclosed Assets: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld the surprise search and seizure conducted by the Income Tax Department at the private lockers maintained by a family at South Delhi Vaults, without issuance of prior notice or summons to them.The family claimed that failure to notify them was a flagrant violation of Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which relates to 'Search and seizure'.Section...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest-August 2025

[Citations 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 761 to 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 858]Abkari Shops (Disposal in Auction) Rules, 2002 (Kerala) - Rule 9(2) - Ethyl alcohol content in coconut toddy - Supreme Court on May 1, 2024, directed the government to reassess the appropriateness of 8.1% v/v limit for ethyl alcohol in coconut toddy - Expert Committee was constituted who recommended that maximum allowed ethyl...

Corporate Debtor's Statement To Enter Into OTS With Financial Creditor Indicates Existence Of Debt And Default: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has held that the Corporate Debtor's submission before the Adjudicating Authority regarding entering into a One Time Settlement with the Financial Creditor itself amounts to an admission of debt and default. The present appeal has been filed under section...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: August 2025 [Citations 909 - 1049]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 909 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1049NOMINAL INDEXVikas Garg v. Zee Media Corporation Ltd & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 909 RAJESH GAMBHIR v. STATE GNCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 910 PJ v. PJ 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 911 MMTC LIMITED versus Ms. ANGLO-AMERICAN METALLURGICAL PTY LIMITED AND ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 912 RAMESH KUMAR JAYASWAL v. CBI 2025 LiveLaw...

Presidential Reference | Issues Raised & Key Observations By Supreme Court

The Presidential Reference on 14 questions referred by the President Droupadi Murmu concluded on September 11, after 10 days of hearing. A five-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar was hearing the reference made a month after the Tamil Nadu judgment was delivered wherein, a bench...

Man Acquitted In Mumbai Blasts Case Seeks ₹9 Crore Compensation For 9 Years Of Wrongful Imprisonment

A decade after his acquittal from the 2006 Mumbai Serial Bomb Blasts Case (7/11 Mumbai Blasts Case), Wahid Shaikh has now demanded Rs 9 crore for his 9 years of incarceration and also the atrocities and torture he was subjected to in the prison as an under-trial.Wahid Shaikh said he has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Madras HC Judge Justice M Sundar As Chief Justice Of Manipur High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Madras High Court judge Justice M Sundar as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur. In a tweet, the Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said that Justice M Sundar will take charge as the Chief Justice of Manipur with effect from the date he assumes charge of the office consequent upon the superannuation of Justice...

NALSA 3rd National Lok Adalat 2025 – “From Adversity To Amity: Over 2.42 Crore Cases Harmoniously Resolved

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) successfully organized the 3rd National Lok Adalat of 2025 on 13th September 2025, across Taluks, Districts, and High Courts in 29 States and 8 Union Territories. The Lok Adalat was convened under the distinguished leadership of Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Chief Justice of India & Patron-in-Chief, NALSA, and Justice Surya Kant,...

Liberty Vs Hierarchy: The Debate On Direct Anticipatory Bail Pleas Before High Courts

The Supreme Court has recently criticized the High Court of Kerala for entertaining applications for anticipatory bail which are directly moved before it, without approaching the Sessions Court first.The Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed that though the concurrent jurisdiction is conferred upon the Sessions Court and the High Court to entertain a prayer for pre-arrest bail (Anticipatory Bail) under Section 482 of the BNSS (formerly, Section 438...

Delhi High Court Grants Relief To National-Level Taekwondo Player In Alleged Gold Smuggling Case

The Delhi High Court has granted relief to a 19 year old, national-level taekwondo player, allegedly involved in gold smuggling at the instance of his coach, while returning to the country from a Championship in Thailand in 2022.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed that the gold chain and silver coated ring was handed to the Petitioner, as well as other...