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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...
Delhi High Court Raps Wife For Roping Husband's Relatives In Matrimonial Dispute Sans Evidence, Quashes Summoning Order
The Delhi High Court has quashed a summoning order passed against a husband's distant relatives while rapping the wife for roping them in the matrimonial dispute, without any cogent evidence.Justice Arun Monga said that the belated addition or introduction of the relatives, who were the husband's cousin and uncles, without a shred of independent evidence, was nothing but the...
Income Of Parent Who Abandoned Family Need Not Be Considered For EWS Reservation: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently passed a judgment holding that if any of the parents abandons the family, the income of such parent need not be taken into account for granting EWS (Economically Weaker Section) certificate to the child.Justice N. Nagaresh was considering a plea preferred by a NIFT - National Institute of Fashion Technology aspirant (1st petitioner), who approached the...
Land Losers Not Prohibited From Claiming Enhanced Compensation In Absence Of Agreement Finalising Initial Determination: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) has held that compensation determined by the competent authority under Section 10(1) of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Rights of User in Land) Act, 1962 (the 1962 Act) shall be treated as a determination at the first instance when there is no agreement between the...
Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: August 2025
NOMINAL INDEXPrincipal Commissioner of Income Tax - 2, Kolkata v. Minto Park Estates Private Limited Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 188Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Central - 2, Kolkata v. M/s. Zulu Merchandise Private Limited Case No: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 189Ravi Kumar Ray Vs. Union of India & Ors. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 190ROSHAN AGARWAL VS. NATIONAL PROJECTS...
NCLT, NCLAT Vacancies Must Be Filled On War Footing; RERA Must Be Adequately Staffed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court directed the Union Government to fill up the vacancies at the National Company Law Tribunals(NCLT) and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal(NCLAT) on a "war-footing"."Dedicated IBC benches with additional strength should be constituted. Services of retired judges may be utilized on ad hoc basis until regular appointments are made," the Court observed.The Court noted...
Delhi High Court Directs Customs Department To Set Up Passenger Grievance Counters At Delhi Airport
The Delhi High Court has asked the Commissioner of Customs at the IGI Airport to create some counters of the Department outside the airport's security zone, for easy access of aggrieved passengers.The direction was made by a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain after the Petitioner, a resident of Kuwait whose gold cut piece was seized by the Department, complained...
Kerala High Court Closes Contempt Case Against News Channel Directors For Airing Scandalous Remarks On Judges, Accepts Their Apology
The Kerala High Court recently closed the suo-motu criminal contempt proceedings against Managing Director and Director of Malayalam web-news channel Karma News for publishing scandalous remarks against judges, after the duo tendered an unconditional apology. Accepting the unconditional apology made by the directors, the Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V....
Singhania & Co. Acted As Legal Advisors To FITT On Key Investment In Motorama EV Private Limited
Singhania & Co. acted as legal advisors for Foundation For Innovation and Technology Transfer (“FITT”), an industry Academia interface organization, established by IIT Delhi to facilitate Research Translation, Technology Development, R&D Collaboration, Start-up Incubation and Mentoring, in connection with its co-investment in Motorama EV Private Limited a company operating in the electric mobility and clean energy technology sector alongside SIDBI and Campus Angels...
