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Judiciary Fixing GST Rate On Air Purifiers Would Disrupt Constitutional Framework: Centre Tells Delhi High Court
The Central Government has opposed before the Delhi High Court a public interest litigation (PIL) to declare air-purifiers as “medical devices” and for removing imposition of 18% GST on them.In its affidavit, the Government has said that the GST Council is the sole Constitutionally designated body for making recommendations on matters pertaining to GST, and judicial interference in...
Supreme Court Explains Test For Grant Of Bail To Accused Added During Trial Under Section 319 CrPC
The Supreme Court has laid down a rule for granting bail to a person added as an additional accused in the middle of the trial, stating that bail shouldn't be denied unless there's strong and convincing evidence showing serious involvement. “…the court must be satisfied that there is strong and cogent evidence of the person's complicity at the threshold i.e. much higher than that...
Can Customs Reopen Decade-Old Duty Drawback Claims? Delhi High Court To Examine
In March, the Delhi High Court is set to examine whether customs authorities can revive decade-old export transactions through belated show cause notices (SCNs) without running afoul of the doctrine of delay and laches.On December 9, 2025, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain heard a batch of petitions concerning the validity of SCNs...
"Shocking": Delhi HC Pulls Up IT Dept For 8-Year Delay In Processing ₹5.37 Crore Microsoft Refund
The Delhi High Court has pulled up the Income Tax Department over “shocking” eight years delay in processing Rs 5.37 crore tax refund to Microsoft Corporation India.A Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Vinod Kumar allowed the writ petition filed by Microsoft India seeking refund of amounts arising from Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT), which had been acknowledged as payable as far back as...
Voluntary Liquidation: A Strategically Sound Exit For Dormant Companies
In the Indian corporate environment, dormancy is often misunderstood as harmless inactivity. In law, however, a dormant company remains very much alive subject to statutory filings, regulatory oversight, penalties for non-compliance, and exposure to historical liabilities. For promoters, what appears to be a sleeping entity frequently becomes a source of recurring compliance cost and...
CCI Closes Digital Market Abuse Complaint Against Sundar Pichai, Apple, Amazon and Others
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has closed a complaint alleging large-scale anti-competitive conduct and abuse of dominance in India's digital ecosystem by several individuals and global technology companies, including Sundar Pichai, Apple LLC, Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd., Flipkart Internet Pvt. Ltd. The competition watchdog held that no prima facie case...
Delhi Commercial Court Bars Faridabad Smoking Paper Maker From Using 'BONGCHIE', 'PERFECT ROLL' Marks
A Commercial Court in Delhi has permanently restrained Ish Nagpal, a Faridabad-based manufacturer, from using the trademarks “BONGCHIE” and “PERFECT ROLL” on smoking paper products. The court made the ruling after counterfeit goods bearing the marks were recovered from his premises. In a judgment dated January 5, 2026, District Judge Harish Kumar of the Commercial Court at Tis...
Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Relief to JLT Energy Against Hindustan Cleanenergy In Solar Deal Dispute
The Delhi High Court has refused to restrain Hindustan Cleanenergy Limited and its group companies from creating third-party rights in two solar power projects in Tamil Nadu and Bihar, holding that the share purchase agreements signed with a French investor had already come to an end on their own terms. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in an order dated January 6, 2026, said courts cannot...
TN Police Move Madras High Court To Quash Interim Bail Granted To Savukku Shankar In Extortion Case, Argue That He Misused Liberty
The Tamil Nadu police have approached the Madras High Court seeking to cancel the interim bail granted to YouTuber and journalist A. Shankar, alias Savukku Shankar, by a vacation court in December 2025 in connection with an extortion case. When the matter came up before a bench of Justice P Velmurugan and Justice M Jothiraman on Thursday, the bench directed Shankar's side to file...
Juvenile Justice Act Not Sole Method To Determine Age Of POCSO Victim; Oral & Documentary Evidence Can Be Relied Upon: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court, in a recent ruling, laid down that the provision under the Juvenile Justice Act/Rules is only one of the modes to determine the age of a victim of a POCSO offence.After examining Section 34 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the decisions of the Division Bench in Silvester Pigaruz v. State of Kerala (2024) and Biju v. State of Kerala...
Acquittal On Cheating, Forgery Charges Rules Out Basis For Conviction U/S 409 IPC: Delhi High Court Suspends Sentence
The Delhi High Court has suspended the sentence of a company director convicted for criminal breach of trust under Section 409 IPC, holding that the very substratum of the conviction stood weakened after his acquittal on charges of cheating and forgery.Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the order while hearing the director's appeal against conviction in a case alleging siphoning of funds to the tune...