MP High Court Grants Bail To Former Bar President Over Protest Against Installation Of Ambedkar Statue In HC Premises At Gwalior

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (at Gwalior) on Wednesday (January 7) granted bail to former President of the High Court Bar Association Anil Mishra who was arrested in connection with a protest held in the city, allegedly against installation of a statue of BR Ambedkar within the high court premises at Gwalior.The division bench of Justice GS Ahluwalia and Justice Ashish Shroti observed that...

Income Tax | Manual Returns Invalid After E-Filing Became Mandatory For Companies on May 14, 2007: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that from May 14, 2007, companies had to file their income tax returns electronically, and that paper returns filed after that date carry no legal validity A bench of Justices Anita Sumanth and Mummineni Sudheer Kumar rejected a claim for deduction under Section 80-IC of the Income Tax Act, holding that electronic filing of returns was a mandatory requirement...

Voluntary Partition Deed Can Confer Property Rights On Female Heir Even Prior To Hindu Succession Act, 1956: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a female heir, who otherwise had no inheritance rights under pre-1956 Hindu law, can acquire valid title through a voluntary partition deed executed by family members.Justice Easwaran S. held that a registered partition deed consciously conferring a share on a female heir cannot be ignored on the ground that she lacked an antecedent right of inheritance...

Delhi High Court Stays Direction Mandating Second Level Human Review Of Rejected RBI Ombudsman Complaints

The Delhi High Court on Thursday stayed a direction issued by a single judge requiring that complaints finally rejected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Ombudsman must undergo a second level of human supervision by legally trained personnel, such as retired judicial officers or lawyers with at least ten years' experience. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice...

Textile Committee Cess Not Leviable On Independent Dyeing, Processing Units: Punjab And Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently ruled that the textile committee cess cannot be imposed on independent dyeing and processing units. It held that fabric processing on a job-work basis does not amount to “manufacture” under the Textile Committee Act, 1963. The bench, consisting of Justices Jagmohan Bansal and Amarinder Singh Grewal, stated that the respondent (department)...

Obtaining Diplomatic Passport For Live-In Partner, Children Not 'Grave Misconduct' If Facts Known To Department: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that obtaining diplomatic passports for a live-in partner and children born from such a relationship does not amount to “grave misconduct” warranting withholding of employee's pensionary benefits, where the relationship and family circumstances were consistently disclosed to the department.A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain thus...

Kerala High Court Flags Delay In Enactment Of Anti-Superstition Law, Suggests Setting Up Special Cell As Interim Measure

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (06 January) expressed concern over the prolonged delay by the State government in finalising legislation to curb black magic, witchcraft and other inhuman practices, and suggested the creation of a special cell to address complaints relating to such practices as an interim measure.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V M...

NCLT Mumbai Approves Demerger Of Poonawalla Finance And Group Entities

The National Company Law Tribunal at Mumbai has approved a scheme of amalgamation involving Poonawalla Finance Pvt Ltd, Rising Sun Holdings Pvt Ltd and Synergist Realtors Pvt Ltd, paving the way for the reorganisation of businesses within the Poonawalla group. The approval came on January 6, 2026, following resolutions passed by the boards of the companies on February 4 and...

Corporate Debtor Cannot Reclaim Property Sold Under Unregistered Slump Sale Agreement: NCLT Hyderabad

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Hyderabad has held that when a corporate debtor has received full consideration and acted upon a slump sale transaction, he cannot later reclaim the property on the ground that the agreement was unregistered, as such conduct is barred by the doctrine of estoppel. A coram of Judicial Member Rajeev Bhardwaj and Technical Member Sanjay...

Stray Dogs Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 2]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing today at 10.30 AM the Stray Dogs caseBench: Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV AnjariaYesterday, the matter was heard extensively, with the Bench primarily examining the issue of stray dogs in institutional premises. It questioned whether spaces such as courts, schools and hospitals should have canine presence at all. "Should people suffer...

'Toyed With Sentiments': P&H High Court Upholds Withholding Of SGPC Employees' Retrial Benefits Over Missing Saroops Of Guru Granth Sahib

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by former employees of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) seeking release of retiral benefits, over missing Holy Saroops of Shri Guru Granth Sahib.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar held that while writ petitions against SGPC are maintainable, the petitioners were not entitled to relief as...

Belated Deposit Of TDS Doesn't Extinguish Criminal Liability Under Income Tax Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the subsequent or belated deposit of tax deducted at source (TDS) does not absolve an assessee or company officials of criminal liability under Section 276B of the Income Tax Act, 1961.Justice Amit Mahajan thus dismissed the petition filed by a company's Managing Director, seeking quashing of a criminal complaint and summoning order in a case relating to...