Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Be Invoked To Claim One Time Settlement Benefits: Kerala High Court Reiterates

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that borrowers cannot invoke writ jurisdiction to compel banks or financial institutions to extend the benefit of a One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme. A division bench of Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S dismissed a writ appeal filed by borrowers and upheld the decision of a single judge refusing to interfere with recovery...

Supreme Court's Judgment In Umar Khalid Case Is A Disturbing Precedent

By criminalising plans to mobilise “chakka jams” as “terrorist acts”, the judgment casts a chilling shadow on political dissent.

Madras Bar Association And Economic Cost Of Tribunal Dysfunction

The Supreme Court of India's November 2025 judgment in Madras Bar Association v. Union of India (2025) may, at first glance, appear as yet another round in a familiar constitutional contest over tribunal independence. In substance, however, it carries consequences that extend well beyond doctrine. By striking down provisions of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 – many of which were verbatim reproductions of the Tribunals Reforms Ordinance invalidated in July 2021 – the Court highlighted the gradual...

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part III [Citations 901 - 1350]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 901 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1350Civil Courts Not Prohibited From Granting Anti-Arbitration Injunction In Foreign-Seated Arbitration If Proceedings Are Vexatious: Delhi HCCase Title: ENGINEERING PROJECTS (INDIA) LIMITED Versus MSA GLOBAL LLC (OMAN)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 901The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has held that Civil...

Madras High Court Rejects Vegan Brand Origin Nutrition's Interim Plea To Restrain 'ORIGIN FRESH' Trademark

The Madras High Court has refused to grant interim relief to Origin Nutrition Private Limited, a maker of vegan protein products, in its trademark infrigment dispute with Tech7 Phyll Private Limited over the use of the name “ORIGIN/ORIGIN FRESH” for selling fruits and vegetables. In an order dated December 19, 2025, Justice N Senthilkumar said that “ORIGIN” is a common, generic word...

Madras High Court Refuses To Lift Interim Ban On YouTube Channels Streaming Raj Television's Tamil Films

The Madras High Court has refused to lift an interim injunction against a YouTuber accused of illegally streaming Tamil films claimed by Raj Television Network Limited. The case centres on the Tamil films 16 Vayathinile, Kalangarai Vilakkam and Kudiyirundha Kovil. Raj Television says it holds exclusive copyright over these films, including their digital and streaming rights. Justice N...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Contract Act, 1872

Contractual Terms v. Statutory Mandates - Contractual terms, such as an arbitration clause, cannot override statutory mandates - If a statute designates a specific forum for adjudication, parties cannot, by mutual agreement, confer jurisdiction on an alternate forum - therefore, a clause providing for private arbitration is void ab initio in the context of a works contract governed by...

IIM-Ahmedabad Moves Gujarat High Court Against Order Quashing Expulsion Of Students

IIM-Ahmedabad has moved the Gujarat High Court challenging a single judge's order quashing the institute's expulsion of three students enrolled in Doctoral of Programme in Management course wherein it was held that the action was not in consonance with the procedure prescribed in the programme manual.During the hearing on Tuesday (January 6) the court orally asked the institute to show...

Assistant Law Officer Vacancy At NTPC Limited

NTPC Limited invites online application for the post of Assistant Law Officer. Name of the Post: Assistant Law Officer No. of Post: 06 (Six) Age Limit: 30 Years Essential Qualification and Experience · Bachelor's degree in law (LL.B. or equivalent – full time degree from recognized Indian university/institute) with minimum 60% marks (55% for SC/PwBD candidates). · Candidates must have appeared for CLAT-2026 (Common Law Admission Test-2026) Post Graduate...

Section Officer/ Tribunal Officer Vacancy At Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Lucknow

Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Lucknow invites application for the post of Section Officer/ Tribunal Officer on deputation basis. Name of the Post: Section Officer/ Tribunal Officer No. of Post: 02 (Two) Pay Scale: Pay Matrix Level-7 of 7th CPC Rs. 44900-142400 Essential Qualification and Experience · Officials working under Central Government or State Government or Supreme Court or High Courts or Subordinate Courts or Statutory/ Autonomous bodies having...

Internship Program Under DPIIT IPR Chair, NUSRL Ranchi

National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi invites online application for Offline Internship Program Under DPIIT IPR Chair, NUSRL Ranchi. Name of the Post: Intern No. of Post: 01 (One) student per month Stipend: ₹ 10,000/- per month Duration: The internship shall be for a duration of one month, which may be extended up to a maximum of three months, subject to the intern's performance and at the discretion of the DPIIT IPR Chair. Essential Qualification and ...

Assistant Professor And Associate Professor Vacancy At Central University Of South Bihar

Central University of South Bihar invites online application for the post of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in Department of Law and Governance. Name of the Post: Assistant Professor and Associate Professor No. of Post: 01 (One) each Essential Qualification and Experience Assistant Professor · Master's degree in political science with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in Political Science subject...