PIL In Calcutta High Court Flags 'Hazardous' AQI In Kolkata; Seek GRAP, Urgent State Action To Protect Right To Clean Air

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Calcutta High Court by Advocate Akash Sharma, a practising advocate of the Court, highlighting the continuing and recurring deterioration of air quality in the Kolkata–Howrah metropolitan region and seeking urgent, enforceable intervention by the State.The PIL records that as on 02.01.2026, real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) data...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 05, 2026

TAX Mandatory Pre-Deposit For Customs Appeal Cannot Be Waived For Financially Sound Appellant: Karnataka High CourtMere Apprehension of Business Loss In State Does Not Confer Writ Court Territorial Jurisdiction: Calcutta High CourtCustoms Cannot Withhold Part Of Consignment After Accepting Full Bond, Guarantee : CESTAT KolkataHotels Can Now File Specified Premises Opt-In Online On GST...

CCI Holds Two Textile Firms Guilty Of Bid Rigging In Defence Undergarment Tender

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found textile manufacturers KKK Mills and Sankeshwar Synthetics Pvt Ltd guilty of bid rigging in a defence procurement tender for woollen underpants floated by the Directorate General of Ordnance Services.The competition watchdog found the firms to be in contravention of Section 3(3)(d) read with Section 3(1) of the Competition Act, 2002,...

Gujarat High Court Asks State Govt To Submit Current Policy On Remission & Premature Release Of Convicts

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (January 5) asked the State government to place on record the current policy on remission and premature release of convicts applicable in the state. A division bench of Justice Ilesh J Vora and Justice RT Vachhani in its order noted that the bench had been constituted to monitor and supervise the implementation of the remission and the premature release...

MPCB Cannot Impose Territorial Curbs On Authorised Hazardous Waste Facility Through Circulars; Violates Article 19(1)(g): Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has no authority under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, to impose territorial restrictions on the business operations of an authorised pre-processing facility. The Court held that the amended circular dated 15 February 2024 and the consequential insertion of...

Law & Order Issue Imaginary Ghost Created By State: Madras High Court Upholds Order For Lamp Ligthing Atop Thiruparankundram Hills

The Madras High Court (Madurai bench) on Tuesday (January 6) upheld a single judge's order directing lighting of the lamp at the stone pillar atop the Thiruparakundram hills near a dargah. A division bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan, while pronouncing the order, held that the order of single judge is not hit by res judicata as the issue was not decided in...

Allahabad High Court Grants ₹1 Lakh Cost To Woman Illegally Dispossessed Of Her Property; Calls For Disciplinary Action Against Civil Judge

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted Rs. 1 lakh cost to a lady and her three minor children who were illegally dispossessed of their property. In addition to directing restoration of possession, the Court directed that the order be placed before the Chief Justice for appropriate action against the Civil Judge (Junior Division) who granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of...

Family Court Retains Jurisdiction To Decide Property & 'Stridhan' Claims Even After Divorce Decree: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a Family Court does not lose jurisdiction to decide disputes relating to stridhan, gifts, and other matrimonial property merely because a decree of divorce has already been passed. Setting aside the Family Court's dismissal of the wife's application under Section 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act, the High Court remarked that property disputes between...

Blue Jays' Global Reputation Alone Not Enough To Cancel Indian 'BLUE-JAY' Trademark: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that mere global reputation of a trademark, without proof of spillover of goodwill into India, is insufficient to cancel a registered Indian trademark.A Division Bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla thus set aside a single judge order cancelling the 'BLUE-JAY' mark used by an Indian partnership firm (Appellant-Defendant) on its apparel.The mark...

Divorced Muslim Woman Can Seek Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC Even After Receiving Payment Under 1986 Act: Kerala High Court

Relying on Mohd. Abdul Samad v. State of Telangana, the Kerala High Court recently held that a divorced Muslim woman can invoke Section 125 Cr.P.C. or Section 144 BNSS to claim maintenance from former husband even if he had discharged his obligations under Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986.Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that when a Muslim...

Consultant In MER Division Vacancy At Ministry Of External Affairs

Ministry of External Affairs invites application for the post of Consultant in MER Division. Name of the Post: Consultant in MER Division No. of Post: 10 (Ten) Age Limit: 35 Years Essential Qualification and Experience · The applicant should possess a higher qualification (Masters' and above) from a reputed Indian or International Institution/University in Economics/Development Cooperation/Development Partnership/International Relations/International Law/International...

IBBI Simplifies Liquidation Reporting With Four New Online Forms

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has introduced a simplified framework for reporting liquidation updates to the board. To facilitate the same, the Board has introduced four new online forms that track a company's liquidation from start to finish. In a circular issued on Monday (Januray 5) , the Board said the revised system applies from January 1, 2026, and replaces...