Mesne Profit Claims After IBC Resolution Can Proceed Only Against Former Management: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has recently held that proceedings to calculate mesne profits can continue only against a company's former management once a resolution plan is approved under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.Mesne profits refer to the claim arising from unlawfully occupying someone else's property. The court clarified that such proceedings cannot continue against the company itself...

Sabarimala Greenfield Airport: Kerala High Court Sets Aside Land Acquisition Steps For Non-Compliance With 2013 Act Safeguards

The Kerala High Court recently set aside the government's preliminary notification and other steps taken for acquiring 2570 acres of the land for the Sabarimala Greenfield Project.Justice C. Jayachandran allowed the writ petition preferred by the Ayana Charitable Trust and its Managing Trustee challenging the notification as well as the Social Impact Assessment report, Expert Group...

Supreme Court Slams Uttarakhand Authorities For Being Silent Spectators To Forest Land Grabbing; Says Thousands Of Acres Lost

"Shocking that authorities are sitting as silent spectators when forest land is being systematically grabbed infront of their eyes", noted the Court.

Right To Travel Abroad: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Trial Court Order Impounding Accused's Passport For Breach Of Bail Condition

The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to an accused whose passport was directed to be impounded for violating his bail conditions by travelling abroad without court's permission, opining that continued impounding of passport would violate his fundamental right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand highlighted that even though the...

Call For Applications: Consultant (Research) At The Square Circle Clinic, NALSAR [Apply By January 11, 2026]

The NALSAR University of Law ('University') through The Square Circle Clinic is seeking to engage, on a contractual basis, One (1) Consultant (Research) at its New Delhi office. This is a full-time position based in New Delhi and the contract will be for one year initially extendable on a yearly basis at the discretion of the University. The Associate will be responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of The Square Circle Clinic's research agenda.About The Square Circle...

Intellectual Property Rights Weekly Round-Up: December 15-21, 2025

NOMINAL INDEXDPIIT Working Paper on Generative AI and CopyrightFrankfinn Aviation Services (Pvt.) Ltd. v. M/S Fly High Institute & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1713Lifestyle Equities C.V. & Anr. v. Priyanka Alpeshbhai Polara, 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1715Au Naturel Beauty Private Limited v. Wet and Dry Personal Care Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1716Bhavesh Suresh Kataria v....

NCLT Delhi Cancels 9.84 lakh Neel Padam Shares After Finding Company Used Own Funds For Allotment

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Delhi has cancelled 9.84 lakh shares and restored promoter control of Neel Padam Builders after finding that the company used its own money to create a false impression of fresh share subscriptions. A coram of Judicial Member Ashok Kumar Bhardwaj and Technical Member Reena Sinha Puri held that Neel Padam Builders withdrew Rs 45 lakh from its own...

Termination Of Employee Solely For Being HIV-Positive Is Arbitrary & Unlawful: Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that termination of an HIV-positive employee without compliance with safeguards under the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017 is unlawful. Background Facts The petitioner was appointed as a...

NBT Law College's 18th Late Adv. D. T. Jaibhave National Moot Trial & Judgment Writing Competition 2025-26| Register By JAN 15

Gokhale Education Society's N. B. Thakur Law College, Nashik in collaboration with Adv. D. T. Jaibhave Pratishthan Nashik, is organizing 18th Late Adv. D. T. Jaibhave Moot Trial and Judgment Writing Competition to be held on 14th February and 15th February 2026.The competition aims to enhance legal skills and expand practical knowledge of law among law students. It seeks to provide participants with hands-on experience of conducting a trial by assuming the roles of advocates and judges, with a...

Allahabad High Court Directs Criminal Contempt Against GST Official For Filing Misleading Personal Affidavit

On Thursday, Allahabad High Court directed initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Additional Commissioner, Grade-2(Appeal) First, State Tax, Meerut for filing a misleading personal affidavit before the Court despite being given 2 opportunities. Noting that the impugned order did not show any consideration of the circulars and only quoted a report signed by an...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: December 15 - December 21, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 426 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 433Nominal Index:CHARAN H V AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 426ABC AND THE CHAIRPERSON HOSPITAL BASED AUTHORIZATION COMMITTEE & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 427M/S SREE GURURAJA ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED AND M/S CIMEC ENTERPRISES ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 428M A Hameed AND...

Ex-Servicemen In Special Auxiliary Police Force Cannot Claim Superannuation As Regular Govt Servant: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court recently held that ex-servicemen engaged on a contractual basis under the State's Special Auxiliary Police Force (SAP) battalions cannot claim continuation of service beyond the tenure prescribed under the governing scheme.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ananda Sen was hearing a case wherein the petitioners were ex-servicemen appointed in terms of a scheme. The scheme...