Delhi High Court Disposes Meta's Execution Plea, Notes Compliance In “FACEBAKE” Trademark Case

The Delhi High Court has disposed of an execution petition filed by Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook), after finding that the operators of the “FACEBAKE” and “FACECAKE” brands have substantially complied with an earlier injunction restraining use of marks deceptively similar to Meta's “FACEBOOK” trademark.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order on December 24,...

“Article 21 Rights Flow From Discharge Of Fundamental Duties”: Karnataka High Court Refuses Bail In 2020 Bengaluru Riots Case

The Karnataka High Court, while refusing bail to an accused in the 2020 Bengaluru Riots case, observed that, “The appellant is seeking bail on the ground that his fundamental right to liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution is violated. He gets that right when he adheres to his fundamental duties encapsulated in Article 51A of the Constitution.”A Division Bench comprising Justice...

State's Duty To Inform Farmers Of Right To Seek Enhancement Of Compensation In Lieu Of Land Acquisition: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that applications seeking redetermination of compensation under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, cannot be rejected on hyper-technical grounds such as non-filing of a certified copy. The Court observed that Section 28-A is a beneficial provision enacted to remove inequality in compensation among landholders and must be interpreted liberally to...

Forcible Eviction Disputes Not Arbitrable Despite Existence Of Arbitration Clause In Lease Agreement: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that disputes relating to eviction of a tenant are not arbitrable even where the lease agreement contains an arbitration clause and that the jurisdiction of the Civil Court cannot be ousted by such non-arbitrable reliefs. Justice P. Krishna Kumar observed while allowing an Original Petition filed by a retired Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (“BSNL”)...

BREAKING | Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Order Granting Bail To Kuldeep Sengar In Unnao Rape Case

The Supreme Court today stayed the Delhi High Court order suspending sentence awarded to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and granted him bail during the pendency of his appeal against conviction in the Unnao rape case.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice AG Masih passed the order, while issuing notice on pleas challenging the Delhi...

IBC Jurisdiction Depends On Debtor's Registered Office, Not Bank Branch That Issued Notices: NCLT Kochi

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Kochi recently held that insolvency proceedings can be initiated only before the bench having jurisdiction over the place where the corporate debtor's registered office is located, and not based on the bank branch that issued demand or recovery notices. A coram comprising Judicial Member Vinay Goel said this while dealing with a...

Delhi HC Upholds Validity Of Civil Defence Act Provision Allowing Summary Discharge, Bars Stigmatic Dismissals Without Hearing

The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6(2) of the Civil Defence Act, 1968, which empowers authorities to discharge Civil Defence Volunteers without hearing, but has held that the provision can't be used as a cloak to impose punitive or stigmatic dismissals without following principles of natural justice.A division bench of Justices C.Hari Shankar and Om...

Entity Recognised As Charitable Under Income Tax Act With S.12A Registration Cannot Be Treated Otherwise Under FCRA: Madras High Court

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has held that a trust already recognised as a charitable organisation under the Income Tax Act cannot be ignored as such while considering its application under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA). A Single Judge Bench of Justice G.R. Swaminathan was dealing with a writ petition filed by Arsha Vidya Parampara Trust...

Compensation For Demolished Houses Must Be Recovered From Erring Officials, Not State: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has recently directed the registration of FIRs and investigation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau against erring officials for permitting illegal construction and encroachments on land acquired for the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). The Court held that large-scale encroachments could not have taken place without serious administrative lapses. The...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 22 to December 28, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 493 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 500 NOMINAL INDEX P Thirumalai v. The Madurai City Municipal Corporation, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 493 Arsha Vidya Parampara Trust v. The Union of India and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 494 The Government of India v. S Somasundaram and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 495 Kannan Gopalakrishnan v. Controller of Patents, 2025 LiveLaw...

Tax Weekly Round-Up: December 22 - December 28, 2025

HIGH COURTSAllahabad HCAllahabad High Court Directs Criminal Contempt Against GST Official For Filing Misleading Personal AffidavitCase Title: Adboulevard Media Private Limited Versus Additional Commissioner, Grade-2(Appeal) First, State Tax, Meerut And AnotherOn Thursday, Allahabad High Court directed initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against Additional Commissioner,...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bars 'Negative Blocking' Of ITC Beyond Available Credit Under Rule 86A CGST Rules

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana has held that tax authorities cannot block a taxpayer's Electronic Credit Ledger (ECL) beyond the Input Tax Credit (ITC) actually available at the time of action, and that creating a negative ITC balance under Rule 86A of the CGST Rules, 2017 is without jurisdiction. A Division Bench of Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Parmod Goyal was hearing a...