Inappropriate To Assess Caregiving Challenges Of Single Parent Through Gendered Lens: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that while adjudicating disputes before Family Courts, it is neither appropriate nor permissible to assess the caregiving capacities of a single parent through a gendered lens.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the role of a caregiver, whether assumed by the mother or the father, entails equal emotional, psychological, and material commitments, and the...

Authorities Often Remain Oblivious To Law, Flood Courts With Cases And Clog Roster: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the often times the authorities remain oblivious to the law of the land which leads to fooding of courts with cases and clogging the roster.Dealing with a case where an un-educated petitioner approached the Court against his own contractual compassionate appointment, Justice Manju Rani Chauhan held “It has been experienced that in some cases...

Empanelment Of Advocates At Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)

Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) invites application for empanelment of Advocates to Represent ESIC Headquarters' Office before Hon'ble Supreme Court, Hon'ble High Court of Delhi, Hon'ble CAT, Principal Bench, Delhi and Various Other Courts at Delhi for the Period 2026 – 28. Name of the Post: Panel Advocates Essential Qualification and Experience The Advocate should have a bachelor's degree in law from a recognized University in India.The Advocate should be enrolled/...

Specialist III – Legal Vacancy At NTPC Green Energy Limited

NTPC Green Energy Limited invites online application for the post of Specialist III – Legal. Name of the Post: Specialist III – Legal No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 40 Years Remuneration: Rs. 19,38,000/- per annum (Approx) Essential Qualification and Experience · Minimum Essential Qualification: Full-time bachelor's degree in law (3 yrs. LL.B. or 5 yrs. Integrated LL.B.) from a recognized university/institute with minimum 60% marks (50% for SC/ST/PwBD...

'Devotees' Offerings Carry Religious Sentiments': AP High Court Suggests Reforms In Tirumala Hundi Process To Prevent Theft, Urges Use Of AI

The Andhra Pradesh High Court given a slew of suggestions to reform archaic methods and outdated procedures in the Hundi processing system at Tirumala Tirupati, through use of technology, digitisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a view to prevent recurring instances of theft, pilferage and misappropriation of Hundies (offerings).While dealing with the issue of alleged theft in...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2025 - Part 1 [1-25]

As part of its annual tradition, LiveLaw presents its curated list of the 100 most significant Supreme Court judgments of the year, a feature keenly awaited by our readers each year.The judgments have been selected on the basis of the following broad criteria:(i) their importance to the general public;(ii) their role in settling or clarifying contested questions of law; and(iii) their...

Mozambique Coal Mine Dispute: Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay $10.53 Million Bank Guarantee Encashment

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by Black Gold Resources Private Limitada to prevent the termination of its coal mining contract in Mozambique as well as the invocation of a $10.5 million Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) by International Coal Ventures Pvt. Ltd. and Minas De Benga Limitada. While withdrawing an earlier interim stay, Justice Jasmeet Singh on December...

CCI Closes Developers' Case Against Haryana Town-Planning Authorities Over Statutory Development Charges

The Competition Commission of India has closed abuse of dominance complaints filed by real estate developer ILD Housing Projects Private Limited and industry body CREDAI-NCR against Haryana's town planning authorities, holding that competition law does not apply to disputes arising from statutory town-planning and licensing functions. In an order dated December 16, 2025, a bench led...

NCLT Clears Merger Of RedBus India Into MakeMyTrip India

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chandigarh Bench, has approved a merger that will bring RedBus India Private Limited into MakeMyTrip (India) Private Limited. The move will allow the MakeMyTrip group to run its main Indian travel and bus ticketing businesses through a single operating company.The order was passed by a coram of Judicial Member Khetrabasi Biswal and Technical...

NCLT Recalls Insolvency Over Forged Documents, Imposes ₹50 Lakh Penalty On Financial Creditor

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), New Delhi, has set aside insolvency proceedings against SLR Techinfra Pvt. Ltd., a real estate and infrastructure development company, and imposed a Rs 50 lakh penalty on Endless Services Pvt. Ltd., a private services firm, for malicious and fraudulent initiation of insolvency proceedings. Recalling its earlier order admitting the Corporate...

NCLAT Dismisses Tamil Nadu State Tax Dept's Belated Claim In Sri NagaNanthana Mills Liquidation

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai has dismissed an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu State Tax Department, holding that belated tax claims cannot be entertained once liquidation proceedings have attained finality. A bench of Judicial Member Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma and Technical Member Jatindranath Swain reiterated that timelines are strict under the insolvency...

Gujarat High Court Directs Fire Safety Inspection Before Considering De-Sealing Of Educational Institution

The Gujarat High Court directed a public trust running an educational institution which was sealed for not having fire safety NOC to approach the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for inspection of its premises to assess the fire safety requirement. The court was hearing a public trust running an educational institution, which had challenged a December 12 order sealing the petitioner's premises...