Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 25, 2025

TAX Tax Paid During Probe Must Be Refunded Once No Liability Found: Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Service Tax RefundCustoms | ELISA Kits For Food Testing Qualify As 'Diagnostic' For Exemption: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To ImporterFilm Broadcasting Licence Fees Not Royalty Under India–Mauritius DTAA: Mumbai ITATARBITRATIONRERA Relief Does Not Bar Arbitration Protection: Delhi...

Law Research Assistant Vacancy At High Court Of Karnataka, Bengaluru

The High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru invites application for the post of Law Research Assistant in the court of Hon'ble Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, Judge, High Court of Karnataka. Name of the Post: Law Research Assistant No. of Post: 02 (Two) Essential Qualification and Experience · Candidate should have minimum of two years' experience in legal practice. How to apply? · Interested candidates are required to submit in their CVs to email id...

Madras High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part 1 [Citations 1 - 250]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 to 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 250 NOMINAL INDEX S Ve Shekar v State, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 Thol.Thirumavalavan v. Dr.V.Vedha @ Dhamodharan, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 Mark Studio India Private Limited v. Income Tax Officer and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 Dr Jenbagalakshmi v The State of Tamil Nadu and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 4 M. Nagappan v....

Jet Airways Liquidation: NCLT Mumbai Rejects Jalan-Kalrock's Plea To Refund ₹370 Crore As CIRP Costs

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai recently refused to grant any refund to the Jalan-Kalrock consortium in relation to the over Rs 370 crores infused by it during the insolvency proceedings of Jet Airways Ltd. In an order dated December 15, a coram of Judicial Member Sushil Mahadeorao Kochey and Technical Member Prabhat Kumar dismissed the consortium's plea, holding that...

Supreme Court Constitution Bench Judgments Of 2025

A Constitution Bench is a bench of at least 5 judges, formed in order to answer sustantial questions arising out of interpreting provisions of the Constution of India. Here are the Constitution bench judgments of 2025 - Appellate Courts Have Power To Modify Arbitral AwardsCase Title: Gayatri Balasamy v. M/S ISG Novasoft Technologies LimitedCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 508A five-judge bench of...

Young Professional, Consultant, And Senior Consultant Vacancy At Department Of Economic Affairs

Department of Economic Affairs invites online application for the post of Young Professional, Consultant, and Senior Consultant on contractual basis. Name of the Post: Young Professional, Consultant, and Senior Consultant No. of Post: Young Professional: 30 (Thirty) Consultant: 26 (Twenty-Six) Senior Consultant: 01 (One) Remuneration: Young Professional: Rs. 70,000/- month Consultant: Rs. 1,00,000/- month Senior Consultant: Rs. 1,20,000/- month Age Limit: ...

Consultant (Legal) Vacancy At Hindustan Salts Limited

Hindustan Salts Limited invites online application for the post of Consultant (Legal). Name of the Post: Consultant (Legal) No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 35 Years Remuneration: Rs. 35,000/- month Essential Qualification and Experience · Graduate degree in LL.B. with 1 years of experience. · Preference: Degree in LLM How to apply? · To apply online, click here · The last date to submit the online application is 27.12.2025 To Access...

Provisions Of SC/ST Act Not Attracted When Alleged Abuse Is Hurled Over Phone: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has observed that where caste-based abuses are allegedly hurled over the telephone and not in public view, the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act would not be prima facie attracted, rendering an application for anticipatory bail under the special statute not maintainable.The observation was made by Justice Jay...

Family Court Has No Power To Issue Lookout Circulars For Enforcing Maintenance Orders: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a Family Court has no power to issue a Look Out Circular (LOC) while executing an order passed under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which relates to maintenance for wives, children and parents.Justice Lalitha Kanneganti observed that maintenance orders under Section 125 CrPC create a civil obligation enforced through judicial orders. If...

Surrendering Weapons Without Firing Is Cowardice, Brings Moral Disgrace: J&K&L HC Restores Dismissal Of Constable For Failing To Repel Attack

Holding that police personnel entrusted with public safety cannot abdicate their duty in the face of militant violence, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that the failure of police guards to retaliate a militant attack and their act of surrendering service weapons without firing even a single round amounts to a serious act of cowardice bringing moral disgrace to the...

Plea In Madras High Court Challenges Recent HC Collegium Recommendations, Alleges Favouritism & Bias

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging the recent recommendations made by the High Court Collegium. The public interest litigation filed by Advocate A Prem Kumar, an advocate practising in Thiruvannamalai, alleges that the collegium has recommended candidates having strong political affiliations or favouring one specific political party ruling the Centre. It has...

Convict Must Remain Behind Bars Until He Is Close To 'Sunset Of Virility': P&H High Court Commutes Death Penalty In Rape, Murder Of 5-Yr-Old

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to Virender alias Bholu, convicted for the rape and murder of a five-and-a-half-year-old girl, to rigorous imprisonment for life with a minimum of 30 years' actual incarceration without remission with 30 lakhs of fine to be paid to the victim's family. The Court acquitted convict's mother convicted by the Trial Court...