Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Bail To Vibhor Rana Booked For Illegal Sale Of Phensedyl Cough Syrup

Allahabad High Court on Thursday (December 18) granted interim bail to Vibhor Rana booked for alleged illegal sale of Phensedyl cough syrup on ground that he was not named in the FIR, his name had come out only in the confessional statements of co-accused and no recovery had been made from him during search.Applicant was allegedly involved in facilitating the illegal sale of Phensedyl cough...

LIC Cannot Deny Accidental Death Benefit On 'Hyper-Technical' Grounds: Chandigarh Consumer Commission

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, comprising Amrinder Singh Sidhu (President) and B.M. Sharma (Member), has held that insurance companies cannot reject legitimate claims by taking shelter behind minor or hyper-technical objections, particularly when the insured has acted in good faith. Holding the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) guilty of deficiency...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: November 2025 [Citations 1415 - 1628]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1415 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1628NOMINAL INDEXMISS KIARA RAWAT THROUGH MRS. LOVELY GUSAIN v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1415SURENDER KUMAR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1416Suresh Sankhla vs. Union of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1417Neeraj Agarwal v. State 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1418TAPAS KUMAR MALLICK & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 20, 2025

TaxCan GST Be Levied On Medicines Supplied During In-Patient Treatment? Delhi High Court To ExamineIncome Tax Act | S.153C Trigger Starts On Handing-Over Date, Not Search Date: Delhi High Court ITC Cannot Be Denied To Purchasing Dealer Solely Due To Retrospective Cancellation Of Supplier's GST Registration: Calcutta High Court GST Not Leviable On Interest/Penalty Charged By Chit Fund...

Delhi High Court Cancels Trademark Similar To Punjab Football Club Held By Apparel Company

The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of the “PFC” trademark registered in favor of Posshusa Apparels India Private Limited, holding that the mark was deceptively similar to the trademarks of Punjab Football Club and had remained unused since its registration. By an order dated December 11, 2025, Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora allowed a plea filed by Punjab FC, a...

RGNUL Organises First National Corporate Liquidation Process Competition Under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

The 1st RGNUL National Corporate Liquidation Process Competition is a flagship academic initiative organised by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law Division (IBLD) under the Centre for Business Laws and Taxation (CBLT), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. Conceived as a practice-oriented competition, it seeks to familiarise law students with the end-to-end corporate liquidation mechanism under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, moving beyond conventional moot formats to reflect...

Senior Advocate Yatin Oza Elected As President Of Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association For 18th Time

Senior Advocate Yatin Oza has been elected as the President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association (GHCAA) today. This victory marks his return to the helm of the body for the record 18th time. His 17th election was in 2019 and lasted until 2021.Speaking to LiveLaw, Oza said : "The Bar did its duty; now it is my duty to work for the Bar. I can assure them that I will never let...

NCLT Delhi Dismisses Diwan Spirits Insolvency Plea Against Khao Gali Restaurants

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at New Delhi, has refused to push Khao Gali Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. into insolvency on a plea by liquor wholesaler Diwan Spirits.It held that the dispute between the parties is not a clear case of non-payment but one that turns on reconciliation of accounts under the now scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021–22. A bench of Judicial Member Manni...

Contractor Who Stayed Silent During CIRP and Liquidation Cannot Reclaim Auctioned Machinery: NCLT Mumbai

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai has recently held that a contractor cannot seek compensation or get back machinery auctioned during liquidation if it remained silent throughout the corporate insolvency resolution process and liquidation. A bench of Judicial Member Sushil Mahadeorao Kochey and Technical Member Prabhat Kumar dismissed an application filed by Ahluwalia...

Can Accused Directly File Successive Bail Pleas In HC On New Material Without Approaching Sessions Court? Allahabad High Court Answers

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a second bail application, or successive bail applications, may be entertained by the HC on the basis of material collected during trial, even though such material was not available to the Sessions Court or the HC when the earlier bail application was rejected. A bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal, however, clarified that in appropriate...

Covid-Era Insolvency Protection Applies Only To Companies, Not Personal Guarantors: NCLAT Reaffirms

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at New Delhi, has recently reiterated that that the Covid-era suspension under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code does not protect personal guarantors from insolvency proceedings. The appellate tribunal ruled that the suspension applies only to companies and does not bar creditors from initiating insolvency proceedings against individuals...

NCLT Hyderabad Declares Former Deccan Chronicle Promoter T Venkatram Reddy Bankrupt

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Hyderabad has declared Tikkavarapu Venkatram Reddy, former promoter of Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited, the publisher of the Deccan Chronicle newspaper, bankrupt after he failed to submit a repayment plan as a personal guarantor for the company's borrowings.A bench of Judicial Member Rajeev Bhardwaj and Technical Member Sanjay Puri, while allowing...