Subsequent Marriage During Bail Or Birth Of Child 'Immaterial' In POCSO Act Offence: MP High Court Upholds 20-Yr Jail Term

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Jabalpur Bench) recently observed that the subsequent event of marriage during bail or the birth of a child out of such wedlock are 'immaterial' to show indulgence in offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Ramkumar Choubey added that while the Supreme Court may grant relief...

Related Parties Misused Insolvency To Wipe Out Public Shareholding, NCLAT Sets Aside Techindia CIRP

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi has set aside insolvency proceedings against Techindia Nirman Limited, holding that the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process was fraudulently and collusively initiated by a related-party financial creditor to wipe out public shareholding. It imposed a cost of Rs 25 lakh on the financial creditor for abusing the...

Ex-Director Cannot Claim Oppression For Lapses During His Tenure: NCLT Ahmedabad

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Ahmedabad has recently observed that a director who actively managed a company cannot allege oppression for irregularities that took place during his own tenure. A bench of Judicial Member Shammi Khan and Technical Member Sanjeev Sharma, while examining allegations of siphoning of funds, falsification of accounts and mismanagement in DB...

Actress Rape Case: Two Convicts Move Kerala High Court Challenging Sessions Court Verdict, Seek Suspension Of Sentence

Two of the convicts in the actress rape case have moved the Kerala High Court challenging the conviction and sentences passed against them by the Principal District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam.The appeals are moved by Saleem H. @ Vadival Salim and Pradeep who were arrayed as the 5th and 6th accused in the case.The Sessions Court had found them guilty of the offences under Sections 109,...

Parliament Passes SHANTI Bill To Overhaul Nuclear Law, Open Sector To Private Participation

The Parliament on December 18, 2025 passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, marking a sweeping overhaul of India's nuclear energy legal framework. The legislation replaces the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, and signals a major policy shift aimed at expanding nuclear...

“Illegal, Arbitrary & Colourable Exercise Of Power": Karnataka High Court Quashes Consolidated GST Show Cause Notice Clubbing Multiple FYs

The Karnataka High Court held that issuing a consolidated show cause notice for multiple financial years is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the CGST Act. The bench opined that a composite notice for multiple financial years enables the Department to blur the statutory distinction between Section 73 (non-fraud, etc.,- 3 year limitation) and Section 74 (fraud etc., -...

Delhi High Court Dismisses UoI Plea Against CAT Order Quashing Penalty Imposed On DRDO Scientist

The High Court of Delhi has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Union of India and others, upholding the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which had set aside the penalty imposed on Dr. Anil Kumar Tyagi, a scientist previously serving in the Defence Institute of Advance Technology (DIAT).The Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Saurabh Banerjee found no reason to disagree with the Tribunal's finding, noting that the Disciplinary Authority's order imposing the...

Private Unaided Veterinary College Cannot Charge Tuition Fee During Internship Period: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that a private unaided veterinary college cannot charge tuition fee from students during the mandatory internship period of the B.V.Sc. & A.H. course, as doing so would be exploitative and contrary to the scheme and intent of the Veterinary Council of India (VCI) Regulations.The Court partly allowed a batch of writ petitions filed by...

Academic Stress & Productivity Loss: The Unspoken Reality Of National Law Universities

After securing admission through one of India's toughest examinations (CLAT), students arrive at National Law Universities with the hope of entering an environment that matches the effort it took to get there. Their expectations typically revolve around a supportive and intellectually stimulating academic environment with a balanced workload.Students look forward to participating in classroom discussions with professors who mentor them and classmates who challenge them, and a curriculum that...

Parliament Passes Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Bill, Allows 100% FDI In Insurance Sector

The Parliament on Wednesday passed The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, ushering in wide-ranging reforms in the insurance sector, including permitting 100% foreign direct investment in Indian insurance companies and strengthening the regulatory powers of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).The Bill, which was introduced in the...

Karnataka High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Actress Ranya Rao's COFEPOSA Detention In Gold Smuggling Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by the mother of arrested Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya Rao, seeking to declare that her detention under COFEPOSA, as illegal and void-ab initio.A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil dismissed the petition. The court had on December 1, reserved its judgment on the petition after hearing...

Will Hold Vacation Sitting On December 22 To Hear Urgent Matters : CJI Surya Kant

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday said that a special vacation sitting of the Supreme Court will be held on December 22 to hear urgent matters. He will take a call on how many benches should sit after seeing the number of matters.The CJI made this observation when some lawyers orally mentioned some matters for urgent listing today itself, since the Court is closing for winter...