Karnataka High Court Seeks Details From NCLT Bengaluru On System To Date & Time Stamp Orders While Uploading

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Registrar of the National Company Law Tribunal, Bengaluru, to place on record if there is a system implemented by it for date and time stamping, while uploading interim or final orders.Justice Suraj Govindaraj directed the Registrar to give details by December 17. The bench orally said, “In the High Court we are getting date and time stamps on...

National Lok Adalat In Chhattisgarh Records Resolution Of Over 55 Lakh Cases

In an effort to champion accessible and swift justice, Justice Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice, High Court of Chhattisgarh and Patron-in-Chief, Chhattisgarh State Legal Services Authority (CGLSA), conducted a comprehensive virtual inspection and assessment of the year's fourth and final National Lok Adalat proceedings across all 23 districts of the state.Connecting virtually from the High Court,...

Customs | Face Recognition Access Control Systems Qualify As Automatic Data Processing Machines; NIL Duty Benefit Allowed: CESTAT Kolkata

The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Face Recognition Access Control Systems perform data processing functions, such as data storage, read-write memory operations and automated processing, and therefore qualify as an Automatic Data Processing Machine under CTH 8471. The bench clarified that these systems are eligible for...

Authorities Bound To Effect Transfer Of Registry, Change 'Patta' Based On Decree Of Competent Civil Courts: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently clarified that the authorities are bound to effect transfer of registry based on the decrees of competent courts and that title deeds can be revised from time to time based on judicial decisions.Justice Viju Abraham was considering a plea filed seeking a direction to the District Collector to issue the title deed of 'pokkuvaravu patta' in the name of the...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Journalist Mahesh Langa In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to Journalist Mahesh Langa, formerly working in The Hindu, in a money laundering case lodged in connection with two FIRs relating to the offence of cheating. Langa was first arrested on October 7, 2024, in connection with a GST fraud case and was arrested in the money laundering case on February 20, 2025. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and...

Bank Not 'Assessee In Default' For Not Deducting TDS On Interest After Accepting Form 15H From Senior Citizens: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that once a bank accepts valid Form 15H declarations from senior citizen depositors under Section 197A(1C) of the Income Tax Act, it cannot be treated as an “assessee in default” for non-deductions of TDS (deduct tax at source) on interest income. Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Harisankar V. Menon examined whether the bank (appellant) has to be treated...

Delhi High Court Upholds Interim Injunction Against 'Power Flex' In Bata's Trademark Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court has upheld a single judge order granting interim injunction restraining an entity from using the mark “POWER FLEX” for footwear in a trademark infringement suit filed by Bata.A Division Bench comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla dismissed the appeal filed by Leayan Global Private Limited against a 2019 order of a Single Judge. The Bench...

Consumer Commission Holds Star Health Liable For Arbitrary Claim Deductions, Orders Payment Of ₹1.55 Lakh With Interest And Compensation

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, comprising President Amrinder Singh Sidhu and Member B.M. Sharma, has partly allowed a complaint filed by Rama Kant Verma against Star Health & Allied Insurance Co. Ltd., holding the insurer guilty of arbitrary claim deductions and deficiency in service for failing to establish that the policy exclusions relied upon had...

Mere Smell Of Alcohol In Post-Mortem No Grounds To Deny Compensation To Heirs Of Deceased Accident Victim: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the mere presence of an alcoholic smell in the stomach of a deceased accident victim, as noted in the post-mortem report, cannot be a ground to deny compensation to the legal heirs under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, while dismissing an appeal filed by The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., affirmed an award of compensation granted...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 08 - December 14, 2025

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 814 - 823]Manoharan D. and Ors. v. and Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation and Ors. connected cases, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 814Mohan Abraham v State of Kerala, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 815 M/s T P Trading Company v. The Transport Commissioner (Kerala State), 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 816Sajid Pasha And Ors. V.S.Abdunnasir. P And Ors.,...

NCLT Mumbai Admits Canara Bank's Plea Against SAB TV Group Company Krishna Showbiz Over ₹261 Crore Dues

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai has admitted Canara Bank's plea against SAB TV promoter group company Krishna Showbiz Services Pvt Ltd, after finding that the firm had defaulted on dues of over Rs 261 crore. A bench of Judicial Member Nilesh Sharma and Technical Member Sameer Kakar held that Canara Bank had placed sufficient material on record to establish the existence...

Supreme Court Criticises 'Special Pujas' In Temples By Rich Devotees During Deity's Resting Time

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 15) criticised the practice of allowing rich people to do 'special pujas' in temples after paying money, disrupting the resting time of the deity.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing a writ petition concerning the Banke Bihari temple. The challenge in the plea was mainly...