IBC Doesn't Allow Extension of Personal Insolvency Process For Revisions Of Repayment Plan: NCLT Delhi

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at New Delhi has recently held that a personal guarantor cannot be granted repeated opportunities to revise a repayment plan once the statutory process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has run its course, and refused to allow any further extension of the personal insolvency resolution process. A coram comprising President Ramalingam Sudhakar...

NCLT Mumbai Approves ₹75 Crore IL&FS Financial Services–Siva Green Settlement

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai recently approved a One Time Settlement of Rs 75 crore between Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) and Siva Green Power Projects India Private Limited. It held that the proposal aligns with the IL&FS Group Resolution Framework mandated by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. A coram of Judicial...

Criminal Complaint Cannot Be Sustained For Issues Finally Adjudicated In Foreign Country : Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that a private criminal complaint is not sustained in the eyes of the law when, on the same issue, both the civil and criminal proceedings have been initiated in a foreign country, and the same has attained finality. Holding that the proceeding is an abuse of the process of law, it accordingly quashed it.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Samajwadi Party Leader Arvind Kumar Singh's Plea Against SIR In Uttar Pradesh

The Supreme Court recently issued notice on the petition filed by Samajwadi Party leader Arvind Kumar Singh challenging special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh. Besides seeking quashing of the Election Commission's notification, Singh prays for a 3-month extension of the timelines prescribed for Enumeration, Updation of Control Table and Draft Roll and Final Publication...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Wadhawan Brothers' Plea For Bail In DHFL Scam Case; Questions CBI Over National Housing Bank's Role

The Supreme Court recently reserved orders on the bail pleas of Kapil Wadhawan, ex-Chairman and Managing Director of Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL), and his brother Dheeraj Wadhawan, ex-Director of DHFL, in the Rs.34000 crores bank fraud case registered by CBI on complaint of Union Bank of India.To recap, in the aforesaid 'scam', 17 banks were allegedly defrauded out of more than Rs...

President Asks Justice Nisha Banu, Who Hasn't Abided By Transfer Order, To Join Kerala High Court By Dec 20

The President has directed Justice Nisha Banu to assume charge at the Kerala High Court on or before December 20, 2025. It may be noted that the Centre had notified her transfer from the Madras High Court to the Kerala High Court on October 14, 2025. In a notification issued on December 12, the centre said"The President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to...

S. 337 BNSS | Registration Of Criminal Case In Foreign Country Doesn't Bar Prosecution In India On Same Facts: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that mere registration of a criminal case against a person in a foreign jurisdiction shall not be a hindrance for proceeding against him in India on the basis of same set of facts or for offence arising out of same transaction.While deciding a bail plea involving certain financial irregularities partly committed in Zambia, the Bench of Justice Gourishankar...

Homebuyer Who Stayed In Delayed Real Estate Project Can Only Get Interest, Not Compensation: Punjab RERA

The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) recently held that a homebuyer who chooses to remain in a delayed housing project can only receive statutory interest for the period of delay and cannot seek compensation, rent or litigation expenses in addition. The Authority dismissed a complaint filed by homebuyer Vandana Negi seeking further relief against the residential project...

Bombay High Court Orders Issuance Of Passport To 7-Yr-Old After Authorities' Denial Citing Father's 'Illegal Migrant' Status

The Bombay High Court on Thursday (December 11) came to the aide of a seven-year-old girl and ordered the authorities to issue an Indian Passport and also to declare her an 'Indian Citizen' under the Citizenship Act of 1955. A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ashish Chavan was hearing a plea filed by one Xami Dha Tirakita Kaye, a seven year old girl, who petitioned the Goa bench...

Orissa High Court Grants Interim Stay On ₹512 Crores GST Levy On Assignment Of Right To Use Natural Resources

The Orissa High Court on Thursday, in a plea by ESL Steel concerning the levy of GST on assignment of right to use natural resources as well as statutory charged paid on stamp duty, registration fees, payments for Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF), etc, has granted interim stay against GST demand of INR 512 Crores (plus interest and penalty). The Chief Justice Harish Tandon and...

Bombay High Court Quashes Maha Govt Order Appointing Administrator To Look After Management Of Shani Shingnapur Temple

The Bombay High Court bench at Aurangabad on Friday quashed and set aside the order of the Maharashtra Government by which it appointed an Administrator to look after the management of the Shani Shingnapur Temple in Ahmednagar (now changed to Ahilyanagar) and removing the erstwhile Management Committee elected under the Maharashtra Public Trust Act. A division bench of Justices Vibha...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Regularisation Of Sewer Helper, Says Withdrawal Of Policy Cannot Defeat Accrued Rights

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Haryana Government to regularise the services of a woman Sewer Helper who had been engaged on daily-wage basis since 1997, holding that her right under the 2003–2004 Regularisation Policies had crystallised long before the State withdrew those schemes.Observing that "This Court cannot remain impervious to the prolonged hardship, indignity,...