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,...

Delhi High Court Revives Street One's Opposition To Registration Of the 'Street 9' Trademark

The Delhi High Court has overturned a Trade Marks Registry order that had rejected an objection filed by German fashion label Street One against the registration of the mark “Street 9.” The court has sent the matter back to the registry for a fresh hearing. In a judgment dated November 28, 2025, Justice Tejas Karia held that the Registrar failed to correctly apply the law on...

Calcutta High Court Injuncts Two Baidyanath Chyawanprash Ads on Dabur's Plea, Says Edits Cannot Cure Disparagement

The Calcutta High Court has barred Shree Baidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Pvt. Ltd. from using two chyawanprash advertisements after holding that removing a single claim about ingredient count would not eliminate the overall disparaging portrayal of rival brands, including Dabur India Limited. A division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi delivered the decision on...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 12, 2025

Links to today's reports :I'm A Tough Person, Wrong To Think Anyone Can Browbeat Court By Social Media Commentary : CJI Surya KantDoctors Rose As Unwavering Heroes During Covid-19 Crisis; Their Sacrifice Indelible : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Stays Kerala High Court's Declaration That Munambam Land Isn't Waqf; Orders Status Quo'Something Wrong With Madras High Court': Supreme Court After...

Persons Who Accepted Compassionate Appointment To A Post Can't Later Claim They Should've Been Given Higher Post : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 12) held that a person who has accepted a compassionate appointment cannot subsequently seek elevation by claiming that they ought to have been appointed to a higher post at the initial stage.The Court emphasised that compassionate appointments are an exception to the normal recruitment process and are meant to provide immediate relief to the family of...

NALSAR University Of Law Opens Registrations For Fox & Mandal–NALSAR Mediation Tournament 5.0

NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad has announced that the Fox & Mandal–NALSAR Mediation Tournament 5.0 will take place from 6 February to 8 February 2026 at the NALSAR campus. Organised in collaboration with Fox & Mandal, one of India's oldest and most respected full-service law firms (est. 1896), the tournament reflects NALSAR's continued commitment to fostering excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).Over the years, the Fox & Mandal–NALSAR Mediation Tournament has...

Section 36 After 2015 Amendment: Security As Price Of A Stay

It has been a decade since the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 (2015 Amendment) came into force and fundamentally altered arbitration in India. One of the most important changes the 2015 amendment brought in was the insertion of a new section 36, which removed automatic stays of awards upon the filing of a challenge under Section 34.Post the 2015 amendment, unconditional stays of arbitral awards are rare, especially when the award directs payment to the successful...

NCLT Chandigarh Clears Demerger Of Freecharge's Business Correspondent And Technology Services Unit

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Chandigarh has approved a scheme under which Freecharge Payment Technologies Private Limited will transfer its business correspondent activities and its technology service provider activities to a new entity, Freecharge Business and Technology Services Limited.The order was passed on December 10, 2025, by Judicial Member Khetrabasi Biswal and...

Civil Suit, Anticipatory Bail Application Filed After CIRP Plea Cannot Amount To Pre-Existing Dispute: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at New Delhi recently held that civil proceedings or anticipatory bail applications filed after a Section 9 CIRP plea cannot be used to claim a pre-existing dispute or block the admission of a valid insolvency petition. The tribunal affirmed the NCLT Indore's order admitting a Section 9-CIRP application against Steelexpert Industries...

[Advertisement] Kautilya Society, NLUO Launches Double-Credit Course on Competition Law and Policy

National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack has announced the launch of the first Kautilya Society–NLUO Double-Credit Course on Competition Law and Policy. The course will be conducted in virtual mode from 19 December 2025 to 31 January 2026.NLUO, established under Act 4 of 2008 of the Odisha State Legislature, offers academic and research programmes in various branches of law. As part of its institutional initiatives, the University hosts several research centres and student societies that...