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Centre Empowers SEBI To Order Takedown Of Online Content Under IT Act
The Central Government has authorised the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to issue directions for the removal or disabling of online content under the Information Technology Act, 2000. The Ministry of Finance issued a notification published in the Official Gazette on 8 December 2025, designating SEBI as the agency empowered to act under Rule 3(1)(d) of the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 and Section 79(3)(b) of the...
Makar-Sankranti Festival: MP High Court Orders Strict Implementation Of Chinese Manjha Ban
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (December 11), directed the Indore Police Commissioner and Superintendent of the adjoining district to ensure the strict implementation of the ban on the manufacture, sale, storage and use of Chinese Nylon Threat (Manjha). On December 8, the bench had directed the Registry to register a suo motu public interest litigation regarding the illegal sale...
Gujarat High Court Slams State For Wasting Public Funds By Filing Frivolous Plea In Private Dispute Between Heirs, Orders Inquiry
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (December 11) dismissed State's appeal against a single judge's decision which had quashed orders passed by the revenue authorities refusing mutation of a land to a woman, which was based on consent decree between her and her brother passed by the civil court. In doing so the court said that it was deeply disturbed by the State filing frivolous appeal by wasting public funds and judicial time in a case where the State had no interest in the land in...
P&H High Court Allows PSU's Claim For RD Sale Deduction, Says Benefit Cannot Be Denied Based On Stolen But Genuine ST-15 Forms
In a significant relief to a Government of India Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), the Punjab & Haryana High Court has set aside orders passed by the Assessing Authority and the Haryana Tax Tribunal disallowing Recurring Deposit sale deduction on the basis that the ST-15 forms furnished by purchasing dealers were stolen or not backed by renewed registration.A bench of Justice Jagmohan Bansal and Justice Amarinder Singh Grewal noted, "It is undisputed that forms were genuine though stolen. Had...
Bottling Pepsi Doesn't Mean Promoting Pepsi's Goods; No Business Auxiliary Service: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand
In a significant relief to SMV Beverages Pvt. Ltd., the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has held that incentives received from Pepsi Foods for advertising and promotional activities cannot be taxed under Business Auxiliary Service (BAS). The Tribunal followed a Larger Bench ruling which categorically held that section 65(19) of the Finance Act does not...
Outsourced Forest Staff Cannot Be Discontinued Over Mere Classification Under 'Wrong Salary Head': Uttarakhand High Court
The Uttarakhand High Court has granted relief to a slew of outsourced workmen (petitioners) of the Uttarakhand Forest Department— whose engagement was discontinued on the sole ground that there was a change in the salary head from which their wages were being drawn— directing the State Government to not discontinue the services of such workmen on such grounds.The services of the petitioners— who were engaged through outsourcing in different divisions of Uttarakhand Forest Department (Respondent)...
SARFAESI Sale Cannot Proceed If Sale Certificate Is Not Issued Before IBC Moratorium: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday held that a secured creditor cannot proceed with a SARFAESI sale once an interim moratorium under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code comes into force. It rulled that the Union Bank of India was not entitled to accept balance payments or issue a sale certificate after the personal insolvency process against the borrower had commenced. In an order passed...
Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Bhiwadi School From Infringing Delhi Public School's Well-Known Trademark
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a Bhiwadi, Rajasthan-based school from using the name “Delhi Public School International,” the acronym “DPS,” or a torch-and-shield logo after finding them deceptively identical to the well-known marks of the Delhi Public School Society (DPS Society). The court also ordered that the school's domain name be suspended. Justice Manmeet...
“13 Yrs Lost To Administrative Paralysis”: J&K&L High Court Slams Govt For Delay In Establishing Degree College In Pahalgam Constituency
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, in a powerfully worded judgment, expressed deep anguish over more than a decade of administrative indecision that prevented the establishment of a sanctioned Government Degree College in the Pahalgam constituency.Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal held that the combined effect of prolonged inaction, contradictory official communications, and the...
Delhi High Court Calls For Coordinated Policy To Prevent Delay In Transporting DNA Evidence In Sexual Assault Cases
The Delhi High Court has called for framing of a coordinated policy to prevent the delay in transportation of DNA samples in cases of sexual assault. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma called for an urgent and coordinated policy framework between the Delhi Police, forensic laboratories and Delhi Government's Health and Home Departments. The Court did so to ensure strict and uniform compliance with...