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S. 29A Arbitration Act | Arbitrator's Mandate Terminates On Expiry Of Time; Substituted Arbitrator Must Resume After Extension : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 10) held that once the statutory 18-month period for delivering an arbitral award expires, the arbitrator's mandate automatically comes to an end as per Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, when no application for extension is made. Therefore, when an extension of time is granted by the Court after the mandate of the arbitrator...
Police Can Freeze Bank Accounts Invoking S.102 CrPC In Cases Under Prevention Of Corruption Act : Supreme Court
In an important ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 10) ruled that the police/investigating agencies are empowered to freeze the bank account of a person under Section 102 Code of Criminal Procedure (now Section 106 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita)., against whom a proceeding is initiated under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”).Dismissing...
Complaints Against Auditors Or Company Secretaries No Ground To Seek Probe Into Company: NCLT Ahmedabad
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Ahmedabad recently held that complaints of professional misconduct against auditors or company secretaries cannot form the basis for seeking an SFIO investigation into a company under Sections 212 or 213 of the Companies Act. It said such disciplinary action concerns only the individual professional and does not give the complainant any right...
Bombay High Court Temporarily Restrains Rival From Using Trade Dress Similar To Parachute Jasmine Hair Oil
The Bombay High Court has temporarily restrained Minolta Natural Care and its associated entities from using packaging and bottle designs that the court found deceptively similar to Marico's Parachute Jasmine/ Parachite Advansed Jasmine Hair Oils. A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh passed the interim injunction on December 9, 2025, after Marico alleged that Minolta had copied...
Centre Defends Onion Export Ban, Says MEP Was 'Temporary' & Needed To Protect Consumers Amid Price Spikes
The Centre has clarified on Onion export ban and imposition of Minimum Export Price (MEP), were 'temporary' and 'necessary' to protect consumers, especially low-income households, during years when adverse weather conditions and lower arrivals led to sharp spikes in retail prices. On fair-farmer remuneration, the Centre explained that it balanced consumer price stability and...
Bollywood Actor Salman Khan Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights.The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. The suit has been filed against various defendants, including John does (unknown entities). The actor is aggrieved by use of his persona, including his image, voice and other traits, for commercial use without his...
Human Rights Day: NALSA Conducts Inspection Visit At Tihar Jail, Reviews Legal Aid And Inmate Welfare
On the occasion of Human Rights Day, under the stewardship of Justice Vikram Nath, Judge, Supreme Court of India & Executive Chairman, NALSA, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) conducted an official visit to Tihar Jail, Delhi, to assess the functioning of legal aid services and ongoing welfare initiatives for inmates.The delegation, led by the Sh. Sanjiv Pandey, Member...
Minor Cannot Consent To Sexual Relations Even If In Love Relationship: Calcutta High Court Upholds Life Sentence In POCSO Case
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of a man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl aged between 12 and 14 years. The Court held that the victim's affection or “love affair” with the accused could not dilute the statutory protection granted to children or legitimise sexual acts committed against her.The Division Bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and...
Municipality Must Accept Only Tax Component, Penal Charges Not Required For Filing Appeal Under Municipal Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court held that under Section 509(11) of the Municipality Act, only the tax component shown in the demand notice is required to be paid for filing an appeal. The bench clarified that the Municipality cannot insist on payment of penal interest or any other additional charges for entertaining the appeal. Section 509(11) of the Municipality Act, 1994, provides that...
'Only Because You Are A Senior Bureaucrat, Supreme Court Should Be Open For You? : SC Asks Ex-IAS Officer
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that just because somebody is a top bureaucrat, they cannot directly approach the Supreme Court bypassing the High Court.The bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and NK Singh was hearing a petition filed by former IAS officer Anil Tuteja against arrests by CBI, ED in cases related to various alleged scams in Chhattisgarh.The batch of cases filed...
Refund Cannot Be Denied When CA Certificate & Ledger Confirms Excess Excise Duty: CESTAT Kolkata
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the assessee is entitled to a refund of excess excise duty since both the Chartered Accountant's certificate and the ledger clearly established that the duty was paid in excess and was never passed on to any third party. R. Muralidhar (Judicial Member) and K. Anpazhakan (Technical...