Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On Father's Plea For Independent Probe Into Alleged Rape, Death Of 17-Yr-Old Daughter

The Gujarat High Court on Monday (December 8) issued notice on a Rajasthan resident's plea seeking an independent probe into the alleged rape and death of his 17-year-old daughter who had moved to the State to work as a labourer. Justice MR Mengdey issued notice to the State and said, "Issue notice to respondent 1 and 4 returnable on 10-12-2025. In the interregnum the investigation is handed...

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'Failure To Name Known Accused In FIR A Crucial Omission', Supreme Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 8) set aside the conviction of a man in a murder case, observing that the prosecution's case failed to prove the guilt beyond a reasonable doubt due to a crucial omission in the FIR, where the informant, despite knowing the accused's identity, failed to name him in the FIR. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the case, noting...

Service Tax Refund Cannot Be Denied On Limitation When Deposit Was Made During Investigation: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that service tax deposited during the course of investigation cannot be denied refund merely on the ground of limitation under Section 102(3) of the Finance Act, 1994, especially when the department itself later drops proceedings and acknowledges non-liability. The Division Bench of Justice Rajani Dubey and Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad...

Delhi High Court Asks Jammu & Kashmir Deputy CM To Implead Uploaders Of 'Objectionable Content' In Defamation Suit

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, to implead in his defamation suit the individuals who have uploaded alleged objectionable content against him on social media.Justice Amit Bansal allowed the application filed by Choudhary to prepone hearing in the matter which was otherwise listed on January 13, 2026. While posting...

Call for Applications: LiveLaw Campus Ambassador Programme 2026–2028

LiveLaw invites applications from law students for the 2026 cohort of the Campus Ambassador Programme. The initiative focuses on building organised student representation at universities and developing steady channels for academic outreach, feedback exchange, and institutional interaction.Ambassadors will coordinate activities that support legal education, improve awareness about resource access, and assist with student-level engagement relating to LiveLaw's work.OverviewLiveLaw is an...

Internal Dispute Among Directors Of Company Not 'Genuine Hardship' Preventing Timely Filing Of ITR: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that internal disputes between the Directors of a company is not 'genuine hardship' under Section 119(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act 1961, preventing timely filing of its Income Tax Return, particularly in absence of convincing evidence.A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Madhu Jain observed,“The internal dispute among the Directors of the company is...

Umar Khalid, Sharjeel, Gulfisha Fatima Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing | Delhi Riots UAPA Case

The Supreme Court is hearing bail petitions filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and others in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria Follow this page for live...

Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Plea Filed Against Delhi High Court Over Senior Designations Process

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 9) dismissed a contempt petition filed against the Delhi High Court alleging a delay in reconsidering the applications for the designation as 'Senior Advocates', which were deferred or rejected in November last year.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the petition, observing that the High...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To ECI On Plea Challenging Exemption Of Assam From Special Intensive Revision Of Voter Rolls

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Election Commission of India on a writ petition challenging the ECI's decision to conduct only a “Special Revision” of the electoral roll in Assam instead of a “Special Intensive Revision” ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi posted the matter to...

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The Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, established under the MNLU Act No. VI of 2014, is one of the premier National Law Universities in India. The prime goal of the University is to disseminate advanced legal knowledge amongst the students and impart in them, the skills of advocacy, socio-legal research, and policy formulation, and to prepare them for utilizing these skills for social transformation and comprehensive development.About the CourseThe Department for Promotion of Industry...

Inactivity Of Company For Two Years No Bar To Insolvency Proceedings: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at New Delhi has recently ruled that a company cannot avoid insolvency proceedings simply because it has not been operating for two years. A bench of Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Technical Member Barun Mitra while upholding insolvency proceedings against Sant Kripa Appliances said, “the mere fact that CD was not functioning for...