IBC Auctions Not Ordinary Commercial Contracts, Market Volatility No Defence For Evading Bid Obligations: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at New Delhi has recently held that a successful bidder in a liquidation e-auction who voluntarily accepts statutory terms cannot avoid payment obligations by citing market fluctuations or delays not attributable to the liquidator, and set aside an NCLT Kolkata order directing refund of the Rs 2 crore earnest money deposit. A Bench of...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 24 To November 30, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1574 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1628NOMINAL INDEXTara Dutt v. State (and connected appeal) 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1576 Tara Dutt v. State (and connected appeal) 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1576 Living Media India Limited and Anr v. Amar Ujala Limited and Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1578 Visage Beauty and Healthcare Private Limited v. Freecia Professional India Private Limited &...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Journalist Accused In Hate Speech Case Targeting Purvanchal Community, Migrant Labours

In a significant order addressing allegations of hate speech and communal provocation, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking anticipatory bail of a journalist accused of spreading inflammatory statements against Purvanchal Community and migrant labours.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The complaint was supported by a memorandum signed by several other members of...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 2, 2025

Links to today's reports :Karur Stampede Case: Tamil Nadu Govt Urges Supreme Court To Vacate Interim Order Transferring Probe To CBISupreme Court Stays Madhya Pradesh HC Order Questioning Legal Proficiency Of Sessions JudgeSupreme Court Stays Trial Against Ex-Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa In POCSO Act Case'Has Indian Govt Declared Rohingyas As Refugees?Should Intruders Be Given Red Carpet...

Results Of Local Body Elections Held On December 2 & 20 Must Be Declared Together; Not In Phases : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday deferred the declaration of results for the Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayats from December 3, 2025 till December 21, 2025.A division bench of Justices Anil Kilor and Rajnish Vyas sitting at Nagpur seat, made it clear that the results for polls to be held on December 2 and December 20, need to be declared together on December 21 itself and not in a...

Correctness Of NPA Classification Irrelevant To Initiating CIRP Once Default Is Proven: NCLT Mumbai

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai has recently held that insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code depend only on the factual occurrence of default and are not affected by alleged irregularities in declaring an account as a Non Performing Asset or by non compliance with the MSME rehabilitation framework. It ruled that objections to the bank's...

Bombay High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Against Comedian Munawar Faruqui In Hukkah Bar Case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed the proceedings pending before a trial court against standup comic Munawar Faruqui, who along with 14 others was booked in a case of smoking hukka.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sandesh Patil has asked the prosecution to submit before it the chargesheet, so as to ascertain, what material is placed on record against Faruqui. The...

Driving Licence Valid For 30-Days After Expiry: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Insurer's Appeal Seeking Recovery Rights

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an Insurance Company challenging a 2003 award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Jind, which had fastened liability upon the insurer without granting recovery rights. The insurer sought recovery rights on the ground that the driver of the offending vehicle did not possess a valid driving licence on the date of...

160 Criminal Appeals Being Listed Daily : Allahabad High Court To Supreme Court On Steps To Reduce Backlog

The Supreme Court was recently informed that the Allahabad High Court is listing a substantial number of pending criminal appeals each day in an effort to address its backlog. At the High Court's Prayagraj bench, at least 100 criminal appeals are being listed daily from a pending stock of 2,036 cases. At the Lucknow bench, a minimum of 60 criminal appeals are being taken up every day from the...

ECI Cannot Conduct Citizenship Test Under The Guise Of SIR: Petitioners Tell Supreme Court

The petitioners challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process argued before the Supreme Court today that the Election Commission of India has no authority to determine a person's citizenship under the guise of the SIR exercise.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a batch of pleas assailing the SIR initiated across several...

Supreme Court Directs Reservation Of Five Posts For Women In Upcoming HCBA Nagpur Elections

The Supreme Court yesterday directed reservation of one post of Vice President, the post of Treasurer and three posts of Executive Members in the upcoming elections of the High Court Bar Association, Nagpur will for women members.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that the office bearers of the Association had agreed to earmark these five posts for women...

Chandigarh Consumer Commission Rejects Appeal For Higher Compensation In Ford Endeavour Repair Case

The Chandigarh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising Justice Raj Shekhar Attri (President) and Rajesh Kumar Arya (Member), has dismissed an appeal filed by M/s Green Force Engineers Pvt. Ltd. seeking enhancement of compensation for alleged faulty repair of a Ford Endeavour by M/s Bhagat Cars Pvt. Ltd. (Bhagat Ford). Brief Facts M/s Green Force Engineers Pvt....