'Only Bihar Case Remaining' : Baba Ramdev Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court To Club FIRs Over Anti-Allopathy Remarks

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Patanjali Ayurved founder Ramdev to withdraw his petition seeking clubbing of FIRs filed in Chhattisgarh and Bihar over his remarks against “allopathic” medicines during the Covid-19 pandemic.The matter was listed before a bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma.When the case was taken up, counsel appearing for Ramdev submitted...

Rescheduling Payment Under OTS Amounts To Rewriting Contract, High Court Can't Do It In Writ Jurisdiction: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the High Court cannot invoke its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to reschedule payments to be made by a borrower under One Time Settlement (OTS). A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S thus sett aside a Single Judge order that had granted borrowers the facility to clear loan arrears...

Father Who Lost Daughter In Fire Incident Files PIL In Supreme Court For Adequate Disaster Response

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking directions for adequate disaster preparedness and safeguarding of the "right to emergency protection" as a right under Article 21 of the Constitution.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after hearing the petitioner-in-person, who informed that he lost his daughter in a fire incident...

Tax Weekly Round-Up: November 24 - November 30, 2025

SUPREME COURT'Seems Tax Department Has Not Trusted Even Its Lawyers' : Supreme Court Flags Procedural Delays In IT Dept's Petition FilingsCause Title: THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (EXEMPTIONS) VERSUS THE HYDERABAD CRICKET ASSOCIATION, HYDERABADThe Supreme Court recently criticised the Income Tax Department for filing its Special Leave Petition after a delay of 524 days, observing that...

Supreme Court Issues Show Cause Notice For Contempt To Odisha DGP For 'Casual' Compliance

The Supreme Court issued a show cause notice of contempt to the Odisha DGP for non-compliance with its earlier order in a motor accident claim dispute. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prasanna B. Varale was hearing an appeal concerning the identification of a Bolero pickup van allegedly involved in a 2017 fatal road accident. The Court had, on March 6, 2025, specifically ordered...

Litigants Seeking Takedown Of Objectionable Content Must First Approach Social Media Platform Before Seeking Injunction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that individuals seeking urgent takedown of objectionable online content must first approach the social media platforms first before directly seeking judicial injunction. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that the social media intermediaries appearing in Court proceedings do not object to such complaints for taking down of the unsavoury...

RERA Orders Not Decrees, Cannot Be Executed Through Civil Courts: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently ruled that an order passed by a Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) does not amount to a civil court decree and cannot be executed through civil execution proceedings, holding that RERA orders must be enforced only through the statutory recovery mechanism provided under the Act. A single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said the statutory scheme...

P&H High Court Disposes Of Plea Challenging BBMB Secretary Selection Criteria After It Withdraws Impugned Letters On Eligibility Criteria

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the Bhakra Beas Management Board's (BBMB) July 2025 communication inviting applications for the post of Secretary, after the respondents informed the Court that the impugned orders had been withdrawn.Justice Sandeep Moudgil was hearing a plea filed by the Superintending Engineers in Punjab's Water Resource...

Finance Ministry Tables Bill To Hike Excise On Tobacco, Introduces New Cess On Pan Masala

On December 1, 2025, the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, which will replace the existing Compensation Cess. The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks “to give the government the fiscal space to increase the rate of central excise duty...

Consider Bringing Back Pregnant Woman & Son Deported To Bangladesh On Humanitarian Grounds : Supreme Court To Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Union government to take instructions on the possibility of bringing back a pregnant woman and her eight-year-old son who were recently deported to Bangladesh, stressing that their case should be considered “purely on humanitarian grounds.”A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard the matter and posted it...

Income Tax Act | Payment For IPLC Services Not 'Royalty' U/S 9; Assessee Entitled To Deduction U/S 40(a)(i): Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that payment for IPLC (International Private Leased Circuits) Services does not constitute 'royalty' under Section 9 of the Income Tax Act, and that the assessee is entitled to a deduction under Section 40(a)(i) of the Income Tax Act. Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan examined whether the payment made by the assessee for...

SCL India To Host 5th Biennial International Conference On Construction Law & Arbitration In New Delhi (Dec 5–7, 2025)

The Society of Construction Law, India (SCL India) will host its 5th Biennial International Conference on Construction Law & Arbitration from 5–7 December 2025 at The Lalit, New Delhi, bringing together leading voices from the global construction law and dispute-resolution community. The last date for online registration is 3 December 2025 (12 noon).The three-day event, themed “The Future of Construction Disputes: Navigating Change in India and Beyond”, will serve as a major platform for...