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P&H High Court Gives Clean Chit To Ex-CM Bhupinder Hooda, Sonia Gandhi's AJIL Company In Panchkula Land Allotment Case
The Punjab & Haryana High Court quashed charges against former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Company owned by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi Associated Journals Limited (AJL) in case pertaining to irregularities in re-allotment of land in Panchkula.Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said, "The allotment is valid as on date, it has also not been cancelled, nor declared illegal...
Supreme Court Decides Century Old Hereditary Pujari Right Dispute In Karnataka Temple
The Supreme Court on February 25 dismissed civil appeals in a century-old dispute over hereditary pujari rights at the Amogasidda temple in Karnataka, upholding concurrent findings that the respondents are the hereditary wahiwatdar pujaris entitled to perform puja and conduct temple rituals.A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and K. Vinod Chandran affirmed the Karnataka High Court...
ESG And Competition Law In Cross-Border M&A: A Contemporary Shift In Corporate And Commercial Regulation
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) evaluations have been significantly altered due to the rise of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations. The integration of ESG considerations in M&A has scaled new height shaping global settlement and risk assessment. ESG factors are increasingly treated as inputs to and outcomes of competition analysis. They are no longer confined to voluntary commitments or investor reporting. To ensure merger clearances, the authorities are...
Rooh Afza To Be Classified As Fruit Drink/Processed Fruit Product And Taxed At 4% Under UP VAT Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today held that “Sharbat Rooh Afza” is classifiable as a “fruit drink / processed fruit product” under Entry 103 of Schedule II, Part A of the Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008 and is taxable at 4 percent.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan set aside Allahabad High Court's judgment that had held that Rooh Afza has to be classified under...
Petitioners Seek Reference Of 'Vanashakti' Matter On Post Facto Environmental Clearances To Supreme Court's 5-Judge Bench
In the Vanashakti matter, the petitioners opposing the grant of post-facto environmental clearances today argued before a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court that the matter should be referred to a 5-judge bench, since they questioned the findings of the 3-judge bench's review judgment given in November last year.The petitioners argued that the review bench's findings exceeded the scope of...
Gujarat High Court Stays FIRs Against Rolling Paper Traders Booked Following State Ban
The Gujarat High Court in an interim order stayed investigation in FIRs registered against traders dealing in rolling paper brands like 'Stash Pro' and 'GoGo Papers', booked pursuant to the State Government's 2025 notification banning sale, distribution and movement of rolling paper, perfect roll and smoking cones. The petitioners had challenged a Notification dated 16.12.2025 issued by...
Supreme Court Registers Suo Motu Case Over NCERT Text Book On Judicial Corruption
The Supreme Court has registered a suo motu case over the NCERT Class 8 book chapter on 'corruption in the judiciary'.The suo motu case. was registered today at 4.40 PM.The case titled "In Re : Social Science Textbook for Grade-8(Part 2) published by NCERT and ancillary issues" will be considered by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice...
'Glaring Case Of State Apathy': Gujarat High Court Rejects Appeal Filed With 837-Days Delay, Warns Officers Against Unproductive Litigation
The Gujarat High Court issued a stern warning to the State officers and directed the Government Pleader to instruct all Assistant Government Pleaders to remain attentive while drafting delay condonation applications, after finding that an appeal was filed with an unexplained delay of 837 days contrary to the State Litigation Policy.The Court was hearing an application seeking to condone delay...