Rajasthan High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 331 To 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 360 NOMINAL INDEX Lrs of Purakh Singh & Anr. v Narendra Singh & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 331 Surendra Kumar Gupta & Ors. v State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 332 Annpurna Medical Training (College of Nursing) v State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 333 X v Y 2025 LiveLaw (Raj)...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17 To November 23, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1513 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1573NOMINAL INDEXCHRISTIAN MICHEL JAMES V/s UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1513 MTNL v M/s Motorola Inc. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1514 Gautam Khaitan v Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1515 Manoj Kumar Nagar v. The Principal Commissioner Of Customs & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1516 Perpetual Vision LLP & Anr. v. Vaibhav...

If Justice Nagarathna's Dissent In Collegium Had Merit, Other Judges Would've Accepted It: CJI BR Gavai

Outgoing Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, speaking on his retirement day, broke his silence on Justice BV Nagarathna's dissent in the Collegium regarding the proposal to elevate Justice Vipul Pancholi to the Supreme Court. He remarked that dissent within the Collegium was not unprecedented.“On the dissent of a judge in Collegium, it is not happening for the first time …If the dissent had...

Income Tax Act | Reassessment Against Entity Converted Into LLP Is Void: Bombay High Court Sets Aside S.148 Notice Issued To Defunct Company

The Bombay High Court has set aside a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against a company that had ceased to exist due to conversion into a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), holding that reopening of assessment against a non-existent entity is “illegal and bad-in-law”. A Division Bench of Justice B.P. Colabawalla and Justice Amit...

Edible Crude Palm Kernel Oil Qualifies For Duty Exemption, End-Use Condition Inapplicable: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court in a writ petition has quashed a show cause notice creating duty demand of about Rs. 464 crores on import of Crude Palm Kernel Oil (Edible Grade). The Division Bench, comprising Justice Bhargav D. Karia and Justice Pranav Trivedi ruled on whether Oil even if of edible grade but required refining before human consumption qualified for customs duty exemption...

Only Surviving Spouse Inherits Tenancy; Other Legal Heirs Have No Right: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that under the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, governing tenancy succession, the right to inherit a deceased tenant's tenancy vests exclusively in the surviving spouse.Justice Vivek Singh Thakur remarked that: “As per Explanation-II, right of every successor referred to in Explanation-I, shall be personal to him and on the death of...

Commission Earned By Indenting Agent To Foreign Group Entities Is 'Export Of Services': CESTAT Mumbai Sets Aside ₹2.77 Crore Service Tax Demand

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Mumbai has stated that the commission earned for acting as Indenting agent to its foreign group companies qualifies as 'Export of Services', and therefore is not liable to service tax under the Finance Act, 1994. A Division Bench comprising Member (Judicial) S.K. Mohanty and Member (Technical) M.M. Parthiban set...

Vijay's TVK Party Approaches Supreme Court Against SIR In Tamil Nadu

Actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam(TVK) party has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Special Intensive Revision(SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu.As per the petition, the SIR constitutes a gross violation of constitutional protections under Articles 14, 19, 21, 325, and 326, and is contrary to statutory provisions under Sections 21 and 23 of the Representation of the...

Before The End Of CJI Gavai's Tenure, Supreme Court's In-House Research Centre Releases 10 Pathbreaking Reports

Before the Chief Justice of India, Justice B.R. Gavai demits office, the Centre for Research and Planning (CRP), the in-house research centre of the Supreme Court of India, has released 10 landmark reports. Collectively, these reports address some of the most pressing issues before the judiciary today: including the reform of colonial and caste-coded administrative terminology in court...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204 to 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 231Nominal Index YK v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 204Himanshu Sarwan v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 205Mukesh Kumawat v The State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 206X v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 207Adesh Parihar v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 208Savita Yadav v State of MP 2025 LiveLaw (MP) 209Manoj Kumar Ahuja v Gurmej Singh 2025 LiveLaw...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest October 2025

Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 - Section 15 - Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KSAT) - Maintainability of Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution - Service Law - Recruitment Disputes - Alternate Remedy - Jurisdiction of High Court – Held, High Courts should not entertain Writ Petition in matters within domain of Tribunals - The High Court erred in...

'Dalits, Adivasis, Working Class Face Risk Of Disenfranchisement' : Thol Thirumavalavan Moves Supreme Court Against Tamil Nadu SIR

Member of Parliament and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president Thol Thirumavalavan has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. He has sought the quashing of the Election Commission's 27 October 2025 notification initiating...