Delay Due To Heavy Rains, Road Blockages Does Not Violate Right To Speedy Trial: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that the right to speedy trial is not violated when the delay in trial proceedings was due to unavoidable external factors such as road blockages caused by heavy rain.Justice Rakesh Kainthla remarked that: “Due to road blockages from heavy rain, the prosecution could not produce witnesses. However, examining eight witnesses over one year and three...

HNLU Conducts One-Day Refresher Course On New Criminal Laws For Police Officers Of Chhattisgarh

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, conducted a one-day Refresher Course on the New Criminal Laws for serving police officers of Chhattisgarh at the HNLU campus on 21st November 2025. The programme was organized by the Centre for Comparative Law, School of Law and Governance, HNLU, in collaboration with the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose State Police Academy, Chhattisgarh, as part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between HNLU and the Chhattisgarh Police for the training and...

'Medical Education Would Go Waste' : Supreme Court Protects MBBS Degree Of Candidate Whose ST Certificate Was Cancelled

The Court barred the petitioner from claiming benefits as a Scheduled Tribe in future.

Bank Of India Held Liable For Levying Unjustified Cheque Return Charges; Thrissur Consumer Commission

The Thrissur Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising C.T Sabu, President, Sreeja S., Member and Ram Mohan R., Member has held Bank of India liable levying cheque return charges of Rs. 295/- on the complainant for dishonour of his cheque which was subsequently returned to him. Brief facts: The complainant had a SB account with the Bank of India ('bank') branch...

Evolution Of Data Privacy Law In India: Understanding Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025

Evolution of the Data Privacy Law in IndiaWhile delivering the verdict in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. [2017 10 SCR 569], commonly referred to as the 'Right to Privacy' judgment, the Supreme Court of India recognised that the Right to Privacy is intrinsic to the Right to Life and Personal Liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The Right to Privacy was also, held to be part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the...

MP High Court Dismisses Builder's Plea Seeking Refund Of Differential GST On Account Of Upward Rate Revision

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed writ petition by a builder seeking reimbursement or refund of differential 6% GST on account of increase in rate (from 12% to 18%) on government works contract w.e.f. July 18, 2022. Pursuant to the recommendation of the 47th GST Council Meeting which approved suggestions of the Group of Ministers on Rate Rationalization, increased GST rate...

S.153C Income Tax Act | Gujarat High Court Quashes Assessment Proceedings Lodged 4-Years After Search Citing 'Inordinate Delay'

The Gujarat High Court quashed a notice under Section 153C Income Tax Act issued to a person other than the searched person for assessment of income, noting that the proceedings were initiated nearly 4 years after search was conducted observing that there was an "inordinate delay" by the authorities in recording the satisfaction note. The court rejected the reasons for delay in issuing the...

CBIC Notifies Officer-Wise Monetary Limits For Tax Determination & Penalty Proceedings Under GST Regime

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued Circular No. 254/11/2025-GST dated 27 October 2025, clarifying the assignment of “proper officers” for issuing show cause notices (SCNs) and passing orders under Sections 74A, 75(2) and 122 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The Board noted that until now, no specific officers had been...

Customs Cannot Take Independent View Against CESTAT Classification; Wheat Gluten Eligible For DFIA Exemption: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that once CESTAT has classified wheat gluten as eligible for DFIA (Duty-Free Import Authorisation) exemption, Customs authorities are bound by those findings and cannot independently deny the exemption benefits. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh stated that the impugned orders have been passed only on the ground that Wheat Gluten is not covered under...

Winter Internship Programme At Haryana State Legal Services Authority [Apply Now]

Haryana State Legal Services Authority invites application for Winter Internship Program. Name of the Post: Intern Academic Credit: The certificates of internship are issued after assessment of the work done reports submitted by interns. Essential Qualification and Experience Interns should study in Law Schools/Colleges. Interns must be interested to work in legal services field and eager to learn and work for legal services. How to apply? Interested candidates are...

Vows Of Silence

For a country that reveres marriage as a sacred bond, India's silence on marital rape remains one of its most unsettling contradictions. In the eyes of the law, a husband's right to his wife's body still overshadows her right to autonomy. Section 63 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, which defines rape, explicitly exempts intercourse by a man with his wife (if she is above 18) from the crime of rape.The message sent? Consent, when placed within marriage, becomes irrelevant.The persistence of this...

Indian Super League Tender Crisis | Centre Assures Supreme Court ISL Will Be Held

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Friday that the Union Government would step in to ensure that the delayed Indian Super League (ISL) is held without placing players at any disadvantage, in light of the failed tender for All India Football Federation's (AIFF) new commercial partner.“The Minister is aware of the concern. He assured me the ISL must be held. How it is to...