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...

“Crime Against Country's Economic Health, Has Cascading Effect on Taxpayers”: Jharkhand HC Denies Bail In Rs 522 Cr PMLA Case

The Jharkhand High Court has refused to grant bail to Amit Gupta (applicant), who was accused of coordinating 135 shell companies allegedly to generate fake invoices, irregular Input Tax Credit (ITC), and fraudulent e-way bills, causing a purported loss of over Rs.522.91 crores to Government exchequer.As the applicant had miserably failed to satisfy the Court that reasonable grounds existed...

'Sum' U/S 31(7)(b) A&C Act Excludes Pendente Lite Interest Unless Expressly Included: Delhi High Court In Award Execution Plea Against BSNL

The Delhi High Court held that if pre-award or pendente lite interest is not added to the principal amount in an arbitral award or on appeal, then post-award interest under Section 31(7)(b) cannot be charged on it.Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the decree-holder's contention that the Supreme Court's use of the phrase 'statutory interest' entitled it to post-award interest on both principal...

Explaining First-Past-The-Post And Its Democratic Faultlines: Lessons From The Bihar Election

The 2025 Bihar Assembly election has renewed attention on India's First Past the Post (FPTP) electoral system, exposing once again the gap between voter preference and legislative representation. The outcome where the party with the highest vote share finished a distant third in seats provides a striking case study of how FPTP structurally distorts the democratic mandate. Understanding these distortions requires revisiting what FPTP is, how it functions, and why its design produces outcomes that...

Kerala High Court Directs State To Draft Guidelines To Regulate Pre-Primary Childcare Institutions, Warns Delay Would Breach Its Directions

The Kerala High Court, on a recent occasion, directed the State government to urgently come up with draft regulations for regulating daycare centres, creches and other pre-primary educational institutions in tune with the assurance made by it in 2021.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. was dealing with a public interest litigation preferred by a lawyer...

Indian Courts Have No Jurisdiction To Appoint Arbitrator For Foreign-Seated Arbitration : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 21) dismissed a plea seeking the appointment of an arbitrator in an international commercial arbitration, holding that once the principal contract is governed by foreign law and provides for a foreign-seated arbitration, Indian courts lose jurisdiction, irrespective of the Indian nationality of any party. “Indian Courts have no jurisdiction to appoint...

NFAC Doesn't Take Away Jurisdictional Assessing Officer's Power To Initiate Reassessment U/S 148 Income Tax Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO) and Faceless Assessing Officer (FAO) have jurisdiction to issue reassessment notices under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.The position has been in dispute since introduction of the E-Assessment of Income Escaping Assessment Scheme, 2022, which led to the setting up of the National Faceless Assessment...

Manager (Regulatory Compliance) Vacancy At Paytm Money Limited

Paytm Money Limited invites application for the post of Manager (Regulatory Compliance).Name of the Post: Manager (Regulatory Compliance) Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra Essential Qualification and Experience • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Law, or a related field with minimum 5-7 years of experience • Familiarity with SEBI regulations and compliance requirements. • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills....

Katra Court Records Action-Taken Report In Plea Seeking FIR Over Death Of 35 Pilgrims During Vaishno Devi Yatra

In the proceedings arising out of a complaint seeking registration of FIR into the death of 35 pilgrims at Adhkuwari on 26 August 2025 during the Mata Vaishno Devi yatra, the Court of Sub-Judge (JMIC) Katra on Thursday took on record the Action Taken Report (ATR) filed by the SHO Police Station Bhawan and fixed the matter for arguments on 06 December 2025The complaint had been filed by...

'Over-Crowding In Guruvayur Temple Is A Civic Challenge': Kerala High Court Orders Formation Of Multi-Departmental Committee

The Kerala High Court yesterday (November 21) passed a detailed judgment outlining comprehensive guidelines for managing the high number of pilgrims that visit the Sreekrishna Temple, Guruvayur every day.The Division Bench consisting of Justice Raja Raghavan and Justice K.V. Jayakumar also ordered the formation of a permanent, 7-member multi-departmental Committee including the...

Delay In Filing Complaint No Ground To Deny Relief Under Senior Citizens Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that delay in filing complaint is no ground to deny relief to the senior citizens under the Senior Citizens Act, 2007. Justice Sachin Datta said that where a senior citizen does not rush or act with alacrity in filing complaint as per prescribed statutory mechanism, it is not a ground to deny to the senior citizen the rights flowing from the said enactment.“It...

Supreme Court Publishes Details Of Collegium Recommendations During CJI Gavai's Term

The Supreme Court yesterday released an official document with details of the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium during the term of the present Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, who is retiring tomorrow.As per the document, the Collegium made 93 recommendations for High Courts from May 14, the date on which Justice Gavai took over as the CJI.Out of the 129 candidates, 93...