Delhi High Court Restrains Firozabad Firm From Manufacturing Look-Alike Nutella Jars, Imposes ₹10 Lakh Costs

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained Firozabad-based glass manufacturers from making and selling empty glass jars found to be deceptively similar to the registered Nutella jar shape used by Ferrero Spa, the maker of Nutella spreads. The court also directed the manufacturers to hand over 3.05 lakh seized jars to Ferrero and pay Rs 10 lakh towards legal costs. A single bench of...

Supreme Court Bars Union From Disbanding CEC Formed For Forest Protection Without Court's Prior Approval

In a significant order aimed at preserving the functioning of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), the Supreme Court directed that the Union of India shall not take any steps to disband the CEC without first obtaining the prior approval of the Court.The direction was issued in the long-running forest matter, T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India, while the bench was considering...

Income Tax Reassessment Notice Generated On Last Day Of Limitation But Uploaded Next Day Due To Portal Glitch Is Time-Barred: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court recently found time-barred, an income tax reassessment notice generated by the Department on the last day of the limitation window but, issued to the assessee only a day after.The limitation period in the case at hand expired on June 30, 2025 (inclusive).The Income Tax Department claimed that the notice was generated on June 30, 2025 at 21:14:46 and signed on June 30, 2025...

Under Secretary (Legal Affairs) Vacancy At Personnel Department, Goa

Department of Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Government of Goa invites online application for the post of Under Secretary (Legal Affairs) on deputation.Name of the Post: Under Secretary (Legal Affairs) Age Limit: 60 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • Officers under the Central/State Governments/ Union Territories: (a)(i) holding analogous post on regular basis: or (ii) with 5 years regular service in post in the scale of Rs.5500-175-9000 (pre-revised) or...

'Fraud On People': Kerala High Court Pulls Up State For Abandoning Pizhala-Kadamakudy Bridge, Seeks Clarity On Its Status

The Kerala High Court recently pulled up the state government, questioning it about the status of construction of the Pizhala-Kadamakudy Bridge for which administrative sanction was received as early as in October 2017.The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Jobin Sebastian, while considering a public interest litigation preferred by the residents of...

Madras High Court Revives Sreedevi Video's Dispute With Saregama Over Rights To Tamil, Telegu Film Music

The Madras High Court has revived a copyright dispute over the audio rights to iconic Telegu and Tamil films including Sagara Sangamam, Salangai Oli, Shankarabharanam and Sitara, holding that Sreedevi Video Corporation's claim seeking a permanent injunction against Saregama India Ltd must be examined on merits even though its request for a declaration of ownership is time-barred. On...

Bombay High Court Sets Aside ₹27 Crore Deposit Condition For Former Stock Broker Ketan Parekh To Travel Abroad

The Bombay High Court has recently quashed an order directing former stockbroker Ketan Parekh, who is facing prosecution arising from alleged large-scale manipulation of the securities market in the late 1990s and early 2000s, to deposit Rs 27.06 crore as a condition for travelling abroad. A single bench of Justice N J Jamadar held that the Special Court's direction lacked a reasonable...

AIIMS Obligated To Pay Stipend To Indian Junior Resident Doctors, Not Foreign PG Students: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) is obligated to pay stipend payments to Indian Junior Residents and not the foreign-national postgraduate medical trainees.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that AIIMS must prioritise such payments to domestic students who are “beneficiaries...

S.74(5) | GST Proceedings Can Be Closed On Payment Of 15% Pre-SCN Penalty Where Tax Already Deposited Prior To SCN: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently allowed Delhi Sales Corporation to deposit pre-SCN penalty contemplated under Section 74(5) of the Goods and Services Tax Act, despite issuance of show cause notice under Section 74(8).This, after a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain noted that the Petitioner-Corporation had already deposited tax and interest in terms of Section...

Associate Vice President (Regulatory Compliance) Vacancy At Paytm [Apply Now]

Paytm invites online application for the post of Associate Vice President (Regulatory Compliance).Name of the Post: Associate Vice President (Regulatory Compliance) Location: Noida Essential Qualification and Experience • Must be a Qualified CS /MBA Graduate or an LL.B./ LLM is highly preferred. • 14+ years' experience in the Compliance team of any NBFC/ Bank/ FinTech organizations. • Effective interpersonal skills to communicate and coordinate complex issues and projects with diverse...

Income Tax Act | ITAT Delhi Grants Relief In S.10(10D) Dispute; AO Directed To Reassess ULIP Maturity Proceeds Treated as Unexplained Investment

The Delhi Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has remitted back the addition of capital gains deduction to the Assessing Officer (AO) for fresh adjudication in absence of a remand report despite repeated reminders.The Bench, comprising Mr. Mahavir Singh (Vice President) on the claim of assessee that income was an exempt income for being a sum received under life insurance policy...

Improper For Authorities To Pick Up Trivial Omissions In Supreme Court's Order & Defy It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that it is improper for authorities to defy an order of the Supreme Court citing certain trivial omissions. The Court's observation came in a matter where the Uttar Pradesh prison authorities delayed the release of an undertrial on the ground that the Supreme Court's order granting him bail had omitted to mention one sub-section, although all other...