Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against TVK's Aadhav Arjuna Over Social Media Post Allegedly Inciting Violence

The Madras High Court has quashed the FIR registered against Aadhav Arjuna, General Secretary of Election Campaign Movement of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party for his social media posts allegedly inciting violence.Justice AD Jagadish Chandira observed that Arjuna's tweet did not target any groups, and though it spoke about violence, it did not call for violence or hatred. The...

Delay In Framing Of Charges | Supreme Court Asks High Courts To Furnish Information Sought By Amicus Curiae

In the matter where the Supreme Court has proposed laying down guidelines to avoid delay in the framing of charges by the Trial Courts, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Registrar Generals of all High Courts to furnish to the amici curiae the information sought by them.The Court observed that the Chief Justices of High Courts can form committees to get the information from the districts...

Delhi High Court Quashes COVID Drugs Hoarding Case Against Gautam Gambhir, His Foundation

The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed a plea filed by Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir, his foundation and its members seeking quashing of a case involving allegations of hoarding and unlicensed distribution of drugs during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.”Complaint case quashed,” Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said while pronouncing the verdict.The Court said that...

Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To Asian Paints, Restrains Competitor From Using Similar Marks

The Bombay High Court has temporaily restrained a rival paint and wall-putty manufacturer from using the marks “ASIANGOLD” and “SUPREME GLOSS” after finding that they infringe Asian Paints' registered trademarks and copyrighted artwork. A single bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh confirmed an earlier ad-interim injunction on November 18, 2025, noting that manufacturer...

GST Act | IGST Refund Doesn't Bar Compensation Cess Refund: Bombay HC Calls Department's Interpretation Of S.16(3)(b) “Completely Illogical”.

The Bombay High Court has directed the Department to refund the Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Compensation Cess to the assessee observing that a manufacturer exporting goods is entitled to refund of unutilized Input Tax Credit(ITC) of Compensation Cess, as Section 16(3)(b) of the integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 must apply to both the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST)...

Madras High Court Asks TN Govt To Share Draft SOP For Political Meetings With TVK, AIADMK, Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi Parties

The Madras High Court, on Friday, directed the Tamil Nadu government to share the draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed when granting permissions for political parties to conduct public meetings.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan directed the state to share the SOP with the political parties that are part of the ongoing litigation...

Courts Cannot Segregate Components Of Composite Contracts To Enforce MSMED Act Compliance: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that it is impermissible for a court to sever or separate the various components of a composite “Supply-Installation-Testing” (SIT) contract solely to ensure compliance with the MSMED Act or the Public Procurement Policy of 2012.The High Court observed that tender formulation and contract design fall exclusively within the...

Karnataka High Court Directs State Cricket Association Elections To Be Held On December 07

The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the letter dated November 17, issued by the Electoral Officer of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), postponing elections to its Managing Committee, initially scheduled to be held on November 30.A single judge, Justice Suraj Govindraj allowed the petitions filed by KSCA and B K Ravi, one of the members of the Committee. It said,“The...

'Shocking': MP High Court Raps Post Office For Failure To Dispatch Court Notices

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed displeasure over the failure of the postal department to dispatch court notices issued over a month ago, calling the situation 'shocking' and directing the Registry to issue fresh notices with a new date of appearance. While hearing a review petition, the court noted that the notice issued to the respondent on October 14, 2025, was neither received...

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MP High Court Stays Tree Felling In Bhopal; Summons Senior Officials For 'Destroying Vegetation'

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (November 20), prohibited the State Government from cutting, pruning or transporting trees in the entire area of Bhopal in any manner without the prior permission of the court. Expressing strong concerns, the court observed that the State authorities do not appear "interested in protecting or transplanting any tree but are in a rampant manner cutting...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To ECI On Pleas To Postpone SIR In Kerala; Hearing On Nov 26

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Election Commission of India on a petition filed by the Kerala Government seeking to defer the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Kerala till the completion of the local body elections.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, SVN Bhatti and Joymalya Bagchi agreed to post the matter on November 26. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for...