Kerala High Court Directs NTA To Incorporate Transwoman PhD Candidate's Self-Identified Name In JRF Certificate

The Kerala High Court on Friday (November 14) passed an interim direction to the National Testing Agency (NTA) to carry out correction in a transgender woman's certificate awarding her Junior Research Fellowship, so as to incorporate her self-identified, official name in it.The plea before Justice V.G. Arun was by Rithisha Rithu, the first transgender woman in Kerala to be admitted into a...

DGFT Issues Guidelines On Refunds & ITC For Exports Affected By Erstwhile CGST Rule 96(10)

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a policy circular regarding refund claim or Input Tax Credit by affected exporters, where eligible as well as on redemption of Advance Authorisations impacted by the erstwhile Rule 96(10) of the CGST Rules, 2017. Rule 96(10) provided that a person cannot claim refund of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) paid on export of...

Karnataka High Court Asks State To File Comprehensive Report On Implementation Of Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the State government to file, within six weeks, a comprehensive report setting out the status of implementation of various provisions of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha issued notice on a plea alleging non-compliance with the mandate of Sections 17,...

Bharat Aluminium Entitled To CENVAT Credit On Mining Services Used For Bauxite Extraction: CESTAT

The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that Bharat Aluminium is entitled to CENVAT (Central Value Added Tax) Credit on mining services used for bauxite extraction. Dilip Gupta (President) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) agreed with the Principal Commissioner that since mining services were used for the extraction of...

Courts Can't Interfere In Court-Martial Merely On Compassionate Grounds If Proceedings Not Irregular: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that courts cannot interfere with court-martial proceedings merely on grounds of compassion or if the punishment appears excessive, provided the proceedings are conducted in strict conformity with law.A Division Bench of Justices Sanjeev Kumar and Sanjay Parihar set aside an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) order that had modified the...

Registered Cranes, Excavators Are 'Motor Vehicle' If Road Use Permitted, Insurer Liable Even If Accident Occurs In Mine: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that earth moving machines like road rollers, excavators, or cranes, if duly registered with the Transport Department under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and have permission for normal road use, qualify the definition of 'motor vehicle'.The bench of Justice Himanshu Joshi further held that such machines will then make the insurance company liable for...

Pre-Cognisance Hearing U/S 223 BNSS Is Mandatory Safeguard, Failure To Comply Vitiates Process: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court recently held that the proviso to Section 223(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) is mandatory, emphasizing that a pre-cognizance hearing constitutes an essential procedural safeguard for the accused. The Court further observed that any opportunity granted to the accused during the summoning stage cannot cure the defect arising from non-compliance with...

Delhi High Court Permanently Bars Lubricant Maker From Using Castrol-Like Trademarks And Packaging

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained ZRH Lubes, an automative lubricant maker from using marks such as CREMESTROL, ACTION, MADMAXX ACTION logo, and packaging, after finding them deceptively similar to Castrol Limited's registered trademarks and trade dress.The order was passed ex-parte on November 6, 2025, by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, as ZRH failed to file a written...

Trial Judges Shouldn't Write Directly To Supreme Court Seeking Time Extension : SC Reiterates

The Supreme Court on Friday once again expressed disapproval of the practice of Trial Courts sending letters directly to the Supreme Court seeking extension of time set for completion of trial, and added that such communications should be routed through the High Court.The bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice K Vinod Chandran was informed that the judge of the Trial Court has...

Estranged Husband Entitled To Compensation Towards Loss Of Consortium Upon Wife's Death In Road Accident: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted compensation towards loss of consortium to a man, for the death of his wife, despite the fact that the couple had been living separately.The court, citing the case of United India Insurance Company Ltd v Satinder Kaur [(2021) 11 SCC 780], reiterated that the principle of consortium applies to spousal, parental and filial consortium and applies even...

Profit Sharing Agreement Between Mall And Parking Operator Not Lease, Not Subject To Tax: CESTAT Chennai

The Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal at Chennai on Friday held that a profit-sharing arrangement for managing a mall's parking facility does not amount to leasing of space and therefore is not liable to service tax. The appeal was against an order of Commissioner of Service Tax that had upheld a service tax demand of over Rs 20 lakh, treating the parking arrangement...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Bar On Appeals Against CCI Settlement Orders

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the provisions barring filing of appeal or judicial review against the settlement orders passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought response of the Union Government through Ministry of Corporate Affairs and CCI within six weeks....