Delhi High Court Refuses To Halt Release Of 'UP 77' After Producer Says Web Series Not Based On Slain Gangster Vikas Dubey's Life

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (December 24) refused to halt the release of web series “UP 77” purportedly based on the life of gangster Vikas Dubey who was killed in a police encounter in July 2020.The series is slated to release on December 25 on Waves OTT platform.After hearing the parties Justice Sachin Datta in its order dictated:"Counsel for respondent 2 and producer have...

Publicize App Feature On Citizens' Complaints Against Non-Compliance Of Road Standards On Pedestrian Safety: Kerala High Court To NHAI

The Kerala High Court recently directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to give publicity to the newly introduced feature in its mobile application 'Rajmargyatra' that permits citizens to submit grievances under the head 'Non-conformity regarding Indian Roads Congress Standards for the Pedestrians.'The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M....

Income Tax | Revised 2024 Compounding Guidelines Cannot Be Applied After Case Attains Finality: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court held that once the assessee's entitlement to compounding had attained finality through earlier orders, then the Income Tax Department could not apply the revised Compounding Guidelines. Justice C. Saravanan referred to the Explanation to Section 279(6) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and noted that the new compounding Guidelines dated 17.10.2024 bearing...

Section 5(c) Of POCSO Act Not Made Out: Why Delhi High Court Suspended Life Term Of Kuldeep Singh Sengar In Unnao Rape Case

The Delhi High Court has suspended the life sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in the Unnao rape case.A division bench comprising of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar primarily held that the offence under Section 5(c) of the POCSO Act was not made out...

RGNUL Punjab Holds 7th Convocation; CJI Surya Kant Urges Graduates To Be “Nation Builders”

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, hosted its 7th Convocation Ceremony on December 23, 2025. A total of 725 students from various programmes were conferred degrees, in person and in absentia, from the 2023, 2024, and 2025 batches. Degrees were also awarded to two LL.D. candidates and nine Ph.D. scholars. The University conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) upon Justice Pankaj Mithal, Judge, Supreme Court of India, for his outstanding contribution to the...

Judicial Officers Dealing With Criminal Cases Face Risks, Should Have Personal Security Officers: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court while granting bail in a case involving an alleged attack on a serving Judicial Magistrate, has flagged the urgent need to take a fresh look at the personal security of judicial officers of all grades, observing that judicial work, particularly on the criminal side, often offends vested interests and exposes judges to tangible risks, making continuous personal security...

GSTAT Withdraws Staggered Filing Requirement for GST Second Appeals; Allows Unrestricted E-Filing

The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has withdrawn the requirement of staggered filing of Goods and Services Tax (GST) second appeals, allowing appeals to be filed without any phase-wise or date-based restriction. Through an order dated December 16, 2025, issued by the President of the Tribunal, Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, GSTAT revoked its earlier order dated...

Cheque Dishonour| Can't Invoke Inherent Powers To Set Aside Conviction & Sentence At Post-Revision Stage: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the inherent powers of a High Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita cannot be invoked to set aside a conviction and sentence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act once the High Court had already finally decided the case in revision.The plea before Justice C.S. Dias was preferred by a private company and...

Chandigarh Consumer Commission Holds Star Health Liable For Partial Settlement Of Medical Insurance Claim

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II, U.T. Chandigarh, comprising President Amrinder Singh Sidhu and Member Brij Mohan Sharma, has held Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice for partially settling a medical insurance claim without proving that the policy exclusion clauses were duly disclosed to or accepted...

CESTAT Mumbai Holds Amendment Of Bills Of Entry U/S 149 Customs Act Is Legally Recognised Mode Of Modifying Assessment

The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed an appeal filed by Drive India Enterprises Solutions Ltd., setting aside an order passed by the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) which had rejected a refund of excess countervailing duty (CVD) paid on imported mobile handsets. A Bench comprising Customs, Excise and Service Tax...

Statutory Appeal Cannot Be Rendered Illusory Due To DRAT Vacancies, Administrative Hurdles: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that litigants cannot be denied an effective appellate remedy under debt recovery law when their statutory appeal remains unheard due to tribunal vacancies, recusals and administrative difficulties. On a plea by two auction purchasers, a division bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that while courts...

NLIU Bhopal Announces National Article Writing & Presentation Competition On Labour & Employment Laws 2026

The Centre for Labour Laws (CLL), National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, in collaboration with Trilegal, has announced the 1st NLIU-Trilegal National Article Writing & Presentation Competition on Labour and Employment Laws (NTC-LEL), 2026.The competition is a flagship academic initiative aimed at advancing legal scholarship and fostering informed debate on contemporary issues in labour and employment law, while strengthening engagement between academic research and professional...