Delhi High Court Quashes Jamia Millia Islamia's Order Dissolving Jamia Teachers Association, Calls It Abrogation Of Fundamental Rights

The Delhi High Court has quashed two office orders and an advisory issued by Jamia Millia Islamia, dissolving the Jamia Teachers Association (JTA), an autonomous body of varsity teachers constituted in the year 1967 and administered through an Executive Committee elected by its members.Justice Sachin Datta found the varsity's action violative of JTA's fundamental right to self-governance...

MP High Court Imposes ₹2 Lakh Cost On Tobacco Company For Stalling GST Proceedings

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed ₹2 lakh costs on an Indore-based tobacco company for attempting to stall the proceedings initiated against it by the GST authorities.The company came came under the scanner of the Director General of GST Intelligence back in May 2020, following an investigation into large-scale tax evasion in the pan masala and tobacco industry in Indore.The...

Compassionate Appointment, Acceptance Of Lower Post Under Financial Distress Doesn't Bar claim For Higher : J&K HC

A Division bench of the J&K HC comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar held that the principle of estoppel does not apply when a compassionate appointment to a lower post is accepted under financial duress and immediately challenged by the applicant who possessed the requisite qualifications. Background Facts The applicant's father was working as an...

Delhi State Consumer Commission Upholds ₹5 Lakh Compensation Against Max Balaji Hospital For Medical Negligence

The Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (President) and Mr. Anil Srivastava (Member), dismissed the appeal filed by Max Balaji Hospital and Dr. L. Tomar, thereby affirming the District Commission's finding of medical negligence and the award of ₹5,00,000 as compensation to the complainant, Smt. N.R. Mishra. Brief Facts of...

MCO Legals Expands Presence With New Office in Delhi

On 15 October 2025, MCO Legals (Meharia & Company) celebrated a significant milestone with the inauguration of its newly expanded office at Ground Floor & Basement, 6A, Block Q, Jungpura Extension, Delhi – 110014.The inauguration was graced by team members from the Delhi office, along with Partners and Associates from the Mumbai and Kolkata branches, long-standing clients, well-wishers, and members of the legal fraternity who joined in the traditional rituals and celebrations.Speaking on...

Customs Act | Excel Sheet Recovered From Assessee's Email Can Be Relied Upon For Valuation Even Without S.138C Certificate: CESTAT

The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that an Excel sheet recovered from the email account of the assessee can be relied upon to determine the value of imported goods, even without a certificate under Section 138C of the Customs Act, 1962. Section 138C of the Customs Act, 1962 would apply if the information is printed from...

Balco Disinvestment: Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Voiding Centre & Vedanta Shareholder's Pact

After over a decade of legal tussle, the Delhi High Court recently upheld an arbitral award declaring the Shareholders' Agreement (SHA) between Vedanta Limited (then Sterlite Industries) and the Union of India void, which had given Vedanta the exclusive right to buy the government's remaining 49% stake in Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) after a three-year lock-in period. The...

Proceedings U/S 138 NI Act Are Not Sustainable For Dishonour Of Cheques Presented On Behalf Of Dissolved Company: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that a party cannot be sued under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for dishonor of cheques issued by it, if presented by a dissolved company.Justice Arun Monga observed,“Once a company is struck off and stands dissolved, it loses its juristic personality, rendering any act done on its behalf void ab initio unless the company is...

'National Security Policy Can't Be Stalled On Technicalities': Madras High Court Upholds Conversion Of Ordnance Factories Into Defence PSUs

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition filed against the decision of the Union Government's decision to convert production units of Ordnance Factory Board into seven Defence Public Sector Units. The bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice Hemant Chandanagoudar rejected the argument put forward by the employees' association that the decision was made even before...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : October 29, 2025

Links to today's Supreme Court reports :Non-Recovery Of Weapons Not Fatal To Prosecution If There's Direct Evidence : Supreme Court Upholds Murder ConvictionOnce Court Indicates Its Mind, Counsel Must Refrain From Further Submissions; Continued Insistence Affects Decorum: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Suggests Amendment To Employees Compensation Act To Include 'Adult Widowed Sister' In Definition...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Law Graduate Accused In Mother's Murder, Cites Welfare Of Minor Child

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a young law graduate booked for the murder of her mother, citing the welfare of her minor child.Justice Sanjeev Narula observed, “The Applicant is a young woman aged 28 years and a single mother to a minor child, who has reportedly been left in the care of her husband's relatives, as the husband is not attending to the child. Prolonged incarceration,...

CBDT Extends Deadlines For Filing Of Income Tax Return In Audit Cases For A.Y. 2025-26


The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the due date of furnishing of the Return of Income and tax audit reports for the Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2025-26.The revised due dates for submitting audit reports and Income Tax Returns are November 10, 2025 and December 10, 2025, respectively. The CBDT announced that the due date for furnishing the Income Tax Return under Section 139(1)...