2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1211 | DANESH SINGH & ORS. VERSUS HAR PYARI (DEAD) THR. LRS. & ORS.

Click the link below to read the report :CPC | Separate Suit Against Confirmed Auction Sale Barred Under Order XXI Rule 92(3), Remedy Lies Under Section 47 : Supreme Court Lis Pendens Applies To Money Suits Involving Mortgaged Property; Ex Parte Proceedings Also Covered Under S 52 TP Act: Supreme Court ...

CPC | Separate Suit Against Confirmed Auction Sale Barred Under Order XXI Rule 92(3), Remedy Lies Under Section 47 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 15) ruled that once an auction sale is confirmed and the aggrieved party has not sought to set it aside, a separate suit challenging the order confirming the sale is expressly barred under Order XXI Rule 92(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Court clarified that the appropriate remedy in such cases is to move an application under Section 47 CPC,...

NCLT Mumbai Sanctions Vedanta Demerger Plan

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai on Tuesday sanctioned Vedanta Ltd's demerger, approving the restructuring scheme under which the metal and mining conglomerate will split its businesses into separate sector focused entities. The order was pronounced by a bench comprising Judicial Member Nilesh Sharma and Technical Member Charanjeet Singh. "From the material on record,...

Delhi High Court Directs To Re-Assess Bills Of Entry, Allows Infra Cess Exemption On E-Golf Carts Owing To Technical Glitch

The Delhi High Court in a matter where importer could not avail Infrastructure Cess exemption due to technical glitch, has directed the Customs Department to re-assess and refund the excess Infrastructure Cess of ₹55,876.29 paid by the Petitioner on imported electrically operated golf carts. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain, observed that...

Kerala High Court Stays ED Show Cause Notice Against KIIFB Over Alleged FEMA Violations In Use Of Masala Bond Funds

The Kerala High Court has granted an interim stay of the Enforcement Directorate's show cause notice against Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) relating to the utilisation of funds raised through Masala Bonds. Justice V G Arun, while issuing the interim stay stated, "Above discussion leads to the prima facie conclusion that the question involved requires detailed...

Karnataka High Court Permits Doctor To Donate One Of Her Kidney's As Altruistic Donor Without Compensation

The Karnataka High Court has permitted a doctor to donate one of her kidneys to a deserving person as an “altruistic donor” without seeking any compensation of any nature.The 58-year-old doctor had approached the court after her application to the Chairperson of the Hospital Based Authorization Committee, seeking permission for the donation, was rejected. The doctor submitted that she is...

Illegal Construction | Once Undertaking Given To Demolish, Offending Party Cannot Expect Authority To Seek Compounding: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that once an undertaking has been given for taking down illegal construction, the offending party cannot expect the Development Authority to approach it for compounding of the map.While dealing with a case regarding illegal and unsanctioned construction in New Katra, Prayagraj, the bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Chauhan...

Beyond Biology: Why Menstrual Leave Is A Workplace Justice Issue- Not A Stigma Problem

The debate over menstrual leave in India operates within a false binary. Proponents celebrate it as progressive; opponents condemn it as regressive. This dichotomy misses the fundamental truth: menstrual leave is neither about biology nor about weakness. It is about institutional accountability for employee health.When approximately 50% of the workforce experiences a cyclical health condition that significantly impacts productivity and well being, ignoring it is not neutrality—it is negligence...

Delhi High Court Imposes ₹20 Lakh Costs On Instant Bollywood Founder In Trademark Dispute

The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 20 lakh on Instant Bollywood founder Mandeep Singh for suppressing material facts about his knowledge of four trademark registrations first secured in Shabir Momin's name and subsequently assigned to Times Internet, while ordering status quo on the assignment. The court held that Singh failed to disclose key documents showing that he was aware...

S.143A NI Act Orders Not Interlocutory In Nature, Amenable To Revision Before Session's Court: J&K&L High Court

Reinforcing the procedural safeguards available to both complainants and accused in cheque dishonour cases, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an order passed by a Magistrate on an application under Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is not an interlocutory order but an intermediate order, and therefore amenable to revision before the Sessions...

Customs Act | Penalty U/S 112 Cannot be Imposed Solely On Co-Accused's Statement Without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT Kolkata

The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that a mere allegation by a co-accused that the assessee handed over gold cannot serve as the sole basis for imposing a penalty under Section 112 of the Customs Act. The bench clarified that in the absence of any independent corroborative evidence supporting this claim, the statement of the co-accused...

Pension | Employees Of Different Institutions Cannot Claim Parity In Service Merely Because Both Are Funded From Same Source: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that employees of two different institutions cannot claim parity in service conditions merely because both are funded from the same source.Justice Sanjay Dhar made this observation while dismissing a batch of writ petitions filed by serving and retired employees of J&K Sainik School who had sought extension of pensionary benefits on...