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Income Tax Department Directed to Refund ₹5.37 Crore to Microsoft India After 8-Year Delay: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court delivered a strong message against administrative delay while deciding a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. The case concerned an unusually long delay of nearly eight years in granting a lawful tax refund under the Income Tax…
Divorce Granted on Grounds of Cruelty, Desertion and Irretrievable Breakdown; Scope of Special Marriage Act, 1954 and Section 27(1)(d) Explained: Calcutta High Court
This news report is based on a detailed judgment delivered on 08 January 2026 by the Calcutta High Court under its Civil Appellate Jurisdiction, Appellate Side. The case was decided by The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Supratim Bhattacharya. The appeal was filed by Dr. Soma…
Hotel Injunction Restored; Arbitration Commences with Notice, Not Court Filing, Court Clarifies: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has delivered a significant ruling clarifying when arbitral proceedings legally commence, holding that arbitration begins on receipt of a notice invoking arbitration, and not when a court petition for appointment of an arbitrator is filed. The judgment has major implications for businesses…
Disciplinary Action Vitiated if Sexual Harassment Complainant Examined in Absence of Accused and Without ICC Report under Civil Service Rules: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that disciplinary proceedings initiated under Rule 14(2) Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 are vitiated if they are founded on an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) inquiry where complainants are examined in the absence of the delinquent employee.…
Bail Granted to Two Accused of Luring Indians Abroad with Job Offers and Forcing Them into ‘Cyber Slavery’: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court granted regular bail to two accused persons who were allegedly involved in luring Indian citizens with lucrative job offers abroad, where the victims were later held as so-called cyber slaves. While acknowledging the seriousness of the offence, the Court held that the role attributed to the…
Status Quo Ordered on ONGC Takeover of Vedanta’s Gujarat Offshore Oil Block: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ordered maintenance of status quo on the Union Government’s decision to take over an offshore oil block operated by Vedanta Limited off the Gujarat coast. The order has effectively put on hold the Centre’s direction asking Vedanta to stop operations and hand over the oil block to ONGC. The…
Belated Deposit of TDS Does Not Extinguish Criminal Liability under the Income Tax Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has clarified that belated deposit of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) does not wipe out criminal liability under the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court held that once an offence under Section 276B is made out, later payment of TDS cannot automatically protect an assessee or company officials from…
Voluntary Partition Deed Can Confer Property Rights on Female Heir Even Prior to Hindu Succession Act, 1956: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court examined an important dispute relating to inheritance rights of a female heir under pre-1956 Hindu law. The case arose from a family property originally owned by Purankal Naragasseri Perachan and Purankal Naragasseri Unni. After their deaths, disputes emerged regarding the validity of a partition…
US Inventor’s Delayed Patent Examination Request Allowed Despite Indian Agent’s Error: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has delivered an important judgment protecting the substantive rights of inventors under the Patents Act, 1970. The Court held that a patent application cannot be treated as abandoned merely due to an inadvertent procedural mistake committed by a patent agent, especially when there is no…
Ex-Parte Transfer Order in Matrimonial Criminal Case Set Aside; Proceedings Remitted to Sangareddy Court: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India delivered an important ruling reinforcing fairness in criminal trials and limiting misuse of transfer petitions under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court set aside a High Court order that transferred a matrimonial criminal case without hearing the complainant wife and directed…
