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Rahul Gandhi’s Plea Against Order Allowing Additional Witness Examination in 2016 Defamation Case Allowed: Gauhati High Court
The defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi dates back to 2016 when Anjan Kumar Bora filed a complaint before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kamrup (M), Guwahati. Bora accused Rahul Gandhi of making defamatory statements during the Assam Assembly elections in December 2015. Specifically, Bora claimed that…
Input Tax Credit Cannot Be Denied to Bona Fide Purchasers If Seller Defaults on Tax Payment: Supreme Court
In a significant ruling protecting the rights of honest tax-paying businesses, the Supreme Court of India, on October 9, 2025, dismissed appeals filed by the Commissioner of Trade and Tax, Delhi against M/s Shanti Kiran India (P) Ltd., affirming that Input Tax Credit (ITC) cannot be denied to bona fide purchaser…
CBI Investigation Should Be Ordered Only in Exceptional Cases; Not Appropriate in Recruitment-Related Disputes: Supreme Court
On October 16, 2025, the Supreme Court of India set aside a direction issued by the Allahabad High Court that had ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiry into alleged irregularities in recruitment processes in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and Assembly Secretariats. The apex court's ruling came…
Departmental Proceedings Initiated Before Retirement Can Continue; Punishment May Be Imposed Regardless of Pecuniary Loss: Calcutta High Court
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, consisting of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Smita Das De, has ruled that departmental proceedings initiated prior to retirement can legally continue even after the employee's superannuation under Rule 9(2), Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993. The judgment came in an…
Daughter Not Entitled to Inherit Property of Mitakshara Hindu Father Who Died Before 1956 If Son Survives: Chhattisgarh High Court
In a crucial ruling on inheritance rights under traditional Hindu law, the Chhattisgarh High Court has held that a daughter cannot inherit her father’s self-acquired property if he died prior to 1956, and a son is alive. This decision, delivered by Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas in Second Appeal No. 178 of 2014,…
Mens Rea Not a Prerequisite for Imposing Penalty Under Section 117 of the Customs Act: Karnataka High Court
The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, in its recent decision dated 26th September, 2025, has partially allowed the appeal filed by the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore under Section 130 of the Customs Act, 1962. The matter revolved around significant breaches in courier import procedures involving the…
₹15,000 Monthly Maintenance Granted to Wife Pursuing MD; Family Court’s Rejection Set Aside: Madhya Pradesh High Court
In a significant ruling, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore on October 15, 2025, partly allowed a criminal revision petition filed by Vaishali, setting aside a 2024 order of the Family Court, Ratlam, which had denied her monthly maintenance from her husband Sunil Sonar, a technician with ONGC. The Court…
S.138 NI Act | Directors Cannot Avoid Liability for Cheque Dishonour Merely Because the Company Has Been Declared Insolvent: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court recently ruled that directors of a company cannot escape criminal liability for cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 merely because the company was declared insolvent and a Resolution Professional was appointed under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.…
Delegating Procedure for Assessing, Levying, and Collecting Cess to the Executive Does Not Amount to Excessive Delegation: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that delegating the procedure for assessing, levying, and collecting cess to the executive under the Goa Cess on Products and Substances Causing Pollution (Green Cess) Rules, 2014 is constitutionally valid. The Court held that such delegation does not amount to excessive delegation of…
SIT Probe into ‘Anti-Naxal Operations’ by Police Undermines Federal Structure; Allowed Only in Exceptional Circumstances: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently delivered a significant ruling regarding the investigation of anti-Naxal operations by Special Investigation Teams (SIT). The bench, comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru, clarified that routine counter-insurgency operations conducted by State or…
