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MV Act | 'Accident' Includes Sudden Slipping, Involvement of Another Vehicle Not Necessary for Claiming Compensation: Bombay High Court
In a notable decision strengthening the rights of accident victims, the Bombay High Court has ruled that involvement of another vehicle is not mandatory for an incident to be classified as an "accident" under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The judgment was delivered by Justice Shivkumar Dige on July 23, 2025, in First…
Timeline for Filing Statement of Defence Under Rule 18(3) of Indian Council of Arbitration Rules Is Directory in Nature: Delhi High Court
In the High Court of Delhi, Aneja Constructions (India) Ltd., the petitioner, challenged the order of the learned Arbitral Tribunal regarding the extension of time allowed to the respondent, Doosan Power Systems India Private Limited, for filing the Statement of Defence (SoD) and Counter Claim. The petitioner…
Guidelines Issued for Reference to Labour Court After Dispute Over Earlier Settlement: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently examined a crucial issue regarding disputes arising over the validity of settlements recorded under Section 12(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The court held that when a dispute questions the validity of such a settlement before a Conciliation Officer, the appropriate…
Limitation to Claim GST Refund Begins from Date of Correct Tax Payment: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court recently delivered a judgment concerning the refund of taxes paid under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (IGST Act) when the nature of supply is later found to be different from what was initially declared by the taxpayer.…
Revenue Case Hit by 68 Adjournments in 102 Hearings Due to Strikes; Bar Body Office Bearers Summoned: Allahabad High Court
In a strongly worded order passed on August 14, 2025, the Allahabad High Court came down heavily on the Rudauli Bar Association (Ayodhya) for repeated calls for strike and boycott, which have paralyzed the progress of a revenue case. The court was hearing a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India…
Hero MotoCorp Granted Interim Relief in Trademark Case Over Destiny Electric Scooters: Delhi High Court
On August 13, 2025, the Delhi High Court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Hero MotoCorp Limited, restraining Urban Electric Mobility Private Limited and its associates from using the marks ‘DESTINY’, ‘DESTINY+’ and ‘DESTINY PRO’, in a clear trademark dispute under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. The…
Family Disapproval Can't Restrict Freedom of Two Adults to Choose Each Other as Life Partners: Delhi High Court
In a significant ruling on August 5, 2025, the Delhi High Court reaffirmed the constitutional right of consenting adults to choose their life partners, irrespective of familial disapproval. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sanjeev Narula in the matter of Prince Tyagi and another VERSUS State of NCT of Delhi and…
Presumption Under Section 139 NI Act Exists Even If Cheque Issued to NBFC Charging Interest Beyond Money Lenders Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on 08 August 2025, in Crl.R.P. No. 1530 of 2018, upheld the conviction of Abdulla P, a 48-year-old resident of Vaniyambalam, Malappuram, under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, for issuing a dishonoured cheque towards repayment of a defaulted vehicle loan. The verdict came from…
Merely Seeing Deceased Crying Doesn't Establish Dowry Harassment in Dowry Death Case: Delhi High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated under Section 31 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 in the case of Sattar Ahmad & 4 Others. The proceedings had stemmed from Case Crime No. 494 of 2013, registered at Police Station Swar, District Rampur, and were…
“Holding Firearm Licence Is Not a Fundamental Right”: Revocation of Man’s Arms Licence for Brandishing Gun at Magistrate Upheld: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the cancellation of an arms licence issued to Wajid Bashir Khan, an elected District Development Council (DDC) member from Poonch, after it was found that he had brandished his licensed pistol at a Tehsildar, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and Sub-Divisional…
