India - High Court of Jharkhand

Presumption of Genuineness Applies to Registered Wills Unless Rebutted by Evidence: Jharkhand High Court

Presumption of Validity: Jharkhand High Court Affirms Standards for Registered Will Probate In a significant ruling for testamentary law, the Jharkhand High Court has clarified the evidentiary thresholds required to challenge a registered Will. Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary, presiding over a...

15 Apr 2025

India - National Company Law Appellate Tribunal

NCLT Ahmedabad Rejects Time Barred Insolvency Plea Against Manpasand Beverages Over Fraudulent Circular Trading

NCLT Ahmedabad Rejects Time Barred Insolvency Plea Against Manpasand Beverages Over Fraudulent Circular TradingThe National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Ahmedabad h...

30 Jul 2026

India - National Company Law Tribunal

NCLT Chandigarh Rules Subsequent Corporate Restructuring Cannot Alter Historical Related Party Status of Creditors

NCLT Chandigarh Rules Subsequent Corporate Restructuring Cannot Alter HistoricalRelated PartyStatus of CreditorsTheNational Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Chandigarh Bench, under Judicial Member Mr. Khetrabasi Biswal and Technical Member Mr. Shishir Agarwal, recently dismissed an application fil...

30 Jul 2026

India - Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal

CESTAT Chandigarh Rules DGOV Guidelines Cannot Override Customs Valuation Rules For Imported Scrap Valuation

CESTAT ChandigarhRules DGOV Guidelines Cannot Override Customs Valuation Rules For Imported Scrap ValuationTheCustoms, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh, has delivered a significant ruling favoring importers, holding that guidelines issued by theDirectorate General of Valu...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Orders Departmental Probe Against Civil Judge Following Serious Road Rage Incident Allegations

Karnataka High Court Orders Departmental Probe Against Civil Judge Following Serious Road Rage Incident AllegationsIn an unequivocal assertion ofjudicial rectitudeand the necessity foradministrative accountability, theKarnataka High Courthas directed immediate action against a civil judge inv...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta High Court Rules Aadhaar PAN and Voter ID Not Conclusive Proof Of Citizenship Status

Calcutta High Court Rules Aadhaar PAN and Voter ID Not Conclusive Proof Of Citizenship StatusIn a significant ruling concerning the verification of Indian citizenship, theHigh Court at Calcuttahas dismissed ahabeas corpus petitionfiled by Suman Molla. The petition challenged the detention of ...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Quashes Land Acquisition For BMICP Project Citing 23 Years Of Inordinate Delay

Karnataka High Court Quashes Land Acquisition For BMICP Project Citing 23 Years Of Inordinate DelayIn a landmark decision that critiques the long-standing Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP), adivision bench of theHigh Court of Karnatakahas upheld thequashingofland acquis...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Dismisses Appeals and Sets Standards for Medical Records in Murder Trials

Madras High CourtDismisses Appeals and Sets Standards for Medical Records in Murder TrialsTheMadurai Bench of theMadras High Courthas upheld theconvictionof two individuals for the brutal murder of a Village Administrative Officer (VAO). Justices N. Anand Venkatesh and K.K. Ramakrishnan deliv...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay High Court Rules Mere Allegations Of Illegal Arrest Are Insufficient For Contempt Action

BombayHigh CourtRules Mere Allegations Of Illegal Arrest Are Insufficient For Contempt ActionTheHigh Courtof Judicature at Bombay recently dismissed acontempt petitionfiled by a citizen alleging that police officers defiedSupreme Courtguidelines regarding arrests. The bench, comprising Justic...

29 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Apex Court Refuses Bail To Ashok Pal Over Alleged Reliance Power Forged Bank Guarantees Case

Apex Court Refuses Bail To Ashok Pal Over Alleged Reliance Power Forged Bank Guarantees CaseTheSupreme Court of Indiarecently delivered a significant ruling in the ongoing legal saga involving the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) ofReliance Power, Ashok Pal. The bench, comprised of Justic...

29 Jul 2026