India - High Court of Gauhati

Gauhati High Court Designates 41 Advocates as Senior Advocates Under Section 16(2) Advocates Act: Full Court Notification

Gauhati High Court Crowns 41 Legal Eagles as Senior Advocates in Historic Northeast BoostIn a prestigious recognition of legal prowess, theGauhati High Court—serving Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh—has designated 41 accomplished advocates asSenior...

25 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

SC Expands Terror Act Definition in Riots Case

SC Expands Terror Act Definition in Riots Case In a ruling that could reshape the boundaries between protest and terrorism, the Supreme Court of India has denied bail to prominent activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the ongoing larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. The...

12 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

2025 High Court Tax Digest: Key Rulings Overview

2025 High Court Tax Digest: Key Rulings Overview In a year marked by intensified scrutiny over tax compliance and economic offenses, Indian High Courts delivered a slew of pivotal judgments in 2025 that reshaped procedural norms in GST, income tax, customs, and corporate law. The Annual Tax a...

02 Jan 2026

India - National Company Law Tribunal

Key Tax and Corporate Decisions from Indian High Courts 2025

Key Tax and Corporate Decisions from Indian High Courts 2025 In 2025, Indian High Courts issued a flurry of rulings that refined the contours of tax compliance, corporate governance, and dispute resolution, as meticulously compiled in Taxscan.in'sAnnual Tax and Corporate Law Digest 2025: High...

01 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Unprecedented Judicial Crises, Key Tax Rulings Mark 2025

Unprecedented Judicial Crises, Key Tax Rulings Mark 2025In a year that Charles Dickens might have described as the "best of times" and the "worst of times," the Indian judiciary navigated a landscape of profound achievements and deep-seated controversies in 2025. From groundbreaking constitut...

01 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Gauhati

Contingency Driver's Regularization Claim Invalid Against Post Earmarked for Direct Recruitment Under Art. 309 Rules: Gauhati HC

Gauhati High Court Upholds Sanctity of Recruitment Rules, Dismisses Contingency Driver's Plea for Regularization Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh– The Gauhati High Court, in a significant ruling on service jurisprudence, has dismissed a writ petition filed by a contingency driver seeking regulariz...

02 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Gauhati

Absence Of Rules Doesn't Invalidate Executive Action Under Statute For Mayor's Post Reservation: Gauhati High Court

Gauhati High Court Dismisses PIL on Itanagar Mayor Reservation, Imposes Costs for Concealing Facts Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh– The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the reservation of the Mayor's post in the Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) f...

01 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Supreme Court Protects MBBS Degree Despite Invalid ST Certificate, Citing Educational Waste

Supreme Court Protects MBBS Degree Despite Invalid ST Certificate, Citing Educational Waste New Delhi– In a significant ruling balancing the strictures of reservation policy with principles of equity, the Supreme Court of India has protected the MBBS degree of a student whose Scheduled Tribe ...

23 Nov 2025

India - National Company Law Appellate Tribunal

NCLAT Rebukes NCLT's 'Callous' Disqualification of Promoters, Upholds CoC-Approved Resolution Plan

NCLAT Rebukes NCLT's 'Callous' Disqualification of Promoters, Upholds CoC-Approved Resolution Plan New Delhi– In a significant judgment reinforcing the supremacy of the Committee of Creditors' (CoC) commercial wisdom and clarifying key provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (I...

10 Nov 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

‘No Coercive Steps’ Doesn’t Halt Investigation, Delhi High Court Clarifies in Landmark Ruling

‘No Coercive Steps’ Doesn’t Halt Investigation, Delhi High Court Clarifies in Landmark RulingNEW DELHI– In a significant judgment that brings much-needed clarity to a frequently used but often ambiguous judicial phrase, the Delhi High Court has ruled that an interim order directing “no coerci...

04 Nov 2025