Madras High Court Stays Single Judge Order Asking Actor Vishal To Pay ₹30 Crore To Lyca Productions

The Madras High Court, on Monday, stayed a single judge order directing actor Vishal to pay Rs. 30 crore due to the entertainment company Lyca Productions. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq granted the interim relief in an appeal moved by the actor challenging the June 2025 order of the single judge. The judges however asked the actor to deposit 10...

'Mere' Incarceration Of Two And A Half Years Not Grounds For Bail Under UAPA: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court recently held that cases involving threats to national security and public safety cannot be equated with ordinary criminal matters, and that “mere incarceration” of two and a half years cannot entitle an accused to bail where national security concerns are involved.A Division Bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Sourendra Pandey made these observations...

'Municipal Machinery Cannot Be Utilised To Settle Private Disputes': Bombay High Court Quashes Stop-Work Notice, Imposes ₹30 Lakh Costs

The Bombay High Court has held that municipal authorities cannot be used as instruments to settle private contractual disputes and criticized the arbitrary, hasty and high-handed action of Pune Municipal Corporation officials in issuing a stop-work notice without any legal basis or proper inquiry. The Court found that the stop-work notice was issued in complete disregard of statutory...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17 to November 23, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 421 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 435 NOMINAL INDEX Ab Initio Technology LLC v. The Controller of Patents & Designs, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 421 Sahirsha @ MS Sha v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 422 S Prasanna and another v. Jothika, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 423 Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited. Versus ICMC Corporation Limited, 2025...

High Court Upholds Delhi Police Personnel's Conviction For Offering 50K Bribe To Judge, Acquits Two

The Delhi High Court recently upheld the 2021 conviction of former Delhi Police ASI Tara Dutt for offering ₹50,000 bribe to a judge of the Tis Hazari Courts,­ so as to secure a job (peon at Delhi district courts) for one of the co-accused, Mukul Kumar.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna however acquitted him of the charge of criminal conspiracy.The single judge further acquitted Mukul Kumar and...

Orissa High Court Bars Coercive Action Against Tata Steel in ₹2,410 Crore Chrome Ore Dispute

The Orissa High Court on Friday restrained authorities from taking any coercive action against Tata Steel in connection with a Rs 2,410 crore demand over alleged shortfall in dispatch of chrome ore from its Sukinda Chromite Block, granting the company interim protection until the next hearing on December 3. In its November 21 order, the bench of the Chief Justice Harish Tandon and...

Central Sales Tax | Cross-Border Trademark Transfers Are Export Of Goods, Not Taxable As Local Sale: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the assignment of the well-known trademark “Crocin” by Duphar Interfran Ltd. to SKB Plc (UK) amounted to a sale “in the course of export” of intangible goods, and therefore could not be taxed as a local sale within the State of Maharashtra under the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959. A Division Bench of Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Advait M....

Seizure And Prosecution Will Be Initiated Against Sabarimala Stalls Violating Legal Metrology Act: Kerala High Court Told

The Kerala High Court was on Monday (November 24) informed that directions have been issued to carry out seizure, search and prosecution against stalls in Sabarimala that are found to be violating provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.The Legal Metrology Act was brought in, among other objectives, to regulate the trade in goods that are sold or distributed by weight, measure or number....

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17 - November 23, 2025

Nominal IndexSanyukt Akhir Regiment Morcha and Others v. Union of India and Others LiveLaw (PH) 439Amit Kumar v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 440Sajjan Kumar Goyal v. State of Haryana and others LiveLaw (PH) 441Harpreet Singh Dua and another v. Panjab University and others. LiveLaw (PH) 442 SXXXX v. State of Haryana LiveLaw (PH) 443Shyam Sunder Strips & Ors. vs. UOI &...

Mines Act | Loading Mineral Initiates “Transportation”, Actual Movement Of Vehicle Not Necessary To Effect Seizure: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that actual movement of a vehicle is not necessary to constitute “transport” of minerals under Section 21(4) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. The Court ruled that the very act of loading minerals into a vehicle marks the commencement of transportation, thereby attracting the provision permitting seizure.Justice C...

MMCB Scam: Gujarat High Court Rejects ICAI's Proposal To Debar CA For 5 Years For Alleged Misconduct Citing Non-Application Of Mind

The Gujarat High Court rejected a 20-year-old recommendation made by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India's Council to remove a chartered account from membership for 5 years, who was appointed as central registrar of a cooperative bank and was accused of misconduct in connection with the 2001 alleged MMCB scam. The court was hearing a 2005 reference by the Council of the ICAI which...

'Fatal Defect In Election Petition': Orissa High Court Dismisses Challenge To Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's 2024 Lok Sabha Win

The Orissa High Court has dismissed an election petition challenging the election of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan from Sambalpur Parliamentary Constituency in the Lok Sabha Election held in 2024.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra found the election petition to be defective as it failed to specify the definite nature of alleged 'corrupt practice' against the BJP leader, nor...