Orissa High Court Annual Digest 2025

Nominal Index [Citations 1-175]MH BLAND S.L. v. MV PROPEL FORTUNE (IMO 9500699), 2025 LiveLaw (Ori) 1Doyel Dey v. The Judge, Family Court, Balasore & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ori) 2Sonel Sekhar Nayak & Ors. v. State of Odisha & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Ori) 3Binod Pattanayak v. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Ori) 4Ashok Kumar Swain & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw...

Driver Must Slow Down When Pedestrians & Cattle Are On Road; Failure Amounts To Negligence: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld the conviction of an accused in a fatal road accident case, holding that when pedestrians and cattle are moving on the road, the driver is required to slow down and drive with caution; failure to do so constitutes negligence.The Court further remarked that the accused failed to reduce speed despite cattle movement on the road and drove the vehicle in...

Delhi High Court PMLA Digest 2025

'Not A Minor Offence, Part Of Crime Syndicate': Delhi HC Denies Bail To PMLA Accused Booked For Supplying Spurious Anti-Cancer MedicinesCase title: Lovee Narula vs.Directorate Of EnforcementCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 115The Delhi High Court has denied bail to an accused/applicant booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) for his alleged involvement in the...

GST Refund Is Vested Right, Cannot Be Limited By Retrospective Application Of 2019 Amendment: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that the 2019 amendment to the GST law changing the limitation period for claiming refund of unutilised input tax credit cannot be applied retrospectively to deny refund claims relating to periods prior to 1 February 2019.The Division Bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem while deciding a writ petition filed by...

Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Awards Holding Sharekhan Liable For Investor Losses In F&O Trades

The Bombay High Court recently ruled that mere violation of SEBI's trade confirmation circular does not automatically make a broker liable for market losses, and it set aside arbitral awards that directed stockbroker Sharekhan Limited to reimburse investors for losses sustained in Futures and Options (F&O) trading. The Single Bench on 24th December, 2025, decided that investors who...

RBI Can Permit Share Allotment Against Second-Hand Imported Capital Equipment On Non-Repatriation Basis: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court held that the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) is empowered under the FERA (Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973) to permit allotment of shares to an NRI against the import of second-hand capital equipment on a non-repatriation basis.Justices Madhuresh Prasad and Supratim Bhattacharya stated that the RBI, while allowing the permission, also relied upon the Government of...

Exporters Not Using Letters Of Credit Cannot Be Denied Rice Export Duty Exemption: Chhattisgarh High Court Directs ₹2.1 Crore Refund

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that exporters who do not carry out exports through Letters of Credit (LoCs) cannot be denied exemption from export duty on parboiled rice solely on the ground that they failed to satisfy an LoC-related condition in a temporary exemption notification.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru delivered the ruling while...

Allahabad High Court Has No Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction, Cannot Extend Arbitrator's Mandate U/S 29A A&C Act

The Allahabad High Court has held that it lacks jurisdiction to extend the mandate of an arbitrator under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, on the ground that it does not exercise ordinary original civil jurisdiction and therefore does not fall within the definition of “Court” under Section 2(1)(e)(i) of the Act. Consequently, the High Court ruled that it...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Monthly Digest: December 2025

Nominal IndexBHAGWANT MANN AND ANOTHER v. U.T. CHANDIGARH 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 460RAMANDEEP SINGH BAINS AND OTHERS v. BHAKRA BEAS MANAGEMENT BOARD AND OTHERS 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 461Vishal Kandwal v. State of Haryana and ors. 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 462National Insurance Company Limited v. Satbir and Others 2025 LiveLaw (PH) 463Sandeep Singh Attal @ Sandvi v. State of Punjab 2025 LiveLaw (PH)...

Inadvertently Uploading Incorrect Document For E-Auction Cannot Justify Forfeiture Of Deposit Without Intent To Mislead: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that forfeiture of earnest money deposit (EMD) under the Railway e-auction framework cannot be sustained merely on the ground of an inadvertent or clerical mistake in uploading documents, unless the authorities first record a finding that the bidder acted with an intent to mislead. Holding that forfeiture is penal in nature and entails serious civil...

Justice A Muhamed Mustaque Sworn In As Chief Justice Of Sikkim High Court

Justice A Muhamed Mustaque was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court on Sunday (January 4). Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur administered the oath of office to Justice A Muhamed Mustaque. Justice Mustaque is a native of Thana in Kannur District. He has obtained Law Degree from V.B College of Law, Udupi and later completed his LL.M from MG University in Labour Law. After enrolling...

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part II]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 451 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 900Delhi High Court Quashes Trademark Registration Of 'Captain Blue' In Plea By Producer Of 'Captain Morgan' RumCase title: Diageo Scotland Limited vs. Prachi Verma & Anr.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 451The Delhi High Court has directed the removal 'Captain Blue' mark from the Trade Marks Registry, in a plea by the alcoholic...