A federal court in the United States has dismissed the criminal proceedings against Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to discontinue the prosecution arising from allegations of bribery and fraud. While allowing the government’s request, the court expressed reservations about the manner in which the decision to abandon…
The Delhi High Court has directed Supreme Court and High Court judges to share their Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) and other details with the Income Tax Department to ensure that their tax returns are not processed while a dispute over the taxability of judicial allowances remains pending. A Division Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and…
The Delhi High Court directed the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide within 10 days an appeal filed by the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, seeking removal of allegedly derogatory and inflammatory content concerning Shri Sai Baba from YouTube and other digital platforms. A detailed order is awaited. The Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma…
The Calcutta High Court questioned whether Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee remains sufficiently influential to interfere with police investigations if granted continued interim protection from arrest or custodial interrogation. The Bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya heared Banerjee’s plea against multiple FIRs, which he alleges were politically motivated and registered after the BJP came to…
Parliament has passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which, among several tax-related changes, amends the statutory framework governing electronic payments in a manner that could provide greater flexibility to the government to introduce charges on certain digital payment modes in the future. The Rajya Sabha cleared the Bill on Tuesday, following which…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to pass a comprehensive ex parte interim injunction in actor Janhvi Kapoor’s personality rights suit, observing that a blanket takedown order covering 6,884 URLs could not be granted without examining the nature of the alleged infringements. A detailed interim order is awaited. The Bench of Justice Anup Jairam…
The Supreme Court has directed the Union Government to pay ₹10 lakh to the widow of a General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) employee who lost his life while saving fellow workers during road construction operations along the India-China border and was subsequently awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously. A Bench comprising Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Justice…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has released The Mediation Movement in India, a new publication examining the evolution of mediation in the country and the practical challenges involved in translating the statutory framework into effective dispute resolution. The book, edited by Professor (Dr.) Seema Gupta of the University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Chandigarh…
The Supreme Court has sought updated, state-wise data on the trajectory of commercial litigation across the country to determine whether the existing judicial infrastructure is adequate or additional commercial courts are required. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana passed the direction while hearing a petition…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed prosecution complaints under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) against companies associated with the Anil Ambani Group and several former senior executives in connection with two separate money laundering investigations involving alleged proceeds of crime totalling ₹40,185 crore. The prosecution complaints were filed on August 8 before…