Bombay High Court Allows Godwoman Radhe Maa To Pursue Personality Rights Suit Against Google
The Bombay High Court has granted Sukhwinder Kaur, popularly known as Radhe Maa, permission to institute a suit seeking protection of her personality rights and relief against alleged disparagement over online content. Justice Abhay Ahuja allowed her petition under Clause XII of the Letters Patent, holding that the proposed suit could be instituted before the Court.
Delhi High Court To View Hindi Film Doosra In Sourav Ganguly's Personality Rights Case
The Delhi High Court has directed the makers of the Hindi film Doosra to arrange a screening before the Court to assess whether it infringes former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly's personality rights. The direction came on Friday, a day after the Court refused to stay the film's scheduled theatrical release.
NCLT President Calls For Raising IBC Insolvency Threshold From ₹1 Crore
The President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, has called for raising the ₹1 crore threshold for initiating insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), observing that some creditors are using the law primarily to recover debts rather than resolve insolvency.
Bombay High Court Declares 5 Paintings, Including 2 By M.F. Husain, Mafatlal's Liquidation Assets
The Bombay High Court on 21 October declared five of 44 paintings, including works by M.F. Husain, as assets of Mafatlal Dyes & Chemicals Limited, which is undergoing liquidation, allowing their sale to realise proceeds for the company's creditors and other stakeholders. Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan considered rival ownership claims over the paintings and the Official Liquidator's application seeking permission to sell the five paintings identified as company assets.
The Delhi High Court on 9 October held that an arbitral award stamped in one State does not attract additional stamp duty merely because it is brought into another State for enforcement, unless a specific statutory provision imposes such liability. Justice Om Prakash Shukla rejected Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited's (ONGC) objection to the stamp duty paid on an arbitral award in favour of Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited, holding that differential stamp duty cannot be imposed without statutory authority.
The Gujarat High Court has directed the Chief Commissioner of State Tax to explain how the department's portal allowed an officer to issue three personal hearing notices on the same day. Each notice fixed a different date and time for the hearing. The court warned that failure to file the report by the next hearing would invite strictures against the authorities. The notices were digitally signed within an interval of one minute and 40 seconds
Orissa High Court Issues Notice On Challenge To Section 147A Of Income Tax Act
The Orissa High Court has recently issued notice on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 147A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which was introduced by the Finance Act, 2026, with retrospective effect from April 1, 2021. Section 147A was introduced to clarify that the Assessing Officer issuing notices under Sections 148 and 148A would mean an officer other than the National Faceless Assessment Centre or an assessment unit under Section 144B. The provision was made retrospective from April 1, 2021.
Allegations Of Proxy Claims, Family Ties Not Enough To Exclude Creditors From CoC: NCLT Delhi
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Delhi, has held that creditors cannot be excluded from the Committee of Creditors (CoC) merely because they are accused of being proxies or benamidars of the suspended management.
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Ernakulam Bench, has recently allowed Singapore Airlines' claims for a ₹45.92 lakh GST refund on tickets for flights cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CESTAT Chennai Allows Royal Enfield's CENVAT Credit Appeals, Sets Aside ₹51.47 Lakh Penalty
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, on 15 October allowed appeals filed by Royal Enfield and set aside demands for reversal of CENVAT credit and penalties imposed on the company.