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Delhi High Court Directs Refund of Over ₹53 Crore to Vodafone Idea
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Delhi High Court Directs Refund of Over ₹53 Crore to Vodafone Idea

Delhi High Court directs refund of over ₹53 crore to Vodafone Idea, holding that Form 26B cannot be insisted upon for refunds arising from assessment or appellate orders.

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Child Cannot Be Taken Away In Defiance Of Court Orders: Karnataka HC Judiciary
Child Cannot Be Taken Away In Defiance Of Court Orders: Karnataka HC

Karnataka High Court directs father to restore custody of minor daughter to mother after he took her away in violation of Family Court and High Court orders.

Bombay HC Releases Skoda Auto Volkswagen Tax Plea Over Delayed Reserved Judgment Judiciary
Bombay HC Releases Skoda Auto Volkswagen Tax Plea Over Delayed Reserved Judgment

Bombay High Court releases Skoda Auto Volkswagen's tax writ petition after reserved judgment remained pending for over a year, citing Supreme Court timelines.

Advocate Cannot Disclose Former Clients Confidential Communications : SC Judiciary
Advocate Cannot Disclose Former Clients Confidential Communications : SC

Supreme Court refuses to enhance punishment against advocate Rizwan Siddiquee for disclosing a former client's confidences on TV, dismisses his appeal too, and imposes costs on both sides.

Bribe Demand Must Be Proved Before Section 20 Presumption Can Apply : SC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Bribe Demand Must Be Proved Before Section 20 Presumption Can Apply : SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court acquits two Gujarat Panchayat employees in bribery case, holding that demand of bribe must be proved beyond reasonable doubt before presumption under Section 20 can arise.

Writ Petition Maintainable Against Private Unaided Schools For Statutory Pay Dues: SC

Supreme Court holds writ petitions are maintainable against recognised private unaided schools for enforcing statutory salary obligations owed to teachers under the applicable education laws.

Illegal Absorption Cannot Be Validated By Long Service : Supreme Court

Supreme Court holds illegal absorption cannot be cured by lapse of time or long service and orders repatriation of four Haryana PWD engineers to their parent department.

Supreme Court Upholds Hanging as Valid Method of Execution

Supreme Court upholds execution by hanging as constitutionally valid while permitting the Centre to examine alternative methods through an expert committee.

Advocate Cannot Recover Professional Fees Through Writ Petition : Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court holds that an Advocate's claim for unpaid professional fees is contractual and cannot ordinarily be enforced through writ jurisdiction where the liability is disputed.

Punjab & Haryana HC Panel Finds Recruitment Errors, Recommends Entire PSRLM Result Be Redrawn

Punjab and Haryana High Court-appointed committee finds widespread evaluation errors in PSRLM recruitment and recommends redrawing the entire result with a uniform assessment process.

Telangana HC Upholds Cancellation of Patanjali Foods' Suryapet Oil Palm Factory Zone [Read Judgment]

Telangana High Court upholds cancellation of Patanjali Foods' Suryapet oil palm factory zone, finding the company failed to establish a processing mill despite repeated opportunities.

Courts Cannot Interfere With Academic Experts' Decisions, Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Re-Evaluation Order [Read Order]

Supreme Court sets aside Allahabad HC order directing UPPSC exam re-evaluation, holding that courts cannot substitute their assessment for academic experts in answer key disputes.

Commercial Court Orders Not Amenable To Article 226 Certiorari: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

The Orissa High Court held that Commercial Court orders cannot be challenged through a writ of certiorari under Article 226, ruling that such courts possess all the trappings of a civil court and are ...

Judgments Apply Retrospectively Unless Expressly Declared Prospective: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court held that its judgments apply retrospectively unless expressly declared prospective, setting aside a Karnataka High Court order extending subvention benefits beyond the validity of t...

SC Lays Down Principles for Environmental Compensation Under SWM Rules [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court laid down principles for determining environmental compensation under the SWM Rules, 2026, and directed the Centre to frame detailed guidelines for its assessment and recovery.

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