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CAM advises IndianOil-Adani Gas Private Ltd. on INR 13,780 Million CCD Issuance in City Gas Distribution Sector

This deal marks the first ever CCD issuance in India’s city gas distribution sector and represents one of India’s largest capital raises via a hybrid instrument in this financial year, strengthening IOAGPL’s capital position and supporting its gas infrastructure expansion.

Case Briefs High Courts

Punjab and Haryana HC sets aside prohibition on notified varieties of hybrid paddy seeds; upholds prohibition on non-notified varieties

Non-notified seeds do not assume legal sanctity as assumed by notified seeds under the Seeds Act, 1966. Thus, the prohibition has rightly been imposed by the State Government upon the non-notified seeds, as this power is conferred upon the State Government by the Seeds Act, 1966 and Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

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2025 SCC Vol. 7 Part 2

2025 SCC Vol. 7 Part 2: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Constitution, Criminal Law, Succession Act, Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, Negotiable Instruments Act, and Stamp Act.

Case Briefs High Courts

Govt. can’t reject arms dealer quota enhancement request merely on general apprehensions such as celebratory firing: Patna HC

“The doctrine of reasonable restriction under Article 19(6) of the Constitution permits the State to impose limitations on such trade in the interest of public peace and security.”

Disproportionate assets case against Ex-DGP Thachankary

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala HC quashes Govt. Order for further investigation in disproportionate assets case against retired DGP Tomin J. Thachankary; Directs trial to be completed within 6 months

“If the State, whose duty it was to bring the offenders to justice, took sides with an accused and permitted him to dictate the manner in which the investigation against him was to progress, it would be antithetical to the concept of ‘the rule of law’.”

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Legal Accountability for AI-driven Intellectual Property Infringements: An Analysis of International and Indian Laws

by Japman Singh Bagga*

maintenance for wife with sufficient dividend income and assets

Case Briefs High Courts

No interim maintenance for “affluent” wife with sufficient dividend income and assets: Madras High Court

“The object of awarding interim maintenance is only to ensure that the wife has sufficient income to enable her to maintain herself and the said sustenance is not mere survival, but should be on the same lines of a comfortable lifestyle that she would have had in the matrimonial home.”

Case Briefs High Courts

At what stage the claim of juvenility can be raised by the accused juvenile?: Rajasthan High Court answers

“If two views are possible during the course of enquiry, the Court should lean in favour of holding the accused to be juvenile in borderline cases.”

Documents unavailability no ground for secondary evidence

Case Briefs High Courts

Non-traceability or unavailability of documents cannot constitute a foundation to lead secondary evidence: Bombay High Court

The petitioner’s submission that the documents are not immediately available/traceable is not supported by any affidavit and the application appears to have been signed only by the counsel. Thus, petitioner’s contention about absence of original documents only based on bare statement in an application cannot be straightway accepted.

Dr. MVVS Murthi Moot Court Competition 2025

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GITAM School of Law, Visakhapatnam | Dr. MVVS Murthi 6th Virtual Moot Court Competition 2025

School of Law, GITAM (Deemed to be) University is hosting its flagship event, Dr. MVVS Murthi Virtual Moot Court Competition 2025, from 8th to 11th of October, 2025.

Thomas Issac appointment as advisor to KKEM

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala HC upholds former Finance Minister Thomas Issac’s appointment as advisor to Knowledge Economy Mission, Dismisses PIL

“The Court remarked that it was unfortunate that Dr. Issac was compelled to be subjected to such a petition and had to file an affidavit to reiterate his credentials.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Communal remarks ‘wholly untrue’: Bombay HC restrains Shiv Sena leader, Sanjay Nirupam from making defamatory statements against slum redeveloper

The Shiv Sena leader, Sanjay Nirupam when served with the repeated intimations to appear in the Court, tore the said notice and returned it. The Court stated that such conduct showed that he had no respect for the proceedings before the Court.

termination over non-disclosure of gambling offence

Case Briefs High Courts

Employee cannot be terminated by ‘stroke of pen’: Bombay High Court reinstates employee terminated over non-disclosure of trivial gambling offence

“The employer should take into consideration all relevant facts and circumstances available as to antecedents and keeping in view the objective criteria, while taking appropriate decision. Mere suppression does not mean that employer can arbitrarily terminate the services of employee.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Rajasthan High Court denies Abortion for 32-weeks Pregnant minor deaf and mute rape survivor; Outlines Pre and Post-delivery care plans

“Where any pregnancy is alleged by the pregnant woman to have been caused by rape, the anguish caused by the pregnancy is presumed to constitute a grave injury to the mental health of the woman.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana High Court’s ‘How To’ Guidelines on Safe Ganesh Festivities

Pandals must not block traffic or access to emergency exits and hospitals. Their registration was made mandatory, with an emphasis on using eco-friendly idols. The use of sound systems after 10 PM was restricted, and organizers were instructed to keep the volume at an appropriate decibel level.

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Decriminalisation of Intellectual Property Laws: The Effects and Defects of the Jan Vishwas Act, 2023

by Pranav Aggarwal*

Case Briefs High Courts

Bar of limitation period under S. 468 CrPC applies only to penal proceedings under S. 31 DV Act: J&K and Ladakh HC

In the present case, the petitioner has wrongly equated filing an application under Section 12 of DV Act to lodging of a complaint or initiation of a prosecution. However, such application cannot be equated with a complaint within the meaning of Section 200 CrPC or Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

execution of order under S. 14 SARFAESI Act

Case Briefs High Courts

Sitting on files due to non-prescription of time frame for execution of Section 14 order frustrates object of SARFAESI Act: Punjab & Haryana HC

“Non-Performing Assets are a huge burden on the public exchequer, banking and financial system, and, thus, prompt enforcement of recovery mechanism under the SARFAESI Act is paramount for liquidity in the system”.

NLIU NDMA International Conference on Bhopal Gas Tragedy

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National Law Institute University, Bhopal in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducting International Conference on Echoes of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Four Decades of Reckoning and Lessons for the Future

This conference aims to critically reflect on its enduring legacy of one of the most devastating industrial disasters in history.

transgender person entitled to change name and gender

Case Briefs High Courts

Inside Manipur HC’s ruling on whether a transgender person is entitled to change original name and gender in official documents

The Court refrained from adopting the usual practice of concealing and masking name of the transgender person in the present judgment and revealed the name so that this judgment becomes a torch to other transgender persons leading them to the path of access to justice.