Ritu, Author at SCC Times

Delhi HC slams Income Tax Department for 8-Year delay in Refund to Microsoft; orders refund of ₹5.37 Crore with interest

Income Tax Department officers’ “utterly negligent attitude” compelled the petitioner to approach the Court.

Criminal Law Roundup 2025 (Part 1): Landmark Supreme Court & High Court Rulings on Section 138 NI Act, NDPS, and more

Covering major criminal law updates from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this roundup offers a quick look at 2025 rulings on arrest, bail, terrorism and national Security, Hate speech, privacy, defamation, etc., and trial procedures.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court stays NHAI’s Termination Notice in Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Contract Dispute

The Court accepted the contention that encashment of insurance surety bonds aggregating to nearly ₹100 crores, prior to final adjudication, would result in grave and irreversible loss and injury.

Case Briefs High Courts

Making minor touch private parts with sexual intent constitutes Aggravated Sexual Assault under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court

Minor inconsistencies arising from age, vocabulary or manner of narration do not erode the credibility of the prosecution, particularly where the allegation relates to commission of sexual assault with sexual intent.

Case Briefs High Courts

Advocates’ Electoral Roll dispute: Delhi High Court says take it up with Bar Council of Delhi’s Special Committee

For exclusion of provisionally enrolled Advocates from Bar Council Electoral Roll, remedy lies before Bar Council Election Committee, not writ court

Case Briefs High Courts

Partition suit pleading acquisition from joint family funds cannot be rejected at threshold, must go to trial: Delhi High Court

“The cause of action in a suit for partition is of a recurring nature and continues so long as the joint status subsists, crystallising only upon refusal of a demand for partition.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Law can’t change with change of Bench”; Supreme Court directs refund to Adani Power; quashes customs duty on electricity supplied from SEZ to DTA

“The discipline of precedent is not a matter of personal predilection; it is an institutional necessity. Stare decisis et non quieta movere… is a working rule which secures stability, predictability and respect for judicial outcomes. The law cannot change with the change of the Bench.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court allows foreign medical graduate to treat NTA Affidavit as NEET-UG 2019 Scorecard for FMGE 2026

“The affidavit discloses the total marks obtained, the corresponding percentile, as well as the NEET-UG 2019 rank of the petitioner.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Tirupati Laddu Adulteration Case | Delhi High Court refuses ex-parte injunction in Defamation Suit

“In my prima facie view, it would only be reasonable to give an opportunity to the defendants to present their defence in respect of their publications/posts/articles.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Non-Disclosure, Seat Battles and Abuse of Process: Inside Delhi High Court Ruling on Anti-Arbitration Injunctions

The core controversy centres on the effect of deliberate non-disclosure by a nominee arbitrator, the determination of the juridical seat of arbitration, and the extent of supervisory jurisdiction of Indian courts notwithstanding the fixation of a foreign venue by an arbitral institution.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court passes John Doe order protecting Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan’s Personality Rights

The grievance of the plaintiff arose from the manufacture, sale, promotion, and distribution of merchandise such as T-shirts, posters, mugs, keychains, and other products bearing his name, photographs, likeness, and persona, without authorisation.

Case Briefs High Courts

Working mothers can’t be compelled exhaust themselves while fathers evade responsibility of their Children: Delhi High Court

“Maintenance of children is not confined to bare subsistence; it encompasses their overall upbringing, education, health, and standard of living, consistent with the means and status of the parents.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Yamuna Flood Plains can’t be encroached under pretext of Graveyard or any other purpose; Delhi High Court issues restoration directions

In the flood plains, people cannot be allowed to make their houses, tenements, sheds, etc., under the pretext of graveyard or for any other purpose.

Hot Off The Press News

Supreme Court issues fresh directions on case listing and oral argument timelines

The Circulars are issued in order to streamline listings and ensure timely access to justice for deserving litigants.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants Ex-parte injunction protecting Actor Junior NTR’s Personality Rights

Case Briefs High Courts

Part of ICC Sponsorship Payments, for using ICC Trademark, constitutes Taxable Royalty: Delhi High Court

The Court held that the revisional authority was justified in concluding that the payment had two distinct elements, i.e., advertisement and trademark usage.

Case Briefs High Courts

Defamation battle between Brother and Sister: Bombay High Court urges siblings to “learn to give up than to give into litigation”

“Sibling bond is for moral support which makes this relationship very special. However, nowadays, sadly, siblings don’t stand together but against each other in court of law.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court orders immediate takedown of AI-generated deepfake content infringing Shilpa Shetty Kudra’s privacy and dignity

“A person’s much less a woman’s dignity cannot be publicly maligned or defamed that too without consent which is the sine qua non for such publications.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Remand after reversal of Rejection of Plaint creates entitlement to refund of Court fees: Delhi High Court

“Order XLI Rule 23 of the CPC envisages remand in a situation in which the suit was decreed by the Court of first instance on a preliminary point and the decree is reversed in appeal by the appellate court.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Mere Reference to Caste Name Not an Offence Unless Used to Intentionally Insult or Humiliate: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Marathi TV Channel Executives

No specific allegation was made that the petitioners, who were not members of a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe, had intentionally undertaken an act to insult, intimidate or humiliate the first informant, who is a member of the scheduled caste.