Soumya Yadav, Author at SCC Times

Bombay High Court: Assignment of leasehold rights not ‘Supply of Services’, Not taxable under GST

“The transaction pertained exclusively to transfer of benefits arising out of immovable property and had no nexus with the business of the petitioner company.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court: Major victim cannot be detained in protective home against her wish; Detention under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act unsustainable

“Mere fact that the victim was alone, by itself, could not have been a justifiable ground to detain her in a protective home.”

Case Briefs District Court

Inconsistent and uncorroborated witness testimonies fatal to prosecution: Tis Hazari Court acquits accused under Sections 509, 506 IPC

“The lack of clarity with respect to the actual place of occurrence of the alleged incident along-with lack of specific allegations in testimony cast serious doubt over the case of prosecution.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court dismisses appeal against Controller’s order, finds Flipkart’s patent novel and inventive

“The entire case of Flipkart rested on the ground of lack of novelty and inventive features in the invention of the patentee.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC: Single appeal maintainable against common judgment in suit and counter-claim, provided proper court fee is paid

“A prior purchaser not impleaded in a suit for specific performance cannot seek cancellation of the decree but is entitled to a declaration that such decree is not binding on him, along with the consequential relief of injunction.”

Limitation Act computation in contractual termination

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa High Court bars application of Limitation Act computation method to contractual termination clauses

“Whether the termination would take effect from a particular date has no nexus to the period provided for issuance of the notice.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Jharkhand High Court: Concealment of age and murder conviction before marriage amounts to mental cruelty, destroys trust

“The conduct of the wife by concealing the material fact about her age and her conviction of life in a murder case, before contracting marriage, has caused mental agony to the husband to such an extent that it is almost impossible for them to live together.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Second marriage during subsistence of first remains void despite first wife’s death; Orissa HC denies Family pension to second wife

“The Hindu Marriage Act does not recognise childlessness as a justifiable circumstance for entering into wedlock with a person who is already in the subsisting wedlock with another.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court protects “Siyaram” trademark; restrains Dishonest use by interim injunction

“Plaintiff’s reputation and goodwill was such that the plaintiff’s tagline, ‘Come home to Siyaram’ was indelibly etched in public memory.”

Legislation Updates Notifications

Delhi High Court to sit on first and third Saturdays every month to reduce case backlog

The Delhi High Court issued the Notification on 15-01-2026.

Case Briefs High Courts

Forced marriage not conducive to healthy society; Major girl can decide for herself: Orissa High Court orders protection

“When a girl is not ready for marriage, giving her in marriage by using extraneous force is not conducive for a healthy society”

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court bars internet service providers and cable operators from unauthorised streaming of “Happy Patel Khatarnak Jasoos”

“In matters of this nature, it is likely that irreparable injury would be caused unless ad interim relief is granted.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court orders strict enforcement of nylon manja ban; grants Compensation of Rs 2 lakh to injured victims

“Merely prosecuting petty vendors or users does not discharge the State’s obligation, and what was conspicuously absent was any serious attempt to dismantle the illegal supply chain.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC imposes Rs 25, 000 deterrent fine for nylon manja use; fixes parental responsibility, sets up victim welfare fund

“It is the duty of the parents to make known to their child the consequences of his/her action and to make aware the child what is good and what is bad for him/her and others.”

removing deceased tenant's name from Record of Rights

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa High Court: Deceased tenant’s name cannot be removed from Record of Rights through Writ; Mutation proceedings essential

“The Court cannot pass a blanket order in a writ petition directing deletion of the name of a dead person, because some formalities as per law are required to be made before the Tahasildar through a Mutation Proceeding.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court quashes arbitral award rendered in undue haste after four-year delay and absence of hearing

“The Arbitrator has clearly misconducted by citing the pretext of non-existent Covid-19 restrictions for his own inefficiency, but hurriedly making the award when lockdown restrictions actually existed.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Jharkhand HC: Divorce granted as husband’s blackmail with objectionable photos and threats to upload them on social media amounted to mental cruelty

“Such intimidation and infliction of emotional and psychological distress using wife’s past history to blackmail itself constitutes mental cruelty.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Jharkhand High Court quashes electricity duty on “net charges” for breaching constitutional limits and excessive delegation

“If electricity duty is charged on per cent of ‘net charges’ for energy consumed or sold, then similarly situated persons pay different duty depending on the distribution licensee, since the tariff fixed by the JSERC varies, which would amount to violation of Article 14 of the Constitution.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC directs immediate police action over derogatory book title targeting sitting Judge; initiates suo motu criminal contempt against publisher

“The pictorial representation, the caricature and the expressions/words used are not only highly derogatory, but virtually abusive.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court bars salon’s continued use of ‘Jawed Habib’ trademarks and copyrights following expiry of franchise agreement; Issues ad-interim injunction

“The franchise agreement prima facie indicated acceptance of ownership of the plaintiff in the registered trademarks and permitted use only during subsistence of the agreement.”