Soumya Yadav, Author at SCC Times

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.”

India Corporate & Commercial Law Developments 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law 2025: How Courts, Regulators and Lawmakers reinforced accountability and curbed abuse

This roundup highlights key 2025 corporate and commercial law developments from Adani’s HDIL resolution and Vedanta’s demerger setback to SEBI’s insider trading penalties, Google’s CCI settlement, and the pump-and-dump ban involving actor Arshad Warsi.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court declines to intervene in Cox & Kings’ arbitration, says remedy lies under Section 34 Arbitration Act

“Only in rare and exceptional cases, where it is ex-facie evident the Arbitral Tribunal has passed an order patently illegal or perverse, or exercised power wholly without jurisdiction, interference from the writ court is warranted.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC stays Maharashtra Cricket Association elections after Kedar Jadhav’s plea alleging nepotism in membership induction

“The Court is entitled to examine the decision-making process, particularly as to how about 400 new members were inducted in the MCA under different categories, in the face of allegations of illegality, arbitrariness, and nepotism.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC finds “Fresh Not Frozen” deceptively similar to “Fresh N Frozen”; Upholds rejection of trademark application

“It is not what meaning is being assigned by the words chosen by the appellant, but the determining factor is whether it is deceptively similar.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC: Father-in-law’s dowry remarks, ignoring husband’s affair, and advising to wife to tolerate violence not cruelty under Section 498A IPC

“When these allegations are considered apposite Section 498A IPC, they do not constitute “cruelty” as defined in the explanation appended to the provision.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court directs strict compliance at Thiruparankundram hill festival; Only 50 participants allowed, animal sacrifice prohibited

“The number of participants in the festival shall be restricted to fifty only, and the official respondents shall strictly enforce the above directions.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Copyright infringement action maintainable by exclusive licensee: Bombay HC restrains unauthorised use of PPL’s sound recording across 94 outlets

“The defendants are operating about 94 establishments, and continuing infringement would result in loss and damage to the plaintiff tilting the balance of convenience in favour of the plaintiff.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court rejects plea to stop Parasakthi movie release amid claims of copied script

“Though the balance of convenience is not in favour of the plaintiff, if the movie is released, the plaintiff would be in a position to claim damages.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Criminal Breach of trust and cheating cannot stand together simultaneously at cognizance stage: Orissa High Court sets aside cognizance order

“The petitioner submitted that the court below could not have taken cognizance of both offences simultaneously.”

Withdrawn arbitral deposit to be returned after insolvency

Case Briefs High Courts

Custodia legis principle applied: Bombay HC directs return of withdrawn arbitral deposit after insolvency resolution

“Once the resolution plan had reduced the claim under the arbitral award to Re.1, the withdrawn amount could not continue to remain with the award-holder.”