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Bengaluru Commercial Court Sets Aside Rs 9 Crore Arbitral Award Against Karnataka Education Department As Time-Barred

A Bengaluru commercial court set aside an arbitral award of over Rs 9 crore against DSERT in a school equipment maintenance dispute, holding the arbitrator ignored the limitation defence.

Supreme Court Says Lender With Pervasive Control Over Debtor Is Related Party, Barred From CoC

A lender with pervasive control over a corporate debtor’s projects is a related party under the insolvency law and cannot sit on the Committee of Creditors, the Supreme Court has held, dismissing appeals by ECL Finance and a debenture trustee. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on October 27, 2026 upheld the exclusion of a non-banking […]

Allahabad High Court Bar Association Threatens Boycott Of Justice Ajay Bhanot’s Court Over Alleged Humiliation

A letter, not a court order: the Allahabad High Court Bar Association says it will boycott the court of Justice Ajay Bhanot over an alleged incident on October 27, 2026. The Judge’s side has not been reported, and everything below is the Association’s allegation. Prayagraj: Alleging that lawyers were humiliated during proceedings before Justice Ajay […]

Supreme Court Orders Protocol On Stem Cell Therapy For Autism, Bars New Patients Outside Trials

Stem cell therapy for autism cannot be offered as a clinical service outside an approved and monitored trial, the Supreme Court has reiterated, directing the Centre to issue a public protocol on the regulatory regime within six weeks. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on October 13, 2026 directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family […]

Supreme Court Says Foreign Nationality Alone Cannot Deny UAPA Bail, Illegal Entry Must Be Proved

Being a foreign national does not, on its own, put UAPA bail out of reach: the Supreme Court has held that the bar in Section 43D(7) applies only where the prosecution also establishes that the accused entered India unauthorisedly or illegally. New Delhi: Dismissing the Union of India’s appeal against the grant of bail to […]

Madras High Court Upholds Cancellation Of American Citizen’s OCI Registration For Preaching Without Prior Permission

Preaching needs prior permission even when no one is converted, the Madras High Court has held, upholding the cancellation of an American citizen’s OCI registration under the Centre’s 2021 notification. Chennai: The OCI registration of an American citizen, whom the authorities accused of conducting religious meetings and preaching in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh without […]