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Ghooskhor Pandat Title Row: Supreme Court Disposes Plea After Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey Withdraws Movie Name

The Supreme Court dismissed a plea over the film “Ghooskhor Pandat” after filmmaker Neeraj Pandey withdrew the title and promotional materials. Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan accepted his affidavit, stating no further directions were required.

Fraud Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and His Wife

The Supreme Court granted regular bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and Shwetambari Bhatt in a Rs 30 crore fraud case linked to Indira Entertainment LLP, set aside the Rajasthan High Court’s denial, and referred the dispute to mediation.

RCom Fraud Case| Won’t Leave India Without Permission: Anil Ambani Tells Supreme Court

Industrialist Anil Ambani has assured the Supreme Court he will not leave India without prior permission and will cooperate with investigators in the alleged Reliance Communications bank fraud case being probed by the ED and CBI.

Cannot Issue a Single Show Cause Notice Covering Several Assessment Years: Kerala High Court Grants Relief to Honey Rose in GST Case

The Kerala High Court quashed composite GST show cause notices issued across multiple financial years, including to actress Honey Rose, holding that authorities cannot club different assessment years in a single notice under the CGST and SGST Acts, 2017.

Child Raised Exclusively By Her Mother Cannot Be Compelled To Carry Her Father’s Name, Surname And Caste: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court ruled that a child raised solely by her mother cannot be compelled to adopt her father’s name, surname, or caste due to outdated formats, affirming that recognizing single mothers as complete parents upholds constitutional dignity over patriarchal norms.

Revision Cannot Be Used as a Tool for Fishing Enquiries or Fresh Investigation: ITAT Grants Relief to Mukul Rohatgi in Rs.133 Crore Income Assessment Case

The Delhi bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal quashed a revision against senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi for AY 2020–21, holding that reopening his Rs 133.46 crore assessment lacked legal basis and could not rest on mere re-inquiry alone.

Corpus Donations to Educational Trust Are Tax-Exempt Under Section 11(1)(d): ITAT Ahmedabad

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench allowed exemption on corpus donations under Section 11(1)(d), directing the AO to grant relief to Falahe Darain Education Society, which received Rs 48,38,779 during the assessment year under Income Tax Act 1961.

First Generation Lawyers Have No Support to Establish Their Practice: Rajasthan HC Condones Delay, Directs Fund For Law Books for Junior Advocates

The Rajasthan High Court, led by Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, urged creation of a Junior Advocates Welfare Fund while hearing a motor accident appeal by Meena Devi against Rahul Haldiya from a 2017 Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Dausa award.

Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries Can’t Appear Before Tribunals; Only Enrolled Advocates Can Practice: Tax Lawyers To Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court heard pleas by the Bar Council of India and Association of Tax Lawyers opposing non-advocates in tribunals. Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain noted Section 30 grants enrolled advocates exclusive rights of appearance nationwide.

You Can’t Encroach on People’s Privacy: Delhi High Court Slams BCD Over Spam Calls to Lawyers During Bar Polls

The Delhi High Court criticised misuse of advocates’ contact data for election messaging, calling it a privacy breach professionals. A Bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia flagged harassment to Bar Council of Delhi polls.