The Supreme Court of India restored contempt proceedings in the HERO trademark dispute between Hero Cycles Limited and Hero Ecotech Limited, setting aside the Patna High Court order that quashed action under Order XXXIX Rule 2A CPC.
The Karnataka High Court ordered State tax authorities to refund GST collected from Divyasree Tarbus Builders Private Limited, retaining only the mandatory deposit under Section 112 CGST Act, granting relief under Circular No. 224/18/2024-GST pending GST Appellate Tribunal constitution.
The Bombay High Court allowed videography of GST summons proceedings and permitted legal counsel to remain present at a visible but non-audible distance during questioning, reinforcing procedural safeguards in tax investigations while hearing a writ petition under Article 226.
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.
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.
The Supreme Court of India rejected a PIL on discrimination, calling profiling regressive and harmful to unity. A Bench led by Justice Surya Kant with Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi stressed that every crime must face strict action.
Supreme Court of India granted bail to Ashpak Makandar in the Pune Porsche crash blood sample tampering case linked to two engineers’ deaths. The Bench of BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan cited parity, noting similarly placed co-accused had earlier received relief.
Supreme Court of India declined to transfer GST challenges from High Courts, warning consolidation risks forum shopping and weakens balance. Turf clubs sought unified rulings on horse racing taxation, citing issues, but the Court stressed constitutional autonomy tax amendments.
The Supreme Court expressed shock over a 16-year pending trial of acid survivors who were forced to drink acid, calling the crime “horrendous.” The Court pulled up states and authorities for inaction and will hear the matter again after six weeks.
The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a PIL demanding a court-monitored, six-month timeline for the Red Fort blast trial, stressing the trial has “not even started.” The petitioner withdrew the plea after the Court said no directions could be issued.
