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Rajasthan High Court Extends Tax Audit Report Deadline by One Month Under Section 44AB

The Rajasthan High Court issued a significant order extending the deadline for filing Tax Audit Reports under Section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by one month beyond the…

Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of ‘Sufficient Cause’ Under Section 5 of Limitation Act, Mandates Explanation for Entire Delay Period

13 Sep 202513 Sep 2025

The Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment clarifying the interpretation of Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, regarding the condonation of delay in filing appeals or applications. A bench…

Supreme Court Imposes Cost on Tenant for Disowning Court Undertaking, Deprecates Blame on Advocate

8 Sep 20258 Sep 2025

The Supreme Court has deprecated the conduct of a tenant who attempted to disown an undertaking given to the court to deposit rent arrears, claiming his advocate had made the…

Supreme Court Dismisses BJP Telangana’s Defamation Petition Against CM Revanth Reddy

On Monday, September 8, 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed a special leave petition (SLP No. 13483/2025) filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (Telangana) seeking to restore a criminal defamation case…

Supreme Court Mandates Attesting Witness Examination for Will Validity, Overturns Delhi High Court Ruling

The Supreme Court has ruled that Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, mandates the examination of at least one attesting witness to prove the validity of a Will,…

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal Slams Delhi High Court’s Bail Denial in Delhi Riots Case, Plans Supreme Court Appeal

Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal held a press conference in New Delhi, sharply criticizing the Delhi High Court’s recent denial of bail to Umar Khalid and other…

Delhi Police Clarifies VC for Formal Witnesses Only Amid Bar Protests, Material Witnesses to Appear Physically

In response to widespread protests from the legal fraternity in the national capital, the Delhi Police has issued a clarification limiting the use of video conferencing (VC) for witness examinations…

Supreme Court Condemns Selective Regularization, Orders Benefits for Long-Serving Daily Wage Workers in U.P. Education Commission

The Supreme Court has ruled against the selective regularization of daily wage employees in public institutions, asserting that those engaged in perennial work cannot be discriminated against by denying them…

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Corruption Case, Criticizes Punjab & Haryana High Court’s ‘Cryptic’ Order

On September 3, 2025, the Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to Gursewak Singh, who faced arrest in a 2021 corruption case, while sharply criticizing the Punjab and Haryana High Court…

Supreme Court Directs Enhanced Benefits and Resettlement Scheme for Disabled Military Cadets

The Supreme Court of India has taken a significant step to address the plight of military cadets discharged due to disabilities sustained during training, directing the Union of India to…