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Indian Legal Roundup: Week of September 14–20, 2026 — Supreme Court Strikes Down Maharashtra's Methanol Rules, Bombay HC Makes IBC's Anti-Moratorium-Misuse Fix Retroactive, and CBDT Drops Arrest as a Tax Recovery Mode
W38 2026 legal roundup: Supreme Court strikes down Maharashtra's methanol licensing rules; Bombay HC holds the IBC's new Section 96(4) applies retroactively; CBDT drops arrest and detention as a tax recovery mode.
CBIC Clarifies When Customs Can Adjudicate Fraudulent DGFT Scrip Cases
CBIC's Instruction No. 17/2026-Customs clarifies when field formations may adjudicate Section 28AAA show cause notices for fraudulently obtained DGFT scrips without waiting for cancellation.
IBBI Confirms Interim Moratorium Has Ceased for Personal Guarantors
IBBI's circular confirms that the interim moratorium under Sections 96 and 124 of the IBC no longer applies to personal guarantors from 26 May 2026, citing Bombay and Delhi HC rulings.
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CBIC Clarifies When Customs Can Adjudicate Fraudulent DGFT Scrip Cases
CBIC's Instruction No. 17/2026-Customs clarifies when field formations may adjudicate Section 28AAA show cause notices for fraudulently obtained DGFT scrips without waiting for cancellation.
IBBI Confirms Interim Moratorium Has Ceased for Personal Guarantors
IBBI's circular confirms that the interim moratorium under Sections 96 and 124 of the IBC no longer applies to personal guarantors from 26 May 2026, citing Bombay and Delhi HC rulings.
RBI Issues Final Basel III Market Risk Capital Rules, Effective 2027
RBI's final Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks - Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk) Directions, 2026 adopt the Basel III Simplified Standardised Approach from April 2027.
SC Orders Fresh Probe 13 Years After Wrongful Rape-Murder Charge
Supreme Court orders a denovo investigation 13 years after a wrongly charged man's acquittal in a rape-murder case, holding fresh probe power is a dynamic component of judicial review under Article 21.
SC Upholds Fire Insurance Repudiation Over False Stock Declarations
Supreme Court holds on 21 September 2026 that an insurer was justified in repudiating a fire insurance claim over false stock declarations, setting aside an NCDRC compensation award.
SC Clarifies When Landowners Can Claim Enhanced Compensation
Supreme Court holds Section 28A limitation runs only from a Reference Court award, not an appellate order that merely follows an earlier appeal, rejecting a landowner's compensation claim as time-barred.
SC Clarifies When a Court Can No Longer Try an Issue First
Supreme Court holds a court loses the power to try an issue as a preliminary point under Order XIV Rule 2(2) CPC once trial on the issues generally has already begun, restoring an 11-year-old suit for fresh hearing.
Supreme Court: Re-Arrest After Article 22 Breach Needs Magistrate's Sanction
Supreme Court holds on 21 September 2026 that police who breach Article 22 cannot re-arrest an accused on their own; a Magistrate must sanction it first.
Supreme Court Refers Trade Mark Suit Forum Conflict to Larger Bench
Supreme Court refers to a larger bench, on 21 September 2026, whether a state's Commercial Courts Act notification can override Section 134 Trade Marks Act forum.
Supreme Court Upholds UAPA Charge-Sheet Extension, Denies Default Bail
Supreme Court holds on 21 September 2026 that awaiting sanction for prosecution can justify a UAPA charge-sheet extension, reversing a Bombay HC default-bail grant.
TRAI Mandates More Short-Duration Voice-and-SMS-Only Recharge Options
TRAI's Telecom Consumer Protection (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2026 require telcos to offer more short-duration voice-and-SMS-only STVs after 1,132 stakeholder responses.
Indian Legal Roundup: Week of September 14–20, 2026 — Supreme Court Strikes Down Maharashtra's Methanol Rules, Bombay HC Makes IBC's Anti-Moratorium-Misuse Fix Retroactive, and CBDT Drops Arrest as a Tax Recovery Mode
W38 2026 legal roundup: Supreme Court strikes down Maharashtra's methanol licensing rules; Bombay HC holds the IBC's new Section 96(4) applies retroactively; CBDT drops arrest and detention as a tax recovery mode.
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