LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: April 17, 2026

IPR

Bombay High Court Protects Kartik Aaryan's Personality Rights, Orders Removal Of Infringing Content

Delhi High Court Corrects Error In Acharya Balkrishna's Personality Rights Order, Removes Bar On Meta, Google

Bombay High Court Grants Relief To NSE, Orders Suspension Of Domains, Takedown of Trademark-Infringing Accounts

Delhi High Court To Pass Interim Order Protecting Actor Allu Arjun's Personality Rights

IBC

Supreme Court Dismisses Paharpur Plea Against Sinnar Thermal Power, Bars Arbitral Award Execution Post CIRP

NCLT Mumbai Admits APRN Enterprises Insolvency Case, Emphasises Courts Cannot Rewrite Contracts

Auction Of Corporate Debtor's Assets Under Depositors Act During IBC Moratorium Void: NCLT Indore

NCLT Kochi Approves Associated Alcohols' Resolution Plan For SDF Industries Revival

NCLT Chennai Says Parties Cannot 'Cherry-Pick' Between Arbitral Award and Settlement In Landmark Housing CIRP

TAX

Supreme Court Dismisses Income Tax Appeal Against Nokia Over Gross Delay Of 286 Days

Supreme Court Rejects Jharkhand's Plea Against SAIL, Upholds ₹30.29 Crore Input Tax Credit Relief

Can Delay Beyond Prescribed Time Limit In Service Tax Appeals Be Condoned Under Limitation Act? Supreme Court To Examine

Delhi High Court Grants Importers Interest On Customs Duty Refunds After Delay In Re-Assessment By Department

No Bad Debt Deduction From Taxable Income Without Actual Write-Off: Madras High Court

Summary Processing Cannot Decide Debatable ESI, EPF Claims: Chhattisgarh High Court

No Penalty Where Claim Is Based On Binding High Court Law Later Reversed By Top Court: Bombay High Court

No Separate Tax Addition On Cash Already Owned By Group Company: ITAT New Delhi

No TDS Payable On Pfizer Products' Cost-Sharing Payments To Pfizer Ltd. Without Profit Element: Bombay HC

Suspicion, Human Probabilities Insufficient For Tax Additions Without Evidence: Telangana High Court

Bombay High Court Admits Limited 115JB Questions In ACC Case, Holds Settled Issues Not Appealable

Developer Undertaking Risk And Execution Qualifies For Section 80-IA Deduction: Bombay High Court

Old Income Tax Demands Cannot Surface On Portal Without Serving Underlying Orders: Bombay High Court

COMPANY LAW

Calcutta High Court Quashes ROC-Initiated Criminal Proceedings Against Binani Cements Officials Over Filing Error

NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT Order Cancelling 30,000-Share Allotment, 15,626-Share Sale In Peerless General Finance

NCLT Mumbai Refuses To Unwind IL&FS–SREI Transactions, Applies Doctrine Of Election

Madras High Court Refuses To Fast-Track Karti Chidambaram's NCLT Plea Seeking Defreezing Of Bank Account

NCLT Chennai Approves Roots Multi Clean Capital Reduction, Says Valuation Approval Is Majority's Wisdom

MSME

State Cannot Defer MSME Payments Once Work Is Completed; Funds Shortage No Defence: J&K&L High Court

ARBITRATION

'Can' In Arbitration Clause Implies Choice, No Mandatory Arbitration Without Clear Agreement: Supreme Court

Arbitral Award Not Decree At Challenge Stage, No Need For Separate Plea On Claims and Counterclaims: Delhi HC

Arbitrator Must Follow Fair, Evidence-Based Process Even In Ex-Parte Proceedings: Bombay High Court

SECURITIES LAW

SEBI Imposes ₹18 Lakh Penalty On Lypsa Gems, Promoters and Directors For Misrepresentation, Disclosure Lapses

Missing Pages In PDF Filing Of Nam Securities' Financial Statements An Inadvertent Error: SAT Cuts BSE Penalty

SEBI Signs MoU With FIU-India To Enhance Data Sharing, Curb Securities Fraud, Money Laundering

RERA

Resort Villas Sold By Keemaya Resorts Under Leaseback Model Must Be Registered; Buyers Are Allottees: Rajasthan RERA

'Delays Shatter Homebuyers' Dreams': Karnataka RERA Orders BDA To Pay ₹56 Lakh For Delay In Providing Amenities

OTHER STORIES

Madras High Court Dismisses Actress Tamanna Bhatia's Rs 1 Crore Damages Claim Against Soap Maker