LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: May 20, 2026

SECURITIES LAW

Employers May Soon Be Able To Make Mutual Fund Payments For Employees Through Salary Deductions

IPR

Delhi High Court Restrains Two Rivals From Using Marks Similar To 'Schezwan Chutney'

Delhi High Court Permits Trademark Renewal After Six Years, Faults Registry Over Defective Renewal Notice

Delhi Court Grants Karl Rock Permanent Injunction Against UK-Based YouTuber, Awards ₹7 Lakh In Copyright Suit

Delhi High Court Grants Temporary Relief To Hugo Boss Against Delhi Trader Over Sale Of Alleged Fake Bedding

Calcutta High Court Denies Urgent Relief To Dabur In Suit Against Influencer Over 'Real Fruit Power' Videos

Delhi HC Directs AI+ Smartphones Founder To Appear Over Alleged Suppression In Injunction Against TechWiser

DEBT RECOVERY LAWS

Banks 'Casual' In Granting Big Loans, Small Borrowers Face 'Borderline Harassment': Supreme Court

Borrower Consent Mandatory For SARFAESI Sale At Reserve Price: Andhra Pradesh High Court

IBC

NCLAT New Delhi Dismisses Shreenathji Infra Appeal, Finds Pre-Existing Dispute Bars IBC Action

“Not Filed To Harass Or Embarrass”: NCLAT Sets Aside Rejection Of Lyka Labs' CIRP Plea Against Modi Lifecare

To Cut Delays In Insolvency Professional Appointments, IBBI Seeks Applications For Empanelment

NCLT Hyderabad Finds GPT Pharmaceuticals–Punarnava Rasayan CIRP Collusive, Finds No Financial Trail

Loan Or Promoter Funding? NCLAT Remands Insolvency Plea Against Jaikrishan Estates

TAX

Calcutta High Court Treats Polypropylene Sacks As Plastic, Not Textile Products In GST Dispute

IOCL's Terminal Facilities For Crude Oil Storage At Barauni Attract Service Tax: Patna High Court

Licence Fee, Technical Assistance Charges Not Part Of Customs Value Unless Condition Of Sale: CESTAT Delhi

CESTAT Delhi Holds Glucometers Are Instruments For Chemical Analysis, Not Medical Diagnostic Devices

Tax Appellate Authority Cannot Rely On New Evidence Without Letting Tax Officer Examine It: ITAT Mumbai

ITAT Mumbai Remands Developer's Tax Dispute To Assessing Officer Over Revised Income, Project Cost Estimates

Huge Turnover Difference Between Taxpayer, Comparable Warrants Exclusion In Transfer Pricing Analysis: Delhi HC

ITAT Mumbai Rejects Section 14A Addition For Lack Of Recorded Satisfaction, Upholds Suo Motu Disallowance

ITAT Kolkata Upholds Interest Deduction On Loans Advanced On Commercial Expediency Grounds

Delhi High Court Quashes IT Order After Dept. Failed To Intimate Decision On Taxpayer's Adjournment Request

ARBITRATION

Delhi High Court Rejects Pandrol Rahee's Extra Payment Claim, Affirms Fixed-Price Nature Of IRCON Contract

Dispute Over Partnership Deed Validity Cannot Defeat Arbitration Agreement: Calcutta High Court

Arbitration Clause Survives In Continuing Commercial Transactions Absent Clear Waiver: Calcutta High Court

Kerala HC Refers Malabar Group Companies' Dispute With Shareholders Over Non-Compete Breach To Arbitration

Pending Arbitration Does Not Bar Eviction Proceedings Under West Bengal Public Land Act: Calcutta High Court

RERA

Plot Seller With Development Obligations May Fall Within RERA Promoter Definition: Chhattisgarh High Court

COMPETITION LAW

CCI Approves Chinese WOK Operator's Proposed Acquisition Of Stake In Burger King India Franchisee

PMLA

ECIR Cannot Be Quashed At Threshold As It Is An Internal ED Document: Patna High Court

OTHER STORIES

Supreme Court Refuses To Vacate Stay On FIR Against WinZO, Director Over Alleged BOT Use To Defeat Players