LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: July 04, 2026

IPR Madras High Court Allows Dynamic Blocking Of Pirated Content of YRF's 'Alpha' Starring Alia BhattDelhi High Court Upholds Contempt Orders Against Jain Shikanji Director, Reduces ₹5 Lakh Cost To ₹3 LakhCommercial Court Must Transfer Design Suit Once Validity Is Challenged: Kerala High CourtCOMPANY LAW NCLT Mumbai Partly Allows Oppression Plea Against Hotmail Founder, Orders Rectification & CompensationARBITRATION Delhi High Court Refers DDU-GKY Dispute To Arbitration, Leaves Issue Of...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: July 03, 2026

IBC Patient Privacy Can't Bar RP's Access To Hospital Management System: NCLT IndoreMonitoring Committee Cannot Override Fee Caps In Approved Resolution Plan: NCLT BengaluruProperty Over Which Corporate Debtor Has No Subsisting Right Cannot Form Part Of Its CIRP: NCLATSettlement Restructuring Payment Timelines Does Not Change Nature Of Operational Debt: NCLT ChennaiInterim Stay Of CIRP Admission Does Not Extinguish Moratorium Unless Specifically Vacated: NCLATNCLAT Delhi Holds Fraudulent Account...

LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Refuses To Entertain Ola Parent ANI's Plea Against Delayed Service Tax OrderCase Title : ANI TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED VS THE UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Case Number : SLP(C) NO. 3185/2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 33The Supreme Court of India has declined to interfere with a Bombay High Court order directing ANI Technologies Private Limited, the parent company of Ola Cabs, to pursue a statutory appeal against a service tax demand. A Bench of the Chief Justice of...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Dismisses Revenue Plea Against Gujarat HC Order Quashing Adani Wilmar Income Tax ReassessmentCase Title : THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CIRCLE 1(1)(1) Vs ADANI WILMAR LIMITED Case Number : SLP(C) 4944/2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 35The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with a Gujarat High Court judgment that had quashed the reopening of Adani Wilmar Limited's income tax assessment for the 2013–14 assessment year, dismissing a special leave...

LiveLawBiz IPR Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

HIGH COURTSDelhi High CourtDelhi High Court Grants Interim Trademark Protection To PhysicsWallah, Orders Takedown Of Disparaging PostsCase Title: Physicswallah Limited v. Nikhil Kumar Singh & Ors. Case Number: CS(COMM) 70/2026Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 104The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of PhysicsWallah Limited, restraining former employee and rival coaching operator Nikhil Kumar Singh from using deceptively similar trademarks and from...

LiveLawBiz Company Law Half-Yearly Digest: January- June, 2026

SUPREME COURTSpecial Court Cannot Hear Private Complaints In Companies Act Fraud Cases; Only SFIO Can File: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Friday held that a special court cannot entertain a private complaint in cases involving fraud under the Companies Act. It ruled that where an offence attracts punishment under the fraud provision, cognisance can be taken only on a complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office or an authorised officer of the Central government.Case Title:...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: July 02, 2026

IBC Resolution Professional's Report Is Recommendatory In Personal Guarantor Insolvency Cases: NCLATPerjury Cannot Be Invoked For Every Pleading Omission If Correct Financial Position Was Considered: NCLT DelhiNCLT Cannot Sit In Appeal Over Civil Court Consent Decree In Insolvency Proceedings: NCLATForeign Companies Need RBI Approval To Acquire Security Interest In Indian Immovable Property: NCLATNCLT Chandigarh Rejects Recasting Of Claims Based On Pre-CIRP Refunds, Upholds RP MethodologyNCLAT...

LiveLawBiz RERA Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

Supreme CourtSupreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Jaypee Used “Facade” Deals To Divert ₹13,833 Crore Homebuyer FundsCase Title: VANDANA SABHARWAL VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS.Case Number: Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).661/2026Citation : 2026 LLBiz SC 213The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition alleging that Rs. 13,833 crore out of Rs. 14,599 crore collected from homebuyers by the Jaypee Group was diverted through transfers to group entities and undervalued...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Half Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

Supreme CourtAppellate Courts Cannot Disturb Arbitral Awards Merely To Permit A Different View, Supreme Court Reiterates Case Title : Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt. Ltd. v. Tuticorin Port Trust Case Number : Civil Appeal No. 98 of 2026 Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 15 The Supreme Court, recently, set aside a Madras High Court order that had deleted compensation awarded to a dredging contractor and reiterated that appellate courts cannot interfere with arbitral awards...

LiveLawBiz IBC Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

SUPREME COURTPromise To Arrange Funds In Case of Default Does Not Make Promoter A Guarantor: Supreme CourtCase Title: UV Asset Reconstruction Company Limited v. Electrosteel Castings Limited Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 3 Case Number: Civil Appeal No. 9701 of 2024The Supreme Court of India has held that a promoter's promise to arrange funds to help a borrower meet financial covenants does not amount to a contract of guarantee under the Indian Contract Act and cannot be used to fasten insolvency...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: July 01, 2026

IBC No Artificial Procedural Obstacle Can Prevent Filing Of Additional Affidavit In CIRP Proceedings: NCLATSecured Creditor Can Claim Priority Only To Extent Of Available Security, Even If Debt Is Higher: NCLATIBC Not 'Holy Ganges' To Wash Corporate Debtor's Criminality Under PMLA: NCLATIPR Delhi High Court Upholds Rejection Of Swiss Company's Patent For Plastic Static MixerTrademark Registrar Can Be Court Subordinate To HC For Rectification Proceedings Transfers: Bombay High CourtPoliticians...

LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Monthly Digest: June 2026

SUPREME COURTGST Is Levied On Actionable Claims Arising From Stakes, Not Dependent On Whether A Game Is Of Skill Or Chance: Supreme CourtCase Title : DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF GOODS AND SERVICES TAX INTELLIGENCE (HQS) & ORS. VERSUS GAMESKRAFT TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ORS. Case Number : CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 8241 – 8244 OF 2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 214The Supreme Court has recently held that GST liability on online gaming transactions does not depend on whether the underlying game...