Intellectual Property Rights Weekly Round-Up: December 15-21, 2025

NOMINAL INDEXDPIIT Working Paper on Generative AI and CopyrightFrankfinn Aviation Services (Pvt.) Ltd. v. M/S Fly High Institute & Ors., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1713Lifestyle Equities C.V. & Anr. v. Priyanka Alpeshbhai Polara, 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1715Au Naturel Beauty Private Limited v. Wet and Dry Personal Care Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1716Bhavesh Suresh Kataria v. Kataria Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd., IA No. 1663/2021 in Commercial IP Suit No. 215/2021Mandeep Singh v. Shabir...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 20, 2025

TaxCan GST Be Levied On Medicines Supplied During In-Patient Treatment? Delhi High Court To ExamineIncome Tax Act | S.153C Trigger Starts On Handing-Over Date, Not Search Date: Delhi High Court ITC Cannot Be Denied To Purchasing Dealer Solely Due To Retrospective Cancellation Of Supplier's GST Registration: Calcutta High Court GST Not Leviable On Interest/Penalty Charged By Chit Fund Companies For Delayed Payment Of Monthly Subscriptions: AP High Court Multiple-Noticee GST Cases Must Be...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 19, 2025

TAX “Illegal, Arbitrary & Colourable Exercise Of Power": Karnataka High Court Quashes Consolidated GST Show Cause Notice Clubbing Multiple FYsSVLDR Scheme Can't Be Invoked For Fresh SCN Issued After Deadline Even If Arising From Same Dispute: Delhi High CourtWrit Petition Not Maintainable After GSTAT Becomes Functional; Assessees Must Avail Remedy U/S 112 GST Act: Orissa High CourtGST Act | Orissa High Court Quashes Recovery Proceedings Premised On 'Mistaken Identity' After Verifying Payment...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 18, 2025

TAX Centre Notifies Reallocation Of Territorial Jurisdiction Of DRTs In West Bengal Under RDB ActService Tax | Windmill Installation, Commissioning Services Construable As 'Input Service', Credit Admissible: Gujarat High CourtCustoms Act | No Time Bar For Shipping Bill Conversion Under Section 149: CESTAT MumbaiIPRCommercial Courts Act Bars Intra-Court Appeals In Patent Disputes: Madras High Court Bombay High Court Bars Sale of Cough Syrup Under 'CEFDON' Mark, Citing Similarity With 'CEDON'Delhi...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 17, 2025

TAX Commission Earned On Sale Of Agricultural Produce Attracts Service Tax Under 'Business Auxiliary Service': CESTAT AhmedabadService Tax | Extended Limitation Cannot Be Invoked Without Mens Rea, Deliberate Intent To Evade Duty To Be Proven: CESTAT ChandigarhNon-Availability Of GSTAT Cannot Be Used To Bypass Mandatory Pre-Deposit U/S 112(8) CGST Act: Orissa High CourtGST | Cannot Seek Pre-Arrest Bail At Stage Of Summons, Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea By Tobacco TraderCESTAT Delhi Cancels...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 16, 2025

TAX Centre Projects ₹47,700 Crore Revenue Loss Amid GST Rate-RationalisationCustoms Act | Penalty U/S 112 Cannot be Imposed Solely On Co-Accused's Statement Without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT KolkataDelhi High Court Directs To Re-Assess Bills Of Entry, Allows Infra Cess Exemption On E-Golf Carts Owing To Technical GlitchDelhi High Court Upholds GST Adjudication Despite SCN Being Signed By One Officer & Reflected On Portal Under Another Officer's NameIncome Tax | ITAT Mumbai Allows...

Intellectual Property Rights Weekly Round-Up: December 08–14, 2025

NOMINAL INDEX Woodland (Aero Club) Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s Speedways Tyre Treads & Anr., CS(COMM) 1155/2025 Gajulapalli Mallikarjuna v. State of Andhra Pradesh, Criminal Revision Case No. 1840/2008 Swami Vidyanand v. Cristiana Amodei Chiarello & Ors., CS (COMM) No. 317/2025 Rao and Sapru Films Pvt. Ltd. v. Alok Kumar, IA-6542-2025 in Comm IP Suit No. 618/2025 Himalaya Wellness Company v. Greenland Trading Company, 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1693 DAZN Limited & Anr. v....

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 15, 2025

TAX Delhi High Court Quashes ₹45.36 Crore GST Demand Against NBCC After Finance Ministry ClarificationGST | CBIC Circulars Cannot Shield Dubious Transactions; Must Operate Within Statutory Framework: Calcutta High CourtCGST Act | Gujarat High Court Upholds Power To Confiscate Goods During Transit For Tax Evasion, Clarifies Scope Of S.129 & 130Bank Not 'Assessee In Default' For Not Deducting TDS On Interest After Accepting Form 15H From Senior Citizens: Kerala High CourtCustoms | Face...

Tax Weekly Round-Up: December 08 - December 14, 2025

SUPREME COURTIncome Tax | Statutory Corporation Can Claim Deduction Under S 36(1)(viii) Only For Income Directly Derived From Long-Term Finance : Supreme CourtCause Title: NATIONAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION VERSUS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAXThe Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 10) held that any income earned by a statutory corporation outside its core activity of providing long-term finance for industrial, agricultural, or infrastructure development in India cannot qualify...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 14, 2025

TAX Third-Country Invoicing Inapplicable For Electronic/Non-Electronic Toy Parts From China For Preferential Customs Duty Benefit: Mumbai AARIncome Tax Act | Gross Receipts Cannot Be Taxed As Income Without Deducting Expenses: Bombay High CourtArbitrationS.11 Arbitration Plea Not Maintainable Without Valid S.21 Notice; Email Suggesting Arbitrator Appointment Insufficient: Kerala High CourtReview Petition Can't Be Entertained Against Order Refusing To Appoint Arbitrator: Kerala High...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 13, 2025

TAX GST | Non-Mentioning Vehicle Number In Part-B Of E-Way Bill Is Curable Defect: Karnataka High CourtGST Abolished Ad Tax, Doesn't Bar Municipal Licence Fees on Hoardings: Bombay High CourtDelhi High Court Flags Validity Of Reports In IGST Refund Denial On Export Of Mouth Fresheners/Pan Masala; Directs Expeditious ExaminationDelhi HC To Hear IndiGo's Plea For ₹900+ Crore IGST & Customs Duty Refund On Re-Imported Aircraft Parts; Customs Alleges No Double LevyITAT Mumbai Deletes Additions...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 12, 2025

TAXCustoms | Goods Cannot Be Confiscated Solely On Local Market Survey/Opinion Without Proof Of Smuggling: CESTAT AllahabadCENVAT Credit Rules | Storage Of Finished Goods Outside Factory Due To Space Constraints Covered Under Rule 2(l); Credit Cannot Be Denied: CESTATIncome Tax Disputes Before HCs Doubled In Value Over Past Four Financial Years: Govt Tells Rajya SabhaCustoms Act | Mens Rea Mandatory For Penalty U/S 114AA; Assessee Cannot Be Punished On Assumptions: CESTAT ChennaiIncome Tax |...