LiveLawBiz IPR Monthly Digest: March, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Reserves Verdict In Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh's Plea To Quash Copyright Case Over Film Kahaani 2Case Title: Sujoy Ghosh vs State of Jharkhand & Ors Case Number: SLP (Crl) 9452/2025The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment in a plea filed by filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings alleging copyright infringement in connection with the film Kahaani 2, which was declined by the Jharkhand High Court. A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri...

LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Monthly Digest: March 2026

SUPREME COURTFox Mandal & Company Takes ₹3.9 Crore Service Tax Dispute To Supreme CourtCase Title : Fox Mandal And Company vs Commissioner Case Number : Diary No. 3350 of 2026Fox Mandal & Company has moved the Supreme Court against a CESTAT order in a service tax case involving demands of about ₹3.9 crore against the law firm. A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe will hear the special leave petition on April 6 after the petitioner's counsel sought time to...

LiveLawBiz Company Law Monthly Digest: March 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Refuses To Interfere With ₹1,950 Crore NSEL Settlement For Traders Hit By 2013 DefaultCase Title : LJ Tanna Enterprises vs National Spot Exchange Ltd Case Number : C.A. 1485/2026 Citation : 2026 LLBiz SC 101The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the approval of a Rs 1,950-crore settlement scheme for traders affected by the 2013 default at National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL), dismissing an appeal challenging orders of the NCLT and the NCLAT that had cleared...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Monthly Digest: March 2026

Amendment Proposal Introduced in Lok SabhaCentre Proposes Penalty Instead Of 1 Year Jail For Allottees Violating RERA Appellate Tribunal Orders The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, has been introduced in the Lok Sabha as part of a broader legislative push to decriminalise offences and rationalise penalties across a range of laws. One of the changes relates to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. Section 68 of the Act currently allows for imprisonment of up to...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Monthly Digest: March 2026

Supreme CourtSupreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Bombay High Court Ruling In Vedanta–Sunflag LAM Coke Arbitration DisputeCase Title : Vedanta Limited vs Sunflag Iron & Steel Company Limited Case Number : Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 7569/2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 100 The Supreme Court recently declined to interfere with a judgment of the Bombay High Court dismissing Vedanta Ltd's writ petition challenging an arbitral order in its dispute with Sunflag Iron...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Monthly Digest: March 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Search Powers Over Digital Devices Under Income Tax Act, 1961, And 2025 ActCase Title : Vishwaprasad Alva vs Union of India Case Number : WP(C) No. 114 of 2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 102The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the search and seizure powers over digital devices under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and its corresponding provision, Section...

LiveLawBiz IBC Monthly Digest: March 2026

SUPREME COURT Supreme Court Allows Set-Off Defence Against Ujaas Energy Though Counterclaim Extinguished Under IBCCase Title : UJAAS ENERGY LTD vs WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. Case Number : SLP (C) 29651 OF 2024 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 122The Supreme Court on Friday allowed West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd. to raise a plea of set-off as a defence in arbitration proceedings against Ujaas Energy Ltd., even though its counterclaim...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: March 31, 2026

IBC Fresh IBC Plea Maintainable Despite No Liberty To File Fresh Petition At Withdrawal Of Earlier Plea: NCLT ChennaiNCLAT Dismisses SGN Appeal On Its Claims Over Tower 5 Of Morpheus Bluebell In CIRP Against Its DeveloperNCLAT Upholds NCLT Mumbai Order Directing Eviction Of Unauthorised Occupant In Infra Company CIRPNCLT Kolkata Refuses To Invalidate Shree Padmawati Metaliks CIRP Bidding Process After Applicant Skips ParticipationIPR Delhi High Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Interim Injunction on...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: March 30, 2026

IBC Lok Sabha Passes IBC Amendment Bill 2025Vedanta Moves Supreme Court Against NCLAT Refusal To Stay Implementation Of Adani's JAL Resolution PlanNCLT Ahmedabad Approves Niyogi Enterprise's ₹35.9 Crore Capital ReductionNCLT Bengaluru Says Suspended Director Cannot Challenge Resolution Plan After Skipping CoC MeetingsNCLAT New Delhi Modifies NCLT Order In Vatika Ltd. Insolvency, Restricts CIRP To 'Aspirations' ProjectNCLAT Sets Aside Resolution Plan For Manjeera Constructions Over Three-Day...

LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Digest: March 22 - March 28, 2026

HIGH COURTSDelhi High CourtDelhi High Court Asks Patanjali's Acharya Balkrishna To Narrow Down Grievances In His Personality Rights SuitCase Title: Acharya Balkrishna v. Ashok Kumar John Doe & Ors. Case Number: CS(COMM) - 291/2026Patanjali Ayurved co-founder and Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights against alleged deepfakes, misleading videos, and online misinformation. The court on Monday expressed reservations over...

LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Weekly Round-Up: March 23 - March 29, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Sets Aside HC Ruling Granting Electricity Duty Relief To Reliance, Other Captive Power IndustriesCase Title : The State of Maharashtra vs Reliance Industries Ltd & Ors Case Number : C.A. No. 3012-3026/2010 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 130The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Bombay High Court's 2009 rulings that had granted electricity duty relief on captive power generation to industries, including Reliance Industries Ltd., for the period between 2000 and...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Weekly Round-Up: March 23 - March 29, 2026

HIGH COURTSGujarat HCBona Fide Delay Justifies Tax Benefit, “Genuine Hardship” Must Be Liberally Applied: Gujarat High CourtCase Title : Herald Global Ventures Pvt. Ltd v. The Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Case Number : R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 11722 of 2024 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC(GUJ) 43The Gujarat High Court on 16 March, held that a bona fide delay of 53 days in filing Form 10-IC cannot deprive an eligible taxpayer of concessional tax benefits. The expression “genuine hardship”...