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 Arbitration Monthly Digest: February 2026

Nominal IndexR. Savithri Naidu v. The Cotton Corporation of India Ltd. & Anr., 2026 LLBiz SC 66Aspek Media Pvt Ltd & Ors. vs Entertainment City Ltd, 2026 LLBiz SC 68Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers Ltd vs Thermax Ltd, 2026 LLBiz SC 70Asad Mueed & Ors. vs Jamia Hamdard Deemed to Be University, 2026 LLBiz SC 65Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd vs Punjab State Power Corporation, 2026 LLBiz SC 72A2Z Infraservices Ltd & Anr vs Quippo Infrastructure Ltd & Ors, 2026 LLBiz SC 60National...

LiveLawBiz Company Law Monthly Digest: February-2026

SUPREME COURTByju's Parent Moves Supreme Court To Stall Second Tranche Of Aakash ₹240 Crore Rights IssueCase Title: Think and Learn Private Limited (In CIRP), through its Resolution Professional, Shailendra Ajmera, versus Aakash Educational Services Limited and othersCase Number: C.A. NO. 1604-1605/2026Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd., which owns edtech major Byju's, has moved the Supreme Court against a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that allowed Aakash Educational...

LiveLawBiz IPR Monthly Digest: February, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Reviving Sreedevi Video-Saregama Dispute Over Tamil Telugu Film MusicCase Title: Saregama India Ltd. v. Sreedevi Video Corporation & Ors.Case Number: SLP (C). 6950/2026The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Madras High Court order that had revived an injunction claim in a copyright dispute between SaReGaMa India Ltd and Sreedevi Video Corporation over the audio rights of iconic Tamil and Telegu films such as Sagara Sangamam, Salangai Oli and...

Indirect Tax Monthly Digest: February 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 IBC Monthly Digest: February 2026

SUPREME COURTSingle Insolvency Petition Against Intrinsically Linked Real Estate Companies Maintainable: Supreme CourtCase Title : Satinder Singh Bhasin v. Col Gautam Mullick and Ors Case Number : Civil Appeal No.13628 of 2025 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 37The Supreme Court on Monday upheld insolvency proceedings against two closely linked real estate companies, holding that a single insolvency petition can be maintained against multiple corporate entities under the...