LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Monthly Digest: June 2026

Supreme CourtLimitation To Challenge Arbitral Award Begins Only After Tribunal Disposes Of Post-Award Pleas: Supreme CourtCase Title: National Highways Authority of India vs T Younis & Anr.Case Number: SLP (C) NO. 7570 OF 2024Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 216The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that when parties invoke post-award proceedings before an arbitral tribunal seeking correction, interpretation, or an additional award, the limitation period for challenging the arbitral...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Monthly Digest: June 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea For Creamy Layer In Income-Tax Exemption For Scheduled Tribes In North-East StatesCase Title : Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India Case Number : W.P.(C) No. 684/2026 Diary No. 32032 / 2026The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking the introduction of a "creamy layer" mechanism for the income-tax exemption granted to Scheduled Tribes residing in specified areas and States under the Income Tax Act, 2025. The...

LiveLawBiz IBC Monthly Digest: June 2026

SUPREME COURT Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Interest On Adani Infra's Delayed ₹255 Crore Payment For Land Bought In Liquidation Case Title : CA RAMCHANDRA DALLARAM CHOUDHARY Versus ADANI INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED Case Number : DIARY NO. 5988 OF 2026The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order directing Adani Infrastructure & Developers Pvt Ltd to pay 12% interest on...

LiveLawBiz Company Law Monthly Digest: June 2026

SUPREME COURTValidity Of Vote Cast On Behalf Of Society At Company's AGM Cannot Be Decided By Who Voted First: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has recently held that the validity of a vote cast on behalf of a society at a company's annual general meeting cannot be determined merely by who voted first. The Court ruled that voting authority must flow from the society's governing documents and the statutory framework regulating electronic voting.Case Title : HINDUSTAN MEDICAL INSTITUTION vs BIRLA...

LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Monthly Digest: May 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Seeks Revenue Explanation On Digitisation Of Missing GST Files In Bengal Cold Rollers CaseCase Title : M/s Bengal Cold Rollers Private Limited v. The Assistant Commissioner (ST) & Ors. Case Number : SLP (C) No. 12390/2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 182The Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the Revenue regarding the digitisation of 14 files seized in a GST investigation that are now stated to be missing in the case of Bengal Cold Rollers Pvt. Ltd. The...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Monthly Digest: May 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Dismisses Income Tax Appeal Against IDBI Bank Over Delay Of 275 DaysCase Title : DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ORS. Versus IDBI BANK LTD Case Number : Diary No. 19495-2026The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Income Tax Department's plea against IDBI Bank Ltd over a 275-day delay, refusing to interfere with the Bombay High Court's decision quashing reassessment proceedings for AY 2016-17. The High Court, in its order dated March 24, 2025 held that the...

LiveLawBiz IBC Monthly Digest: May 2026

SUPREME COURT SBI Back In Reliance Infratel CoC As Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLAT Order Excluding Consortium Lenders Case Title : STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ORS. Versus DOHA BANK Q.P.S.C. AND ANR Case Number : C.A. No. 8527/2022The Supreme Court of India has allowed the appeal filed by the State Bank of India against an October 14, 2022 order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, which had upheld the exclusion of SBI and other lenders from the Committee of...

LiveLawBiz RERA Monthly Digest: May, 2026

Supreme Court Supreme 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...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Monthly Digest: May, 2026

Supreme CourtSupreme Court Refuses To Interfere With ₹66.31 Lakh Award In Favour Of Aakash In Coaching Franchise DisputeCase Title: M/S PARAMOUNT LEARNING SOLUTIONS AND ORS. Versus AAKASH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD.Case Number: Diary No. 22100-2026Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 173The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday dismissed a plea by Paramount Learning Solutions in a franchise dispute involving an Aakash Educational Services Ltd. coaching centre.It declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's...

LiveLawBiz Company Law Monthly Digest: May 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Stays ₹5 Lakh Cost Imposed To Set Aside NBWs In Adarsh Housing SFIO CaseCase Title : MEENAKSHI MODI VERSUS SERIOUS FRAUD INVESTIGATION OFFICER Case Number : Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 7450/2026The Supreme Court recently (April 27) issued notice on a petition filed by Meenakshi Modi, an accused in an SFIO case linked to the Adarsh Build Estate housing fraud, to examine the validity of a Rs 5 lakh cost imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court...

LiveLawBiz IPR Monthly Digest: May, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Declines To Entertain Western Digital Challenge Over Refurbished Hard Drive SalesCase Title: Western Digital Technologies, Inc & Anr. v. Hansraj Dugar Case Number: Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 17783/2026 Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 204The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 27 May declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court ruling permitting the sale of refurbished hard disk drives bearing Western Digital's trademarks, holding that removal of the...

LiveLawBiz IPR Monthly Digest: April, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Delhi HC Ruling That Patent Revocation Plea Survives ExpiryCase Title: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. v. The Controller Of Patents & Anr. Case Number: SLP (C) 13704 OF 2026The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea challenging a Delhi High Court ruling that a patent revocation petition remains maintainable and survives even after expiry of the patent and is not barred merely because an invalidity defence is raised...