Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Medical Device Firms From Using 'MOTHERSON' Trademark

The Delhi High Court has granted temporary relief to auto components manufacturer Motherson, restraining Motherson Industries Private Limited and another entity described as its sister concern from using the "MOTHERSON" mark and device mark pending further proceedings in a trademark infringement suit. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29, 2026, after holding that Motherson had made out a prima facie case for protection of its trademark rights. Observing that the word...

Similarity With 'Excel' Alone Not Bad Faith; Delhi HC Sets Aside Award Transferring 'exceltotally.in' To Microsoft

The Delhi High Court has set aside an arbitral award that directed the transfer of the domain name "exceltotally.in" to Microsoft Corporation. The Court held that confusing similarity with Microsoft's "EXCEL" trademark, by itself, was not enough to establish bad faith under the .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP). Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed that the arbitrator had not independently examined whether the registrants intentionally sought to deceive users, exploit...

Arbitral Seat Cannot Be Shifted Merely Due To Convenience Venue: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on 27 May held that the jurisdictional seat of arbitration cannot be altered merely because arbitral proceedings were conducted at another venue for convenience, once the seat has been contractually designated. Justice Piyush Agrawal allowed the petition by Bb Coachtech India Private Limited and set aside the order of the Commercial Court, Kanpur, remanding the matter for fresh consideration. He observed: “the hearing of the arbitration may have been taken place at...

Madras High Court Affirms Fresh Arbitration In ₹2.5 Cr. Isha Foundation-BSNL Call Billing Dispute

The Madras High Court on 9 June dismissed Isha Foundation's appeal, upheld a Single Judge's order setting aside the arbitral award, and directed a fresh adjudication of its dispute with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). A Division Bench of Justices P. Velmurugan and Govindarajan Thilakavadi held that an Arbitral Tribunal cannot reject Call Detail Records (CDRs) and decide a dispute involving abnormal call traffic without obtaining expert opinion where technical issues require...

Delhi High Court Grants Ex Parte Injunction Against Clone Websites Impersonating Signature Global

The Delhi High Court on 29 May granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of real estate developer Signature Global (India) Limited and restrained the operators of multiple clone websites and social media accounts from impersonating the company and defrauding homebuyers. A Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh held: “Having heard learned counsel for the Plaintiff and upon perusal of the documents, I am of the view that Plaintiff has made out a prima facie case for grant of ex parte ad interim...

Compromise In Commercial Disputes Warrants Closure Of 138 NI Act Proceedings: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has compounded an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in a matter between Sunil Kumar and Mukesh Sharma after finding that the parties had voluntarily settled their dispute and the complainant had received the entire settlement amount in full and final satisfaction of his claim. A Bench of Justice Subhas Mehla held that continuation of proceedings in such commercial disputes serves no useful purpose once the settlement is acted upon and...

Madras High Court Revives Trademark Dispute Over “Idhayam” Mark, Orders Joint Trial In Connected Cases

The Madras High Court on 5 June revived a series of trademark infringement suits filed by the manufacturer of “Idhayam” sesame oil, holding that the unauthorised affixture of a registered trademark in India on goods intended for export constitutes a valid cause of action under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. A Division Bench of Justices P. Velmurugan and K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi allowed the appeals, set aside the orders of the Single Judges that had rejected the plaints, and restored the suits...

Result Of Assessment Proceedings Has Bearing On Criminal Prosecution Under GST: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on 20 May held that the outcome of assessment proceedings can have a material bearing on criminal prosecution under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Justice Vikram D. Chauhan granted bail to Shakib Qureshi and observed that, although criminal prosecution and assessment proceedings are independent, findings in assessment proceedings may affect a criminal case. He observed: “Although criminal prosecution is not barred and are independent proceedings. However,...

Defendant Cannot Invoke Arbitration Clause After Participating In Trial Without Objection: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on 3 June reiterated that a defendant who files a written statement and participates in the trial without seeking reference to arbitration at the appropriate stage cannot later invoke an arbitration clause to challenge the maintainability of the suit. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld a recovery decree of Rs. 2.91 lakh in favour of Dollar Security & Support Services against Amber Electrotech Ltd., finding that the company had never disputed the outstanding invoice...

Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes Canara Bank's Fraud Classification For Failure To Furnish Full Forensic Audit Report

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside Canara Bank's order declaring the borrowers' account as fraudulent. The Court found that the bank had not supplied the complete forensic audit report on which the fraud classification was based. It also found that the bank had not informed the borrowers that any portion of the report was being withheld due to third-party rights. A division bench of Justice Alka Sarin and Justice Ramesh Chander Dimri observed that where a bank seeks to withhold...

Kerala High Court Declines To Stay Lakshya IPO, Cites Alternate Remedy Before SAT

The Kerala High Court on Thursday declined to stay the proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Learnfluence Education Limited, the company operating the Lakshya Indian Institute of Commerce coaching platform. The Court held that the former promoter challenging the issue has an alternative statutory remedy before the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT). Justice Harishankar V. Menon passed the order on a writ petition filed by Adheesh Damodaran, a co-founder of Lakshya CA Campus and...

Minority Opinion Awarding Lesser Amounts Does Not Invalidate Majority Arbitral Award: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that a majority arbitral award does not become invalid merely because a dissenting arbitrator awarded lesser amounts. The court dismissed a challenge by the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to an award in favour of SPML Infra Limited arising out of a Chennai sewerage pipeline project. A division bench of Justices P. Velmurugan and K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi observed: "The Tribunal consisted of three Arbitrators and the impugned Award is a...