Delhi HC Restrains Law Prep From Misusing 'LegalEdge' Mark, Orders Take Down AI Defamatory Content

Noting a dispute between Law Prep and Toprankers over this year’s CLAT topper, the court restrained misuse of her identity and clarified it was not invoking personality rights, holding that a single exam success cannot create such rights

Allahabad HC Flooded With Pleas Seeking Expeditious Disposal Of Section 14 SARFAESI Matters, Directs UP Govt To Issue Instructions

Observing a “flood” of petitions over delays in processing applications for assistance in taking possession of secured assets and non-compliance with earlier directions, the Allahabad High Court has cautioned that such inaction defeats the purpose of the SARFAESI Act. “Recently we have seen a flood of writ petitions before this Court in which the secured creditor or auction purchaser comes for the expeditious disposal of the application under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 and further in...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Mahaveer Udyog's Appeal In Trademark Suit Over “Tiger” Mark

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the proprietor of Mahaveer Udyog in a trademark dispute, refusing to interfere with the finding that the word “TIGER” is commonly used in the trade for agricultural implements and holding that the marks “TIGER GOLD BRAND” and “TIGER PREMIUM BRAND” are not deceptively similar and do not make out a case of passing off.A Division Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora upheld the January 9, 2026 order of the...

Delhi Only Venue, Bhopal Court Has Jurisdiction In Beyond Malls–Century 21 Dispute: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently held that since Beyond Malls LLP and Century 21 Malls Pvt Ltd had agreed that courts where the leased property is located would have jurisdiction, and Century 21 first approached the Bhopal court for interim relief, the Bhopal court alone would have authority over all subsequent arbitration proceedings. A Division Bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal observed, “Therefore, in view of the above and as per clause 17.9 of the Agreement,...

Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Ordering PVVNL To Refund ₹4.5 Crore Deducted As Delay Damages To IL&FS

The Delhi High Court has recently refused to interfere with an arbitral award directing Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) to refund Rs. 4.50 crore deducted as liquidated damages from IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd, holding that recovery without proof of actual loss cannot be sustained. Dismissing the challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Justice Subramonium Prasad upheld the award of Rs. 4,50,68,820 along with interest at...

Allahabad High Court Upholds Ghaziabad Property Tax Revision Based On Minimum Monthly Rent Rate

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation's revision of property tax based on minimum monthly rent rates (MMRR) under the U.P. Municipal Corporations Act, 1959.In a PIL challenging the revision of property tax and its enhancement based on MMRR, the bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra held: “we neither find any error in determination of 'MMRR' based upon categorization/classification of the properties nor any illegality in the...

ARN Cannot Be Equated With Valid GST Registration Certificate: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently upheld Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) decision to reject a bid for failure to submit a valid Goods and Services Tax registration certificate at the time of bidding, holding that an Application Reference Number (ARN) cannot substitute a GST certificate in tender processes. A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, while dismissing a writ petition filed by Anantaa-MRKR-Arinfra (JV) Pvt. Ltd., said: “An ARN is only an...

Delhi High Court Upholds ₹39.6 Lakh Award Against Austin Hyundai In Paint Supply Dispute With Axalta

The Delhi High Court on Saturday upheld an arbitral award directing Austin Hyundai (Austin Distributors Pvt Ltd) to repay Rs 39.6 lakh to Axalta Coating Systems India Pvt Ltd, holding that termination of its Hyundai dealership did not extinguish its obligations under a separate supply agreement. A bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that the supply agreement imposed independent minimum purchase obligations and was not contingent on the continuation of the dealership. ...

Delhi HC Refuses To Enforce Foreign Award In Favour Of MSA Global Over Arbitrator's Non-Disclosure Of Prior Association

The Delhi High Court has refused to enforce a foreign award in favour of MSA Global LLC (Oman) against Engineering Projects (India) Limited. It held that the arbitrator's failure to disclose a prior arbitral association with the MSA's Chairman gave rise to justifiable doubts as to his independence. The Court said this non-disclosure deprived the respondent of the opportunity to assess and challenge such impartiality. It therefore rendered the award contrary to the public policy of India under...

Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Directing Flexing It To Convert CCDs Into Equity

The Delhi High Court recently upheld an arbitral award directing Flexing It Services Private Limited to convert investor Colvyn James Harris's compulsorily convertible debentures into equity equivalent to 2% of the company's shareholding as on January 31, 2017. It also upheld the arbitral finding that repeated acknowledgments of liability in correspondence extended the limitation period. Declining to set aside the award in a challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,...

Bombay High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award Against MSRDC In Toll Collection Dispute

The Bombay High Court has recently set aside an arbitral award in a dispute between Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd. (MSRDC) and Jai Laxmi Constructions Engineers and Contractors, holding that no arbitration agreement existed governing disputes under the Toll Collection Agreement and that an arbitration clause contained in a separate lender-related agreement could not be invoked for such disputes. A bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan observed, “Therefore, the main test of...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Reject Phoenix ARC's ₹500 Crore Suit Against Future Brands

The Bombay High Court recently refused to reject a suit involving a claim of over Rs 500 crore filed by Phoenix ARC Private Limited against Future Brands Ltd, holding that the requirement of pre-filing mediation will not apply where urgent interim relief is sought. Justice Gauri Godse held that a party cannot be denied access to the court merely because mediation was not completed if urgent protection is required. The court observed: “Hence, in view of the well-settled legal principles,...