Bombay High Court Restores Interim Injunction Against 'ESIRAFT', Finds Similarity With Sun Pharma's 'RACIRAFT'

The Bombay High Court has restored an interim injunction restraining Meghmani Lifesciences Ltd. from using the trademark “ESIRAFT”, finding it too similar to Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s drug brand “RACIRAFT”. A Division Bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande, in its April 8, 2026 order, allowed Sun Pharma's appeal and set aside a single judge's December 23, 2025 decision that had refused interim relief. The court held that the rival marks were deceptively...

Delhi High Court Grants Dassault Relief Against SOLIDWORKS Piracy, Awards Rs 64.7 Lakh

The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation, passing a permanent injunction against the unauthorised use of its “SOLIDWORKS” software, a computer-aided design (CAD) program used to create 3D models and engineering designs, and holding that a group of businesses and individuals accused of using pirated copies failed to contest the case. By its order dated April 8, 2026, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela held that the company had established copyright infringement...

Approved Resolution Plan Binding On Revenue, Stamp Authorities; Mutation Cannot Be Denied: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that an approved resolution plan under Section 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is binding on all authorities, including revenue and stamp authorities, and that refusal to carry out mutation in land records would be contrary to the statutory mandate.A single-judge Bench of Justice Sandeep N. Bhatt, while allowing an interim application, observed that the inaction of revenue authorities in mutating the petitioner's name despite an approved resolution...

Probate Of Will Of Undischarged Insolvent Not Barred Under Indian Succession Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has recently held that probate of the Will of a person who died as an undischarged insolvent is not barred under the law and can be sought, even though the estate vests in the Official Assignee for distribution among creditors. “There is no embargo under the provisions of the Succession Act from seeking probate of the Will of an undischarged insolvent.” A single-judge bench of Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh was dealing with a testamentary petition seeking probate of the...

Excise Duty Recovery During Stay On Demand Treated As 'Under Protest'; Refund Not Time-Barred: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has held that where the Department appropriates amounts during the pendency of an appeal against a Excise duty demand despite a subsisting stay order, such amounts must be treated as paid under protest, and a refund cannot be denied on the ground of limitation.The bench stated that "If the revenue is permitted to adopt such novel ways to adjust the amounts by getting over an order of stay and thereby indirectly recovering the money, it cannot be construed as a duty payable...

Bombay High Court Orders MPT To Refund ₹4.09 Crore To JSW Steel Over Sunken Barge

The Bombay High Court on Friday held that liability for the removal of a wrecked vessel under Section 14 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 applies to the owner of the vessel and directed the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) to refund Rs 4.09 crore to JSW Steel after finding it was not the owner of the sunken barge.Allowing the writ petition, a bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Shreeram V. Shirsat directed MPT to return Rs 4,09,25,764, comprising Rs 70 lakh deposited by JSW Steel along with accrued...

RBI Circular Requiring Banks To Reverse Unauthorized Transactions To Customers Apply Independently Of Criminal Probe: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that RBI rules shielding customers from liability in online fraud and requiring banks to reverse such transactions where the customer is not at fault apply independently of any criminal investigation and directed HDFC Bank to remit Rs. 38.04 lakh to a businessman who lost the amount in a cyber fraud. A bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande said the RBI's July 6, 2017 framework on unauthorized electronic banking transactions is intended to protect...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of 'Goldi' Mark For Infringing Shubham Goldiee Masale's Trademark

The Delhi High Court has ordered the cancellation and removal of the trademark “GOLDI” (label) from the Register of Trade Marks in petitions filed by Shubham Goldiee Masale Pvt. Ltd. In a judgment delivered on April 8, 2026, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela held that the GOLDI mark was phonetically, visually, and structurally nearly identical to the registered “GOLDIEE” trademark. The court observed that allowing two deceptively similar marks to coexist in the same trade channels for similar goods,...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award Against Indian Oil Corporation Over “Acute Reasoning Deficit”

The Delhi High Court has set aside an arbitral award, holding that an award lacking intelligible reasoning is liable to be set aside under Section 34, as arbitral awards must satisfy the requirement of reasoned decisions under Section 31(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. A Bench of Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that an arbitral award must disclose a clear reasoning process and cannot merely reproduce pleadings or record conclusions without analysis. The challenge was...

Party Cannot Bypass MSMED Act Mechanism To Seek Arbitrator Appointment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 9 April 2026 held that once a party invokes the dispute resolution mechanism under Section 18 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 and the matter is pending before the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, it cannot bypass that process by approaching the Court under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. A Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna clarified that even where the Council delays in initiating arbitration,...

Uttarakhand High Court Dismisses Writ Pleas Against Arbitrator's Rejection Of Delayed NH -74 Compensation Claims

The Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by landowners challenging an arbitrator's rejection of their delayed claims for enhanced compensation under the National Highways Act, holding that such challenges cannot be entertained in writ jurisdiction when a statutory remedy is available under the arbitration law.It noted that a remedy is available under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act to challenge such orders. A single bench of Justice Rakesh Thapliyal noted that...

Delhi High Court Blocks Rogue Websites From Streaming HBO's 'Euphoria' Ahead Of Season 3 Release

The Delhi High Court has recently granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of Home Box Office Inc. (HBO), restraining 43 defendants, including 20 “rogue” websites, from unauthorisedly streaming or distributing its series “Euphoria” ahead of the imminent release of its third season. The order was passed on April 6, 2026 by Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, who observed that any delay in blocking access to infringing websites could result in financial losses and an irreparable breach of HBO's...