60% Tax Rate Under Section 115BBE Cannot Apply To Pre-1 April 2017 Income: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court on 27 May held that the enhanced tax rate of 60% introduced under Section 115BBE of the Income-tax Act through the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016, cannot be applied retrospectively to income pertaining to Financial Year 2016–17, as the amendment was expressly made effective from 1 April 2017. The Division Bench of Justices Arun Monga and Sunil Beniwal held that the higher rate could operate only prospectively and could not govern income earned prior to its...

Delhi High Court Restrains Use Of 'Liv-22', Protects Himalaya's 'Liv.52' Mark

The Delhi High Court on 29 May granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd, restraining the makers of a liver care product sold under the mark "Liv-22" from manufacturing, selling or advertising the product pending further hearing. A Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh observed: "I am of the view that Plaintiffs have made out a prima facie for grant of ex parte ad interim injunction against the Defendants. Balance of convenience lies in favour of the Plaintiffs...

Bennett Coleman Withdraws Delhi HC Plea Against Lord's Mark Share Listing Following Settlement

Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (BCCL), publisher of The Times of India, has withdrawn its petition before the Delhi High Court challenging the proposed listing and commencement of trading of shares of Lord's Mark Industries Ltd. The withdrawal came after Lord's Mark acknowledged BCCL's entitlement to 10,28,483 equity shares and agreed to place its claim before the Monitoring Committee supervising implementation of the resolution plan through which Kratos Energy and Infrastructure Ltd. was merged...

Consent Under Section 29A(3) Can Be Inferred From Conduct Of Parties: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that Section 29A(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not require parties to give written consent for extending the time limit to make an arbitral award. Consent may be inferred from the conduct of the parties. A Bench of Justice Virender Singh allowed the appeals filed by landowners Meenakshi and Chaman Lal, set aside the District Judge's order annulling the arbitral award, and remanded the matter for consideration of the Section 34...

Once GST Appellate Tribunal Is Functional, Parties Must Pursue Statutory Remedy: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that once the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has been constituted and commenced functioning, parties should ordinarily pursue the statutory appellate remedy before the Tribunal rather than invoke the High Court's writ jurisdiction. A division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal dismissed a writ petition filed by SNS Minerals Pvt. Ltd. challenging an appellate order that had set aside a GST refund of ₹84.26 lakh...

Karnataka High Court Refuses Interim Relief To Unacademy Parent In Dispute With Former Educator

The Karnataka High Court has recently refused to grant interim protection to Unacademy parent Sorting Hat Technologies Private Limited against a former educator accused of making disparaging online statements. The Court held that it could not examine the same injunction request after the Commercial Court had already heard the matter and reserved orders. A division bench of Justices Sachin Shankar Magadum and Rajesh Rai K was hearing an appeal filed by the company against an order of the...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Use Of Jeans Pocket Stitching Designs Similar To Levi's Arcuate Mark

The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Levi Strauss and Co., restraining Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited from using stitching designs on its Killer and Integriti jeans that were found prima facie to be deceptively similar to Levi's Arcuate Stitching Design Mark. Relief was, however, denied in respect of the company's Lawman Pg3 stitching design.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora delivered the judgment on May 29, 2026. The court observed that "the Defendant's adoption of deceptively...

Draft Agreements, WhatsApp Chats Alone Cannot Create Binding Arbitration Agreement: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that draft agreements, WhatsApp exchanges and prolonged commercial negotiations cannot, by themselves, create a binding arbitration agreement unless the parties have clearly and finally agreed on all essential terms of their arrangement. A Bench of Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar dismissed a petition filed by Midpoint Commodeal Private Limited seeking protection of ₹15.30 crore allegedly invested in the "Sky Palazzos" real estate project in Gurugram. “Mere...

Delhi HC Restrains Use Of MakeMyIndiaTrip Mark, Says Adding 'India' Does Not Distinguish It From MakeMyTrip

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained MakeMyIndiaTrip from using the marks "MakeMyIndiaTrip" and its logo, holding that the addition of the word "India" was insufficient to distinguish the impugned marks from MakeMyTrip's registered trademark. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the order on May 29 in a trademark suit filed by online travel platform MakeMyTrip (India) Private Limited. The Court found a prima facie case of infringement and observed that the adoption of the impugned marks...

Delhi HC Restrains Orziva From Using 'ORZIFER-XT', Finds Deceptive Similarity With Emcure's 'OROFER-XT'

The Delhi High Court on 29 May granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in a trademark infringement suit filed by Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited, after it found that the mark 'ORZIFER-XT' is visually, structurally and phonetically deceptively similar to the registered mark 'OROFER-XT' and is likely to confuse consumers in the iron supplementation segment. Justice Jyoti Singh heard the matter and restrained Orziva Healthcare Private Limited from manufacturing, selling, distributing or promoting...

Delhi High Court Grants Ex Parte Injunction To Jockey Against JOYKE, JOYSKY & Similar Marks On Meesho

The Delhi High Court on 29 May 2026 granted an ex parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Jockey International Inc., restraining multiple sellers from dealing in innerwear products under deceptively similar marks including JOYKE, JOYSKY, JOYSKE and JOJOKE on the e-commerce platform Meesho. Justice Jyoti Singh restrained Defendants 1 to 4 and John Does from manufacturing, marketing, selling, listing or otherwise dealing in products bearing the impugned marks. She also directed Meesho to block...

Dispute Arising From JDA For Residential Apartment Project Not A Commercial Dispute: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that a dispute arising out of a Joint Development Agreement for a residential apartment project in Bengaluru was not a commercial dispute and could not be entertained by a Commercial Court, while setting aside an order that had assumed jurisdiction over a challenge to an arbitral award. Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju observed, “the property in dispute, which was developed pursuant to the JDA, cannot be said to be immovable property used exclusively in...