Party Cannot Invoke HC's Supervisory Jurisdiction After Withdrawing Arbitral Award Challenge: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday held that a party that withdraws its challenge to an arbitral award cannot later use the High Court's supervisory jurisdiction to reopen the same dispute through a different route. “The supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 being discretionary and equitable ought not to be exercised in favour of a litigant who has by withdrawing the objections abandoned the statutory remedy and now seeks to circumvent the consequences of that withdrawal." ...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside 'Rubber-Stamped' PRC Orders Rejecting Exporter's Duty Relief Claim

The Delhi High Court has set aside three Policy Relaxation Committee orders rejecting O.C. Sweaters LLP's request to count two export shipments under the Advance Authorisation Scheme. The court held that the authorities mechanically rejected the case without meaningfully considering the exporter's contention that a technical glitch prevented it from availing the scheme benefit. “the orders passed by the concerned authorities are merely mechanical in nature and amount to rubber-stamping,...

Delhi High Court Restrains Use Of Protex, Protrilex Marks In Danone's Protinex Trademark Suit

The Delhi High Court has decreed Danone's trademark infringement suit against Rockwell Pharmaceuticals, Deepali Enterprises, Vikas Nutrisciences Private Limited, Ankit Arora, and Deepak Arora, holding that their use of the marks 'Protex' and 'Protrilex' for nutritional products infringed Danone's registered 'Protinex' trademark. Justice Tejas Karia, by a judgment dated May 8, 2026, allowed Danone's plea for a summary ruling, holding that the five parties had no real prospect of successfully...

Rajasthan High Court Denies Bail In Rs 2.67 Crore Franchise Fraud, Cites Pattern Of Misconduct

The Rajasthan High Court denied bail to the director of Taskar Global Pvt Ltd, accused of inducing people to invest large sums in a franchise business by falsely promising high returns and a profitable business model. Justice Praveer Bhatnagar was hearing bail applications filed by the accused in connection with two FIRs registered over allegations that he, along with others, persuaded complainants to invest money by promising franchise rights in a healthcare business. The prosecution argued...

Patna HC Quashes FIR Against Prashant Kishor Over Alleged Theft Of INC's 2020 Bihar Campaign Intellectual Property

The Patna High Court has quashed an FIR against political strategist Prashant Kishor in a case over allegations that he used campaign materials claimed as intellectual property by Shashwat Gautam, a data analytics professional associated with the Indian National Congress.The court held that criminal law cannot be invoked merely by invoking the phrase “intellectual property” where the allegations do not disclose any offense. The bench further found that the material claimed by Gautam was...

Rajasthan High Court Stays Parallel GST Proceedings, Says Only One Officer Can Initiate Action on Same Matter

The Rajasthan High Court has stayed parallel GST proceedings and recovery action against a Jaipur-based exporter after finding prima facie that tax authorities may have initiated duplicate proceedings for the same financial year. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Bipin Gupta issued notice to the department and observed that under the GST law, only one proper officer can initiate proceedings on the same subject matter. “Considering the provisions of...

Party Cannot Indirectly Secure Unilateral Arbitrator Appointment By Choosing Arbitration Institution: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has recently held that a party interested in the outcome of an arbitration dispute cannot indirectly control the appointment of a sole arbitrator by unilaterally approaching an arbitration institution of its own choosing. “The law does not permit such a stratagem. The prohibition engrafted by Section 12(5) and the judicial decisions thereunder is directed not merely at the formal act of appointing an arbitrator, but at the substance of the process, the unilateral control...

Bombay High Court Flags 'Industrial Scale' Bank Recovery Proceedings Through Self-Chosen ODR Platforms

The Bombay High Court recently cautioned that banks conducting recovery proceedings “at an industrial scale” through self-chosen Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platforms risk concentrating multiple disputes before the same arbitrator. The court held that banks cannot sidestep the requirement of independent arbitral appointments by offering borrowers a purported choice from a list of ODR platforms curated by the bank itself. “In any case, for a bank to conduct recovery proceedings at an...

Telangana High Court Dismisses MSME's Plea Against Arbitration Reference After Consent To Tribunal

The Telangana High Court has held that a company cannot challenge an MSME arbitration reference after consenting to the constitution of the arbitral tribunal and participating in the proceedings. “After giving consent to the constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal and thereafter having participated in the proceedings before it, the writ petitioner cannot subsequently challenge the reference of the dispute to arbitration on the ground of the dispute not amenable to arbitration,” the Court...

Telangana HC Upholds Sale of Mortgaged Property, Says 30-Day SARFAESI Notice Period Runs From First Valid Service

The Telangana High Court has upheld the auction sale of a mortgaged property by Bank of India, holding that the 30-day statutory period for an auction sale must be counted from the first valid service of the sale notice, not from a later supplementary communication. Explaining its reasoning, the Division Bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and Gadi Praveen Kumar observed: “Acceptance of the borrower's contention would result in uncertainty and enable manipulation of timelines, thereby...

Time Awaiting MCA Nod Cannot Extend Limitation For Companies Act Prosecution Where Law Mandates No Sanction: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Gwalior has recently held that where the law does not require prior government sanction to prosecute, authorities cannot rely on time spent awaiting administrative instructions to extend the two-year limitation period for filing a criminal complaint. Justice Rajesh Kumar Gupta observed, “Administrative approvals, departmental communications, or internal procedures cannot override the mandate of Sections 468 and 469 Cr.P.C. Unless the statute specifically...

Section 138 Case Not Maintainable Against Director Once Liquidator Takes Control: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 4 May quashed cheque bounce proceedings against a director of P.R.J Enterprises Limited, holding that once a Provisional Liquidator is appointed and takes control of the company's affairs, the directors lose authority over its bank accounts and cannot be prosecuted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Justice Vikas Mahajan observed that the petitioner-director could not be fastened with criminal liability since he was divested of control over the...