Bombay High Court Temporarily Restrains Use Of 'Kranti Kamat' Mark In Kamats Worldwide Trademark Suit

The Bombay High Court on May 13, 2026, granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in a trademark infringement suit filed by Kamats Worldwide Food Services Private Limited. It restrained Musa Bhai Nadaf, who runs a restaurant under the mark 'Kranti Kamat', from using the mark 'Kranti Kamat', any other mark containing the word 'Kamat', or any mark identical or similar to 'KAMATS'. Justice Advait M. Sethna, sitting in vacation court, passed the order after finding that the plaintiff had established...

Delhi HC Quashes ₹3.20 Crore Customs Communication Against Vivo India After Customs Agrees To Issue SCN

The Delhi High Court on May 20 quashed a customs communication issued to Vivo Mobile India Pvt. Ltd. indicating differential duty liability of ₹3.20 crore, after the Customs Department stated that it would issue a show cause notice within four weeks.A Division Bench of Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Ajay Digpaul noted, “In consideration of the statement made by Mr. Naushad for issuance of a show cause notice within four weeks, we quash and set aside the impugned communication dated...

Crypto Fraud Allegations Disclose Triable Issues, No Quashing At FIR Stage: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court on 15 May declined to quash criminal proceedings arising out of an alleged cryptocurrency investment scam, holding that allegations of false representations, fictitious entities, and dishonest inducement of investors disclose triable issues that require examination at trial rather than interference at the FIR stage. A Bench of Dr Justice Sanjeeb K Panigrahi observed: “Allegations involving organized financial fraud, systematic inducement of multiple investors, and...

Non-Borrower Tenants Need Not Make Pre-Deposit Before Filing Appeal Before DRAT: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a tenant or other non-borrower cannot be compelled to make a pre-deposit to maintain an appeal against a Debt Recovery Tribunal order under the SARFAESI Act. It held that the requirement applies only to borrowers. A Division Bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj and Justice K Manmadha Rao said the statute draws a clear distinction between borrowers and non-borrowers in prescribing conditions for appeal. “Once the appellant is admittedly not a borrower within...

Delhi High Court Upholds ₹1.22 Crore Award Against Delhi Tourism & Transportation Development Corporation

The Delhi High Court on 21 April dismissed Delhi Tourism & Transportation Development Corporation's challenge to a majority arbitral award in favour of contractor Gammon India Ltd in a dispute over escalation payments under a construction contract for a bridge project over the Yamuna river. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that the arbitral tribunal's interpretation of the contract was a plausible one and did not warrant interference. DTTDC had entered into the contract with Gammon...

Denial Of Compensation Under A Particular Head Under NH Act Can Be Arbitrated: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the expression “amount determined” under the National Highways Act includes even cases where compensation is completely denied under a particular head, allowing landowners to challenge such decisions before an arbitrator. Justice Sanjeet Purohit ruled, “The expression 'amount determined' cannot be confined to the narrower meaning of 'amount quantified.' Determination is a process whereby a claim is examined in light of the material available on record and...

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Relief To Vajiram & Ravi, Slams It For Delaying Main Trademark Suit

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief to civil services coaching institute Vajiram & Ravi in its trademark dispute with rival Vajirao & Reddy, while warning that the suit could face dismissal if the plaintiff fails to prosecute the trial. A division bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the judgment on Tuesday while dismissing Vajiram & Ravi's appeal against a September 2023 single judge order refusing an interim...

Kerala HC Upholds ED Summons In Probe Linked To Payments To Ex-Kerala Chief Minister's Daughter's Company

The Kerala High Court has declined to interfere with summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to officials of Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited in a money laundering investigation linked to payments allegedly made to Veena Vijayan, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and her company, Exalogic Solutions Pvt Ltd. Justice T.R. Ravi dismissed a petition filed by Cochin Minerals and its officers challenging an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered by the...

Can Personality Rights Be Protected After Death? Meta Raises Query In Delhi HC Over Sadgurudev Babji's Personality Rights

Meta, on Tuesday, questioned before the Delhi High Court whether personality rights can be asserted for a deceased person, during the hearing of a suit by the Shree Swaminarayan Sarvopari Siddhant Digvijay Trust against a breakaway faction allegedly using the likeness and personality of its founder, Sadguru Shri Devnandandasji Swami, popularly known as Babji. During the hearing before Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, counsel for Meta, while addressing the reliefs sought against intermediary...

Delhi High Court Denies Interim Relief To Buyer As Developer's Claims Fail In Arbitration

The Delhi High Court has refused interim protection to a purchaser seeking to restrain the creation of third-party rights and maintain status quo over the first floor of a Greater Kailash-I property, holding that the claim could not survive once the developer's claimed authority to create such rights stood rejected in arbitrationJustice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that the buyer's claim was entirely derivative of the Collaboration Agreement executed between developer Aditya Bhutani and the...

Delhi High Court Directs SpiceJet To Disclose Assets In Sunbird France Plea To Enforce ₹84 Crore Foreign Decree

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed SpiceJet Ltd to file an affidavit disclosing its assets within three weeks in proceedings initiated by France-based aircraft lessor Sunbird France 02 SAS. Sunbird is seeking enforcement of a foreign decree of around ₹84 crore passed by the England & Wales Commercial Court against the airline. Justice Vikas Mahajan recorded the consent of the parties. He directed that, without prejudice to their rights and contentions, SpiceJet shall file the...

Urban Company Agrees Before Delhi High Court To Edit One Of Ads Allegedly Disparaging Kent RO Products

Urban Company (UC), maker of the Native RO water purifier, agreed before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday to edit one of three advertisements that Kent RO Systems alleged were disparaging its products, without agreeing to take it down entirely.The matter was heard by Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, with Senior Advocate Amit Sibal appearing for Urban Company and counsel for Kent RO walking the court through the three advertisements frame by frame. The Court, however, did not pass any takedown...