Madras High Court Sets Aside ₹5.50 Crore GST Demand Based On Projected Revenue From Unbuilt Construction

The Madras High Court has set aside a ₹5.50 crore GST demand against Shree Velu Builders Private Limited, holding that tax cannot be levied on projected revenue from two building blocks merely because their plans had been approved. The court noted that construction had not commenced in either block.Justice Krishnan Ramasamy remanded the matter to the State Tax Officer for fresh consideration, subject to the company depositing ₹50 lakh within four weeks.The case arose from an order passed against...

Income Tax Department Cannot Wait For Certified Copy When Digitally Signed Order Is Available: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the Income Tax Department cannot wait for a certified copy of a court order to compute the limitation period for completing an assessment when a digitally signed copy has already been received by the relevant tax authorities.“In this era of electronic filing and electronic uploading, and in order to alleviate difficulties of the litigants before us, this is a practice which this Court has adopted. Instead of asking a litigant to apply for a certified copy of...

Madras High Court Rules In Favour Of Mahindra Holidays On ₹158 Crore Membership Fees, Software Licence Tax Dispute

The Madras High Court has ruled in favour of Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Ltd. on its accounting treatment of membership fees worth ₹158.43 crore. It also held that expenditure on domestic software licence renewals could not be disallowed merely because the company had deducted tax on software purchases from foreign suppliers.A Division Bench of Justice Anita Sumanth and Justice S. Raveekumar observed that the company could apportion membership fees over the membership period instead of...

Delhi High Court Extends 'THUNDER 15000' Beer Trademark Injunction To Importer Supar SIP Traders

The Delhi High Court has recently extended an interim injunction against Kinjore Brewery Private Limited and another defendant over the “THUNDER 15000” beer mark to Delhi-based importer and distributor Supar SIP Traders LLP. The firm had admitted to importing and distributing the beer under a contractual arrangement with Kinjore Brewery.Justice Tejas Karia added the firm as a defendant on Inbrew Beverages' plea and held that, because it admitted importing and distributing the product under a...

Ahmedabad Entities Agree Before Bombay High Court To Stop Using 7 Drug Names In Sun Pharma Suit

Ahmedabad-based Nectar Life Care and Kashmik Formulations Private Limited have agreed to stop using seven names for pharmaceutical products that Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. alleged were deceptively similar to its registered trademarks “HISTAC” and “OMESEC”.Justice Madhav J. Jamdar of the Bombay High Court recorded the settlement on October 8, 2026, and accepted the parties' commitments as undertakings to the court.Sun Pharma holds registered Class 5 pharmaceutical trademarks for “HISTAC”...

Religious Significance Of 'Annapurna' Does Not Bar Trademark Protection: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the religious significance of the name “Annapurna” does not, by itself, prevent its protection as a trademark. The court refused to vacate an interim injunction against snacks maker Annapurna Swadisht Limited.Justice A.D. Maria Clete observed, “The religious significance of a name does not, by itself, render its use as a trademark incapable of protection.” The court clarified that GEF Foods India Private Limited was seeking protection for its registered mark...

Karnataka High Court Closes Morgan Securities' Contempt Plea Against BPL Over Alleged Property Encumbrance

The Karnataka High Court has closed a contempt petition filed by Morgan Securities and Credits Private Limited against BPL Limited and its directors over the alleged violation of a 2020 order restraining the company from alienating or encumbering its properties.A Division Bench of Justice Jayant Banerji and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju found that Morgan Securities had failed to produce documentary evidence of a breach. The court observed that the petitioner had not established that any of BPL's...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Vijay Deverakonda's Personality Rights Against AI Deepfakes

The Delhi High Court has granted Telugu actor Vijay Sai Deverakonda an ex parte ad interim injunction against the unauthorised use of his name, image, voice, and other identifiable attributes, including through AI-generated content and deepfakes.Justice Vikas Mahajan ordered 94 listed links taken down and domains locked, and directed the government to have the sites blocked. The Court said Deverakonda's stature “inherently grants him proprietary rights over his personality and associated...

Bombay High Court Allows Colgate To Submit Six Renewed Trademark Certificates In 1996 Suit Against Anchor

The Bombay High Court has allowed Colgate-Palmolive to introduce six renewed trademark registration certificates as evidence in its 1996 infringement suit against Anchor Health and Beauty Care Private Limited, holding that the documents cannot be considered irrelevant to the dispute.Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan observed that “Colgate has paid a disproportionate price for its attorneys' failure to have tabled the six LPCs on July 10, 2019”. The court declined to impose costs on the...

Delhi High Court Directs Amitabh Bachchan To Personally Appear If Settlement Fails In Personality Rights Suit

He must appear in person only if he wishes to pursue the suit further.

Calcutta High Court Declines To Hear Plea Alleging Torture By DRI Officials, Says Matter Falls Under Revenue Bench

A Calcutta High Court bench has declined to hear a plea alleging that Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials tortured three individuals during interrogation and forced them to execute an affidavit and declaration. The court held that the main challenge concerned customs summons and fell under the roster dealing with revenue matters.“Considering the above and going through the summons and the averments made in the petition, this court finds that the petitioners have mainly challenged...

Cheque For Time-Barred Debt Can Still Invite Prosecution If Dishonoured: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that issuing a cheque towards repayment of a time-barred debt is not legally prohibited and its dishonour can attract prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.“When a cheque is issued towards a time-barred debt by reviving the period of limitation, merely for the reason that the cheque was issued towards a time-barred debt does not make a prosecution under Section 138 of the NI Act impermissible,” Justice A. Badharudeen...