Commercial Courts Cannot Hear Eviction Suits Under Jharkhand Rent Act: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has recently held that the Commercial Courts Act does not confer jurisdiction over eviction proceedings where a special rent control law vests that jurisdiction exclusively in the Rent Controller. It ruled that a Commercial Court cannot entertain such disputes merely because the leased premises are used exclusively for trade and commerce. Justice Ananda Sen delivered the judgment. The court held that the Jharkhand Building (Lease, Rent & Eviction) Control Act,...

Bombay High Court Orders Occupants To Vacate, Says Delay By Few Members May Affect Entire Redevelopment Project

The Bombay High Court has granted interim relief pending arbitration by directing three occupants of a co-operative housing society to vacate their premises within two weeks. The court held that, in the facts of the case, the disputes raised by them could not justify delaying a redevelopment project after 15 of the society's 17 members had already executed the redevelopment documents and the necessary municipal approvals had been obtained. Justice Amit Borkar observed, “Delay by only a few...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Use Of 'ISI HP' Mark In Landmark Crafts' 'HP' Trademark Suit

The Delhi High Court has recently granted an ex parte ad interim injunction restraining a fastener seller from using the mark "ISI HP" for screws, nuts, bolts, fasteners, and allied products after finding that it is prima facie deceptively similar to Landmark Crafts Limited's registered "HP" trademark."The impugned mark is prima facie deceptively similar to Plaintiff's registered HP marks and is being used for selling similar/identical goods," the court held. Justice Jyoti Singh observed that...

Gujarat High Court Quashes Income Tax Reassessment Over Pre-2012 Property Valuation Rule

The Gujarat High Court has quashed an income tax reassessment notice issued over the valuation of land sold in 2009. It held that the reassessment in the case was unsustainable because the assessing officer sought to adopt a lower fair market value despite the unamended law governing the assessment. A division bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Vaibhavi D. Nanavati held that the amendment made to Section 55A through the Finance Act, 2012 applied only prospectively. It therefore could not...

Bombay HC Says Patent Rejection Cannot Rest On Bald Common Knowledge Claim, Remands Deepak Nitrite Case

The Bombay High Court on 6 July held that the Controller of Patents cannot reject a patent application by relying on “common general knowledge” unless the source of such knowledge is identified and it is established that the knowledge existed before the application's priority date. Justice Arif Doctor set aside the order passed by the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs rejecting Deepak Nitrite Limited's patent application for a free-flowing food grade sodium nitrite and its production...

Advanced Liquidation Cannot Be Shifted To NCLT Merely Because Assets Are Unsold: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on 23 June, held that winding up proceedings cannot be transferred to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) merely because the company's assets have not yet been sold. It noted that once liquidation has progressed substantially in time and substance, transfer would disrupt a mature liquidation process and is not warranted. Justice Suraj Govindaraj dismissed an application filed under the fifth proviso to Section 434(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 (which empowers...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Google's Appeal Against Order Restraining Use Of 'Hindware' As Ad Keyword

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on Google's appeal against a single judge's order that restrained it from allowing "Hindware" to be used as a keyword trigger for rival advertisements on its search platform, and that awarded ₹30 lakh in damages against the company.A Division Bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora heard Google's plea while issuing notice, and directed that the appeal be treated as the lead matter in a batch of connected pleas.The appeal...

Delhi High Court Dismisses boAt's Second Bid to Restrain 'BOULT' Wordmark

The Delhi High Court has dismissed boAt owner Imagine Marketing Pvt. Ltd.'s second interim injunction application in its pending trademark suit against Exotic Mile, holding that the company was effectively seeking the same relief on the same facts that had not been granted earlier. Justice Jyoti Singh observed that the earlier order was unambiguous in limiting the injunction to certain device marks. Since boAt had not sought any clarification or modification or appealed that part of the...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Against Neo Metaliks In Lam Coke Supply Contract Dispute

The Calcutta High Court has upheld an arbitral award in favour of Orissa Metaliks Pvt Ltd, dismissing Neo Metaliks Ltd's appeal arising from a dispute over a Lam Coke supply contract. The court found no perversity or patent illegality in either the arbitral award or the earlier judgment refusing to set it aside. A Division Bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Md. Shabbar Rashidi upheld the arbitral award and affirmed the Single Judge's judgment of January 6, 2025. The Court said that the...

'Deemed Service' Cannot Cure Defect In Service Of Arbitration Notices: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has recently held that the legal presumption that arbitration notices have been served cannot be mechanically invoked where there is no proof that the notices actually reached the parties. Setting aside an arbitral award, the court observed: Justice Arif S. Doctor also quashed an April 4, 2025 judgment of the District Judge, Pune. The District Judge had dismissed the borrowers' challenge to an arbitral award passed in favour of Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank Ltd. in a loan...

Suit Filed During IBC Interim Moratorium Attracts Rejection Of Plaint Provision Under CPC: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a court cannot entertain a suit instituted during the operation of an interim moratorium under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code where the statutory bar applies. It ruled that once the embargo is brought to the court's notice, the court must act in accordance with the law. Where the statutory conditions are met, the plaint must be rejected. A division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi set aside a February 5, 2026 judgment of...

Calcutta High Court Upholds ₹2.05 Crore Arbitral Award Against SAIL Over Wrongful Iron Ore Contract Termination

The Calcutta High Court has upheld an arbitral award directing Steel Authority of India Limited (IISCO Steel Plant) to pay more than ₹2.05 crore to Balaji Industrial Products Limited. The court found no ground to interfere with the arbitrator's conclusion that SAIL had wrongfully terminated a contract for the supply of 60,000 metric tonnes of iron ore. A division bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Md. Shabbar Rashidi held that the arbitrator's findings represented a plausible view of the...