Bombay HC Quashes SCNs Against Foreign Exporter, Says Customs Act Had No Extra-Territorial Reach Pre-2018

The Bombay High Court has quashed show cause notices issued by customs authorities against a German textile machinery manufacturer and its Indian subsidiary, holding that the notices were without jurisdiction and that a foreign exporter cannot be made liable for alleged misdeclaration by Indian importers for a period prior to the 2018 amendment to the Customs Act. A Bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Aarti Sathe held that proceedings initiated against a foreign entity situated outside...

Bombay High Court Orders Fresh Review of V Ships' GST Refund Plea, Says Nature Of Service Not Determined

The Bombay High Court has recently set aside orders rejecting GST refund claims of V Ships India Pvt. Ltd., holding that the appellate authority failed to examine the terms of the service agreement before deciding whether the company's services were exports or intermediary services. A Bench of Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Aarti Sathe said the absence of any findings on the agreement, which was relevant to determining the nature of services, vitiated the appellate orders. V Ships India...

Gateway Of India Jetty Construction Dispute: Bombay HC Refuses To Stop ₹31.86 Cr Bank Guarantee Encashment

The Bombay High Court has recently declined to restrain the invocation and encashment of bank guarantees worth Rs 31.86 crore in a dispute between RKEC Projects Limited and the Maharashtra Maritime Board over the construction of a passenger jetty and terminal near the Gateway of India in Mumbai. The ruling came on a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, which allows courts to grant temporary protection until disputes are decided through arbitration, before...

Article 226 Can Be Invoked Against Non Est MSME Award Violating Statutory Provisions: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on 2 April, held that a writ petition under Article 226 is maintainable against an award passed by the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council when such award is non est in law and contrary to mandatory statutory provisions. Justice S.G. Chapalgaonkar observed that where an impugned award is passed in violation of the mandatory provisions of the MSMED Act, 2006 and the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, it cannot be treated as a valid arbitral award in the...

Bombay High Court Indicates It Will Pass Order Protecting Kartik Aaryan's Personality Rights

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday indicated that it will pass an order protecting the personality and publicity rights of Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan, according to his counsel, who spoke to Live LawBiz. The relief would bein a suit alleging widespread digital misuse of his likeness through AI-generated content and unauthorised merchandise.The matter was heard by Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh. Aaryan has moved the High Court seeking a broad John Doe injunction against 16 defendants, including...

Bombay High Court Upholds Refusal Of Interim Injunction Io Laser Shaving In SETMAX Blades Trademark Dispute

The Bombay High Court has recently declined to step in against a Single Judge's refusal to grant interim relief to Laser Shaving India Pvt Ltd in its dispute over the “SETMAX” mark, noting that the company had suppressed key facts and taken inconsistent positions. In a judgment delivered on April 6, 2026, a Division Bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande said there was no reason to disturb the Single Judge's exercise of discretion. The court pointed out that the...

Actor Vijay Appeals Single-Bench Ruling Of Madras High Court Upholding ₹1.5 Crore Income Tax Penalty

Actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay has moved a Division Bench of the Madras High Court against a single-judge ruling that upheld a ₹1.5 crore income tax penalty imposed on him.The appeal, filed last month, is yet to be listed for hearing.The challenge is to a judgment by Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, who had dismissed Vijay's writ petition and upheld the penalty linked to alleged undisclosed income of Rs 15 crore for the financial year 2015–16.The single judge held that the penalty order...

Bombay High Court Rejects Bholaa Maker's Plea That Suit Concerning 'Kaithi' Remake Is Triable Only In Chennai

The Bombay High Court has recently declined to return the plaint in a copyright dispute over the Hindi remake of the Tamil film “Kaithi,” holding that the suit can proceed before courts in Mumbai. By an order pronounced on April 10, 2026, Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh rejected a plea by Reliance Entertainment Studios Private Limited seeking to have the plaint sent back for presentation before courts in Chennai. At the heart of the dispute was where the case should be heard. Reliance pointed to...

Bombay High Court Restores Interim Injunction Against 'ESIRAFT', Finds Similarity With Sun Pharma's 'RACIRAFT'

The Bombay High Court has restored an interim injunction restraining Meghmani Lifesciences Ltd. from using the trademark “ESIRAFT”, finding it too similar to Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s drug brand “RACIRAFT”. A Division Bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande, in its April 8, 2026 order, allowed Sun Pharma's appeal and set aside a single judge's December 23, 2025 decision that had refused interim relief. The court held that the rival marks were deceptively...

Probate Of Will Of Undischarged Insolvent Not Barred Under Indian Succession Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has recently held that probate of the Will of a person who died as an undischarged insolvent is not barred under the law and can be sought, even though the estate vests in the Official Assignee for distribution among creditors. “There is no embargo under the provisions of the Succession Act from seeking probate of the Will of an undischarged insolvent.” A single-judge bench of Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh was dealing with a testamentary petition seeking probate of the...

Bombay High Court Orders MPT To Refund ₹4.09 Crore To JSW Steel Over Sunken Barge

The Bombay High Court on Friday held that liability for the removal of a wrecked vessel under Section 14 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 applies to the owner of the vessel and directed the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) to refund Rs 4.09 crore to JSW Steel after finding it was not the owner of the sunken barge.Allowing the writ petition, a bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Shreeram V. Shirsat directed MPT to return Rs 4,09,25,764, comprising Rs 70 lakh deposited by JSW Steel along with accrued...

RBI Circular Requiring Banks To Reverse Unauthorized Transactions To Customers Apply Independently Of Criminal Probe: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that RBI rules shielding customers from liability in online fraud and requiring banks to reverse such transactions where the customer is not at fault apply independently of any criminal investigation and directed HDFC Bank to remit Rs. 38.04 lakh to a businessman who lost the amount in a cyber fraud. A bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande said the RBI's July 6, 2017 framework on unauthorized electronic banking transactions is intended to protect...