Reproducing Substantial Portions Of Award While Deciding Challenge Not Non-Application Of Mind: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a judge's reproduction of substantial portions of an arbitral award while deciding a challenge to it does not, by itself, establish non-application of mind, provided the judge meaningfully examines the objections raised.“The distinction lies not in the extent of textual reproduction, but in the existence or absence of judicial engagement with the controversy. Consequently, the mere circumstance that substantial portions of an arbitral award have been...

Arbitration Act Interim Relief Unavailable In Electricity Disputes When Commission Can Grant Similar Relief: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently held that it cannot entertain a plea seeking interim relief in an electricity dispute when the State Electricity Regulatory Commission is empowered to grant similar relief under the Electricity Act, 2003. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed a petition filed by Enerica Infra 3 Private Limited seeking to restrain NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited and Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited from encashing bank guarantees worth ₹52.20 crore. “It is...

Delhi High Court Denies SpiceJet More Time To Deposit ₹144.51 Crore Interest In Dispute With Kalanithi Maran

The Delhi High Court has recently refused to grant SpiceJet Limited more time until December 2026 to deposit ₹144.51 crore towards outstanding interest under an arbitral award in its dispute with Kalanithi Maran and Kal Airways,The Court rejected the airline's request to furnish title documents of its Gurugram property as security instead.Justice Vinod Kumar dismissed SpiceJet's application, observing that although the Gurugram property was now unencumbered, the airline's failure to deposit the...

Delhi High Court Says Incomplete Address Cannot Prove Award Service, Rejects GAIL's Limitation Plea

The Delhi High Court on 14 October dismissed GAIL Gas Limited's petition challenging a trial court order that held Saraswati Concast Pvt. Ltd.'s objections to an arbitral award were within time, finding that postal delivery to a locality without the company's complete address did not establish service of the award. Justice Ajay Digpaul held that the postal receipt's omission of the premises number from Saraswati Concast's registered-office address prevented the presumption of service from...

Delhi High Court Restrains FSSAI From Acting Against Emami Over 'Healthy & Tasty' Brand Name

The Delhi High Court has directed that no precipitative action be taken against Emami Agrotech Limited over its “Emami Healthy & Tasty” brand of edible oils until the next hearing, after Emami challenged a food regulator's show cause notice that said the brand name was misleading.Justice Amit Mahajan observed that, prima facie, “no reason has been given why the petitioner's referring the term 'Healthy and Tasty' is misleading.”The dispute began with a show cause notice dated June 5, 2026,...

Actor Kriti Sanon Moves Delhi High Court To Protect Her Personality Rights

Actor Kriti Sanon has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of her personality rights. At the outset, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav asked Sanon's counsel, Advocate Pravin Anand, to explain what personality rights protect. Anand submitted that these rights cover aspects of an individual's identity, including their image and voice. The Court asked Anand to assist it in taking a “comprehensive and holistic” view of the subject by submitting a compilation of relevant judgments and...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Former RCOM Executive In Alleged ₹149.77 Crore Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted regular bail to former Reliance Communications (RCOM) executive Punit Narendra Garg in a money laundering case involving alleged diversion of loan funds used to acquire a yacht and an overseas apartment. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has alleged that transactions involving these assets and payments towards his daughters' educational expenses generated proceeds of crime worth approximately ₹149.77 crore.Justice Sanjeev Narula held that Garg's...

Time Spent In Writ Petition Not Automatically Excluded From GST Appeal Limitation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that the time spent pursuing a writ petition cannot be automatically excluded while computing the limitation period for filing a statutory appeal against a GST adjudication order.The Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Bharat Parashar observed that if an assessee files an application under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963, seeking exclusion of the period during which the writ petition remained pending, the Appellate Authority must consider the...

Delhi High Court Calls Taxpayer's Absence From Cross-Examination Despite 10-Day Notice “Indolent And Negligent”

The Delhi High Court has observed that an assessee's failure to remain available for cross-examination of a witness despite receiving at least 10 days' prior notice reflects an indolent and negligent approach towards the proceedings.The Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Aditi Choudhary made the observation while setting aside an income tax assessment order passed against Petitioner and directing the Assessing Officer to provide a fresh opportunity to cross-examine two witnesses.The...

Delhi High Court Quashes Income Tax Penalty Order Passed During Pendency Of ITAT Appeal

The Delhi High Court has quashed an income tax penalty order passed against a private company under Section 270A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, during the pendency of the company's appeal before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).The Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Aditi Choudhary held that Section 275(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act mandates that penalty proceedings remain in abeyance when an appeal against the relevant assessment order is pending before the ITAT.The Court allowed...

Delhi High Court Permanently Bars Hisar Coaching Operators From Using 'CAREER POWER' Mark

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained two Hisar-based coaching operators from using the 'CAREER POWER' mark and its device, or the name 'METIS EDUVANTURES', in a passing off and copyright infringement suit filed by Metis Eduventures Private Limited India.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the judgment on October 5, 2026, observing that the company's rights needed protection through a final decree despite the operators having complied with an earlier interim injunction.The company...

Delhi High Court Rejects NDMC Plea To Dismiss Taj Mahal Hotel Operator's ₹38.35 Crore COVID-19 Licence Fee Suit

The Delhi High Court has rejected the New Delhi Municipal Council's (NDMC) plea to dismiss a suit filed by Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), which operates the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi. The company is seeking exemption from ₹38.35 crore in licence fees for the COVID-19 pandemic period and an extension of the licence by 272 days.Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing NDMC's application to dismiss the suit, which seeks relief under the force majeure clause of the leave and licence...