Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Leela Entertainment From Using 'THE LEELA' Mark

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Leela Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. from using “THE LEELA”, a popular hospitality mark, till the next hearing, holding that it prima facie amounts to infringement of Schloss HMA Pvt. Ltd.'s trademark and passing off of its goodwill.A bench of Justice Jyoti Singh observed, “Plaintiff has built an immense reputation for itself in the hospitality industry and adoption of identical/deceptively similar marks for identical services by the Defendant is a...

Section 101 IBC Moratorium Temporary, Creditors Free To Recover After Expiry: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 13 April held that the moratorium under Section 101 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) in personal insolvency is temporary and time-bound, and once it ceases, creditors regain the right to pursue recovery and execution proceedings. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar made this observation while allowing continuation of execution proceedings in Vistra ITCL (India) Ltd. v. Pranav Ansal & Anr., where the decree holder sought to recover an arbitral award...

CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit On Insurance, Forex Hedging, Employee Training For National Engineering Industries

The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, has allowed the appeal filed by National Engineering Industries Ltd., setting aside the denial of CENVAT credit on insurance services, forex hedging consultancy, and employee training and travel-related services, holding that these were used in relation to its manufacturing business.The case was decided by Judicial Member Dr. Rachna Gupta, who found that the services in question were connected, directly or indirectly,...

No Damages Without Proof Of Loss: Delhi High Court Partly Sets Aside Arbitral Award Against DJB

The Delhi High Court on Monday partly set aside an arbitral award in favour of a contractor against the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), holding that damages cannot be granted on the basis of projected turnover without proof of actual loss. Justice Avneesh Jhingan held that "the award of damages in absence of evidence on record of actual loss suffered or a finding recorded that the loss suffered cannot be proved is in violation of Sections 73 and 74 of the Contract Act and against public policy. The...

Relevant Date Under GST Refund Varies By Claim Type; 2019 Amendment Not Retrospective: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has clarified that the determination of the “relevant date” for computing limitation under Section 54 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) depends on the nature of the refund claimed, and that the 2019 amendment to the provision cannot be applied retrospectively to defeat vested rights of taxpayers.A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain was dealing with petitions challenging rejection of refund claims for unutilised input tax...

Writ Maintainable After Income Tax Assessment If Order Is Ex Facie Without Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a writ petition under Article 226 is maintainable even after completion of assessment proceedings, where the impugned action is ex facie without jurisdiction.A Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Vinod Kumar observed that “simply because the proceedings have culminated into an assessment order, the petitioner cannot be made to suffer the agony of an order which is without jurisdiction on the face of it, until the appellate authority does a formal act of...

Delhi HC Restrains Law Prep From Misusing 'LegalEdge' Mark, Orders Take Down AI Defamatory Content

Noting a dispute between Law Prep and Toprankers over this year’s CLAT topper, the court restrained misuse of her identity and clarified it was not invoking personality rights, holding that a single exam success cannot create such rights

Delhi High Court Dismisses Mahaveer Udyog's Appeal In Trademark Suit Over “Tiger” Mark

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the proprietor of Mahaveer Udyog in a trademark dispute, refusing to interfere with the finding that the word “TIGER” is commonly used in the trade for agricultural implements and holding that the marks “TIGER GOLD BRAND” and “TIGER PREMIUM BRAND” are not deceptively similar and do not make out a case of passing off.A Division Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora upheld the January 9, 2026 order of the...

Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Ordering PVVNL To Refund ₹4.5 Crore Deducted As Delay Damages To IL&FS

The Delhi High Court has recently refused to interfere with an arbitral award directing Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) to refund Rs. 4.50 crore deducted as liquidated damages from IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd, holding that recovery without proof of actual loss cannot be sustained. Dismissing the challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Justice Subramonium Prasad upheld the award of Rs. 4,50,68,820 along with interest at...

ARN Cannot Be Equated With Valid GST Registration Certificate: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently upheld Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) decision to reject a bid for failure to submit a valid Goods and Services Tax registration certificate at the time of bidding, holding that an Application Reference Number (ARN) cannot substitute a GST certificate in tender processes. A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, while dismissing a writ petition filed by Anantaa-MRKR-Arinfra (JV) Pvt. Ltd., said: “An ARN is only an...

Delhi High Court Upholds ₹39.6 Lakh Award Against Austin Hyundai In Paint Supply Dispute With Axalta

The Delhi High Court on Saturday upheld an arbitral award directing Austin Hyundai (Austin Distributors Pvt Ltd) to repay Rs 39.6 lakh to Axalta Coating Systems India Pvt Ltd, holding that termination of its Hyundai dealership did not extinguish its obligations under a separate supply agreement. A bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that the supply agreement imposed independent minimum purchase obligations and was not contingent on the continuation of the dealership. ...

Delhi HC Refuses To Enforce Foreign Award In Favour Of MSA Global Over Arbitrator's Non-Disclosure Of Prior Association

The Delhi High Court has refused to enforce a foreign award in favour of MSA Global LLC (Oman) against Engineering Projects (India) Limited. It held that the arbitrator's failure to disclose a prior arbitral association with the MSA's Chairman gave rise to justifiable doubts as to his independence. The Court said this non-disclosure deprived the respondent of the opportunity to assess and challenge such impartiality. It therefore rendered the award contrary to the public policy of India under...