Delhi High Court Grants Injunction To Philips Against Geetech For Unauthorized Medical Software

The Delhi High Court on 13 March 2026 granted an ex‑parte ad‑interim injunction in favour of the Dutch healthcare conglomerate Philips, restraining several entities from reproducing or selling counterfeit versions of its proprietary medical diagnostic software.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that Philips had established a strong prima facie case regarding the systematic piracy of its Integrated Security Tool (IST) certificates. The Bench noted:“The plaintiffs appear to be the owners of the...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Bombay High Court Order Dismissing Plea Against WeWork India IPO

The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's decision dismissing a challenge to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of WeWork India Management Pvt Ltd.A Bench comprising Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Hemant Kulshrestha, who had alleged deficiencies in disclosures in the offer documents relating to WeWork India IPO.The petition arose from a judgment dated 1 December 2025 of the Bombay High...

Karnataka High Court Frames Guidelines On Calling For Production Of Spouse's Income-Tax Returns In Maintenance Cases

The Karnataka High Court has framed detailed "gender-neutral" guidelines regulating the procedure to be followed by matrimonial courts when applications are made seeking production of income tax returns and other financial records in maintenance and alimony proceedings, in order to ensure uniform practice while safeguarding the confidentiality of personal financial information. A single bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj held that the Right to Information Act is not the proper mechanism for...

Digitally Executed Agreements Valid If Parties Acted Upon Them: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on 9 March, held that digitally executed agreements are valid even in the absence of physical signatures where the parties have acted upon them and do not dispute their existence. A Single Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri appointed Justice B.S. Walia, former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as the sole arbitrator to adjudicate disputes between Delhivery Limited and Smartpaddle Technology Private Limited. The Bench observed: “It is not...

RTI Cannot Be Used To Obtain Spouse's Income Tax Returns In Maintenance Dispute Without Larger Public Interest: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court, in a recent noteworthy ruling, has held that income tax returns and financial details of a spouse constitute “personal information” under the Right to Information Act, 2005, and cannot be disclosed in the absence of a demonstrable larger public interest, even in maintenance disputes. Observing that private matrimonial disputes do not by themselves satisfy the statutory requirement for disclosure, a single bench, Justice Suraj Govindaraj, held, "While the need for a...

Deposit Of Arbitral Award Amount In Court Stops Post-Award Interest: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on 5 March held that deposit of the entire arbitral award amount in the court registry amounts to payment to the decree-holder, and liability to pay post-award interest ceases from the date of deposit. A Bench of Justice Romesh Verma set aside an execution order against the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. (HPPCL) in its dispute with Arvind Kumar Bansal. He held: “the deposit of award amount in the Court amounts to payment to the credit of the decree...

Property Purchased Before PMLA Can Be Attached If Derived From "Proceeds Of Crime": Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday 16 March, held that the offence of money laundering is a continuing offence, and property purchased from “proceeds of crime” can be attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), even if it was acquired prior to the Act coming into force. A Division Bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla upheld the provisional attachment order issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The Bench observed: “Viewed thus, so long...

Allahabad High Court Allows Anand And Anand Firm's Writ, Holds Favorable Findings Prevent Remand

The Allahabad High Court on 16 February held that once a finding is recorded in favour of a party, the appellate authority cannot remand the matter back to the original assessing authority to redetermine the issue. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Vikas Budhwar allowed the writ petition filed by Anand and Anand Law Firm, holding: “Apparently, the writ petitioners herein are questioning the appellate order dated 30.04.2024 passed by the Joint Commissioner, GST (Appeals) for various periods....

Supreme Court Allows Zoomcar To File GST Appeal After Rajasthan HC Disposed Its Writ Without Granting Liberty

The Supreme Court has recently permitted Zoomcar India Pvt. Ltd., a car-sharing platform, to file a statutory appeal against GST assessment orders arising from proceedings for the financial year 2019–20, after the Rajasthan High Court disposed of its writ petitions without granting liberty to pursue the appellate remedy. A bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan was dealing with special leave petitions challenging the Rajasthan High Court's orders, which had...

Shareholder Ratification Cannot Wipe Out Liability For Violation Of SEBI Regulations: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that violations of SEBI regulations cannot be nullified through shareholder ratification, observing that regulatory breaches affecting multiple stakeholders must face statutory consequences.A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan while setting aside the order dated June 2, 2022 passed by the Securities Appellate Tribunal, which had set aside penalties imposed by SEBI on Terrascope Ventures Ltd and its directors.“SEBI's Regulations...

Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte GST Order Passed Without Allowing Reply To Show Cause Notice

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an ex-parte GST order passed against Medizen Labs Pvt. Ltd. after noting that the adjudicating authority issued the order without considering any reply from the taxpayer. The court observed that, in the facts of the case, it would be appropriate to give the assessee an opportunity to respond to the show cause notice before the matter is decided on merits. A single-judge bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav was hearing a writ petition filed by the...

Gujarat High Court Rejects Delayed Challenge To Arbitral Award Over No Plea Of Non-Delivery Of Signed Copy

The Gujarat High Court recently observed that a party challenging an arbitral award cannot seek to overcome limitation by claiming that it came to know of the award during execution proceedings, if its Section 34 application does not contain a clear and categorical plea that the signed copy of the award had never been delivered to it as required under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D.N. Ray made the observation while dismissing...