Delhi High Court Keeps Anadolu Deniz-HSL Arbitration In Abeyance, Says Sovereign Decision Non-Arbitrable

The Delhi High Court on 18 September directed that arbitral proceedings initiated by Turkish company Anadolu Deniz against Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) before the Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) be kept in abeyance.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the direction on HSL's application for interim protection after finding prima facie that the Union Government's decision to exclude Anadolu Deniz from a project for construction of Fleet Support Ships for the Indian Navy was a sovereign...

ATMs Are 'Computers' Under Income Tax Rules, Calcutta High Court Allows Higher Depreciation

The Calcutta High Court has held that Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) qualify as “computers” for claiming the higher depreciation rate under the Income Tax Rules, rejecting the Revenue's classification of the machines as general office equipment or machinery.“The revenue's attempt to categorise these units as general office equipment or machinery ignores the technical reality that they are specialised computing devices. Given that the technical specifications of an ATM align with the broad...

Outgoing Partner's Consent Not Required To Record Firm Reconstitution: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the signature or consent of an outgoing partner is not required for recording a change in the constitution of a registered partnership firm under Section 63 of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932. Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum allowed a petition filed by Y. Mahabaleshwarappa and Sons, a registered mining partnership firm, and quashed the District Registrar's refusal to record the firm's reconstitution on the ground that the deed did not bear the signature of...

Delhi High Court Directs Court Hearing Award Challenge To Decide Vipsie's Perjury Plea Within 3 Months

The Delhi High Court on 16 September directed the court which heard Vipsie Hospitalitys Pvt. Ltd.'s challenge to an arbitral award to decide its application seeking perjury proceedings over allegedly forged documents within three months. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora held that Vipsie had correctly filed the Section 340 Cr.P.C. application before the court hearing its Section 34 petition against the arbitral award in its dispute with Walianet. The Court also settled that court's...

Madras High Court Dismisses 'Dr. WASH' Infringement Suit Over 'Dr. Bright' Soap, Says Packaging Distinct

On 21 September, the Madras High Court dismissed a trademark infringement and passing off suit filed by Ashique Exports against Koyenco Soaps and Detergents over its “Dr. Bright” washing soap, holding that the rival product's packaging was not deceptively similar to Ashique's “Dr. WASH” brand. Justice K. Kumaresh Babu also dismissed Koyenco's separate rectification petition seeking cancellation of Ashique's “Dr. WASH” trademark registration, finding that the disclaimer relied upon by Koyenco...

Delhi High Court Declines Writ On Jurisdiction Issue As Statutory Appeal Against Assessment Order Is Pending

The Delhi High Court has declined to exercise its writ jurisdiction in a challenge concerning the jurisdiction of an Income Tax Officer to pass an assessment order, noting that the assessee had already availed the statutory remedy of appeal against the assessment order and the appeal had been pending before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) since January 2020.The Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, however, requested CIT(A) to decide the pending appeal...

Bombay High Court Quashes Former Lodha Developers Executive's PMLA Arrest For Lack Of Fresh Material

On 21 September, the Bombay High Court allowed former Lodha Developers executive Rajendra Narpatmal Lodha's writ petition and set aside the remand order dated 13 February 2026 passed in connection with the Enforcement Case Information Report registered by the ED. Justice Milind N. Jadhav held that the Enforcement Directorate cannot arrest a person on the basis of material on which it had earlier sought a Special Court's permission to record his statement, unless fresh incriminating material or...

Validity Of Arbitration Agreement Needs Examination Where Partnership Deed Is Challenged: MP High Court

On 16 September, the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that where a party challenges the very execution and validity of a partnership deed containing an arbitration clause on grounds of fraud, conspiracy and lack of informed consent, the existence of a valid arbitration agreement must be examined before the dispute can be referred to arbitration. Justice Ramkumar Choubey dismissed a miscellaneous appeal against the 23rd District Judge, Bhopal's order restoring a civil suit after setting aside the...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Copyright Registration For 'Radhey Radhey Barsane Wali Radhey'

The Delhi High Court on 8 September set aside a 2020 copyright registration for the sound recording “Radhey Radhey Barsane Wali Radhey” after finding that the Registrar had granted the registration without prior notice to a rival claimant. Justice Jyoti Singh allowed the rectification petition filed by Vipul Music Company, a proprietorship firm of Santosh Goswami, and directed fresh consideration of the respondent's application after allowing the petitioner to file objections. The Bench held: ...

Unable To Pay Arbitration Fees? Law Provides No Waiver On Financial Grounds: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that an arbitral tribunal cannot ordinarily be required to continue adjudicating a claim or counter-claim when the requisite deposit towards arbitration costs has not been paid.“The statutory scheme, therefore, recognises that an Arbitral Tribunal cannot ordinarily be required to continue adjudicating upon a claim or counter-claim in the absence of the requisite deposit towards the costs of such proceedings,” Justice Amit Mahajan ruled.The ruling came while...

Delhi High Court Restrains Gold Flake Counterfeiters After Police Seize 11.28 Lakh Cigarettes

The Delhi High Court has granted ITC Limited an ad interim injunction against a counterfeiting operation that was manufacturing fake "Gold Flake" cigarettes out of an old school building disguised as a cattle shed, after police seized goods and machinery worth an estimated ₹1.44 crore from the premises.Justice Jyoti Singh passed the order on September 16 in a suit filed by ITC against Ravi Kishor and his associates running the operation.ITC's "Gold Flake" trademark, adopted by its predecessor in...

Karnataka High Court Modifies HMT's 20% Interest On ₹1.39 Crore Damages To Ex-Employees Turned Entrepreneurs

The Karnataka High Court has modified the interest payable by HMT on ₹1.39 crore in damages awarded to eight former employees-turned-entrepreneurs for the loss caused by a shortfall in the assured workload.The entrepreneurs will get 20% annual interest on the damages only for the period during which they were repaying their Karnataka State Financial Corporation (KSFC) loans. For the remaining period, HMT will have to pay interest at 12% per annum. A Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman...