SBI Back In Reliance Infratel CoC As Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLAT Order Excluding Consortium Lenders

The Supreme Court of India has allowed the appeal filed by the State Bank of India against an October 14, 2022 order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, which had upheld the exclusion of SBI and other lenders from the Committee of Creditors (CoC) in the insolvency of Reliance Infratel Limited.A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe set aside the NCLAT ruling and restored the status of lenders claiming under corporate guarantees as financial creditors and directed their...

Being A Government Authority No Ground To Avoid Deposit For Stay Of Arbitral Award: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has recently observed that a government authority cannot seek exemption from depositing an arbitral award amount merely on the ground of its status while seeking a stay. Justice B.P. Routray upheld a Commercial Court order directing the Chief Engineer (Roads-1), Government of Odisha, to deposit the entire award of about Rs. 26.97 crore in a dispute with NKC Projects Pvt. Ltd. The court held, "It cannot be contended on the part of the Petitioner that he being a Government...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Delhi HC Ruling That Patent Revocation Plea Survives Expiry

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea challenging a Delhi High Court ruling that a patent revocation petition remains maintainable and survives even after expiry of the patent and is not barred merely because an invalidity defence is raised in a parallel infringement suit. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued notice on the special leave petition filed by by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH and listed the matter for final disposal on May 25, 2026 The case...

Delhi High Court Orders Suspension of 'ebai.org' Over Lupin QR Codes Redirecting To Porn Content

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Lupin Limited, ordering that the domain 'www.ebai.org' be suspended, disabled, or deleted within 36 hours.The direction came after QR codes printed on the company's eye-care products, which link to that website, were found redirecting users to pornographic content. Lupin has alleged that the domain itself had been taken over by an unidentified third party. The order was passed on April 17, 2026 by Justice Jyoti...

Society Election Disputes Involve Collective Rights, Not Arbitrable: Delhi High Court

Holding that disputes arising out of a society's election process are inherently non-arbitrable, the Delhi High Court refused to appoint an arbitrator and declined interim relief to stay the upcoming elections of the Akhil Bhartiya Agrawal Sammelan. “An election of a society comprising approximately 1,20,000 members involves collective rights. A challenge to the election process, the appointment of a Chief Election Officer, or the validity of the voter list is not a private dispute between two...

IBC Offences Triable Only By Special Court Where Company's Registered Office Is Located: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that offences under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 can be tried only by the Special Court having jurisdiction over the place where a company's registered office is situated, ruling that a Gwalior court lacked inherent jurisdiction to entertain a complaint against a company whose registered office is in New Delhi.“From the bare reading of section 436 it is clear that offences shall be triable only by the Special Court established under section 435...

IBC Auction Purchaser Not Liable For Past Electricity Dues: Telangana HC Sets Aside ₹2.64 Lakh Demand

The Telangana High Court has recently set aside a demand raised against an auction purchaser under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, holding that such a purchaser cannot be made liable for electricity dues of the previous owner where the claim was not part of the insolvency process, and further that a demand raised after nearly 16 years is barred by limitation. Justice Renuka Yara, allowing the writ petition, emphasised that once the resolution process concludes, undisclosed statutory dues...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains 'The Inc Magazine' Operator From Using Mansueto Ventures' 'Inc.' Mark

The Delhi High Court has recently granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining a Pune-based entity from using the mark “Inc” for a magazine, website, and related publishing services, finding it identical or deceptively similar to Mansueto Ventures LLC's “Inc.” brand. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, in an order dated April 21, 2026, held that the rival marks were identical, observing that there was “no distinction between the two,” and noted material on record showing unauthorised...

Tripura High Court Orders Rs 2.21 Crore GST Reimbursement Under Work Contract Clause With 12% Interest

The High Court of Tripura has directed the State authorities to reimburse Rs. 2.21 crore along with 12% interest to a government contractor, holding that taxes paid under the GST regime must be refunded where the contract expressly provides for such reimbursement.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao and Justice Biswajit Palit was dealing with a writ petition filed by Sri Nimai Kar, a Class-I government contractor, who had undertaken a road construction project pursuant...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Refusal Of 'KAMA CASA' Trademark, Says Composite Marks Cannot Be Dissected

The Delhi High Court has recently set aside the refusal of the trademark “KAMA CASA” for furniture and home décor products and related retail services, holding that the Registrar erred in dissecting a composite wordmark and comparing it with separate prior marks. A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela held, “In other words, the mark of the appellant “KAMA CASA”, which is a word mark, ought to have been considered as a composite mark and not broken into “KAMA” and “CASA”. In case such...

Approval By Additional Commissioner Valid As “Joint Commissioner” Under Income Tax Act: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, on 8 April, held that approval granted by an Additional Commissioner of Income Tax satisfies the statutory requirement under Section 274(2) of the Income Tax Act for imposing penalties. It clarified that the term “Joint Commissioner” includes an Additional Commissioner under Section 2(28C) of the Act. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by Service Cooperative Bank Limited, holding that the challenge failed on the limited question of the...

Jharkhand High Court Refuses Tata Steel's Writ Against GST Demand, Says Appeal Is Proper Remedy

The Jharkhand High Court has recently refused to entertain a writ petition filed by Tata Steel Limited challenging a GST adjudication order involving alleged wrongful availment of input tax credit, holding that the company had not made out a case to bypass the statutory appellate remedy. “We are satisfied that the petitioner has not made out any case for bypassing the alternate statutory remedy of appeal.”, the court held.A Bench of Chief Justice M. S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar...