Delhi High Court Denies Interim Relief To Buyer As Developer's Claims Fail In Arbitration

The Delhi High Court has refused interim protection to a purchaser seeking to restrain the creation of third-party rights and maintain status quo over the first floor of a Greater Kailash-I property, holding that the claim could not survive once the developer's claimed authority to create such rights stood rejected in arbitrationJustice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that the buyer's claim was entirely derivative of the Collaboration Agreement executed between developer Aditya Bhutani and the...

Delhi High Court Directs SpiceJet To Disclose Assets In Sunbird France Plea To Enforce ₹84 Crore Foreign Decree

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed SpiceJet Ltd to file an affidavit disclosing its assets within three weeks in proceedings initiated by France-based aircraft lessor Sunbird France 02 SAS. Sunbird is seeking enforcement of a foreign decree of around ₹84 crore passed by the England & Wales Commercial Court against the airline. Justice Vikas Mahajan recorded the consent of the parties. He directed that, without prejudice to their rights and contentions, SpiceJet shall file the...

Urban Company Agrees Before Delhi High Court To Edit One Of Ads Allegedly Disparaging Kent RO Products

Urban Company (UC), maker of the Native RO water purifier, agreed before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday to edit one of three advertisements that Kent RO Systems alleged were disparaging its products, without agreeing to take it down entirely.The matter was heard by Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, with Senior Advocate Amit Sibal appearing for Urban Company and counsel for Kent RO walking the court through the three advertisements frame by frame. The Court, however, did not pass any takedown...

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Relief To Commercial Space Licensee Against Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

The Delhi High Court has refused interim relief to QC One Solutions Pvt. Ltd. against Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's termination of a licence agreement for commercial spaces at three metro stations. The court prima facie found that the company had repeatedly defaulted on payment of licence fees and electricity dues despite multiple opportunities to cure the breaches. Justice Vikas Mahajan, in an order passed on May 20, held that QC One Solutions had failed to establish a prima facie case for...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Delay Condonation In Income Tax Dept's Appeal Against IFUNA

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court order that condoned the Income Tax Department's delay in filing and re-filing its appeal against Indian Federation of United Nations Association (IFUNA). The delay was 154 days in filing the appeal and 112 days in re-filing it.The Delhi High Court had on March 24, 2026 condoned the delay observing that though the delay was substantial and not properly explained, a “lenient view in the interest of justice” was required A...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Rejection Of Patent For VIB's Oral Protein Delivery Invention

The Delhi High Court has set aside the Controller of Patents' refusal of a patent application filed by VIB VZW, a Belgium-based life sciences research institute for an invention relating to oral delivery of therapeutic proteins, holding that the patent authority failed to consider the applicant's submissions and passed an unreasoned order.Justice Jyoti Singh held that the failure to engage with the applicant's detailed response defeated the patent examination process itself. “Not according...

Supreme Court Dismisses IT Dept's Appeal Against Pernod Ricard In Advertising Expense Tax Dispute Over Delay

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Income Tax Department's challenge to a Delhi High Court ruling in favour of Pernod Ricard India Pvt Ltd. It declined to interfere with the judgment that had held AMP and brand-building expenses could not be disallowed in the absence of evidence showing an arrangement with the foreign associated enterprise. The top court declined to entertain the Revenue's plea on account of a 384-day delay in filing the appeal. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In DMRC Plea Against ₹45 Crore Service Tax Demand On Upfront Lease Premium

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on an appeal filed by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) challenging a CESTAT ruling that upheld a service tax demand of over ₹45 crore. The demand relates to upfront fees received under long-term lease arrangements for property development linked to the Delhi Metro project.A Bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued notice and agreed to hear the case on merits.The dispute arose from service tax demands against DMRC on...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Ilaiyaraaja's Review Plea In 'En Iniya Pon Nilave' Copyright Dispute

The Delhi High Court has dismissed composer Ilaiyaraaja's review petition against its May 21, 2026 judgment that upheld Saregama India Ltd.'s copyright claim over the sound recording of the iconic song En Iniya Pon Nilave from the Tamil film Moodu Pani, holding that no ground for review was made out.A Division Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla rejected the plea after hearing Senior Advocate Swathi Sukumar for Ilaiyaraaja. The dispute began after Saregama sued Vels...

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against NCLAT Order Clearing NSE In Co-Location Abuse Of Dominance Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the NCLAT's order clearing the National Stock Exchange in the co-location access abuse of dominance case, refusing to interfere with the tribunal's finding that no prima facie case of anti-competitive conduct was made out. The NCLAT had held that mere dominance does not amount to abuse and found no material showing denial of market access or appreciable harm to competition.“Merely being a dominant player is not bad in itself, unless it has resulted into...

Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Ruling In Birla Corp AGM Vote Dispute; Says Majority Trustees Can Authorise Voting

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Calcutta High Court ruling that had held that once an e-vote is cast in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Birla Corporation Ltd., it could not subsequently be invalidated through later communications. The High Court had also held that the first vote cast on behalf of the societies must prevail. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta held that the Division Bench erred in concluding that trustees could bind the societies only if all trustees...

Reliance Industries' n-Hexane Import Cannot Be Classified As Motor Spirit Merely For Low Flash Point: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Reliance Industries Ltd. in its long-running customs classification dispute, holding that imported n-Hexane cannot be treated as motor spirit merely because its flash point is below 25°C. The court held that the Customs Department failed to prove that the product satisfied all conditions required for such classification, including suitability for use as fuel in spark ignition engines. A bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale...