Delhi High Court Says It Can Execute Decrees Below Pecuniary Threshold If Original Suit Exceeded It

The Delhi High Court has recently held that it can execute a decree of less than ₹2 crore if the original suit was valued at more than ₹2 crore, which is the court's pecuniary threshold.The court, relying on Sections 37 and 38 of the Code of Civil Procedure, held that the court that passed a decree retains the power to execute it, and a reduction in the decretal amount following settlement does not extinguish its jurisdiction."There is no quarrel with the said provision. Section 16 of the...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Ex-CM Pinarayi Vijayan's Plea To Appeal Against FIR Direction In CMRL-Exalogic Case

The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed the leave petitions filed by former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena Vijayan and former Minister Mohammed Riyas, seeking permission to appeal against a Single Bench order directing the registration of an FIR against them in the CMRL Exalogic case.On October 9, a Single Judge Bench of Justice A. Badharudeen directed the registration of an FIR against Pinarayi Vijayan, Veena Vijayan, and Mohammed Riyas over alleged offences under the...

Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Raheja Developers' Ex-Director In ₹2,425 Crore Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to Nayan N. Raheja, former director of Raheja Developers Ltd. (RDL), in a money laundering case involving alleged proceeds of crime worth ₹2,425.99 crore.Justice Amit Bansal passed the order on Raheja's anticipatory bail application challenging the Saket District Court's September 19, 2026 order rejecting Raheja's anticipatory bail plea.“Consequently, the present bail application is dismissed.", the High Court said while...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Restrain Kangana Ranaut's 'Queen Full Power' Over Copyright Dispute

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to restrain the making and release of Queen Full Power, a film starring Kangana Ranaut and directed by Vikas Bahl, in a suit filed by Phantom Studios India Pvt. Ltd., which claims 50% ownership of the intellectual property rights in the 2014 film Queen. Justice Sandeep V. Marne held that Phantom had failed to establish a prima facie case of passing off or breach of contract. The Court also found that Phantom had not demonstrated that the word “queen”...

Delhi High Court Directs SpiceJet To Maintain ₹58.80 Lakh In Bank Accounts In Dispute With Travel Agent

The Delhi High Court has recently directed debt-laden airline SpiceJet Limited to maintain approximately ₹58.80 lakh in its ICICI Bank and IDFC Bank accounts while hearing an application by Travel2Agent.com and others seeking attachment of the airline's bank accounts to recover dues under an arbitral award.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on October 9, 2026, after the decree holders' counsel submitted that SpiceJet had paid ₹25 lakh towards the outstanding amount of ₹83.80 lakh.The...

PAN Misuse | Delhi High Court Quashes ₹3.91 Crore Income Tax Demand Against Security Guard

The Delhi High Court has quashed an income tax assessment order raising a demand of approximately ₹3.91 crore against a contractual security guard, observing that the assessment was based solely on portal data without any independent inquiry to establish his connection with the alleged transactions.The Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Aditi Choudhary held that the assessment violated the principles of natural justice, as the Assessing Officer failed to provide the material relied upon...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash ₹8.12 Crore Income Tax Reassessment Notice Against Pernod Ricard

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an income tax reassessment notice issued to Pernod Ricard India Private Limited, the maker of popular liquor brands Royal Stag and Blenders Pride, over an alleged discrepancy of more than ₹8 crore between its turnover declared in Value Added Tax (VAT) returns and its income tax records for the assessment year 2013-14.The Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Aditi Choudhary dismissed the company's writ petition challenging the notice issued under...

Calcutta High Court Refuses ITC Exemption From Pre-Litigation Mediation In Counterfeit Cigarette Case

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed ITC Limited's appeal against a Single Judge's refusal to exempt its trademark and copyright suit from pre-litigation mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.The court said that the plaint did not show the urgent interim relief needed to bypass mediation.A Division Bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Pratim Roy passed the order on October 12, 2026, in an appeal against the September 8, 2026 judgment wherein the...

Delhi High Court Blocks 20 Rogue Websites Streaming DAZN's Serie A Football Matches

The Delhi High Court has restrained 20 rogue websites, including Stremeo.ru, from streaming DAZN's exclusively licensed Serie A Football Season 2026-27 matches, and directed domain name registrars and ISPs to block them.The Court also allowed DAZN to have newly discovered mirror sites blocked in real time.Justice Tejas Karia passed the ad-interim order on October 12 in a suit filed by DAZN Limited, which seeks a permanent injunction against infringement of its broadcast reproduction rights.DAZN...

Kerala High Court Rejects State Nirmithi Kendra's Plea To Prematurely Withdraw ₹3 Crore Bank Deposits

The Kerala High Court has rejected Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra's plea to withdraw ₹3 crore from fixed deposits with Bank of India before maturity. The Bench held that early withdrawal was allowed only in exceptional circumstances under the bank's non-callable deposit scheme.Justices Anil K. Narendran and Muralee Krishna S set aside a July 16, 2026 order directing the bank to release the deposits with normal fixed deposit interest.The bench also held that the contractual dispute involved...

VAT Payment Doesn't Exempt Fit-Out Charges From Service Tax, CENVAT Credit Allowed: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court on 12 October held that payment of Value Added Tax (VAT) on fit-out charges does not automatically exempt the same transaction from service tax. Further, a portion of the consideration for leased office premises must be attributed to fit-outs provided under the lease agreements. A Division Bench comprising Justices Anita Sumanth and C. Kumarappan upheld CENVAT credit claimed by Ascendas IT Park (Chennai) Ltd. on specified input services, while deciding an appeal filed by...

Delhi High Court Directs CBIC To Issue Directions To Avoid Repeated GST Litigation Despite Earlier Rulings

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to examine its earlier judgments on GST-related issues and issue appropriate directions to avoid repeated litigation on similar questions of law.The Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Bharat Parashar noted that a large number of writ petitions raising substantially similar issues continued to be filed despite its earlier judgments in Gaurav Jain & Anr. v. Joint Commissioner (Appeals-II),...