Supreme Court & High Courts
No Absolute Right Of Appeal Under SARFAESI Without Pre-Deposit: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently upheld the dismissal of a DRAT appeal for failure to comply with the mandatory pre-deposit under Section 18 of the SARFAESI Act. A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar held that the statutory right of appeal is conditional. The court observed that “the said right is not absolute.” The case arose after the Debts Recovery Tribunal dismissed a securitisation application filed by Renu Goyal challenging measures taken by Edelweiss Asset...
No Concluded Contract, No Interim Relief: Delhi High Court Dismisses Developer's Plea Against ARCIL
The Delhi High Court has dismissed Parsvnath Developers' plea seeking enforcement of an alleged Rs. 750 crore restructuring agreement against Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited, holding that courts cannot compel parties to honour a settlement that never matured into a concluded contract. Justice Jasmeet Singh held that the draft restructuring agreement remained at a negotiatory stage. Although drafts were exchanged, essential terms were unsettled. The schedules were marked preliminary...
Civil Courts Cannot Preempt SARFAESI Action, Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Injunction Against SBI
The Karnataka High Court has recently set aside an interim injunction that had restrained the State Bank of India from enforcing a corporate guarantee against Patel Engineering Limited. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha held that the Commercial Court in Bengaluru could not have injuncted SBI from proceeding under the SARFAESI Act or the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act. The bench noted that Section 34 of the SARFAESI Act bars courts from...
Gujarat High Court Quashes ₹98 Lakh GST SCN, Says Construction ITC Bar Not Applicable To Leasehold Rights Transfer
The Gujarat High Court has held that Section 17(5)(d) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, which blocks input tax credit on goods or services used for construction of immovable property on one's own account, did not apply in a case where the taxpayer had only transferred leasehold rights and had undertaken no construction activity. A Division Bench of Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice Pranav Trivedi quashed a show cause notice issued under Section 74(1) of the Act and directed the...
A.R. Rahman Undertakes To Credit Dagar Brothers In 'Veera Raja Veera' Song; Supreme Court Closes Dagar's Appeal
Music composer A.R. Rahman on Friday undertook before the Supreme Court of India to give credit to Late Ustad Faiyazuddin Dagar and Late Ustad Zahiruddin Dagar in relation to the song “Veera Raja Veera” from Ponniyin Selvan II. The court accordingly closed the appeal filed by Dhrupad vocalist Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar against a division bench order of the Delhi High Court that had modified interim relief granted in the copyright dispute. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices...
Jurisdiction Clause In Umbrella Agreement Prevails Over Later Contract: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that when an umbrella agreement fixes a venue in one city but expressly confers jurisdiction on courts in another, the jurisdiction clause will prevail unless the parties clearly alter the juridical seat for the entire transaction. Dismissing two petitions filed by Ansal Housing Limited seeking interim relief under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar ruled that courts at Meerut, and not Delhi, had territorial...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Orders Formation Of Apex Committee To Recover Agricultural Land Conversion Tax Dues
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has recently directed the State's Chief Secretary to constitute an Apex Committee to identify defaulters and recover unpaid conversion tax dues under the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Challa Gunaranjan ordered, “… we feel that steps have to be taken for ensuring recovery of the outstanding tax. We, therefore, direct the Chief Secretary of...
Supreme Court Dismisses JSW Steel's Plea Against ₹127.66 Crore Recovery in Bomman Iron Ore Lease Dispute
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by JSW Steel Limited challenging a Karnataka High Court order that had refused to restrain recovery of Rs 127.66 crore and invocation of its bank guarantees over alleged non-compliance with minimum production requirements under the Bomman Iron Ore Mining Lease.A bench comprising the Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi declined to interfere with the High Court's order. “We see no...
Delhi High Court Restrains 20 Rogue Websites Streaming Barrios vs Ryan Garcia Fight, Grants DAZN Dynamic Injunction
The Delhi High Court has recently restrained 20 rogue websites from illegally streaming the “Mario Barrios vs. Ryan Garcia” boxing match scheduled for February 21, 2026. The court held that DAZN Limited had made out a strong case for urgent protection of its exclusive broadcast rights. Granting an ex parte ad interim injunction, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed, “In such case, the plaintiffs, appears to have a prima facie strong case for an ex-parte ad-interim injunction.” The court...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Challenge To CESTAT Ruling That Customs Cannot Alter FOB Value Of Goods
The Supreme Court recently issued notice on an appeal filed by the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) against a ruling of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, which held that Customs officers cannot alter the Free on Board (FOB) value agreed upon between a buyer and seller. A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe directed that the matter be heard along with a connected appeal. The tribunal had framed the issue succinctly:...
Delhi High Court Asks Singer Jubin Nautiyal Why He Filed Personality Rights Suit In Delhi Despite Being Based in Uttarakhand
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked singer Jubin Nautiyal why he had approached it for protection of his personality rights when he is based in Uttarakhand. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela questioned the choice of forum. “Why are you here? What is accessible here is accessible there. The courts there aren't abolished yet…,” the judge remarked. At the outset, the Court asked how it could entertain the suit. Nautiyal's counsel argued that key authorities such as the Ministry of Electronics and...