Supreme Court & High Courts
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...
Waiver Under Maharashtra Settlement Of Arrears Of Tax Act Available Only On Disputed Tax: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad has recently held that under the First Phase of the Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears of Tax, Interest, Penalty or Late Fee Act, 2019, one hundred percent of undisputed tax must be paid and no waiver is available on such amount, dismissing a writ petition filed by a sugar manufacturing co-operative. A Division Bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Hiten S. Venegavkar held, “for undisputed tax, amount to be paid is 100% of the amount in column B i.e....
Arbitration Act Is Self-Contained Code; Civil Revision Not Maintainable Where Appeal Lies: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has reaffirmed that a civil revision under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not lie against such an order passed under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 where the statute provides a specific appellate remedy. The Court held that the Arbitration Act is a self-contained code and that Section 37 exhausts the appellate remedies. Justice Ramesh Chand Malviya observed, “It is settled principles of law that the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 being...
Delhi High Court Condones Late Filing By Avantha Holdings, Applies “Parity” Against Bank's Own Delay
The Delhi High Court on 12 February condoned a 14-day delay by Avantha Holdings Limited in filing its written statement in recovery proceedings, holding that procedural fairness requires parity when the creditor bank itself delayed service of summons by nearly a month. A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar allowed a writ petition filed by Avantha Holdings against ICICI Bank Limited, observing that a tribunal cannot ignore substantial delay by one party while...
'More The Merrier?': Delhi High Court Questions Insistence On Retaining Social Media Platforms In Karan Johar's Personality Rights Suit
The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the legal basis for retaining social media intermediaries as parties in filmmaker Karan Johar's personality rights suit after they have complied with its takedown directions, asking, “Why have more the merrier attitude?” Justice Jyoti Singh was hearing submissions from platforms including Meta (Defendant 15), X Corp. (Defendant 16) and Etsy (Defendant 12), which were impleaded as proforma parties in the suit. Meta informed the Court that it had...
Maharashtra Stamp Authorities Have No Jurisdiction Over NCLT Chennai Order: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on 18 February held that Maharashtra stamp authorities have no jurisdiction to assess stamp duty on an order passed by the NCLT, Chennai Bench, merely because the same scheme was also sanctioned by the NCLT, Mumbai Bench. A Single-Judge Bench of Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh clarified that even if stamp duty had not been paid on the Chennai order, that question falls within the domain of authorities in Tamil Nadu and is irrelevant to the assessment of the Mumbai order. The...
Arbitral Award Holders Can Seek Interim Protection Until Award Is Fully Satisfied: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on 18 February, held that an arbitral award holder is not left remediless after initiating enforcement proceedings and may seek interim protection under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act until the award is fully satisfied. A Division Bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Supratim Bhattacharya was hearing an appeal filed by Alok Saraf and others against the EPI Group, challenging a single judge's order dated 10 September 2025, which had refused ad...
Madras High Court Quashes ₹1.10 Crore Award Against Annai Builders For "Unintelligible" Findings
The Madras High Court on 17 February set aside a Rs. 1.10 crore arbitral award passed against Annai Builders Real Estate Pvt. Ltd., holding that the arbitrator's findings were unintelligible as two disputed running bills were allowed without examining objections of duplicate claims and excess payment, and by ignoring a detailed 242-page expert report assessing actual construction progress. A Single Bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh held that the award suffered from perversity and patent...
S. 7 IBC | Corporate Debtor's Inability To Pay Not Relevant For CIRP Plea Admission: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reaffirmed that the Adjudicating Authority cannot refuse to admit a financial creditor's plea under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code on the ground of the corporate debtor's inability to pay. The only question at the admission stage is whether a financial debt exists and whether there has been a default. The inability of the corporate debtor to pay is not required to be examined at this stage. Dismissing an appeal filed by Power Trust, promoter...