LiveLawBiz Company Law Quarterly Digest: January-March 2026

SUPREME COURTSpecial Court Cannot Hear Private Complaints In Companies Act Fraud Cases; Only SFIO Can File: Supreme Court Case Title: Yerram Vijay Kumar v. The State of Telengana and Anr Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 2 Case Number: SLP (Crl.) No. 11530 OF 2024 The Supreme Court has held that a special court cannot entertain a private complaint in cases involving fraud under the Companies Act. It ruled that where an offence attracts punishment under the fraud provision, cognisance can be taken only on...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: March 29- April 4, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXRare Townships Private Limited v. Mitul Gada, 2026 LLBiz HC(BOM) 173Smt. Deepa R. v. Rajiv Raghavan Pillai, 2026 LLBiz REAT (MH) 20Shri T. Kiran Kumar v. The Secretary, ORERA, 2026 LLBiz REAT (OD) 21Avtar Singh Guleria Versus Signature Infrabuild Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz RERA(HR) 62Col. Kanwar Ripu Sain Jaswal & Anr. v. M/s EMAAR India Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA(HR) 59Arpan Sarkar & Anr. v. Casa Grande Garden City Builders Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA(KA) 61Promont...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest: March 29- April 4, 2026

Nominal IndexRajiv Gaddh vs Subodh Prakash, 2026 LLBiz SC 137NTPC Ltd Vs Micro And Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, Bhopal & Ors., 2026 LLBiz SC 138The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. v. Jindal India Limited, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 327UEM India Pvt. Ltd. v. ONGC Limited, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 310SP Singla Constructions Pvt Ltd v State of Jharkhand & Anr., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 330Talent Unlimited Online Services Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Affle India Ltd., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 338Kantilal...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: April 04, 2026

COMPANY LAWHSCC MD Not A 'Civil Post' Under Union, CAT Lacks Jurisdiction: Delhi High CourtNCLAT Rejects Successful Bidder's Plea For Post-Sale Reliefs In Veda Biofuel LiquidationNCLT Chennai Allows First Motion In Apollo Hospitals Scheme, Orders Stakeholder MeetingsIBCIBC Moratorium Can't Revive Missed Written Statement Deadline: Delhi High CourtDefault Is A Singular Event, Not Continuing: NCLAT Sets Aside Insolvency Admission Against Deccan Chronicle GuarantorOperational Creditors Cannot Seek...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Quarterly Digest: January - March, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Dismisses Revenue Plea Against Gujarat HC Order Quashing Adani Wilmar Income Tax ReassessmentCase Title : THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CIRCLE 1(1)(1) Vs ADANI WILMAR LIMITED Case Number : SLP(C) 4944/2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 35The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with a Gujarat High Court judgment that had quashed the reopening of Adani Wilmar Limited's income tax assessment for the 2013–14 assessment year, dismissing a special leave...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Quarterly Digest: January - March 2026

Supreme CourtDecrees Cannot Be Turned into “Paper Tigers” by Permitting Post-Award Property Transfers: Supreme CourtCase Title : R. Savithri Naidu v. The Cotton Corporation of India Ltd. & Anr.Case Number : Civil Appeal No. 1602/2026 [Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 19779 of 2024]Citation : 2026 LLBiz SC 66The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that a person who purchases disputed property after the passing of an arbitral award cannot obstruct its attachment in execution proceedings. A Bench of...

LiveLaw Invites Applications for Editorial Roles at LIVELAWBIZ

LiveLawBiz, the corporate and business law vertical of LiveLaw, is expanding its editorial team and inviting applications from qualified and motivated candidates for the following positions: 1. Executive EditorExperience Required: Minimum 4 years or more in corporate legal reporting/EditingEligibility Criteria: Law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) is mandatoryStrong background in reporting on corporate law, business regulations, M&A, compliance, and financial legal developments Proven...

Supreme Court Dismisses Income Tax Department SLP Against NDTV Holding Company RRPR Over 372-Day Delay

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed special leave petitions filed by the Income Tax Department against RRPR Holdings Pvt Ltd, the promoter holding company of NDTV, on the ground of a delay of 372 days, declining to condone the inordinate delay and leaving undisturbed the Delhi High Court's ruling quashing reassessment proceedings. Holding that no bona fide or plausible explanation had been furnished by the department, a bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe observed:...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: April 03, 2026

IBC Satinder Singh Bhasin Could Not Use IBC Limitation To Shield ₹50 Crore Bail Deposit From BIIPL: Supreme CourtNCLT Ahmedabad Keeps MAHAGENCO's Termination Of Gensol's ₹292.5 Crore EPC Contract Inoperative During CIRPJudicial Custody Of Appellant No Ground To Extend IBC Limitation: NCLAT In Alps Leisure LiquidationSupreme Court Dismisses BCCI Review Against Order Setting Aside NCLAT Decision Closing Byju's CIRPIPRDelhi High Court Injuncts 'HALESAGA' Mark, Finds It Similar To Saga Lifesciences'...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Quarterly Digest: January - March 2026

Amendment Proposal Introduced in Lok SabhaCentre Proposes Penalty Instead Of 1 Year Jail For Allottees Violating RERA Appellate Tribunal Orders The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, has been introduced in the Lok Sabha as part of a broader legislative push to decriminalise offences and rationalise penalties across a range of laws. One of the changes relates to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. Section 68 of the Act currently allows for imprisonment of up to...

LiveLawBiz IPR Quarterly Digest: January - March, 2026

Supreme Court Reserves Verdict In Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh's Plea To Quash Copyright Case Over Film Kahaani 2Case Title: Sujoy Ghosh vs State of Jharkhand & Ors Case Number: SLP (Crl) 9452/2025The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment in a plea filed by filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings alleging copyright infringement in connection with the film Kahaani 2, which was declined by the Jharkhand High Court. A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha...

Satinder Singh Bhasin Could Not Use IBC Limitation To Shield ₹50 Crore Bail Deposit From BIIPL: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday, while considering pleas seeking cancellation of bail granted to Satinder Singh Bhasin, rejected his contention that the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) of Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (BIIPL), of which he is a director, could not question the Rs.50 crore deposited as a bail condition due to the two-year look-back period under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.It found that the amount that had been deposited for securing the bail was sourced...