LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Digest: September 21 - September 27, 2026

SUPREME COURTCan State Notifications Let Civil Judges Decide Trademark Cases? Supreme Court Refers To Larger BenchCase Title: I.S.D.S. Private Limited & Anr. v. M/s Khemka Food Products Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Case Number: Special Leave Petition (C) No.6793 of 2026Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 313The Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the question of whether State notifications designating Civil Judges (Senior Division) as Commercial Courts can override Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999,...

LiveLaw Biz | Top 10 Corporate & Business Law Stories From Last Week

Can State Notifications Let Civil Judges Decide Trademark Cases? Supreme Court Refers To Larger BenchThe Supreme Court on Monday referred to a larger bench the question of whether State notifications notifying Civil Judges (Senior Division) as Commercial Courts can override the Trade Marks Act requirement that infringement suits be instituted before a District Court. The issue arises from Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999. It bars a suit seeking relief for trademark infringement from...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Weekly Round-Up: September 21 - September 27, 2026

HIGH COURTSBombay HCBombay High Court Condones Trust's 30-Day Delay In Filing Tax Audit Form Despite Pending CBDT PleaCase Title : Vallabh Welfare Foundation v. Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Mumbai & Ors. Case Number : Writ Petition (L) No. 24472 of 2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC(BOM) 533The Bombay High Court on 21 September condoned Vallabh Welfare Foundation's 30-day delay in filing Form 10B for Assessment Year 2020-21, despite the charitable trust having already approached...

Supreme Court Stays NCLAT Order Reviving IL&FS Plea Over ₹1,080 Crore SREI Group Linked Transactions

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order reviving Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd. (IL&FS)'s plea seeking to unwind six alleged circuitous lending transactions worth ₹1,080 crore involving SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) group entities.The case arose from six lending transactions worth ₹1,080 crore undertaken between March 2017 and March 2018, which IL&FS alleged were structured to...

Centre Can Use Power Under Patents Act To Make Exorbitantly Priced Drugs Affordable: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday held that Section 100 of the Patents Act permits the Central Government to use a patent to manufacture a medicine and sell it to a needy patient on a non-commercial basis. It further held that the provision is required to be invoked where a patented medicine is being sold at an exorbitant price.“The provisions of Section 100 impose no restriction on who the purchaser could be,” Justice Harisankar V. Menon held. “When that be so, the provisions under Section 100...

Supreme Court Questions If GST Authorities Can Decide What Material Seized From Advocate's Office Is Privileged

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned whether GST authorities investigating a case could themselves decide which material seized from an advocate was protected by advocate-client privilege while hearing a plea by advocate Puneet Batra challenging the search of his office and seizure of his computer and documents. A Division Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu raised the question during the hearing after Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, appearing for the Union government,...

BREAKING | Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Charges On UPI Merchant Transactions Above ₹2,000

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Centre's decision to impose a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI merchant transactions above ₹2,000, while seeking the Union government's response to a challenge against the proposed charges. A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana said it needed the relevant facts on affidavit. “We need these facts on affidavit. It's more of a technical issue,” the court ordered.The court also issued...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Riju Ravindran On Byju's Alpha Plea To Enforce $840K DIFC Courts Order

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a response from Riju Ravindran, co-founder of Byju's parent Think & Learn Pvt Ltd, on an execution petition filed by Byju's Alpha Inc., a Delaware-incorporated company and Think & Learn group company. Byju's Alpha is seeking enforcement of a Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts order directing Ravindran to pay USD 8,40,000 towards costs. Justice Manoj Jain was hearing the execution petition filed by Byju's Alpha against Ravindran...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Against High Court Order Quashing Gameskraft Executives' Arrests

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the Enforcement Directorate's challenge to the Karnataka High Court order quashing the arrests of Gameskraft founder Deepak Singh and company executives Vikas Taneja and Prithvi Raj Singh in a money laundering case arising from alleged losses suffered by users of the company's online gaming platforms.A Division Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale issued notice on the ED's plea and directed the executives to respond to the challenge.The...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: September 21 - September 27, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXJP Builders and Developers v. Santosh Amarsingh Sandhu, 2026 LLBiz HC(BOM) 532Arun Excello Constructions LLP v. Meenakshi S., 2026 LLBiz REAT (TN) 72Seema Devi & Ors. v. Ravi Surya Affordable Homes Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA (RJ) 140Sridhar Bagaluri & Anr. v. M/s Janapriya Projects Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA (TS) 141Dr. Bhuvanagiri Radha Madhavi & Ors. v. M/s. Anjani Projects & Ors., 2026 LLBiz RERA (AP) 142Mrs. Shashi Rastogi & Anr. v. M/s S.S. Group Pvt. Ltd.,...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: September 26, 2026

IBCCoC's Commercial Wisdom Must Be Respected In Replacing Resolution Professional: NCLATBMC's Statutory First Charge Survives Liquidation Sale, Auction Purchaser Liable For Dues: NCLT MumbaiCan NCLT Exercise Jurisdiction Over Personal Guarantors Of Foreign Corporate Debtors? NCLT Chennai ExplainsTribunal Cannot Rewrite Operational Creditor's Case: NCLT MumbaiIPRDelhi High Court Restrains Doora Express Services' Former General Manager From Using 'DURA' MarkTAXLicence Fees Paid By Odisha Beverages...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest: September 21 - September 27, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXKinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions Limited v. Saera Electric Auto Limited, 2026 LLBiz SC 319Union of India & Others v. Hariom Projects Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz SC 316Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. & Ors. v. M/s GSCO (Gurmeet Singh and Company) Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz SC 315North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) v. Astra Construction Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz SC 314M/s Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Limited (ACIL) v. Airports Authority of India...