LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Weekly Round-Up: March 02 - March 08, 2026

HIGH COURTSAllahabad HCAllahabad High Court Stays GST Order Confirming ₹13 Crore Tax Demand Against Dell India ArmCase Title : Dell International Services India Private Limited Versus State of U.P. and Another Case Number : WRIT TAX No. - 801 of 2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC (ALL) 19The Allahabad High Court has recently stayed the operation and effect of a GST demand order against Dell International Services India Private Limited, the Indian services arm of US technology major Dell, after...

Companies Too Can Claim 'Own Name' Defence Against Trademark Infringement: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the defence available under Section 35 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, which protects the bona fide use of one's own name, is not confined only to natural persons and can also be invoked by a corporate entity where the name used reflects the surname of its promoters. A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and R. N. Laddha made the observation while allowing an appeal filed by Kataria Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd. against an interim injunction granted in...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Weekly Round-Up: March 02 - March 08, 2026

HIGH COURTSAllahabad HCAllahabad High Court Stays Income Tax Revision, Cites No Definite Error In Reassessment OrderCase Title : Nitish Kumar Roy Versus Union Of India And Another Case Number : WRIT TAX No. - 1036 of 2026CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC (ALL) 21The Allahabad High Court has recently stayed proceedings pursuant to a show cause notice dated January 16, 2026 issued under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against an individual taxpayer, observing that the tax authority had not...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Bharti Telecom Scheme To Cancel 2.84 Crore Shares Held By Minority Shareholders

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to interfere with a scheme by Bharti Telecom Ltd., the promoter holding company of Bharti Airtel, to cancel 2.84 crore shares held by minority shareholders through a reduction of share capital.Dismissing appeals filed by minority shareholders, a bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran refused to interfere with an April 3, 2025 judgment of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), which had upheld the approval of the scheme by the...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: March 09, 2026

IBC NCLT Ahmedabad Upholds Liquidator's Rejection of ₹211.87 Crore VAT and CST Claim Against Gujarat FoilsNCLT Delhi Holds IBC Not A Recovery Mechanism, Dismisses Aidem Ventures' CIRP Petition Against NEWS24Revival Of Insolvency After Settlement Breach Not A Recovery Action: NCLT AhmedabadIPR Delhi High Court Upholds Order Refusing Interim Relief To Novo Nordisk In Semaglutide Patent Dispute With Dr Reddy'sGraphical User Interfaces Not Automatically Excluded From Registration Under Designs Act:...

Graphical User Interfaces Not Automatically Excluded From Registration Under Designs Act: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Monday held that Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are not automatically excluded from protection under the Designs Act and may qualify as registrable designs if they satisfy the statutory requirements. A GUI is the visual interface of a digital device or software that allows users to interact with it through icons, buttons and menus instead of typing text commands. A single bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur ruled that the Controller of Designs had adopted an...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Search Powers Over Digital Devices Under Income Tax Act, 1961, And 2025 Act

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the search and seizure powers over digital devices under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and its corresponding provision, Section 247 of the Income Tax Act, 2025, which is set to come into force from April 1, 2026.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, however, permitted the petitioner to submit a representation to the Government of India seeking...

Fox Mandal & Company Takes ₹3.9 Crore Service Tax Dispute To Supreme Court

Fox Mandal & Company has moved the Supreme Court against a CESTAT order in a service tax case involving demands of about ₹3.9 crore against the law firm. A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe will hear the special leave petition on April 6 after the petitioner's counsel sought time to place an additional annexure relating to reconciliation issues raised in the pleaThe dispute arose from service tax proceedings initiated against the law firm under the pre-GST...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With ₹1,950 Crore NSEL Settlement For Traders Hit By 2013 Default

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the approval of a Rs 1,950-crore settlement scheme for traders affected by the 2013 default at National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL), dismissing an appeal challenging orders of the NCLT and the NCLAT that had cleared the plan.A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe declined to interfere with the NCLAT's January 15, 2026 decision upholding the NCLT Mumbai's November 28, 2025 order approving the scheme of arrangement...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Weekly Digest: 1st March- 8th March, 2026

Nominal IndexVedanta Limited v. Sunflag Iron & Steel Company Limited, 2026 LLBiz SC 100TDI International India Ltd v. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 212Renaissance Buildcon Company Pvt Ltd & Ors. v. Tarjinder Kumar Bansal & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 234Khurana Educational Society (Regd.) v. Smt. Shashi Bala, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 236Sadguru Engineers And Allied Services Pvt Ltd v. National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC...

ACJM Not Subordinate To CJM In Judicial Functions In SARFAESI Possession Proceedings: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate is competent to entertain applications under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, ruling that the magistrate exercises judicial powers at par with a Chief Judicial Magistrate. Section 14 allows a secured creditor (bank/financial institution) to seek assistance from a magistrate to take physical possession of secured assets when a borrower defaults.A coram of Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke dismissed a criminal application filed...

LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Digest: March 01 - March 07, 2026

HIGH COURTSDelhi High CourtDelhi High Court Sets Aside Order Reviving Opposition To IBM's “TIVOLI” Trademark ApplicationCase Title: International Business Machines Corporation v. Tivoli Gardens & Anr. Case Number: C.A.(COMM.IPD-TM) 45/2025 & IA Nos.19415/2025 & 26937/2025 Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 214The Delhi High Court has recently set aside an order of the Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks that permitted Tivoli Gardens to revive its opposition to International Business...