LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Digest: September 07 - September 13, 2026

BOMBAY HIGH COURT'Tragic Picture Of IP Rights Ecosystem': Bombay High Court Rules Scientist, Not IIT Bombay, Owns Invention After 13-Year Battle Case Title: Dr. Tarkeshwar Chandrakant Patil v. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay & Ors.Case Number: COMMERCIAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION (L) NO. 12000 OF 2026 Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 503Observing that prolonged proceedings over a patent application had cost an inventor 13 years out of the 20-year statutory protection period, the Bombay High...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Claiming ARCs Are Not Banking Companies And Cannot Use SARFAESI, RDB Acts

The Supreme Court has recently dismissed a petition by a borrower challenging an Asset Reconstruction Company's (ARC) use of the SARFAESI Act to recover dues. The borrower argued that ARCs are not “banking companies” and therefore cannot invoke the recovery law.The court, however, did not examine that broader question.Instead, the court rejected the petitioner's separate contention that SARFAESI could not be invoked after the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Ernakulam, had passed a decree. A...

LiveLaw Academy's Capsule Course on Mergers and Acquisitions Starts on September 19

M&A practice in India is expanding fast, but formal legal education rarely equips students or early-career professionals with the practical, deal-side skills the work actually demands. LiveLaw Academy is stepping in to close that gap with its new Capsule Course on Mergers and Acquisitions, open for enrolment now at the LiveLaw Academy website.Rather than treating M&A as pure theory, the course walks participants through how a transaction actually unfolds - from the initial deal structure...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Delhi HC Order On Ex-NSE Chief Chitra Ramkrishna's PC Act Plea

Today, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court's dismissal of former National Stock Exchange (NSE) MD & CEO Chitra Ramkrishna's plea challenging the CBI prosecution against her in the NSE co-location case. A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran observed that Ramkrishna's contention that NSE officials cannot be treated as “public servants” under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 can be raised before the trial court. The judges held: “We are of...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Rajasthan HC Order Denying Ex-MLA Baljeet Yadav Bail In PMLA Case

Today, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Naguthe refused to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court's denial of bail to former MLA Baljeet Yadav in a money laundering case arising from alleged irregularities in the procurement of sports equipment for 32 government schools using MLA-LAD funds.The Court however, directed the trial court to to conclude the trial as early as possible, in accordance with law. "We are not inclined to interfere with...

LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Weekly Round-Up: September 07 - September 13, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Quashing ₹363 Crore GST Demand Against Vodafone Mobile Services Post MergerCase Title : UNION OF INDIA VS. VODAFONE IDEA LIMITED Case Number : DIARY NO. - 47708/2026The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's order quashing GST proceedings involving a ₹363 crore demand against Vodafone Mobile Services Ltd. after its merger with Idea Cellular Ltd. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Weekly Round-Up: September 07 - September 13, 2026

HIGH COURTSBombay HCInformation-Seeking Notice Cannot Be Treated As Show Cause Notice In Transfer Pricing Case: Bombay High CourtCase Title : Flyjac Logistics Private Limited v. Deputy Commissioner of Income-Tax, Transfer Pricing-2(1)(1), Mumbai and Ors. Case Number : Writ Petition No. 2279 of 2023 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC(BOM) 499The Bombay High Court has ruled that notices issued by a Transfer Pricing Officer seeking information from a taxpayer cannot substitute the show cause notice...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: September 14, 2026

IBCNCLT Ahmedabad Bars Income Tax Department From Adjusting Refund Against Pre-CIRP Dues During Moratorium Transaction Audit Report Alone Insufficient To Prove Undervalued Transaction: NCLT Hyderabad NCLT Hyderabad Says It Cannot Order Release Of ED-Attached Assets, Directs Liquidator To PMLA Tribunal NCLT Hyderabad Replaces Liquidator For Failing To Take Enforcement Steps Beyond Emails And Notices Auction Purchaser Not Liable For Corporate Debtor's Pre-CIRP Dues: NCLT Allahabad NCLT Delhi...

Vimal Elaichi Ad: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Against Maharashtra FDA Notice To Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Tiger Shroff

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea by VIMAL Elaichi master licensee P.B. Agro LLP challenging a Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice issued to its brand ambassadors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Tiger Shroff over alleged surrogate promotion of pan masala.The court rejected P.B. Agro's argument that its Delhi connections gave the Delhi High Court territorial jurisdiction over the Maharashtra regulator's action.“The factum of petitioner operating its business from...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest: September 7 - September 12, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXKirloskar Brothers Limited v. Atul Chandrakant Kirloskar & Ors., 2026 LLBiz SC 305 National Skill Development Corporation v. Surya Wires Private Limited & Ors., 2026 LLBiz SC 302 Shri Krishan Grit Co. v. Continental Engineering Corporation, 2026 LLBiz HC(DEL) 953 Eco Green Buildtech Pvt. Ltd. v. Vikartan Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz HC(DEL) 951 Flemingo (DFS) Private Limited v. Airports Authority of India, 2026 LLBiz HC(DEL) 938 UGRO Capital Limited v. TruCap...

LiveLawBiz IBC Weekly Digest: September 7 - September 12, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Refuses To Interfere With NCLAT Ruling That IRP Remuneration Is Open To Judicial ScrutinyCase Title : MOHD NAZIM KHAN vs HDFC BANK LIMITED AND ORS. Case Number : C.A. 12083/2026The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order holding that a Committee of Creditors' decision on an Interim Resolution Professional's remuneration is subject to judicial scrutiny. However, after examining the decision on...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: September 7 - September 12, 2026

NOMINAL INDEXFortune Resources and Properties LLP v. M/s Y.P. Goel and Associates & Anr., 2026 LLBiz HC(CHH) 25 Balaji Infracare Pvt. Ltd. Thru. Authorized Representative Omkar Nath Maheshwari v. Vikas Sharma, 2026 LLBiz HC(ALL) 73 Shri Kishore Roy Acharjee & Ors. v. State of Tripura & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC(TRI) 7 Mrs. Urmila Kumari Kadam v. M/s Y. B. Builders Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., 2026 LLBiz REAT(HR) 62 Parshvadhara Complex ABCD Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. v. M/s Parshwanath...