Calcutta High Court Upholds ₹14.49 Crore Arbitral Award To Sourav Ganguly Against Former Talent Manager

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Percept Talent Management Ltd., upholding a Rs. 14.49 crore arbitral award in favour of former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly and finding that the company had lost its right to terminate a 2003 Player Representation Agreement by waiting too long and continuing to act as his agent. The judgment was delivered on April 16, 2026 by a Division Bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi. The court also upheld the...

Madras High Court Temporarily Restrains Illegal Broadcast Of Vijay Starrer “Jana Nayagan” Movie

The Madras High Court, on Thursday (16 April), granted an interim injunction restraining internet service providers (ISPs) and cable operators from illegally streaming the “Jana Nayagan” movie, starring Actor Vijay.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy granted the interim relief in a suit moved by the movie's producers, KVN Productions.The production company had approached the court seeking a permanent injunction restraining the ISPs and cable operators from infringing on the movie and blocking all...

Bank Receiving Cheques Acts As Agent Of Customer, Liable Under Consumer Law For Delay In Presentation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that a bank receiving cheques for collection acts as an agent of the customer and must exercise due diligence in presenting them within the prescribed validity period, failing which it would amount to negligence and deficiency in service under consumer protection law. The top court upheld the finding of deficiency in service against Canara Bank but reduced the compensation awarded by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to Kavita Chowdhary from...

Supreme Court Refuses Anil Ambani's Plea To Restore Stay On Banks' Fraud Classification Proceedings

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court Division Bench order that vacated the stay granted by a single judge in fraud classification proceedings against Anil Ambani involving Bank of Baroda and other banks. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi declined to grant relief, effectively allowing the High Court's order to stand.The court, however, clarified that the observations made by the High Court would not...

Delhi High Court Imposes ₹10 Lakh Cost On Parle In B Fizz 'For The Bold' Trademark Dispute with PepsiCo

The Delhi High Court has recently imposed a cost of Rs 10 lakh on Parle Agro Private Limited for failing to file certificates of sales revenue every two months as directed in a trademark dispute with PepsiCo Inc., holding that while the lapse was not wilful, it constituted a “clear unambiguous and serious violation” of its order. PepsiCo had moved the court seeking action against Parle and its officers under Order XXXIX Rule 2A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, a provision that empowers...

NCLT Bar Body Moves Allahabad HC Against Joint Scrutiny Of Allahabad Bench Filings, Alleges Repeated Defect Objections

The Company Law Tribunal Bar Association, Prayagraj, has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging a public notice dated February 27, 2026 issued by the Registrar of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Principal Bench, which alters the scrutiny mechanism for filings before the Jaipur and Allahabad Benches. Under the impugned notice, scrutiny of matters filed before the NCLT Jaipur Bench is to be undertaken by the Jaipur registry itself, while scrutiny of matters filed before the...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: April 15, 2026

IBC Supreme Court Says Article 142 Cannot Be Invoked To Cure Illegalities In Jaipur Udyog Rehabilitation EffortsResolution Professional Cannot Convene Creditors' Meeting Without Repayment Plan: NCLT KochiIPR Delhi High Court Denies Injunction To Golfer Gurbaaz Mann, Finds No Prima Facie Copying In IGPL EventBombay High Court Indicates It Will Pass Order Protecting Kartik Aaryan's Personality RightsLSG Owner and Industrialist Sanjiv Goenka Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Personality Rights...

Supreme Court Says Article 142 Cannot Be Invoked To Cure Illegalities In Jaipur Udyog Rehabilitation Efforts

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to invoke its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, which allows it to pass orders to do complete justice, to condone illegalities in a long-running dispute involving defunct Jaipur Udyog Ltd. (JUL), directing disbursal of workers' dues estimated at over Rs. 100 crore and appointment of an administrator to oversee the process. Separately, the court directed the deposit of Rs 51 crore realised from the sale of the Kanpur unit for utilisation...

Bombay High Court Indicates It Will Pass Order Protecting Kartik Aaryan's Personality Rights

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday indicated that it will pass an order protecting the personality and publicity rights of Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan, according to his counsel, who spoke to Live LawBiz. The relief would bein a suit alleging widespread digital misuse of his likeness through AI-generated content and unauthorised merchandise.The matter was heard by Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh. Aaryan has moved the High Court seeking a broad John Doe injunction against 16 defendants, including...

LSG Owner and Industrialist Sanjiv Goenka Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Personality Rights Protection

Industrialist and owner of the IPL team Lucknow Super Giants, Sanjiv Goenka, has moved the Delhi High Court alleging misuse of his likeness through deepfakes and morphed content. A bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was taken through multiple images and videos in which Goenka's face was allegedly superimposed to depict false incidents, including one suggesting he was “assaulting” team captain KL Rahul. Counsel for Goenka pointed to several URLs where his likeness had been used “to create an...

Delhi High Court Records Trimurti Films' Undertaking To Refrain From Making Media Statements In 'Oye Oye' Copyright Row

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday recorded an undertaking on behalf of Trimurti Films Private Limited to refrain from addressing the press or making public allegations in its ongoing copyright dispute with Aditya Dhar's B62 Studios and T-Series over the song “Oye Oye” included in the movie Dhurandhar 2, observing that such statements could derail court-ordered mediation. The undertaking was given during a hearing before Justice Tushar Rao Gedela after T-Series alleged that Trimurti's promoter,...

Australia High Court Rejects $111 Million Arbitral Award Enforcement Against India In Antrix-Devas Case

The High Court of Australia has dismissed an appeal seeking enforcement of an arbitral award of over USD 111 million against India, holding that ratifying the New York Convention does not amount to a waiver of sovereign immunity. The dispute arose from claims by Mauritian investors in Bengaluru-based Devas Multimedia Private Limited over the cancellation of a satellite spectrum deal between Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation, and Devas. ...