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

COMPETITION LAW Karnataka High Court Reserves Orders On Pleas Challenging CCI Probe Into Amazon, Flipkart-Linked SellersIBC Shareholder's Loss Of Control In Hotel Project During CIRP Not Deprivation Of Property Under Article 300A: Telangana HCIBC| NCLT's Power To Direct Modification Of Repayment Plan Is Discretionary, Requires Material On Record: NCLATLease Rentals Not IRPC Without CoC Nod: NCLT Chennai Rejects DBS Bank's ₹46 Crore Claim In Orchid Pharma InsolvencyRP, Liquidator Cannot Deal With...

Delhi High Court Directs DoT, MoE To Act Against Tucows For Failing To Block Infringing URLs In Premier League Suit

The Delhi High Court has stepped in on a plea by the Premier League, directing the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) to take action within two weeks against Canadian domain name registrar Tucows Domains Inc. for failing to block URLs carrying infringing material related to its copyrighted content.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, in an order dated April 10, 2026, said the conduct of the entity showed clear defiance of judicial...

LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Weekly Round-Up: April 06 - April 12, 2026

HIGH COURTSAndhra Pradesh HCAndhra Pradesh High Court Holds State GST Cannot Assess IGST On Imports, Quashes Notice Against Avanti FeedsCase Title : Avanti Feeds Ltd. v. Deputy Commissioner of State Tax Case Number : WRIT PETITION NO: 11760/2023 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC(APH) 27The Andhra Pradesh High Court on 1 April set aside a show-cause notice issued to Avanti Feeds Limited, holding that State GST authorities have no jurisdiction to assess or recover Integrated GST (IGST) on imported...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Orders On Pleas Challenging CCI Probe Into Amazon, Flipkart-Linked Sellers

The Karnataka High Court on April 10 reserved its judgment in a batch of writ petitions challenging the scope of the Competition Commission of India's probe into alleged anti-competitive practices by Amazon and Flipkart, particularly the power of the Director General to array additional parties during the investigation.A single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, after hearing the parties, reserved the judgment.Senior Advocate K.G. Raghavan, appearing for Rocket Kommerce LLP and related...

Telangana High Court Sets Aside Order Directing Swiggy To Furnish ₹58.6 Lakh Security In Recovery Suit

The Telangana High Court has recently set aside an order directing online food delivery platform Swiggy to furnish Rs 58.60 lakh as security or face attachment of its bank account before judgment in a money recovery suit over alleged unpaid dues for supplies. It held that such attachment cannot be ordered in the absence of material satisfying the requirements under Order XXXVIII Rule 5 of the Civil Procedure Code.Order XXXVIII Rule 5 CPC empowers a court to direct a defendant to furnish security...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Weekly Round-Up: April 06 - April 12, 2026

HIGH COURTSAndhra Pradesh HCTEP-Based Income Tax Summons Can't Be Quashed Without Proof Of Mala Fide: Andhra Pradesh High CourtCase Title : Koduru Picheswara Rao v. Union of India Case Number : WRIT PETITION No. 841 of 2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC(APH) 28The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that summons issued under Section 131(1A) of the Income Tax Act on the basis of a Tax Evasion Petition (TEP) cannot be quashed in writ jurisdiction in the absence of clear and convincing proof of mala...

Appeal Filed By Suspended Director In Corporate Debtor's Name Not Maintainable After IRP Appointment: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a suspended director of Ambro Asia Pvt. Ltd., holding that once an Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) is appointed and the management of the corporate debtor vests in it, a suspended director cannot maintain an appeal in the company's name under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. In a judgment delivered on April 10, a bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran said that after admission of insolvency proceedings and appointment of...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: April 13, 2026

IBC NCLT Indore Dismisses ₹2.56 Crore Insolvency Plea Against Bari Foods Pvt. Ltd. Over Pre-Existing DisputeNo New Claims Maintainable After CIRP Settled In White Water Hospitality Case: NCLT ChandigarhFinancial Creditor Who Initiated CIRP Must Bear Costs When Proceedings Are Set Aside: NCLT ChandigarhNCLT Indore Rejects Homebuyer's Claim Filed 1.5 Years After Resolution Plan Approval In JSM Devcons CIRPRight To Shelter Part of Right To Life, Homebuyers Cannot Be Prejudiced by Internal Project...

NCLT Mumbai Admits Insolvency Plea Against Videocon Guarantor Venugopal Dhoot Over ₹6,157 Crore Default

The National Company Law Tribunal at Mumbai has admitted a personal insolvency application filed by State Bank of India against Venugopal Nandlal Dhoot, promoter of the Videocon Group and personal guarantor to Videocon Industries Limited and Videocon Telecommunications Limited, involving a default of Rs 6,157 crore. A Bench of Judicial Member Nilesh Sharma and Technical Member Charanjeet Singh Gulati admitted the application filed under Sections 95 and 97 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,...

Labelling Clause As 'Arbitration' Doesn't Create Arbitration Agreement Without Mechanism For It: Punjab & Haryana HC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that merely labelling a clause as “Arbitration and Applicable Laws” does not make it an arbitration agreement, refusing to appoint an arbitrator where the clause itself did not provide for the reference of disputes to arbitration. A bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri held that Clause 8 of the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 13, 2020, executed between Rayat Educational and Research Trust and the Punjab Skill Development Mission, does not...

Actor Vijay Appeals Single-Bench Ruling Of Madras High Court Upholding ₹1.5 Crore Income Tax Penalty

Actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay has moved a Division Bench of the Madras High Court against a single-judge ruling that upheld a ₹1.5 crore income tax penalty imposed on him.The appeal, filed last month, is yet to be listed for hearing.The challenge is to a judgment by Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, who had dismissed Vijay's writ petition and upheld the penalty linked to alleged undisclosed income of Rs 15 crore for the financial year 2015–16.The single judge held that the penalty order...

Delhi High Court To Pass Order Protecting Crocs' Designs, Trademarks and Patent Over Jibbitz Charms

The Delhi High Court on Monday indicated that it will pass ad-interim relief orders in an infringement suit filed by Crocs Inc. against Summersalt Lifestyle Private Limited. Crocs Inc. alleged that the defendant has copied its three registered designs and two trademarks and infringed one patent, while also engaging in passing off. During the hearing before Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, Crocs submitted that the defendant has replicated a range of its footwear products and placed on record...