Supreme Court To Examine If Civil Judge (Senior Division) As Commercial Court Can Hear Trademark Suits

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will examine whether a Commercial Court presided over by a Civil Judge (Senior Division) can entertain trademark infringement and passing-off suits in view of Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act. The court stayed further proceedings in a trademark infringement and passing-off suit pending before the Commercial Court at Jamshedpur. The issue arises from Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, which governs the forum for filing trademark infringement...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: February 10, 2026

IBC Supreme Court Upholds NCLAT Order Entrusting NBCC To Complete Stalled Supertech Housing ProjectsNABARD Refinance Receivables Are Third-Party Assets, Not Part Of Corporate Debtor's Insolvency Estate: NCLATInconsistent Default Dates In SARFAESI And IBC Demand Notices To Guarantor Not Fatal To Insolvency Plea: NCLT MumbaiInter-Creditor Agreement For Coordinated Action Does Not Bar Insolvency Plea By Single Lender: NCLT HyderabadGuarantor Liability Co-Extensive With Borrower, Can't Be Made...

Supreme Court Upholds NCLAT Order Entrusting NBCC To Complete Stalled Supertech Housing Projects

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a batch of appeals challenging directions issued by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to involve NBCC (India) Ltd for completion of stalled housing projects of Supertech Ltd, declining to interfere with the appellate tribunal's approach. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi held that the NCLAT's decision in evolving a mechanism to protect the interests of homebuyers and ensure completion of long-delayed projects...

High Courts Cannot Nullify Prior Arbitral Proceedings While Substituting Arbitrator: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has recently observed hat while appointing a substitute arbitrator under Section 15(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, High Courts cannot invalidate prior arbitral proceedings or orders. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan set aside a portion of an order passed by the Bombay High Court, which, while appointing a substitute arbitrator, had declared arbitral proceedings conducted on seven dates between March 17, 2022 and August 25,...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Punjab and Haryana HC Ruling Against AO Consulting Superiors Before IT Assessment

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on an appeal by the Income Tax Department against a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment that held that an Assessing Officer abdicated his quasi-judicial function by repeatedly consulting superior officers before passing an assessment order. A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe issued notice on both the application seeking condonation of delay and the Special Leave Petition. The matter is listed next on March 16,...

Supreme Court To Hear On Friday Ustad's Plea In 'Veera Raja Veera' Copyright Case Against A R Rahman

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday an appeal filed by renowned Dhrupad vocalist Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar challenging the Delhi High Court's decision to vacate and dilute interim relief granted in his copyright suit over the song “Veera Raja Veera” from the film Ponniyin Selvan II, composed by A. R. Rahman. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N.V. Anjaria will hear the matter.BackgroundThe case arose from the use of a classical Dhrupad composition...

Supreme Court Upholds Delhi High Court Ruling On Duty Drawback For Unlocked Mobile Phones

The Supreme Court has recently dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Customs, thereby letting stand a Delhi High Court ruling that unlocking or activating mobile phones prior to export does not disentitle exporters from claiming duty drawback. By an order dated January 30, 2026, a Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Joymalya Bagchi declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's judgment, observing that it found “no good ground to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: February 09, 2026

IBC NCLT Mumbai Admits Personal Insolvency Plea Against Frost International's Guarantor Over ₹671.56 Crore DefaultTAXNo DIN? RFN On GST Orders Enough To Prove Digital Signature: Andhra Pradesh High CourtCESTAT Allows Nil Basic Customs Duty On Sterling Silver Jewellery Imported From ThailandBulk Imported Nutraceutical Ingredients Cannot Be Classified As "Edible Preparations": CESTAT DelhiSupreme Court Issues Notice On Challenge To Delhi HC View That Customs Need Not Communicate Adjudication Time...

LiveLawBiz Monthly Digest On Company Law [January-2026]

SUPREME COURTSpecial Court Cannot Hear Private Complaints In Companies Act Fraud Cases; Only SFIO Can File: Supreme CourtCase Title: Yerram Vijay Kumar v. The State of Telengana and AnrCitation: 2026 LLBiz SC 2Case Number: SLP (Crl.) No. 11530 OF 2024The Supreme Court has held that a special court cannot entertain a private complaint in cases involving fraud under the Companies Act. It ruled that where an offence attracts punishment under the fraud provision, cognisance can be...

NCLAT Extends Deadline Till February 17 For Byju's Parent To Subscribe To Aakash Rights Issue Second Tranche

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai on Monday has extended the time by one week for Think and Learn Pvt Ltd, the parent company of Byju's, to subscribe to the second tranche of Aakash Educational Services' rights issue.A coram of Judicial Member Justice N. Seshasayee and Technical Member Jatindranath Swain passed the direction while allowing an extension of one week, by permitting Think and Learn to subscribe to the second tranche of rights shares until February 17,...

LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Round-Up: February 02-February 08, 2026

HIGH COURTSDelhi High CourtDelhi High Court Temporarily Bars Dabur's Cool King Thanda Tael Over Navratna-Like Trade DressCase Title: Emami Limited v. Dabur India LimitedCase Number: CS(COMM) 532/2023Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 106The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Dabur India Limited from selling its cooling oil product, “Cool King Thanda Tael,” after finding, at the interim stage, that its packaging is deceptively similar to the trade dress of Emami Limited's “Navratna” cooling...

LiveLawBiz IPR Monthly Digest: January 2026

HIGH COURTSDelhi High CourtDelhi High Court Grants Interim Trademark Protection To PhysicsWallah, Orders Takedown Of Disparaging PostsCase Title: Physicswallah Limited v. Nikhil Kumar Singh & Ors. Case Number: CS(COMM) 70/2026Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 104The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of PhysicsWallah Limited, restraining former employee and rival coaching operator Nikhil Kumar Singh from using deceptively similar trademarks and from...