Delhi High Court Grants Khushi Kapoor Relief Against Unauthorised Merchandise, Obscene Content

The Delhi High Court has indicated it will order the takedown of links carrying obscene and pornographic content and links selling unauthorised merchandise bearing actor Khushi Kapoor's persona. Even as the court left the larger dispute over "fan pages" open for a later hearing, Justice Jyoti Singh confined today's relief to unauthorized merchandise sales and obscene or pornographic content.Kapoor, described in the plea as an actress and fashion icon, moved court against unknown persons,...

Order Authorising Arrest Under GST Law Must Be Communicated Before Arrest: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an order authorising arrest under the GST law must be communicated to the person concerned before the authorities proceed with the arrest.“To ensure that anyone who is facing the apprehension of arrest is not left in a position of irreparable damage, we have said that Section 69 [CGST Act] order has to be communicated,” a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu held.The court made the observation while setting aside a Bombay High Court...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: August 11, 2026

IBC NCLT Delhi Rejects Insolvency Plea Over Claims Based On Unilateral Invoice Payment TermsSubsequent Liquidation Order Cannot Bar Plea Alleging Fraudulent CIRP: NCLT AllahabadAhmedabad NCLT Orders Liquidation Of Shriram Cements, Holds SRA Cannot Rewrite Approved PlanIPR Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Rejecting Patent For Carbon Dioxide Capture DeviceDelhi High Court Restrains Rogue Websites From Using Well-Known GATI Mark For Packers, Movers ServicesSingle Judge Could Not Have Relaxed...

Bombay High Court Directs Amazon Retail To Hand Over Expired Goods To FDA For Disposal

The Bombay High Court has recorded a stop-gap arrangement under which Amazon Retail India Pvt Ltd will prepare an inventory of expired goods lying inside its effectively sealed warehouse. The goods will then be handed over to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for verification and disposal as per the prescribed procedure. The case relates to FDA action concerning expired and damaged food products at Amazon Retail's warehouse in Bhiwandi, Thane. The FDA inspected the facility on June 24,...

Taxpayer Cannot Revise Income-Tax Return Under Garb Of Revision After Deadline: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that an assessee cannot use a revision remedy to effectively alter an income-tax return after the time allowed for filing a revised return has expired.A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran held that the assessee could not invoke Section 264 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to revise its return after failing to do so within the prescribed period. The court set aside a Bombay High Court order that had remanded the case of Om Siddhakala Associates...

Defences Against Insider Trading Given Under 2015 SEBI Regulations Not Exhaustive, But Must Be Similar: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the defences available against an insider trading allegation under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 are not exhaustive. Any additional defence, however, must be of the same or similar nature as those specifically listed in the regulations.The court was considering the six specific defences set out under Regulation 4(1) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, which provides...

Zee Entertainment, Punit Goenka Challenge SEBI's Market Ban Over Hyderabad Property Pledge

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) and its former Managing Director and CEO Punit Goenka have approached the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), challenging an order passed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The order restrains them from accessing the securities market over the alleged unauthorized pledging of ZEEL's Hyderabad property. SEBI, on July 31, 2026, restrained ZEEL from accessing the securities market for two months. Goenka and former Chairman Subhash...

Rule 96(10) CGST Rules | Supreme Court Says Deleted Restriction On IGST Refunds Cannot Apply To Claims Pending On Omission

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of exporters seeking refunds of integrated tax paid on exports, holding that a restriction that had earlier prevented some of them from claiming such refunds cannot be applied to their cases if the refund proceedings were pending when the restriction was removed.The restriction was contained in Rule 96(10) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. Before it was omitted on October 8, 2024, the rule restricted refunds of integrated tax paid on exports...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Governing Use Of TMC Bank Accounts Frozen Under PMLA

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Calcutta High Court's July 20 order refusing interim relief to the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) against the Enforcement Directorate's freezing of three of its bank accounts in a money laundering investigation.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale was hearing the AITC's challenge to the July 20 order of the Calcutta High Court, which refused to grant interim relief against the ED's July 7 freezing order, as well as the July...

Delhi High Court Grants Jahnvi Kapoor Relief Against Obscene Content, Commercial Misuse Of Persona

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to grant a blanket injunction sought by actor Jahnvi Kapoor against 6,884 URLs that she claimed infringed her personality rights.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani indicated that interim relief could be considered for three categories of content. These were content that is ex facie obscene or pornographic, content that directly monetises Kapoor's personality rights, and content using her name and likeness to promote the sale of merchandise or services.Kapoor...

US Court Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Gautam and Sagar Adani, Raises Concerns Over DOJ Process

A US federal court on Monday dismissed with prejudice the securities fraud and wire fraud charges against Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, and former Adani Green Energy CEO Vneet Jaain.US District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis, however, questioned the process followed by the US Department of Justice in seeking the dismissal. He observed that it was “highly unusual” for DOJ official R. Trent McCotter to have reached the decision largely in collaboration with defence counsel...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: August 10, 2026

IBC Separate CIRP Cannot Be Initiated For Project When Developer Is Already Undergoing CIRP: NCLT BengaluruNCLT Jaipur Replaces RP In Dropbase Liquidation, Says CIRP Beyond 330 Days Is Serious LapseBombay High Court Sentences Insolvent To Jail For Concealing Bank Accounts, Rejects Limitation DefenceTime-Barred Insolvency Plea Can Be Rejected Without RP Appointment: NCLAT New DelhiNCLT Chennai Dissolves Ashok Leyland-John Deere JV After 8-Year Voluntary LiquidationNCLT Chennai Admits Ozone...