Bombay High Court Recommends Removal Of DRT Nagpur Presiding Officer, Finds He Lacks Basic Legal Knowledge

The Bombay High Court at Nagpur on Thursday recommended that the Union government immediately remove Presiding Officer Pankaj Kumar from the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Nagpur. The bench found him unfit to continue in office and noted his wilful disobedience of the court's directions.Justices Anil S. Kilor and Raj D. Wakode, while recommending his removal, observed that Kumar was unfit to continue in the position."...the present respondent is not suitable for adorning the post of...

Supreme Court Refers Non-Signatory Consultant Shareholder To Arbitration In Share Acquisition Dispute

The Supreme Court has held that a non-signatory consultant-shareholder whose performance under a separate Share Purchase Agreement is fundamental to completing a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) can be treated as a "veritable party" to the settlement's arbitration agreement. Allowing an appeal filed by KKH Finvest Private Limited and Sensorise Digital Services Private Limited, a Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva observed, "it is clear that the performance of his...

Supreme Court Upholds PepsiCo's Lay's Potato Variety Registration

The top court clarified that farmers can claim protection under the PPVFR Act if PepsiCo initiates proceedings against them.

Delhi High Court Stays FSSAI Order Restricting Sale Of Dabur Products With '100% Natural', '100% Pure' Claims

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) prohibitory order restraining Dabur India Limited from selling several food products carrying "100% pure" or "100% natural" claims, prima facie holding that the regulator acted in violation of the principles of natural justice.Justice Amit Mahajan stayed FSSAI's August 3, 2026,, order after observing that Dabur had neither been issued a show-cause noticenor beenr given an opportunity of hearing...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Centre's Plea Against HC Order Quashing Spectrum Charges On Airtel, Vodafone Idea

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the Union of India's appeal challenging the Bombay High Court's judgment quashing the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) decision and demand notices imposing one-time spectrum charges (OTSC) on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. The Court held that although spectrum is a scarce natural resource held by the State in public trust, the Government remained bound by the terms of the licence agreements executed under Section 4 of the Telegraph Act...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Delhi HC Order Restraining Kent RO From Using KENT Mark For Fans

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court's interim order restraining Kent RO Systems from manufacturing and selling fans under the 'KENT' mark while permitting Kent Cables Pvt. Ltd. to continue using the mark for fans.The dispute arises from cross-suits between the parties over use of the 'KENT' mark for fans. The Delhi High Court had held that Kent Cables was the prior adopter of the mark for electrical goods and had prima facie established use of the mark for...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: August 06, 2026

IBC NCLT Jaipur Clears ₹288.37 Crore Resolution Plan For Holiday Inn Jaipur City Centre Operator ACCILNCLT Delhi Dissolves Newgen Payment Gateway After Voluntary LiquidationNCLT Ahmedabad Makes Neesa Leisure Resolution Plan Effective, Ends IBC MoratoriumNCLT Ahmedabad Rejects Insolvency Plea Against Sadbhav Engineering, Holds MoU Claims Cannot Trigger IBCProtective Covenants In Finance Documents Do Not Make Financial Creditors Related Parties: NCLT DelhiNCLT Delhi Refuses To Recall 4-Year-Old...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill Giving Centre Power To Decide Which Digital Payments Are Free Of Merchant Charges

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The Bill amends the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, to give the central government the power to decide which digital payment modes, including those currently exempt from merchant charges such as UPI and RuPay debit cards, will continue to enjoy that protection. At present, Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act prohibits banks and payment system providers from levying charges on digital...

Madras High Court Refuses To Transfer Ex-Minister Radhakrishnan Case To PMLA Court, Calls Plea Premature

On 4 August, the Madras High Court dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) petition seeking transfer of the disproportionate assets case against former Tamil Nadu Minister and MLA Anitha R. Radhakrishnan from the Principal Sessions Court, Thoothukudi, to the Special PMLA Court at Madurai, holding that the application was premature. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan held that a scheduled offence case can be committed to a...

Cruise Does Not Cease To Be 'Carriage Of Passengers' Under Income Tax Act Because Of Onboard Hospitality: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently ruled that hospitality and entertainment offered on board a cruise do not alter the essential nature of the activity as the carriage of passengers under the Income Tax Act. Ruling on the applicability of the presumptive taxation regime for non-resident shipping companies under Section 44B, the court observed that ancillary services provided during a voyage do not take the operation outside the scope of the provision.A bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V....

Star Health Data Breach: Supreme Court Directs Cybersecurity Expert To Appear Before Trial Court, Furnish Bail Bonds

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed cybersecurity researcher Himanshu Pathak to appear before the XI Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai, and furnish bail bonds in the criminal case lodged against him by Star Health and Allied Insurance Company. The direction came while the Court was hearing Pathak's challenge against a Madras High Court judgment refusing to interfere with criminal proceedings initiated on Star Health's complaint.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Bombay HC Order Quashing ED Case Against Shapoorji Pallonji

The Supreme Court has recently refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's judgment quashing the Enforcement Directorate's ECIR and complaint against Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Pvt Ltd. (SPCL).The case pertains to ₹111.50 crore advanced by SPCL to the Nilesh Thakur group before June 1, 2009 when the relevant offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act was not a scheduled offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel...