'What Is The User's Choice?' Supreme Court Questions WhatsApp's Privacy Policy In Appeal Against CCI Penalty

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday warned Meta and WhatsApp that it would not allow the sharing of even “a single word” of user data with other Meta group companies, saying such practices cannot override citizens' right to privacy. “We will not allow you to share a single word of your data. How can you play with the right of privacy of the people like this” the court said, describing the policy as “a decent way of committing theft of private information.”The court was hearing appeals by Meta...

Single Insolvency Petition Against Intrinsically Linked Real Estate Companies Maintainable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld insolvency proceedings against two closely linked real estate companies, holding that a single insolvency petition can be maintained against multiple corporate entities under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, where the companies are intrinsically linked in the same project. A Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran dismissed appeals filed by the erstwhile directors of Grand Venezia Commercial Towers Private Limited and...

S.74 CGST | Plea in Supreme Court Challenges GST Demands On Allegations Of Fraud In Cases Where Dept Alleges No Supply

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the invocation of Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, a provision that allows tax authorities to raise demands of tax, interest, and penalty in cases of fraud or suppression, in situations where the department itself alleges that no taxable supply of goods or services ever took place. A Division Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Vijay Bishnoi took up the matter on January 30. The Bench directed...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: February 02, 2026

IBC IBC | Single Insolvency Petition Maintainable Against Corporate Entities Which Are Intricately Linked : Supreme CourtAttachment During Insolvency Unenforceable, But NCLT Kochi Cannot Lift Consumer Forum OrderAllotment In Proposed Realty Project Without Fund Disbursement By Claimants Is Not Financial Debt: NCLT MumbaiNCLT Ahmedabad Extends Blu-Smart Mobility Insolvency Process By 90 DaysNCLAT Upholds Insolvency Admission Against Karanja Terminal Over ₹330 Crore DefaultIPRCalcutta High Court...

Dispute Cannot Be Referred To Arbitration When Arbitration Agreement Itself Is Alleged To Be Forged: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that disputes cannot be referred to arbitration when the very existence of the arbitration agreement is in question, particularly where the document relied upon is alleged to be forged. A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe said courts must first satisfy themselves that an arbitration agreement actually exists before sending parties to arbitration. The court clarified that challenges going to the root of the arbitration...

Supreme Court Allows ₹2.9 Crore GST Refund On Coal To SAIL, Rejects Revenue Challenge

The Supreme Court on 23 January 2026 dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by the Revenue, challenging a refund of about Rs. 2.9 crore granted to the Steel Authority of India's (SAIL) Bokaro plant in the initial years of the GST rollout. A Division Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan upheld a decision of the Jharkhand High Court that allowed the refund of unutilised Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Compensation Cess on coal, despite a gross delay of 676 days. The Bench...

Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue Plea Against Gujarat HC Order Quashing Adani Wilmar Income Tax Reassessment

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with a Gujarat High Court judgment that had quashed the reopening of Adani Wilmar Limited's income tax assessment for the 2013–14 assessment year, dismissing a special leave petition filed by the revenue. A Bench of Justice B. V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said it was not inclined to step in after examining the record. “Having regard to the facts of this case, we are not inclined to interfere in the matter. The SLP is dismissed. The...

Indirect Tax Weekly Round-Up: January 26 - February 01, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Upholds Odisha Entry Tax Act, Dismisses Tata Sponge Iron's ChallengeCase Title : Tata Sponge Iron Ltd. vs the State of Odisha & Ors. Case Number : SLP(C) NO. 13502/2019 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 24The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Tata Sponge Iron Limited's challenge to the constitutional validity of the Odisha Entry Tax Act, 1999, and upheld the Orissa High Court's refusal to entertain the plea. The company had also sought a refund of entry tax collected by...

Direct Tax Weekly Round-Up: January 26 - February 01, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Issues Notice In Appeal Against Order Quashing IT Assessments On Entities Merged Into Reliance IndustriesCase Title : Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Special Range-18, Mumbai v. Reliance Industries Limited Case Number : Diary No. 67659-2025The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on an appeal filed by the Revenue challenging a Bombay High Court ruling that had quashed income tax assessments against Reliance Polyethylene Ltd. and Reliance Polypropylene Ltd....

IBC Weekly Digest: January 26 to February 1

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Asks NCLT To Re-Examine RP Appointment In Finefacilis Personal Guarantor InsolvencyCase Title : Samman Capital Limited v. Vasudevan Sathyamoorthy & Anr. Case Number : Civil Appeal No. 555/2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 29The Supreme Court recently sent the issue of appointing a resolution professional in insolvency proceedings against a personal guarantor of Finefacilis Management Private Limited on a plea by Samman Capital back to the...

Supreme Court Says Company Turnover And Project Scale Can Be Considered For Environmental Compensation

The Supreme Court of India has upheld the use of a company's turnover and the scale of its operations as relevant factors while assessing environmental compensation, and refused to interfere with penalties imposed by the National Green Tribunal for environmental violations. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Vijay Bishnoi, in a judgment delivered on January 30, held that the NGT committed no error of law in linking the economic scale of a project proponent with the magnitude of...

Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest [26th January - 1st February, 2026]

Nominal Index Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt. Ltd. v. Tuticorin Port Trust, 2026 LLBiz SC 15Jagdeep Chowgule v. Sheela Chowgule and Ors, 2026 LLBiz SC 30 M/s Angel One Limited v. S.X.J. Vasan, 2026 LLBiz HC (MAD) 30M/s Ramacivil India Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. Central Public Works Department, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 77Arun Mehrotra Versus Kishan Lal, 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 85 To ReaVedanta Limited v. Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 88IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance...