LiveLawBiz IPR Monthly Digest: July, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Appoints Amicus Curiae In Patent Case Over Human-AI Integration TechnologyCase Title: Caleb Suresh Motupalli v. Controller Of PatentsCase Number: SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 20319/2026The Supreme Court has appointed Senior Advocate Swathi Sukumar as Amicus Curiae in a patent dispute concerning an invention that claims to enhance human capabilities by integrating them with artificial intelligence. The inventor describes the technology as creating a...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Monthly Digest: July 2026

High CourtsKarnataka High Court Karnataka High Court Upholds ₹1.77 Lakh Refund, Says Developer Failed To Establish RERA Exemption ClaimCase Title : Navaratan Jhunjhunwala & Anr. v. Karnataka Real Estate Appellate Tribunal & Ors.Case Number: RERA Appeal No. 76 of 2025Citation : 2026 LLBiz HC(KAR) 119The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order directing a Bengaluru-based real estate developer and its promoter to refund about ₹1.77 lakh with interest to homebuyers.It found that...

TMC Bank Account Freeze: Supreme Court Asks ED If Limited Funds Can Be Released For Day-To-Day Expenses

The court asks ED To explore releasing limited funds through the High Court-appointed Special Officer for the party's day-to-day expenses.

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Former Rajasthan MLA Baljeet Yadav's Plea Seeking Bail In PMLA Case

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on former Rajasthan MLA (Behror) Baljeet Yadav's plea challenging the Rajasthan High Court's refusal to grant him bail in a money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The high court had observed that the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) investigation revealed a money trail linked to 32 tenders floated for procuring sports equipment. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu issued notice to the ED after hearing...

LiveLawBiz Company Law Monthly Digest: July 2026

SUPREME COURTNSEL Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order Refusing Joint Trial In CBI Cases Over Alleged Payment CrisisNational Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court's March 27, 2026 judgment refusing to direct a joint trial in two CBI cases arising out of the alleged NSEL payment crisis.Case Title : National Spot Exchange Limited vs The Central Bureau of Investigation Bank Securities and Fraud Cell Case Number : Diary No. 37177 of 2026Supreme...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Monthly Digest: July 2026

Supreme CourtSupreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Ruling Holding Paytm-Nightstay GST ITC Dispute ArbitrableCase Title : NASR ULLAH KHAN VERSUS ONE97 COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED & ORS.Case Number : Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 23694/2026Citation : 2026 LLBiz SC 245The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with a District Judge's ruling holding that a dispute over One97 Communications Ltd's (Paytm) claim seeking refund of ₹99 lakh from Nightstay Travels Pvt Ltd and...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: August 01, 2026

IBC NCLT Ahmedabad Approves ₹2,775 Crore Inox Neo-Authum Resolution Plan For Wind World IndiaUncrystallised EPFO Interest, Damages Are Contingent Liabilities Under IBC: Supreme CourtIPR Gujarat High Court Sets Aside Order Restraining Trademark Owners From Using Own Mark, Calls It 'Grave Error'Delhi High Court Restrains Use Of 'COBEX' Mark In GlaxoSmithKline's Trademark Suit Over 'COBADEX'Delhi High Court Restrains Patna Firm From Using 'Nintendo India Private Limited' NameDelhi High Court...

SEBI Bars ZEE, Punit Goenka, Subhash Chandra From Securities Market Over Unauthorised Property Pledge

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has restrained Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL), former Managing Director and CEO Punit Goenka, and former Chairman Subhash Chandra from accessing the securities market.ZEEL has been restrained for two months, while Goenka and Chandra have each been debarred for one year after the regulator found that the company's Hyderabad property was unauthorizedly pledged to secure loans taken by promoter-linked entities without the approval of...

US-Based Investors Move NCLT Kolkata Against Manipal Hospitals Synergie Over 2007 Share Dilution

A group of US-based doctors and medical practitioners, who were among the seed investors in Medica Synergie Private Limited, have moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Kolkata, alleging oppression and mismanagement. They claim their shareholding in the company, now known as Manipal Hospitals Synergie Private Limited, was diluted through several actions, mainly through the issue of sweat equity shares. The petition specifically challenges a resolution passed at an Extraordinary General...

Uncrystallised EPFO Interest, Damages Are Contingent Liabilities Under IBC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that interest and damages on unpaid provident fund dues, if not determined before the commencement of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), are contingent liabilities. "Though PF dues are excluded from the liquidation estate under Section 36(4)(iii) of IBC, liability of CD towards interest and damages payable under Section 7Q and 14B of the 1952 Act, if not determined and finalized before CIRP commencement, would fall in the category of a...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: July 31, 2026

IBC NCLT Kochi Allows Second CIRP After Settlement Breach Where Settlement Preserved Creditor's RightNCLT New Delhi Orders Dissolution Of Recruitment And Technology Solutions Provider LIS Studylink IndiaNCLAT Dismisses DoT Appeal Against Rolta India Resolution Plan, Cites Its ImplementationSupreme Court Upholds CIRP Against Rana Kapoor-Linked Bliss CompaniesIPR Madras High Court Sets Aside Order Reviving Kangaro's Trademark Opposition Against V-GuardDelhi High Court Protects 'ASIAN PAINTS'...

Centre Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order Quashing One-Time Spectrum Charges On Airtel, Vodafone Idea

The Union of India has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court's judgment quashing the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) decision and demand notices imposing one-time spectrum charges on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. The High Court had held that the retrospective levy lacked contractual and statutory basis.The charges were related to the spectrum held beyond 6.2 MHz from July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2012, with the levy to be computed at 2012 auction-determined prices....