Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Businessman Accused Of Supplying Bottles And Caps For Spurious Liquor

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to a businessman accused of supplying plastic bottles, caps bearing government labels and cardboard boxes allegedly used for bottling spurious liquor. The Court noted that he was not initially named in the FIR and that no raid had been conducted at his place of business.A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria allowed the appeal filed by Manoj Kumar Mutta and set aside the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order dated December 5,...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Over Denial Of Use Or Refund Of Compensation Cess ITC After Coal Cess Scrapped

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a writ petition challenging the denial of utilisation or refund of accumulated Compensation Cess input tax credit (ITC) after the cess on coal was scrapped. The petition, filed by Carbon Resources Pvt. Ltd., claims the change has left the company with around Rs 23 crore in compensation cess credit that has become unusable because no mechanism was provided to either utilise or refund it. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and...

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

IBC NCLT Mumbai Allows Withdrawal Of Tata Power EV Charging Solutions' Insolvency Plea Against Cab-Eez Infra TechIBBI Action Against RP In Other CIRPs Cannot Invalidate Claim Verification In Chandigarh Overseas CIRP: NCLATIncome Tax Refunds Determined During CIRP Form Part of Corporate Debtor's Assets: NCLT AhmedabadNCLT Ahmedabad Says It Cannot Grant Blanket Statutory Exemptions Or Override Other Enactments Under IBCNCLT Mumbai Allows Amendment In Oppression Petition After Expiry Of Limitation...

Supreme Court Reserves Verdict In Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh's Plea To Quash Copyright Case Over Film Kahaani 2

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment in a plea filed by filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings alleging copyright infringement in connection with the film Kahaani 2, which was declined by the Jharkhand High Court. A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe heard the matter and reserved the verdict. Earlier, on July 2, 2025, the court issued notice and granted interim relief by dispensing with Ghosh's personal appearance before...

Reverse Passing Off Foreign To Indian Trademark Jurisprudence, Not Enforceable: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that the tort of “reverse passing off” is foreign to Indian trademark jurisprudence and does not create an enforceable cause of action under the Trade Marks Act. The court dismissed appeals filed by Western Digital and Seagate against refurbishers who remove original brand labels from used hard disk drives and sell them under new brands. A Division Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that Indian trademark jurisprudence...

Bombay High Court Protects Shilpa Shetty's Personality Rights, Orders Removal of AI Deepfakes

The Bombay High Court has recently granted protection to the personality rights of the renowned actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra, ordering the removal of AI-generated deepfakes and restraining commercial entities from the unauthorized use of her likeness.On March 4, 2026, Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh stated that the actress's personality attributes are protectable elements that cannot be commercially exploited without her express consent. The Court observed that the creation of pornographic and...

Courts Must Be Slow To Grant Interim Relief In Tender Matters: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently set aside an interim order passed by the Karnataka High Court directing revision of ethanol allocation in favour of VINP Distilleries and Sugars Pvt. Ltd. under a government tender for the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025–26, observing that courts should exercise caution while granting interim relief in contractual and tender matters. “In matters relating to contracts/tenders writ courts should remain circumspect and slow in passing interim orders which may have the...

LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Weekly Round-Up: March 02 - March 08, 2026

HIGH COURTSAllahabad HCAllahabad High Court Stays GST Order Confirming ₹13 Crore Tax Demand Against Dell India ArmCase Title : Dell International Services India Private Limited Versus State of U.P. and Another Case Number : WRIT TAX No. - 801 of 2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC (ALL) 19The Allahabad High Court has recently stayed the operation and effect of a GST demand order against Dell International Services India Private Limited, the Indian services arm of US technology major Dell, after...

Companies Too Can Claim 'Own Name' Defence Against Trademark Infringement: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the defence available under Section 35 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, which protects the bona fide use of one's own name, is not confined only to natural persons and can also be invoked by a corporate entity where the name used reflects the surname of its promoters. A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and R. N. Laddha made the observation while allowing an appeal filed by Kataria Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd. against an interim injunction granted in...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Weekly Round-Up: March 02 - March 08, 2026

HIGH COURTSAllahabad HCAllahabad High Court Stays Income Tax Revision, Cites No Definite Error In Reassessment OrderCase Title : Nitish Kumar Roy Versus Union Of India And Another Case Number : WRIT TAX No. - 1036 of 2026CITATION : 2026 LLBiz HC (ALL) 21The Allahabad High Court has recently stayed proceedings pursuant to a show cause notice dated January 16, 2026 issued under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against an individual taxpayer, observing that the tax authority had not...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Bharti Telecom Scheme To Cancel 2.84 Crore Shares Held By Minority Shareholders

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to interfere with a scheme by Bharti Telecom Ltd., the promoter holding company of Bharti Airtel, to cancel 2.84 crore shares held by minority shareholders through a reduction of share capital.Dismissing appeals filed by minority shareholders, a bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran refused to interfere with an April 3, 2025 judgment of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), which had upheld the approval of the scheme by the...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: March 09, 2026

IBC NCLT Ahmedabad Upholds Liquidator's Rejection of ₹211.87 Crore VAT and CST Claim Against Gujarat FoilsNCLT Delhi Holds IBC Not A Recovery Mechanism, Dismisses Aidem Ventures' CIRP Petition Against NEWS24Revival Of Insolvency After Settlement Breach Not A Recovery Action: NCLT AhmedabadIPR Delhi High Court Upholds Order Refusing Interim Relief To Novo Nordisk In Semaglutide Patent Dispute With Dr Reddy'sGraphical User Interfaces Not Automatically Excluded From Registration Under Designs Act:...