J&K High Court Quashes Coca-Cola Beverages Prosecution Over Pre-2018 Differential MRPs

On 3 July, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that manufacturers could lawfully declare different Maximum Retail Prices (MRPs) for identical packaged products before the 2017 amendment to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules came into force. Justice Rajnesh Oswal allowed Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.'s petition and quashed a criminal complaint, the Magistrate's cognizance order and all consequential proceedings, holding that no offence arose because neither...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: July 03, 2026

IBC Patient Privacy Can't Bar RP's Access To Hospital Management System: NCLT IndoreMonitoring Committee Cannot Override Fee Caps In Approved Resolution Plan: NCLT BengaluruProperty Over Which Corporate Debtor Has No Subsisting Right Cannot Form Part Of Its CIRP: NCLATSettlement Restructuring Payment Timelines Does Not Change Nature Of Operational Debt: NCLT ChennaiInterim Stay Of CIRP Admission Does Not Extinguish Moratorium Unless Specifically Vacated: NCLATNCLAT Delhi Holds Fraudulent Account...

LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Refuses To Entertain Ola Parent ANI's Plea Against Delayed Service Tax OrderCase Title : ANI TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED VS THE UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Case Number : SLP(C) NO. 3185/2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 33The Supreme Court of India has declined to interfere with a Bombay High Court order directing ANI Technologies Private Limited, the parent company of Ola Cabs, to pursue a statutory appeal against a service tax demand. A Bench of the Chief Justice of...

Can Mediation Period Be Excluded While Computing Limitation For Written Statements? Delhi HC Refers Issue To Larger Bench

The Delhi High Court has recently referred to a larger bench the question of whether the time spent in mediation should be excluded while calculating the limitation period for filing a written statement or replication under the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018. Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that conflicting judicial opinions within the high court have created uncertainty on the issue. The court held that an authoritative pronouncement is necessary to avoid conflicting...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Dismisses Revenue Plea Against Gujarat HC Order Quashing Adani Wilmar Income Tax ReassessmentCase Title : THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CIRCLE 1(1)(1) Vs ADANI WILMAR LIMITED Case Number : SLP(C) 4944/2026 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 35The 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...

LiveLawBiz IPR Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

HIGH COURTSDelhi High CourtDelhi High Court Grants Interim Trademark Protection To PhysicsWallah, Orders Takedown Of Disparaging PostsCase Title: Physicswallah Limited v. Nikhil Kumar Singh & Ors. Case Number: CS(COMM) 70/2026Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 104The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of PhysicsWallah Limited, restraining former employee and rival coaching operator Nikhil Kumar Singh from using deceptively similar trademarks and from...

LiveLawBiz Company Law Half-Yearly Digest: January- June, 2026

SUPREME COURTSpecial Court Cannot Hear Private Complaints In Companies Act Fraud Cases; Only SFIO Can File: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Friday held that a special court cannot entertain a private complaint in cases involving fraud under the Companies Act. It ruled that where an offence attracts punishment under the fraud provision, cognisance can be taken only on a complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office or an authorised officer of the Central government.Case Title:...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: July 02, 2026

IBC Resolution Professional's Report Is Recommendatory In Personal Guarantor Insolvency Cases: NCLATPerjury Cannot Be Invoked For Every Pleading Omission If Correct Financial Position Was Considered: NCLT DelhiNCLT Cannot Sit In Appeal Over Civil Court Consent Decree In Insolvency Proceedings: NCLATForeign Companies Need RBI Approval To Acquire Security Interest In Indian Immovable Property: NCLATNCLT Chandigarh Rejects Recasting Of Claims Based On Pre-CIRP Refunds, Upholds RP MethodologyNCLAT...

Former Reliance Power CFO Moves Supreme Court Against Bail Denial In ₹68.20 Crore PMLA Case

Former Reliance Power Ltd Chief Financial Officer Ashok Kumar Pal has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's refusal to grant him regular bail in the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case.The case arises from the alleged submission of forged bank guarantees worth ₹68.20 crore for a Solar Energy Corporation of India battery energy storage project.The special leave petition filed on June 30, 2026 is yet to be listed before the apex court. The case arises from an...

LiveLawBiz RERA Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

Supreme CourtSupreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Jaypee Used “Facade” Deals To Divert ₹13,833 Crore Homebuyer FundsCase Title: VANDANA SABHARWAL VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS.Case Number: Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).661/2026Citation : 2026 LLBiz SC 213The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a writ petition alleging that Rs. 13,833 crore out of Rs. 14,599 crore collected from homebuyers by the Jaypee Group was diverted through transfers to group entities and undervalued...

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of AI Deepfakes, Cloned Voice Ads Targeting Actor Ravi Kishan

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed multiple online intermediaries, including Google, YouTube and X, to take down deepfake videos, AI-generated content, and cloned-voice advertisements that infringe the personality rights of actor-politician Ravi Kishan.During the hearing today, Justice Jyoti Singh drew a line between content amounting to unauthorised use of the actor's persona through artificial intelligence, which was ordered to be taken down immediately, and content alleged to be merely...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Half Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

Supreme CourtAppellate Courts Cannot Disturb Arbitral Awards Merely To Permit A Different View, Supreme Court Reiterates Case Title : Jan De Nul Dredging India Pvt. Ltd. v. Tuticorin Port Trust Case Number : Civil Appeal No. 98 of 2026 Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 15 The Supreme Court, recently, set aside a Madras High Court order that had deleted compensation awarded to a dredging contractor and reiterated that appellate courts cannot interfere with arbitral awards...