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...

Supreme Court Likens AI Hallucinations To Gas Behind Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Sets Aside CIRP Orders Over Fake Case Law

The top court also directed the Bar Council of India to constitute a committee to examine issues arising from the use of artificial intelligence in legal practice and adjudication.

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

IBC No Artificial Procedural Obstacle Can Prevent Filing Of Additional Affidavit In CIRP Proceedings: NCLATSecured Creditor Can Claim Priority Only To Extent Of Available Security, Even If Debt Is Higher: NCLATIBC Not 'Holy Ganges' To Wash Corporate Debtor's Criminality Under PMLA: NCLATIPR Delhi High Court Upholds Rejection Of Swiss Company's Patent For Plastic Static MixerTrademark Registrar Can Be Court Subordinate To HC For Rectification Proceedings Transfers: Bombay High CourtPoliticians...

NSEL Moves Supreme Court Against HC Order Refusing Joint Trial In CBI Cases Over Alleged Payment Crisis

National 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.NSEL argues that the cases stem from the same alleged fraudulent paired contracts. It says they involve the common accused, witnesses, and documents. The special leave petition, filed on June 19, 2026, is yet to be listed. The dispute concerns two CBI Special Cases pending...