LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Weekly Round-Up: June 22 - June 28, 2026

HIGH COURTSDelhi HCDelhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Extension Of GSTAT Appeal Deadline, Refuses Interim ReliefCase Title : GST APPELLATE TRIBUNAL BAR ASSOCIATION V/s UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY OF FINANCE & ORS. Case Number : W.P.(C)-8325/2026The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea filed by the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) Bar Association, Delhi, challenging the June 30, 2026 deadline for filing appeals before the GSTAT in respect of orders...

NCLT Chennai Defreezes Karti Chidambaram's Salary & Family Accounts, Partly Relaxes SFIO Freezing Order

On June 19, the Chennai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) ordered the defreezing of Congress MP Karti P. Chidambaram's salary account and the bank accounts of his family members. However, it directed that the freeze on his other personal bank accounts, fixed deposits, and movable assets would continue in connection with an ongoing Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) probe under Section 212(14A) of the Companies Act, 2013.Judicial Member Jyoti Kumar Tripathi and Technical...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Weekly Round-Up: June 22 - June 28, 2026

SUPREME COURTIT Department Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi HC Order Quashing Reassessment Notices Against NDTV FoundersCase Title : The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax vs Radhika Roy Case Number : Diary No. 34735/2026The Income Tax Department has challenged a Delhi High Court ruling that quashed reassessment proceedings against NDTV founders Dr. Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy over interest-free loans received from RRPR Holdings Pvt. Ltd. The loans included about ₹21 crore advanced to Prannoy...

Are ED's 'Reasons To Believe' For Provisional Attachment Confidential? Gauhati High Court Refers Issue To Larger Bench

The Gauhati High Court has recently referred to a larger bench the question of whether the Enforcement Directorate's recorded "reasons to believe" are confidential or can be incorporated into a provisional attachment order. The reference follows a single judge's disagreement with an earlier coordinate bench that had taken a contrary view.Justice Manish Choudhury observed that his view that it is not confidential differed from the earlier coordinate bench ruling in Aftabuddin Ahmed v. Enforcement...

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: June 22 - June 28, 2026

Nominal IndexM.P. Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Bhopal v. Shri Ji Builders and Developers, 2026 LLBiz HC (MP) 47Kiran Builders Pvt. Ltd. v. Kalpita Enclave Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 351Rajan Chandiramani v. Swadhinta Builders LLP & Connected Matters, 2026 LLBiz HC (BOM) 355The Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. and connected matters, 2026 LLBiz HC (KER) 108Greha Homes Pvt. Ltd. v. Kerala Real Estate...

LiveLawBiz IBC Weekly Digest: June 22 - June 27, 2026

SUPREME COURT Voizzit Entities Move Supreme Court Against Kerala HC Order Refusing Probe Into BYJU'S Insolvency ProcessCase Title : VOIZZIT TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD vs THE DIRECTOR CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Case Number : DIARY NO. 37706 OF 2026Two companies linked to the BYJU'S insolvency dispute, Voizzit Technology Pvt Ltd and Voizzit Information Technology LLC, have approached the Supreme Court. They are challenging a Kerala High Court judgment that refused to...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest: June 22 - June 28, 2026

Nominal IndexT.K.A. Padmanabhan v. Abhiyan Cooperative Group Housing Society Ltd., Through Its Secretary, 2026 LLBiz SC 229M/s Bafna Global Venture Pvt. Ltd. v. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) & Anr., 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 639NHAI v. Patel Karsanbhai and Others, 2026 LLBiz HC (GUJ) 73M/s. Soham Consultancy Services v. Limbdi Nagarpalika, 2026 LLBiz HC (GUJ) 74Pandya Naresh Chandra Through POA Gaurang Bhavsar v. Shalin Infrastructure & Ors., 2026 LLBiz HC (GUJ)...

LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Digest: June 22 - June 28, 2026

HIGH COURTSDelhi High CourtDelhi High Court Bars Sree Tirumalaa Traders From Using “Lakshmi Srinivasa” Mark & Trade Dress Case Title: Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Agro Foods & Anr. v. Sree Tirumalaa TradersCase Number: CS(COMM) 667/2026Citation: 2026 LLBiz HC (DEL) 642On June 22, the Delhi High Court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining Sree Tirumalaa Traders from using the mark “LAKSHMI SRINIVASA” and a deceptively similar trade dress for rice products. Justice Tejas...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: June 27, 2026

ARBITRATION India's Ratification Of New York Convention On Arbitral Award Enforcement Does Not Waive Sovereign Immunity: UK CourtMadras High Court Restores Arbitral Award, Says District Judge Erred In Calling It 'Hypothetical'IBC Comparative Reach Of Other Newspapers Irrelevant For CIRP Public Announcement Compliance: NCLT MumbaiMere Forensic Audit Report Observations Cannot Extinguish Corporate Debtor's Ownership Rights: NCLT AhmedabadNCLT Chandigarh Allows CIRP Withdrawal After Debtor Settles...

India's Ratification Of New York Convention On Arbitral Award Enforcement Does Not Waive Sovereign Immunity: UK Court

Following a similar ruling by the High Court of Australia earlier this year, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal has held that India's ratification of the 1958 New York Convention did not, by itself, amount to a waiver of sovereign immunity or a submission to the jurisdiction of English courts for the enforcement of arbitral awards. The dispute arose from claims by Mauritian investors in India-based Devas Multimedia Private Limited over the cancellation of a satellite spectrum project. Under a...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: June 26, 2026

IBC No Artificial Sub-Classification Among Secured Creditors Under IBC Waterfall Mechanism: NCLT AllahabadGoing-Concern Liquidation Buyer Not Entitled To Automatic Waivers Under IBC: NCLT MumbaiNCLT Delhi Admits Allegis Plea Against Olive Telecom, Holds Arbitral Award Crystallises Operational DebtNCLT Kochi Rejects ADIMS Resolution Plan Over Dependence On Uncertain Lease, Terminates CIRPAnil Ambani Appeals NCLT Order Admitting SBI's Personal Guarantor Insolvency PleaIPR Delhi High Court Restores...

Anil Ambani Appeals NCLT Order Admitting SBI's Personal Guarantor Insolvency Plea

On Wednesday, Industrialist Anil Ambani approached the Delhi bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) against the personal insolvency proceedings initiated by the the State Bank of India (SBI).The matter was taken up in the bench of Judicial Member Justice Mohd Faiz Alam Khan and Technical Member Barun Mitra. However, the bench adjourned the matter after a request came from his Counsel. “Having regard to the request made by Ld. Counsel for the appellant, list this matter...