LiveLawBiz IPR Weekly Digest: May 11 - May 17, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Refuses Flipkart Relief In MARQ Trademark Dispute, Gives 8 Weeks To Clear StockCase Title: Flipkart India Private Limited v. M/S Marc Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Case Number: SLP(C) No. 16438/2026 Citation: 2026 LLBiz SC 192The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with orders restraining Flipkart from using the 'MARQ' trademark in its dispute with Marc Enterprises, but gave the company eight weeks to sell off existing products bearing the mark The Delhi High Court on...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Future Maker Directors In Rs 54.77 Crore Service Tax Evasion Case

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Radhey Shyam and another senior official of Future Maker Life Care Pvt Ltd in a Rs 54.77 crore service tax evasion case. The case arises from allegations that the multi-level direct marketing company failed to discharge its statutory tax liabilities. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi held that continued custody of the petitioners would serve no useful purpose in the tax case. The Court noted that assets worth...

LiveLawBiz Indirect Tax Weekly Round-Up: May 11 - May 17, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Requests Early Delhi HC Hearing In Pernod Ricard's ₹3,000 Crore Customs Duty DisputeCase Title : PERNOD RICARD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Case Number : Petitions for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos.5200-5201/2023The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi High Court to hear, within weeks, Pernod Ricard India Pvt Ltd's challenge to a September 2025 customs adjudication order in a valuation dispute in which it allegedly faces duty liability...

LiveLawBiz Direct Tax Weekly Round-Up: May 11 - May 17, 2026

SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Dismisses Income Tax Appeal Against IDBI Bank Over Delay Of 275 DaysCase Title : DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ORS. Versus IDBI BANK LTD Case Number : Diary No. 19495-2026The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Income Tax Department's plea against IDBI Bank Ltd over a 275-day delay, refusing to interfere with the Bombay High Court's decision quashing reassessment proceedings for AY 2016-17. The High Court, in its order dated March 24, 2025 held that the...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On IT Dept. Appeal Over Relief To Vedanta For TDS Default On Non-Resident Payments

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on an appeal filed by the Income Tax Department against a Madras High Court ruling that had partly quashed tax proceedings against Vedanta Ltd. The case concerns its alleged failure to deduct tax on payments made to its overseas group entity. The Madras High Court had, on August 29, 2025 partly ruled in Vedanta's favour. It held that the tax department could not uniformly apply a seven-year limitation benchmark across all assessment years. Observing...

LiveLawBiz Arbitration Cases Weekly Digest: May 11 - May 16, 2026

Nominal IndexHirani Developers v. Nehru Nagar Samruddhi CHS Ltd. and Another Etc., 2026 LLBiz SC 188Ram Avatar Agrawal Road Construction Private Limited Now Known As SPA Paving Projects Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Chhattisgarh, 2026 LLBiz SC 187Ucon PT Structural System Private Limited & Anr. vs Utracon Corporation Pte Ltd. & Ors., 2026 LLBiz SC 184M/s National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. v. M/s Tarapore & Co., Engineers & Contractors & connected matter Tarapore & Company v....

LiveLawBiz RERA Cases Weekly Digest: May 11 - May 16, 2026

Nominal IndexM/s DLF Limited v. Gautam Rana, 2026 LLBiz REAT (HR) 31Mehta & Modi Realty Kowkur LLP v. Mrs. Deepa Suraj Premi & Anr., 2026 LLBiz REAT (TS) 32Anuradha Konapala & Anr. v. M/s Aditya Construction Company Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA(TS) 79Bhupesh Rana & Anr. v. Ambika Realcon Private Limited, 2026 LLBiz RERA(PB) 80Vikrant Vatsa v. M/s Pari Construction and Developers Pvt. Ltd., 2026 LLBiz RERA(BR) 81UP RERA Office Order - Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority...

LiveLawBiz IBC Weekly Digest: May 11 - May 16, 2026

SUPREME COURT Supreme Court Says Appeal Without Certified Copy Was "Wholly Incompetent," Sets Aside NCLAT Order Condoning Delay Case Title : Angelwoods Apartment Allottees Association versus M Lalitha and another Case Number : Civil Appeal Nos. 14439-14440 of 2025 CITATION : 2026 LLBiz SC 185The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an NCLAT order condoning delays in filing and refiling an insolvency appeal against the approval of a resolution plan for Samson and...

LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: May 16, 2026

IPR Patna HC Quashes FIR Against Prashant Kishor Over Alleged Theft Of INC's 2020 Bihar Campaign Intellectual PropertyDelhi High Court Restrains Use Of Protex, Protrilex Marks In Danone's Protinex Trademark SuitSupreme Court Refuses Flipkart Relief In MARQ Trademark Dispute, Gives 8 Weeks To Clear StockDelhi High Court Upholds Interim Injunction Against Geeta Publishing House Over Subhash Dey BooksPMLA PMLA Appellate Tribunal Sets Aside ED Order Retaining Frozen Assets Of Kwality Ex-Director...

MCA Extends Tenure Of NCLAT Technical Members Barun Mitra, Naresh Salecha Till September 2026

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended the tenure of NCLAT Technical Members Barun Mitra and Naresh Salecha. Their current term ends on May 16, and they will now continue until September 8, 2026, or until they attain the age of 67 years, whichever is earlier.The extension was notified through a gazette notification dated May 15 and takes effect on May 17. The two will continue on the same terms and conditions as their original appointment under the July 22, 2022 notification. Barun...

Supreme Court Refuses Banmeet Singh Bail In Money Laundering Case Linked To Alleged Dark Web Drug Trafficking

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the Uttarakhand High Court's order denying bail to alleged dark web drug trafficking accused Banmeet Singh in a money laundering case, but allowed him to seek bail again if the trial is delayed for reasons not attributable to him. “We do not find any ground to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High Court. However, liberty is given to the petitioner to renew the prayer for bail in the event that the trial does not proceed and...

Supreme Court Refuses Flipkart Relief In MARQ Trademark Dispute, Gives 8 Weeks To Clear Stock

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with orders restraining Flipkart from using the 'MARQ' trademark in its dispute with Marc Enterprises, but gave the company eight weeks to sell off existing products bearing the markThe Delhi High Court on April 10, 2026 had dismissed Flipkart's appeal and upheld the injunction in favour of Marc Enterprises. It held that “MARC” and “MARQ” were phonetically, structurally, and visually similar and likely to cause confusion among consumers.A Bench of...