LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: May 19, 2026

Kirit Singhania

20 May 2026 9:07 AM IST

  • LiveLawBiz: Corporate Legal News Daily Round-Up: May 19, 2026

    COMPANY LAW

    MP Sudheer Gupta To Head Joint Parliamentary Committee On Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill

    "Undue Haste": NCLT Hyderabad Stays MBG Commodities EGM To Increase Share Capital Amid Oppression Case

    IPR

    Bombay High Court Orders Meta To Suspend SWISSTOURS Trademark-Infringing Instagram Account

    Madras High Court Refuses To Reject Seven Arts' Copyright Suit In Hera Pheri Remake Rights Dispute

    Madras High Court Restrains MRF's Former Dealer, Another Delhi Entity From Using Its Trademark

    Delhi High Court Quashes Unreasoned Patent Refusal To AbbVie, Flags Inconsistent Maintainability Findings

    Copyright Registration Cannot Be Granted Automatically If No Objection Is Filed: Calcutta High Court

    Delhi High Court Upholds Dr. Reddy's Rights Over “REDDY” Mark, Rejects Acquiescence Defence

    Delhi High Court Says Regoshin Healthcare's Online Presence Sufficient To Let Trademark Suit Proceed In Delhi

    IBC

    Supreme Court Says Alleged 'Hallucinated' Citations By NCLT-NCLAT In Essel Infraprojects Case Under Examination

    SARFAESI Notice Not Invocation Of Personal Guarantee For Insolvency: NCLT Jaipur

    Suspended Directors Can Move Tribunal Over Asset Preservation Failures During CIRP: NCLT Kolkata

    NCLAT New Delhi Rejects PPL's Entry Tax Exemption Claim, Finds No "Deemed Consent" Under SICA

    TAX

    CESTAT Ahmedabad Remands Customs Dispute Over Imported Goods' Classification As Thinner Or Solvent

    CESTAT New Delhi Sets Aside ₹25 Lakh Customs Demand Against Vanesa Cosmetics In Classification Dispute

    Father Of Deceased Taxpayer Can Be Treated As Legal Representative Despite Not Being Legal Heir: Delhi HC

    ARBITRATION

    West Asia Crisis: Supreme Court Lets SpiceJet Move Delhi HC Over ₹144 Crore Deposit Order In Dispute With Kalanithi Maran

    Non-Signatory Group Companies Cannot Be Automatically Impleaded In Arbitration: Bombay High Court

    Arbitrator's Mandate Can't Be Denied Extension Because It May Remove Challenge Ground: Delhi High Court

    Arbitral Tribunal's Refusal To Implead Proposed Parties Is Appealable: Bombay High Court

    Madras High Court Says No Cheque Bounce Prosecution If Underlying Arbitral Award Was Challenged

    SECURITIES LAW

    SEBI Proposes Overhaul Of STP Messaging Framework To Reduce Delays, Costs

    SEBI Rejects Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar's Challenge To ₹1,189 Crore Fund Diversion Proceedings

    SEBI Floats Proposal To Exempt Research Analysts From Maintaining Call Recordings With Institutional Investors

    RERA

    Homebuyers Cannot Seek Refund Of Contractually Agreed Super Area Charges: Punjab RERA

    DEBT RECOVERY LAWS

    Proof Of Cheque Execution Under NI Act Triggers Presumption Unless Rebutted: Kerala High Court

    Bombay High Court Finds Prolonged Detention In Cheque Bounce Case “Shockingly Disproportionate”

    PMLA

    Delhi High Court Directs ED To Release ₹1.54 Crore To Satyam Caterers Despite Pending PMLA Appeal

    OTHER STORIES

    Adani Enterprises To Pay $275 Million To Settle US Sanctions Probe Over Alleged Iranian LPG Imports

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