Delhi High Court Restrains Manufacture, Sale of Glucose Test Strips Copying Chinese Company Sinocare

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained several Indian firms from manufacturing, marketing, or selling blood glucose test strips or any other medical devices under the brand names “Safe AQ” and “Safe Accu”, after Chinese medical device maker Changsha Sinocare Inc. raised objection. The injunction will remain in place until March 3, 2026.A single bench of Justice Tejas...

Anil Ambani Moves Delhi Court Against Economic Times, Others Over 'Defamatory' Reporting; Order On Interim Injunction On November 17

Businessman and Chairman of Reliance Group, Anil Ambani has filed a defamation case before a Delhi Court against Cobrapost, Economic Times and others over allegedly defamatory reporting, claiming that his companies committed a fraud of over Rs. 41,000 crores. The matter was listed before senior civil judge Vivek Beniwal of Karkardooma Courts. The Court heard the arguments made on behalf of...

Penalty Paid Under Economic Duress Not Voluntary Admission Of Liability Under GST Act: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court recently held that payment of a penalty under economic duress cannot be treated as a “voluntary” admission of liability, and tax authorities remain legally obligated to pass a final, reasoned order under the Tripura State GST Act, 2017. The ruling came in the case of R G Group, a Tripura-based supplier of electrical goods, whose consignment was detained in July...

Communication On Email Address Is Sufficient Service Under Section 169 GST Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that under Section 169(1)(c) of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, a communication sent to an email address provided at the time of GST registration is adequate service of a decision, order, summons or notice or any other communication.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“With respect to Section169 of the Act, this...

[LLP Act] Partners Bound To Refer Disputes To Arbitration Even Without Such Clause In Agreement Under Entry 14 Of First Schedule: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that Entry 14 of the First Schedule of the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008 is in effect a statutory and compulsory arbitration, which is required to be adhered to by the partners in a limited liability partnership.For Context: Entry 14 of the First Schedule of LLP Act, 2008 reads thus: All disputes between the partners arising out of the limited...

Termination Without Compliance Of S. 25-F Amounts To Illegal Retrenchment; Enhanced Compensation Granted As Reinstatement Impossible Due To Superannuation: Orissa HC

A Division bench of the Orissa High Court comprising Justice K.R. Mohapatra and Justice Savitri Ratho held that termination without complying with the conditions under Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act is an illegal retrenchment. Further illegally retrenched workman eligible for enhanced compensation as reinstatement was not possible due to superannuation. Background...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Denies Zydus Interim Relief In 'Glucon-D v Glucose-D' Trademark Case

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has recently refused to grant interim relief to Zydus Wellness Products Ltd., which had sought to restrain Leeford Healthcare Ltd. from using the marks “Glucose-D” and “Glucose-C” for its glucose-based products. A single bench of Justice Sandeep Sharma, in an order dated November 11, 2025, held that a company cannot claim exclusive rights over...

CERC's Powers To Refer Disputes To Arbitration Extends To Even Those Cases Which Fall Outside Its Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

In a noteworthy judgment for the renewable energy sector, the Delhi High Court has observed that the power of Central Electricity Commission (“CERC”) under Section 79(1)(f), Electricity Act to refer parties to arbitration is wider than its power to adjudicate. A bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that CERC in exercise of its adjudicatory powers can...

Income Tax | Bombay High Court Declines Interim Relief To Same Sex Couple Seeking Inclusion Under Term 'Spouse' For Tax Exemption

The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to grant any interim relief to the same sex couple, which has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax (IT) Act, which grants exemption from tax on gifts between heterosexual couples.A division bench of Justices Burgess Colabawalla and Amit Jamsandekar heard the brief submissions of the petitioner Payio Ashiho and...

Delhi High Court Directs 'American Dream11' To Take Down Social Media Pages Infringing Dream11's Mark

The Delhi High Court has directed American Dream 11, a US-based fantasy gaming company, to take down or block all its social media pages and profiles that allegedly infringe the trademark Dream11 on platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, and Instagram.A single-judge bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Sporta Technologies Pvt....

NCLT Mumbai Summons Bank Of India Chairperson Over Delays In BE Billimoria Insolvency Revival

The National Company Law Tribunal at Mumbai recently summoned the Chairperson of Bank of India, MR Kumar to appear in person after expressing serious dissatisfaction over the bank's conduct in handling settlement funds and the delay in reviving insolvency proceedings against BE Billimoria & Company Limited. A coram of the Judicial Member Ashish Kalia and Technical Member Sanjiv Dutt, in...

Homebuyers With Settled Claims Can't Seek Reconstitution Of Committee Of Creditors: NCLT Kochi

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Kochi on Wednesday said that homebuyers whose claims have been settled through the insolvency resolution process lose their stake in the corporate debtor, Samson and Sons Builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd., and therefore cannot seek the reconstitution of the Committee of Creditors (CoC). The dispute arose from a plea filed by the Nova Castle...