Corporate
Delhi Court Dismisses Trademark Infringement Suit Over Concealment Of Material Facts & Failure To Prove Prior Use
A Delhi Commercial Court dismissed a trademark infringement suit filed by ME Testing Laboratory against ME Technology, observing that the company had concealed material facts and failed to prove prior use of the “ME” mark. The order was passed by District Judge Savita Rao at the Commercial Court in Saket, who found that the case lacked merit and appeared to have been filed...
Delhi High Court Refuses Quantum Hi-Tech Injunction Against LG Over 'Quantum' Trademark
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief to Quantum Hi-Tech Merchandising Pvt. Ltd. in its trademark dispute with LG Electronics India, ruling that the company's attempt to restrain LG's use of the “Quantum” mark was undermined by its failure to disclose material informationA Division Bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla upheld a...
TNGST Act | Purchase Tax Cannot Be Levied on Buyer for Seller's Tax Default: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Monday held that purchase tax cannot be levied under Section 7A of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 (TNGST Act) on the purchaser merely because the seller failed to pay tax. The bench, comprising Justices S M Subramaniam and Mohammed Shaffiq, clarified the scope of Section 7A in transactions where the vendor has defaulted on tax payments "Having found...
Unpaid Salary of Whole-Time Director Constitutes Operational Debt, Can trigger CIRP: NCLT, Chennai
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Chennai recently held that the unpaid salary dues of a whole-time director qualify as an operational debt, allowing a plea by a director seeking recovery of his unpaid salary of Rs 10.50 lakh. In an order passed on October 10, 2025, a bench comprising Judicial Member Jyoti Kumar Tripathi and Technical Member Ravichandran Ramasamy held that being...
Delhi Court Bars Andhra Trader from Using 'Lakshmi Plasto', Awards Rs 2 Lakh to RC Plasto
A Delhi Commercial Court has restrained an Andhra Pradesh-based trader from using the mark “Lakshmi Plasto”, observing that it is deceptively similar to the mark “Plasto” used by RC Plasto Tanks & Pipes Pvt. Ltd., a manufacturer of water tanks and pipes.In an order dated October 30, District Judge (Commercial) Anuradha Shukla of Saket Courts also awarded Rs 2 Lakh in damages to...
Delhi High Court Upholds Order Protecting 'BIMA SUGAM' Mark, Orders Transfer of Disputed Domains to Federation
The Delhi High Court in an interim order upheld its earlier direction restraining a insurance agent from using the mark “BIMA SUGAM”, a name associated with India's upcoming unified digital insurance marketplace, or any deceptively similar name, including related domain names. The court also directed that the disputed domains be transferred to the Bima Sugam India Federation, holding...
NCLT Orders Dissolution of Groww Promoter Company Following Voluntary Liquidation
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Bengaluru has ordered the dissolution of Groww AA Private Limited, a company promoted by the founders of the online investment platform Groww. This comes after the company filed a plea for voluntary liquidation, completed all required legal and financial formalities, and distributed its assets to shareholders.The fintech platform Groww...
NCLT Mumbai Initiates Insolvency Proceedings Against Pune-Based EV Startup Tork Motors
The NCLT Mumbai has admitted an insolvency plea against Pune-based EV start-up Tork Motors, once backed by the late industrialist Ratan Tata, Bharat Forge, and Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal over a debt of Rs. 1.29 crore. It appointed Anagha Anasingaraju as the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) until a Resolution Professional is appointed.The move follows a petition by Unaprime Investment...
WhatsApp Privacy Policy Case: Overlap in Data Privacy–Competition Issues Doesn't Curb CCI's Powers, says NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi on Tuesday reaffirmed that the overlap between privacy and competition issues does not take away the powers of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in investigating and addressing abuse of dominance by firms, even when data protection concerns are also involved. Observing that “Competition law and data protection law operate...
NCLT Allows Former Promoters To Pursue Oppression & Mismanagement Case Against Indian Commodity Exchange
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Ahmedabad has allowed a plea filed by a former promoters and shareholders of Indian Commodity Exchange Limited (ICEX) to pursue a case alleging oppression and mismanagement against the commodity derivatives exchange.They had sought a waiver of the requirement that shareholders must hold at least 10 percent of a company's issued share capital to...
Breaking: Whatsapp Privacy Policy Case: NCLAT Grants Partial Relief to Meta, WhatsApp; Allows User Data Sharing for Ads
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday granted partial relief to Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC in their appeal against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order related to WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update. While the tribunal upheld the Rs 213.14 crore penalty imposed by the CCI, it set aside the finding that Meta had leveraged WhatsApp's dominant...
Magistrate Cannot Direct Secured Creditor To Bear Police Expenses While Taking Possession Of Secured Asset: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur has recently ruled that a Magistrate cannot direct a secured creditor to deposit expenses for police assistance while taking possession of a secured asset under Section 14 of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act). A single-judge bench of Justice Ashutosh Kumar made the...