Corporate
Chandigarh Consumer Commission Orders BMW India To Refund ₹1.32 Crore For Defective BMW X7
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, UT Chandigarh, comprising Justice Raj Shekhar Attri (President) and Rajesh Kumar Arya (Member), has held BMW India Pvt. Ltd. and its senior management liable for selling a defective luxury vehicle (BMW X7 xDrive40d M Sport) and for deficiency in service. The Commission has directed the manufacturer to refund ₹1,32,90,000 (the cost of...
Delhi High Court Cancels 'BLUE SPOT' Mark Of Local Spirits Company After Finding It Unused For Five Years
The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of the trademark “BLUE SPOT” registered to Stardford Spirits Pvt. Ltd.,a local spirits company after finding that the alcohol brand had not been used for more than five years. In an order dated November 19, 2025, Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora allowed a rectification petition filed by Irish Distillers International Limited, part of the...
Delhi High Court Declines To Return Plaint In Sun Pharma's Trademark Suit Against Artura, Says Cause Of Action Partly Arose In Delhi
The Delhi High Court has refused to return the plaint in a trademark infringement and passing off suit filed by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., holding on a prima facie basis that part of the cause of action arose in Delhi through the defendant-Artura Pharmaceuticals' online presence. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia, in an order dated November 24, 2025, held that the question...
Department of Financial Services Urges PSB Chiefs to Personally Monitor Top Insolvency Cases Amid Delays
Public sector bank chiefs were on Tuesday advised by Department of Financial Services (DFS) Secretary M Nagaraju to personally monitor the top twenty cases pending for admission and the top ten accounts awaiting resolution before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), as part of a wider review of delays in insolvency matters. In a press release, DFS said Nagaraju chaired a meeting with...
GST Act | S.130 Cannot Be Invoked For Excess Stock Found During Survey; Action Must Proceed U/S 73/74: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court held that Section 130 of the Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 could not be invoked where excess stock was found at the time of survey While dealing with a case regarding a search conducted under the GST Act, where upon finding discrepancies, proceedings had been initiated against the petitioner under S. 130 of the Act, Justice Piyush Agarwal held “A...
Delhi High Court Quashes Patent Office Order, Sends Trident's 'Air Rich Yarn' Patent Plea Back For Review
The Delhi High Court has overturned a Patent Office decision that refused Trident Limited a patent for its “air rich” yarn and fabric technology. The court said the Patent Office failed to properly examine the key feature of the invention, which is the “homogeneous distribution of pores across the radial cross-section of yarn”, and had not correctly assessed obviousness under...
CESTAT Delhi Sets Aside ₹1 Crore Interest, Penalty On Hindustan Zinc For Reversed CENVAT Credit
The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has set aside disallowance of CENVAT credit as well as interest and penalty worth about Rs. 1 crore for electricity wheeled out to sister concerns as well as to State Electricity Board. In an order dated November 24, 2025, the Bench comprising Justice Dilip Gupta (Principal Bench) and Smt. Hemambika R....
Military Hospital Services Provided Free Of Charge Not Covered Under Consumer Protection Act: NCDRC
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, comprising Mr. Justice A.P. Sahi (President) and Mr. Bharatkumar Pandya (Member), held that medical services rendered by Military Hospitals are provided entirely free of charge to armed forces personnel and their dependents, and therefore fall outside the ambit of “service” under the Consumer Protection Act. On this ground,...
No Wilful Disobedience: NCLT Kochi Dismisses Bhagyodayam Company's Contempt Plea Against Ex-MD
The National Company Law Tribunal at Kochi has recently reiterated that simply failing to hand over company records to the tribunal appointed administrator, even after a specific direction from the tribunal, is not enough to initiate contempt unless there is clear proof that the person intended to defy the order. A coram of Judicial Member Vinay Goel and Technical Member Madhu Sinha dismissed...
Importer Not Liable To Pay Customs Duty On Goods Not Received By Him: Bombay High Court Grants Refund
The Bombay High Court has held that an importer cannot be made liable to pay customs duty on goods that were never cleared for home consumption and were never received by the importer. The Court observed that, under Sections 13, 23 and 27 of the Customs Act, 1962, duty paid in anticipation of clearance becomes refundable once it is established that the goods were short-landed or lost...
Delhi High Court Upholds GST Notice Based On Income Tax Intelligence; Cautions Dept Against AI-Generated Fake Citations In SCN
The Delhi High Court in a writ petition has upheld Show Cause Notice (SCN) issued by the GST Department which was based on an intelligence, by the Income Tax Department The Division Bench, comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain held the challenge to the SCN as 'premature' and noted existence of a clandestine server that revealed a parallel accounting system and...
Karnataka RERA Directs Ozone Realtors To Refund 1.49 Crore To Homebuyer Due To Delayed Possession
Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (“Authority”) bench comprising of GR Reddy (Member) directed Ozone Realtors to refund Rs. 1.49 crore to the homebuyer for failing to deliver possession by the promised date in December 2021. Background Facts Homebuyer (Complainant) booked Flat in the builder's (Respondent) project named Ozone Polestar in 2018. They executed an Agreement...