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IT Act | 'Charitable Trust's Bona Fide Mistake Due To Misprint In Taxmann Bare Act': Bombay High Court Condones Delay In Filing Form 9A
The Bombay High Court allowed a writ petition filed by the Charitable Trust “Savitribai Phule Shikshan Prasarak” seeking quashing and setting aside of the Order passed by the Directorate General of Income Tax Investigation (Investigation) Pune whereby the Trust/Petitioner's application for condonation of delay 509 days in filing its Form 9A for the Assessment Year 2022-23 was...
Multiple Remand Orders U/S 37 A&C Act “Unworkable” Without Reversing Findings On Merits: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court held that multiple remand orders issued by courts under section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) without disturbing or reversing the findings on merits recorded by earlier Single Judges were incapable of implementation. The court found the situation unprecedented and unusual holding that the statutory scheme of the Civil Procedure...
Delhi High Court Bars Former Distributor from Selling CREED Perfume, Awards Rs 37.42 Lakh in Damages
The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favor of Fontaine Limited, owner of the luxury perfume brand CREED, restraining a former distributor from selling CREED products or using the CREED trademark after the expiry of their distribution agreement. The court also awarded Fontaine damages of Rs 37.42 lakh and legal costs of Rs 7.97 lakh for the unauthorized use of the...
Centre Cannot Retain Wrongly Paid IGST Once Correct Tax Is Paid To State GST Authorities: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the Centre cannot retain wrongly paid IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax) once the correct tax is paid to the State authorities. Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar observed that since the assessee had wrongly paid IGST and later paid the correct tax to the State GST, the Central government must refund IGST to the assessee....
Tariff During Registration Was To Remain Fixed For 25 Years; CSPDCL Waived Its Rights: Delhi High Court Allows IREDA's Appeal Over GBI Scheme
The Delhi High Court Bench of Chief Justice and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela has observed that under the Generation Based Incentive Scheme (GBI) Scheme, 2010 by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the tariff at the time of registration of project would remain constant for a period of 25 years and any upward revision of tariff by State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (“SERC”) from...
WhatsApp Privacy Case: CCI Asks NCLAT To Clarify If Privacy Safeguards Apply Over Data Shared For Advertising
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) seeking clarification on the tribunal's November 4 judgment, which had set aside the five-year prohibition on WhatsApp sharing user data with Meta for advertising purposes.The CCI has asked the tribunal whether, in light of the judgment's emphasis on user privacy and consent,...
Delhi High Court Dismisses The Telegraph's Appeal Against ITC Hotel's Suit Over Allegedly Defamatory News
The Delhi High Court on Saturday dismissed the appeals preferred by ABP Pvt Ltd, publisher of The Telegraph, in a defamation case filed by ITC Hotels back in 2004.The defamation case pertains to an allegedly defamatory news article carried out by The Telegraph against ITC's former chairperson Yogesh Chander Deveshwar.While YCD filed a defamation suit against the English daily in Calcutta...
Delhi High Court Restrains Websites Enabling Illegal Downloads Of Saregama India's Copyrighted Music
The Delhi High Court has recently restrained several online sites that facilitate “stream-ripping” (illegal downloading) of music, barring them from downloading, reproducing, or distributing copyrighted songs and recordings owned by Saregama India Limited. The injunction will remain in effect until February 27, 2026.The order was passed by Justice Tejas Karia on November 10, 2025, in a...
Suspension Of Proceedings By Arbitrator For Non-Payment Of Revised Fees Amounts To Effective Withdrawal From Office: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court held that an arbitrator who suspended the proceedings indefinitely on the ground of non-payment of revised fees and thereafter failed to conduct hearings must be deemed to have withdrawn from office under section 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act). The court further held that the arbitrator's mandate had also expired by efflux of...
Auction Purchaser Cannot Seek Reclassification of NPA In A Manner That Affects Creditor's Rights: NCLAT
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at New Delhi, has recently ruled that a successful auction purchaser cannot demand the reclassification of a corporate debtor's loan from Non-Performing Asset (NPA) to “standard” if it impacts a financial creditor's rights against the debtor's personal guarantors. The bench of Justice N Seshasayee and Technical Member Indevar...
Delhi High Court Rejects FMC's Plea to Block Natco Insecticide Over Patent Dispute
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed an application by FMC Corporation seeking to restrain Natco Pharma Limited from manufacturing and selling its insecticidal product “Cyantraniliprole 10.26% OD.” FMC alleged that Natco's product used a chemical intermediate covered by Claim 12 of its patent IN'645, which is set to expire on December 6, 2025.A sinhle bench of Justice Mini...
Kerala High Court Directs GST Department To Ensure No Tax Evasion In Frozen Chicken Sale
Disposing of a writ petition alleging that frozen chicken was being sold at 0% GST instead of the applicable 5%, the Kerala High Court recently directed the GST department to ensure that no tax evasion takes place. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. also noted that the State GST Department was already investigating the matter. Hence, the Court disposed of the writ petition filed by the...