Corporate
NCLAT Restores Promoters' Right To Bid In JC World Hospitality Resolution Process
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has recently overturned a July 2025 order of the National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi, that had declared the promoters of JC World Hospitality Pvt Ltd ineligible to submit resolution plan under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. The Bench of Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Barun Mitra restored the promoters' resolution plan...
Invention Requiring Destruction Of Human Embryos Not Patentable: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Monday upheld the Patent Office's rejection of a patent application on the grounds that the invention involved the destruction of human embryos and was therefore unethical and contrary to public order and morality.A single bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur, affirming the Patent Office's decision to reject the invention under Section 3(b) of the Patents Act,...
Order Merely Issuing Notice on Interim Injunction Not Appealable: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently reaffirmed that an order merely issuing notice on an application for interim injunction under Order XXXIX Rule 1 and 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) does not constitute an appealable order under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.The Division Bench, comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla, dismissed an appeal filed...
S.74 Finance Act Cannot Be Invoked To Seek Redetermination Of Service Tax Liability: Bombay High Court
On November 14th, 2025, the High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad dismissed a writ petition filed by M/s Suman Construction (“assessee” hereinafter), a government-registered civil contractor, which had challenged the service tax demand raised on road construction works for government departments. The principal issue before the Court was whether the assessee could invoke...
Award Holder Cannot Claim Compound Interest When Tribunal Grants Only Simple Interest In Arbitral Award: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court set aside an order of the Commercial Court, Shillong which had accepted the calculation of the award holder's method of calculating interest and directed Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) to pay the remaining amount under an arbitral award. The Court held that the Executing Court had effectively modified the award by permitting computation of...
Income Tax Act | Co-operative Societies Not Engaged In Banking Not Entitled To TDS Exemption U/S 194A(3)(iii): Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that co-operative societies not engaged in banking are not entitled to TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) exemption under section 194A (3)(iii) of the Income Tax Act. Section 194A(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 provides exemptions from TDS on interest for certain persons or institutions. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. was dealing with a petition...
Delhi High Court Upholds Attachment Of Lawyer Gautam Khaitan's Properties In AgustaWestland Case
The Delhi High Court has recently upheld the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) provisional attachment of properties belonging to lawyer Gautam Khaitan, rejecting his challenge to the action in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal. The bench, comprising Justice Anil Ksheterpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar dismissed Khaitan's appeal against a February 2015 Singe Judge order that...
Customs Duty Payable On Imported Goods Lost In Fire; Exemption Not Available: CESTAT New Delhi
The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has stated that imported goods which are not used for manufacturing due to fire do not qualify for exemption under Notification No. 12/2012-CUS dated 17.03.2012 and hence, customs duty is payable on such goods. The exemption Notification No. 12/2012-CUS dated 17.03.2012 allows the importers...
Delhi High Court Says It Will Pass Orders Protecting Raj Shamani's Personality Rights
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that it will pass an interim order restraining the unauthorized use of podcaster Raj Shamani's name, image, voice, and likeness, granting him ad-interim relief against platforms including Google, Meta, and Telegram.A Single Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora meanwhile issued summons to Google, Meta, and Telegram in a suit seeking protection...
Delhi Court Issues Summons To Cobrapost, Economic Times In Anil Ambani's Defamation Suit
A court in Delhi has issued summons in a defamation suit filed by Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani against Cobrapost, Economic Times publisher Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., and others over reports alleging his companies committed a fraud of over Rs 41,000 crore. The court however, did not pass any interim orders injuncting these publications.The matter was heard by Senior Civil Judge...
Delhi High Court Revives Motorola's 17-Year-Old Dispute With MTNL Over Arbitral Award Amounting To $8,768,505
The Delhi High Court allowing a Section 37, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ACA”) appeal filed by MTNL against an arbitral award passed in favour of Motorola amounting to ~USD 8,768,505 has revived a 17-year-old between the parties. The Bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar set aside the judgment passed by a Single Judge of the Court in...