10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (304+ words) 16 Aug 2026 9:59 AM IST 'Law Shows Greater Sympathy To Debt-Trapped Individuals': NCLAT Gives Guarantors Fresh Chance For Relief Madras High Court Temporarily Restrains Universal Spirits From Using 'Marco Polo' For Liquor Madras High Court Allows OTT Rights Holder Of Pawan Kalyan-Starrer…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (546+ words) The Bombay High Court has recently observed that the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), as the final fact-finding authority under the statute, must adjudicate all issues arising from the record. Failure to consider a contention and render…...

21+ hour, 32+ min ago   (423+ words) 15 Aug 2026 10:35 PM IST The Karnataka High Court has quashed GST recovery notices issued against a private limited company for dues of a proprietary concern run by a deceased proprietor. It observed that the company was a distinct and separate entity…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (796+ words) 15 Aug 2026 6:12 PM IST The Gujarat High Court has rejected a bus owner's plea against a ₹53.20 lakh vehicle tax demand, holding that the statutory presumption of use in Gujarat applied because he had not obtained a certificate declaring the bus as…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (566+ words) 15 Aug 2026 3:49 PM IST The Madras High Court has allowed Vijay Kothari, who claims exclusive digital, satellite, and OTT rights over Pawan Kalyan-starrer Hari Hara Veera Mallu, to amend his plaint against Mega Surya Productions. He can now seek the return…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (596+ words) The Madras High Court has restrained Matrimony.com Limited from using the mark 'Jodii' for its matchmaking app. It set aside a 2022 order of a Single Judge that had dismissed FreeElective Network's suit alleging infringement and passing off of its…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (911+ words) 15 Aug 2026 4:09 PM IST The Madras High Court has restrained Universal Spirits Pvt Ltd from manufacturing, marketing or selling liquor under the marks “Classic Marco Polo Deluxe Brandy” and “Marco Polo Deluxe XXX Rum”, pending disposal of a commercial suit filed…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (759+ words) 15 Aug 2026 3:17 PM IST The Karnataka High Court has recently held that Bank of Baroda had no statutory authority to create a lien over a cooperative society's current account for collection of TDS on cash withdrawals. It held that the responsibility…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (883+ words) 15 Aug 2026 2:08 PM IST The Madras High Court has recently ruled that the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council cannot deal with a buyer's claim against an MSME supplier for defective or failed supply. Such claims fall outside the recovery mechanism…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (436+ words) The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi, has reiterated that adjudicating and appellate authorities cannot confirm a service tax demand under a category different from the one specified in the show-cause notice. The assessee must be put…...