DISPUTE DIGEST
Arbitration award upheld against ONGC in payment dispute
Bombay High Court dismisses ONGC petition against an arbitration award for payment of extra work on offshore Mumbai oil project
Defendants fined INR1m for infringing Blue Cross pain mark
The Bombay High Court orders defendants to pay a INR1 million (USD10,501) fine for infringing Blue Cross Laboratories’ registered mark “Meftal-Spas”
India’s CCPA fines McAfee over violation of consumer rights
India’s Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) fines McAfee Software India after finding the company violated consumer rights
Reliance gets Supreme Court green light for Mumbai project
The Supreme Court dismisses a civil writ petition seeking to quash a tender won by Reliance Industries for a coastal road development in Mumbai
Calcutta HC upholds authors’ music rights in Vodafone case
Calcutta High Court upholds authors’ rights to royalties for commercial exploitation of their musical and literary works in ringtones
Delhi HC grants 10 entities relief over LinkedIn penalty
Delhi High Court grants interim relief to 10 entities from a penalty order over significant beneficiary ownership compliance for LinkedIn
NGT cracks down on illegal tree felling and construction
The National Green Tribunal has cracked down on real estate developer Omaxe’s illegal construction and unauthorised tree felling for the development
Parties cannot use parallel proceedings to reopen SLPs, says SC
The Supreme Court of India rules that parallel and independent proceedings cannot be used to reopen a disposed special leave petition
Indian states can revoke, modify power tax exemptions: SC
A Supreme Court ruling says states can modify or revoke electricity tax exemptions, but must give reasonable notice of one year
Bombay HC raises issue over India taxing virtual services
Bombay High Court case sheds light on whether a business in China providing virtual services in India should be taxed in the country
India’s SC reiterates arbitrator cannot rewrite contract terms
The Supreme Court of India has held that the arbitrator cannot rewrite the terms of a contract while deciding the arbitration award
Trademark is not abandoned if evidence delayed: Madras HC
Madras High Court held trademark not abandoned for delayed evidence affidavit and sets aside registrar order against ACE Foods
Calcutta HC clarifies design registration expiry in Harpic row
Granting shape trademark protection after expiry of a Harpic product’s design registration is ‘wholly suspect’: Calcutta High Court
India’s SC warns against unsupervised AI use in rulings
The Supreme Court of India has taken a strict view over using artificial intelligence in judicial rulings without the human application of mind and verification
Onus on applicant for divisional patent applications: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court has held that the onus to file a divisional application in patents lies solely on the applicant and must be filed before the parent application is granted
Freezing bank accounts must be proportionate: Delhi HC
Banks cannot freeze non-suspects’ accounts without authorities’ orders, citing fundamental rights and proportionality, says Delhi High Court
Arbitration award interest stops on access date: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court says interest accrued on arbitration awards end when funds are accessible for claimant
Turnover can shape environmental compensation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has observed in two recent cases that factors such as scale of operations are powerful factors when determining the environmental compensation a liable company must pay
