High Courts

The Bombay High Court has said that a person cannot use the Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 to escape or delay paying court-ordered maintenance. The Court made it clear that insolvency proceedings cannot block or weaken a Family Court’s maintenance order in any way. Facts: Justice Jitendra Jain delivered the ruling while hearing a husband’s plea […]

The Bombay High Court has held that investigating agencies do not have the power to freeze or attach bank accounts under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The Court explained that Section 106 only allows police to seize property for investigation, but attachment of proceeds of crime can be done only

The Delhi High Court has reaffirmed its earlier directive restraining Tesla Power India from manufacturing or selling electric vehicles (EVs) and from using the term “Tesla” or any deceptively similar branding, while Tesla Inc’s trademark infringement lawsuit remains pending. The order was passed by Justice Tejas Karia. Facts: In May 2024, Tesla Inc informed the

The Bombay High Court, in a strong rebuke, criticised the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for misusing its authority in a private dispute. A Bench of Justice G.S. Kulkarni and Justice Arif S. Doctor said that municipal bodies cannot be turned into tools for resolving contractual fights between private parties. The Court found that PMC officials

The Bombay High Court in a notable ruling has overturned two arbitral awards that had wrongly transferred the responsibility of paying royalty from a contractor to Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL). Justice R.I. Chagla ruled that the Arbitral Tribunal went beyond its powers by relying on internal government notes and by effectively changing the terms

In a strongly worded judgment, Justice AS Gadkari and Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhonsale of the Bombay High Court expressed deep concern over the distressing circumstances and abandonment of an elderly patient by her son. The court described the case as one that "shocks the conscience" and noted that the son clearly failed in his duty

In a recent judgment, the Bombay High Court restrained Orchid Hotel and Hostel from using the word “ORCHID” for its hospitality services, holding that the name infringes the registered trademark of Kamat Hotels (India) Limited, which operates the five-star hotel chain “The Orchid.” The trademark infringement suit was filed by Kamat Hotels, and the case

The Kerala High Court witnessed an unprecedented rupture on 14 November 2025, when almost the entire Bench collectively abstained from the Annual Day celebrations of the Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association (KHCAA). The Controversy: At the heart of the disagreement lies what KHCAA President Adv. Yeshwanth Shenoy describes in his letter to the Hon'ble Chief

Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh of the Bombay High Court has delivered a decisive ruling in favor of Laboratories Griffon Pvt. Ltd., restraining the use and sale of the diabetes drug ELGIMET. The court found that the mark “ELGIMET” was deceptively similar to the registered trademark “GLIMET,” used by Griffon for its anti-diabetic products since the

In an important ruling highlighting accountability in financial markets, the Bombay High Court has clarified that settling a case with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) does not protect a person from facing criminal charges if the matter involves serious economic offences. This decision was delivered by a Division Bench of Justice A.S.