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Delhi High Court Rejects Neurocentria Plea To Alter Priority Date To Overcome Missed Patent Deadlines
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (435+ words) 21 May 2026 5: 25 PM IST The Delhi High Court on 18 May dismissed the appeal filed by US-based pharmaceutical company Neurocentria Inc and upheld the October 2024 order of the Deputy Controller of Patents treating the Indian patent application as deemed withdrawn. Justice Jyoti…...
Venugopal Dhoot Moves Supreme Court Against NCLAT Order Excluding Videocon Foreign Oil Assets From VIL CIRP
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (335+ words) Videocon founder Venugopal Dhoot has moved the Supreme Court against an NCLAT ruling refusing to bring the group's foreign oil and gas assets into the insolvency resolution process of Videocon Industries Ltd. The matter is yet to be listed by…...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Holds MPIR Execution Not Barred by Limitation, Reads Down Rule 48-A
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (330+ words) 21 May 2026 3: 47 PM IST The Jabalpur Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on 21 April held that execution proceedings under the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Relations Act, 1960 (MPIR Act) are not barred by limitation even when initiated after more than a decade…...
Arbitration Is Founded On Party Autonomy; Tribunal Bound By Contract: Delhi High Court
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (577+ words) 21 May 2026 8: 22 AM The Delhi High Court has set aside a Single Judge order that upheld an arbitral award directing MMTC to release "2. 21 crore to Knowledge Infrastructure, holding that the arbitral tribunal ignored the express terms of the parties' contract A…...
Delhi High Court Stays MCA Penalty Orders Against Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Linked In
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (347+ words) 21 May 2026 7: 37 PM IST The Delhi High Court recently stayed orders imposing penalties on Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Linked In chief executive Ryan Roslansky, Linked In Technology Information Pvt. Ltd. , and several of its current and former directors over alleged violations…...
Delhi High Court Upholds "25, 000 Nominal Damages In IOCL Dispute, Rules Price Difference Not Proof Of Loss
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (461+ words) 21 May 2026 3: 47 PM IST The Delhi High Court on 22 April upheld an arbitral award arising from a supply contract between Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Hazel Mercantile Ltd, where the arbitrator had granted nominal damages of Rs. 25, 000. "The quantification of…...
'Left No Stone Unturned To Harass': Delhi HC On IT Dept's Delay In Releasing KVPs, IVPs
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (422+ words) The Delhi High Court has pulled up the Income Tax Department for delaying the release of seized Kisan Vikas Patras (KVPs) and Indira Vikas Patras (IVPs) even after the assessee deposited the settlement amount, observing that the authorities had "left…...
Delay In Challenging Arbitral Award Not Condoned When Party Lacks Due Diligence: Calcutta High Court
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (568+ words) 21 May 2026 2: 18 PM IST The Calcutta High Court on 20 May held that a party cannot invoke Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 to save a delayed challenge to an arbitral award after pursuing proceedings before the wrong forum without due diligence and…...
Is Chat GPT An Intermediary Under IT Act? Calcutta High Court Prima Facie Says No
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (466+ words) 21 May 2026 2: 45 PM IST The Calcutta High Court has, in a case examining how generative AI platforms fit within the Information Technology Act, prima facie held that Chat GPT ought to be treated as an "originator" rather than an "intermediary." The…...
Calcutta High Court Refuses Interim Plea To Direct Open AI To Show India Mart Links On Chat GPT
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (651+ words) 21 May 2026 1: 15 PM IST The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to direct Open AI to show India Mart links in Chat GPT responses, holding that the B2 B platform has no prima facie legal right to demand visibility on the AI…...