HC/SC Judgments · Batch 30

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36 court rulings, each linked to its complete public judgment copy. Decisions dated 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28. Also see: Batch 27 (48) · Batch 28 (43) · Batch 29 (50).

1. In Re Exorbitant Pricing of Life Saving Patented Medicines
   Kerala High Court · 2026-09-28 · W.P.(C) No. 18999 of 2022 · section 100 of the Patents Act lets the Government use a patent for non-commercial supply of medicines; invoking it is a policy decision.
2. Doora Express Services v. Dura Logistics India Private Limited & Anr.
   Delhi High Court · 2026-09-10 · CS(COMM) 983/2026 with I.A. Nos. 24722 to 24727 of 2026 · an ad-interim injunction restrained use of DURA by a logistics firm of the plaintiff's former General Manager, resembling the marks DOORA.
3. Herbalife International, Inc. v. Ashish Kumar & Ors.
   Delhi High Court · 2026-09-15 · CS(COMM) 997/2026 with I.A. No. 24985/2026 · an ex parte ad-interim injunction against HERBAWISH, a three-leaf logo and look-alike trade dress, with take-down of 18 online listings.
4. R Ravi v. Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited and Ors
   Madras High Court · 2026-06-30 · W.P. No. 23657 of 2026 (with W.M.P. Nos. 25615 and 25616 of 2026) · after a writ against a DRAT pre-deposit order was withdrawn, the Registry must not register article 226 petitions against DRT or DRAT orders.
5. Gillette India Limited v. Visage Lines Personal Care Private Limited
   Delhi High Court · 2026-09-21 · CS(COMM) 1007/2026 with I.A. Nos. 26053/2026 and 25193/2026 · on a contempt application over a comparative advertisement, a revised advertisement making no perceptible difference was restrained.
6. Impresario Entertainment and Hospitality Pvt Ltd v. M/s Social Circle Through Its Proprietor
   Delhi High Court · 2026-09-21 · CS(COMM) 1033/2026 with I.A. No. 26002/2026 · an ex parte ad-interim injunction restrained SOCIAL CIRCLE for restaurant and bar services, on the registered well-known mark SOCIAL.
7. Manash Lifestyle Private Limited v. John Doe/Ashok Kumar & Ors.
   Delhi High Court · 2026-09-15 · CS(COMM) 985/2026 with I.A. No. 24776/2026 · an ex parte ad-interim injunction against a fake PURPLLE franchise offer, with take-down, blocking and disclosure directions to platforms.
8. Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd. v. Udayak Agro Products Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.
   Bombay High Court · 2026-09-23 · Commercial Arbitration Petition (L) No. 25994 of 2026 · franchisees were restrained pending arbitration from a competing packaged water business, directly or through a sister concern.
9. ITC Limited v. Philip Morris Products S.A. & Ors.
   Delhi High Court · 2026-09-10 · C.A.(COMM.IPD-PAT) 24/2025 and W.P.(C)-IPD 25/2025 · ITC's opposition to Philip Morris's heated-aerosol patent failed; the claim was novel as the prior art shows no flame-barrier wrapper.
10. ITC Limited v. SMM Tobacoo Private Limited & Ors.
    Calcutta High Court · 2026-09-08 · IP (COM) No. 10 of 2026 · a plaintiff that had lodged an FIR and carried out a search was refused dispensation from section 12A mediation; the plaint was returned.
11. Bentley Systems Inc and Anr. v. Ahmed Ibrahim Abdelsalam Ahmed Elshorbagy and Ors.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-10 · CS(COMM) 993/2026 with I.A. No. 24875/2026 · an ex parte ad-interim injunction restrained use of unlicensed RAM Concept and STAAD engineering software and erasure of data showing use.
12. P.D Vincent v. State of Kerala and Ors
    Kerala High Court · 2026-09-22 · WP(Crl.) No. 1434 of 2026 · coercive proceedings against the resolution professional of Kerala Housing Finance were kept in abeyance until 26 October 2026.
13. FabIndia Limited v. Ashok Kumar/John Doe and Ors.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-02 · CS(COMM) 861/2023 with I.A. Nos. 24111/2023, 5713/2026 and 25097/2025 · the 4 December 2023 restraint protecting the mark FABINDIA was clarified to cover Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and X.
14. State of Odisha and others versus M/s.Dhanurdhar Champatiray, Proprietor and Special Class Contractor, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar
    Orissa High Court · 2026-09-21 · W.P.(C) Nos. 35289, 35291, 35309, 35312 and 35317 of 2025 and W.P.(C) Nos. 3223, 44, 6384 and 8151 of 2026 · section 37(3)'s bar on a second appeal does not bar a writ under articles 226 and 227, though interference must be circumspect.
15. Commissioner v. Karnataka Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council & Anr.
    Karnataka High Court · 2026-09-03 · Writ Appeal No. 1490 of 2024 (GM-RES) · the State could not challenge a Facilitation Council award by a writ filed after the section 34 period, to seek a review on the merits.
16. Vipul Music Company Proprietorship Firm of Ms. Santosh Goswami v. Registrar of Copyright & Anr.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-08 · C.O.(COMM.IPD-CR) 21/2025 with I.A. No. 9511/2025 · a sound recording's copyright registration granted without the notice Rule 16(3) requires was set aside and the application revived.
17. ITC Limited v. Ravi Kishor & Anr.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-16 · CS(COMM) 1019/2026 with I.A. No. 25374/2026 · an ex parte ad-interim injunction against a counterfeit GOLD FLAKE cigarette operation, on ITC's registered marks, trade dress and copyright.
18. HMT Limited v. C. Rajamma (since deceased) by LRs & Connected Matters
    Karnataka High Court · 2026-09-18 · M.F.A. No. 9565 of 2018 with M.F.A. Nos. 9564 and 9566 to 9571 of 2018 · damages awarded against HMT for short workload to former employees were upheld, but 20% interest was cut to 12% after their loan was repaid.
19. JCB India Limited & Ors. v. John Doe(s) & Ors.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-15 · CS(COMM) 999/2026 with I.A. No. 25129/2026 · an ex parte ad-interim injunction against anonymous accounts posting false videos of arrested JCB officers, with take-down directions.
20. GRB Dairy Foods Pvt. Ltd. v. Sri Lakshmi Industries
    Madras High Court · 2026-09-17 · Application No. 4013 of 2026 · Clause 12 Letters Patent leave was granted for a suit over an allegedly disparaging Instagram reel that reached Chennai consumers.
21. M/s. Vaidehi Agro Oils Private Limited and another v. M/s. Sri Tulasi Industries & Anr.
    Telangana High Court · 2026-09-16 · Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 161 of 2026 with I.A. No. 3 of 2026 · a temporary injunction against the edible oil mark TASTY NUTTS (NAMASKAR TASTY NUTTS) was upheld for the prior user of TASTY GOLD.
22. Kandamkulathi Ayurveda Vaidyasala (P) Ltd. v. Regional Director, Southern Region, Ministry of Corporate Affairs & Ors.
    Kerala High Court · 2026-09-09 · W.P.(C) No. 31973 of 2017 with W.P.(C) No. 23427 of 2018 · only the registered trade mark proprietor, not a company where the proprietor is a director, can seek a name change under section 16(1)(b).
23. M/s Cubes Entertainments v. Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited & Anr.
    Kerala High Court · 2026-09-14 · O.P.(C) No. 2655 of 2026 · a court cannot refuse to number a John Doe suit for want of the unknown defendant's address required by Order VI Rule 14A CPC.
24. Pravin Kumar v. ITC Limited & Ors.
    Calcutta High Court · 2026-09-18 · TEMPAPO-IPD No. 6 of 2025 with OCOT No. 7 of 2025 and I.A. No. GA-COM 2 of 2026 · an interim injunction for GOLD FLAKE against IJM GOLD STAG was upheld; sections 28 to 30 of the Trade Marks Act do not bar the suit.
25. Kiran Narendra Patkar v. Milan Narendra Patkar and Another
    Bombay High Court · 2026-08-27 · Commercial Arbitration Application (L) No. 23278 of 2026 with Commercial Arbitration Petition (L) No. 23009 of 2026 · alleged forgery of the arbitration agreement does not by itself bar section 11; a sole arbitrator was appointed on independent documents.
26. Basant Lal v. Shakti Hydraulic Engineers & Anr.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-03 · C.O.(COMM.IPD-TM) 190/2024 · LNK's Class 11 registration was cancelled as deceptively similar to the petitioner's L&K device marks; the registrant did not contest.
27. D P Jain Bangalore Chennai Expressways Private Limited v. National Highways Authority of India & Ors.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-10 · O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 385/2026 · on the joint request of the concessionaire and NHAI, a three-member tribunal of former Supreme Court judges was constituted outside SAROD.
28. Graviss Foods Private Limited v. The Registrar of Trade Marks
    Bombay High Court · 2026-09-16 · Commercial Miscellaneous Petition No. 20 of 2026 and Commercial Miscellaneous Petition (L) No. 10288 of 2026 · ICE CREAM ROCKS was held unregistrable as a word mark under section 9 of the Trade Marks Act; the Registrar's thinly reasoned refusal stood.
29. Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd. v. cinevood.love & Ors.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-15 · CS(COMM) 1002/2026 with I.A. No. 25150/2026 · before its 18 September 2026 release, eleven piracy websites were restrained from hosting or streaming the film VIBE, with domain suspension.
30. M/s Lanco-Rani (JV) v. M/s National Highways Authority of India
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-02 · O.M.P. (COMM) 145/2017 with I.A. No. 20791/2017 · a belated suspicion that the nominee arbitrator's employer worked for NHAI did not show bias; the challenge to the 2008 award failed.
31. M/s. Shanti Telefilms v. M/s. Amma Creations
    Madras High Court · 2026-09-15 · O.A. No. 372 of 2026 with Arb. Appln. Nos. 944 and 945 of 2026 · section 9 applications over a Tamil film ended on an admission of liability and an undertaking not to release it until the dues are cleared.
32. SignatureGlobal (India) Limited v. Ashok Kumar/John Doe & Ors.
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-14 · CS(COMM) 922/2026 with I.A. Nos. 22935 to 22938/2026 · look-alike websites using the SIGNATUREGLOBAL name were restrained ex parte; registrars must lock nine domains within 72 hours.
33. M/s Tinna Rubber and Infrastructure Limited v. Mr. Pankaj Gandhi
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-09 · ARB.P. 745/2026 with I.A. 11290/2026 · an arbitration clause printed on the back of invoices was prima facie enough without a separate signature; a sole arbitrator was appointed.
34. Lotus Landmarks (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. RVP City Owners & Ors
    Karnataka High Court · 2026-08-31 · Miscellaneous First Appeal No. 103181 of 2022 (AA) · a landowners' nominee sat as sole arbitrator without a section 11(6) application, so the award was a nullity and was set aside.
35. National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Polymech Plast Machines Ltd.
    Gujarat High Court · 2026-08-19 · R/First Appeal No. 3873 of 2014 with R/Cross Objection No. 15 of 2015 · majority awards of ₹40,53,289 on a fire insurance claim were set aside as perverse, treating an office note as the policy; minority upheld.
36. State Bank of India v. K R Anand
    Delhi High Court · 2026-09-15 · O.M.P. (COMM) 69/2024 with I.A. 2596/2024 · Emden-formula overheads awarded without proof of loss, and price variation for a no-PVA extension, were set aside; interest awards stood.