Delhi High Court Restrains FSSAI From Acting Against Emami Over 'Healthy & Tasty' Brand Name

The Delhi High Court has directed that no precipitative action be taken against Emami Agrotech Limited over its “Emami Healthy & Tasty” brand of edible oils until the next hearing, after Emami challenged a food regulator's show cause notice that said the brand name was misleading.Justice Amit Mahajan observed that, prima facie, “no reason has been given why the petitioner's referring the term 'Healthy and Tasty' is misleading.”The dispute began with a show cause notice dated June 5, 2026,...

Bombay High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs On Man For Police Complaint Against Court Officers In Data Theft Case

The Bombay High Court has imposed costs of ₹5 lakh on a former employee for filing a “plainly vexatious” police complaint against court officers, a forensic agency, and an advocate involved in executing an order to mirror his electronic devices.Justice Arif S. Doctor observed that the complaint was “really in the nature of a counterblast against those executing the Order of this Court”.The court dismissed Arun Kumar Arjunan's plea to set aside an order appointing a Court Receiver and forensic...

NCLT Mumbai Suspends One Court Due To Vacancies, Redistributes Pending Cases

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has suspended the functioning of Court No. VI at its Mumbai Bench from October 13 until further orders, citing vacancies in Member posts. Pending cases will be redistributed among the bench's five other courts. In an order dated October 9, issued with the approval of the NCLT President, the tribunal directed the transfer of all cases pending before Court No. VI to Courts I to V. The redistribution covers insolvency proceedings under Sections 7, 9, 10...

RBI Removes Paytm Payments Bank From Scheduled Banks List After Delhi HC Winding-Up Order

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed Paytm Payments Bank Limited from the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The move follows the Delhi High Court's order directing the winding up of the bank. The RBI announced the exclusion in a press release dated October 7, 2026. It stated that Paytm Payments Bank was removed from the Second Schedule pursuant to a notification dated July 31, 2026. The Second Schedule contains the list of banks recognised as “scheduled banks” under...

Delhi High Court Stays FSSAI Orders Forcing PepsiCo, Monster Energy To Drop "Energy Drink" Label

The Delhi High Court has stayed orders of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) directing PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited and Monster Energy India Private Limited to remove the description "Energy Drink" from their beverages.Justice Amit Mahajan, passing identical orders in both petitions on October 6, 2026, noted that the FSSAI orders were passed without a show cause notice or a hearing.PepsiCo sells "Adrenaline Rush Energy Drink - Ultimate Performance" and "Sting...

RBI Appoints Career Central Banker Sudhakar Malli As Executive Director

The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Sudhakar Malli as Executive Director, with effect from October 1, 2026, according to a press release issued by the central bank.Prior to his appointment, Malli was serving as Chief General Manager-in-Charge of the RBI's Department of Supervision.Malli is a career central banker with around three decades of experience, including more than 25 years in the supervision of banks, non-banking financial companies and co-operative banks. He has also spent around...

Bombay High Court Orders X Corp To Take Down Alleged Defamatory Video Against Serum Institute, Adar Poonawalla

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed X Corp (formerly Twitter) to take down a fresh video uploaded by YouTuber Yohan Tengra in a case brought by Serum Institute of India and its CEO Adar Poonawalla.The court found that the video repeated content it had already held objectionable and that Tengra had said he would not comply with its earlier orderJustice Gauri Godse, in an order pronounced on September 29, also issued show cause notices to Tengra, his channel Anarchy for Freedom India, Ambar...

Centre Extends Meera Swarup's Tenure As SAT Technical Member Till March 2027

The Central Government has extended the tenure of Meera Swarup as the Technical Member of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) for a further period of six months.According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance on September 22, 2026, Swarup's tenure has been extended from September 09, 2026, to March 09, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The extension was granted under the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026, and the Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021. It...

Madras High Court Grants GRB Dairy Foods Leave To Sue Rival Ghee Brand Over Disparaging Instagram Reel

The Madras High Court has granted GRB Dairy Foods leave to file a suit against Sri Lakshmi Industries, the company behind "NG Ghee," over an Instagram reel that GRB says makes false and disparaging statements about its GRB-brand ghee.Justice K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi passed the order on September 17.GRB Dairy Foods manufactures and markets food products, including ghee, under the "GRB" brand, and claims to have built substantial goodwill over several decades of business. Sri Lakshmi...

Kerala High Court Directs Numbering Of Suit Over Anonymous Review Of Antony Varghese's Kattalan

The Kerala High Court has directed the Principal Munsiff court in Ernakulam to number a suit seeking removal of a review of the malayalam film Kattalan posted on BookMyShow.Justice Easwaran S. held that insisting on the physical address of an unidentified reviewer defeats the purpose of “John Doe” proceedings. “The insistence on the part of the Principal Munsiff Court, Ernakulam, to correct the physical address of 'John Doe-2nd defendant' under Order VI Rule 14A of CPC creates a procedural...

Central Government Bars Charges On RuPay Debit Card, UPI Payments Up To ₹2,000

The Central Government has barred banks and payment system providers from levying charges on payments made through RuPay-powered debit cards and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions of up to Rs. 2,000. The Ministry of Finance's Department of Financial Services issued the notification on 14 September 2026. The notification specifies RuPay debit cards and UPI transactions of up to Rs. 2,000 as electronic payment modes on which no charges may be imposed, either directly or indirectly, on...

NCLAT Asks Lawyers To Seek 'No Objection' From Opposing Counsel For Adjournments

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has asked applicants seeking adjournments to, as far as practicable, obtain a “No Objection” endorsement from opposing counsel before submitting their requests.The direction forms part of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) dated 10 September 2026, which lays down procedures for filing and processing applications concerning pending matters, urgent listing or mentioning, adjournments, and extensions of time. The SOP has come into effect...