Top Legal Developments This Week [31 Aug- 6 Sept2026] | NEET-UG 2026 Protest; AI-generated citations; Children’s access to social media; and more
A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.
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Online shopping platforms should develop a system of photographing/video recording of receiving & opening of packages by delivery persons: DCDRC
“It is the duty of the online platform, which is offering such services, to ensure that correct product is delivered by the seller who is having business to business contract with them”.
IPR July 2025: A quick recap of the Months’ top Intellectual Property Rights cases
Covering all the important IPR cases across various High Courts and the Supreme Court, this roundup provides a quick summary of cases, links to other roundups, latest legal updates in criminal law and a few top stories of the month.
HIGH COURT JULY 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Yash Dayal Sexual Exploitation Case; Woman’s arrest after sunset; Convenience Fees on Movie Tickets; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Know why Bombay HC directed Amazon to delist Victorinox products sold by former dealer Gute Reise
“Should Gute Reise be desirous of using its account with Amazon for selling any products other than Victorinox’s branded products, it shall be free to do so, and Amazon shall not stand in the way of Gute Reise selling other products.”
Delhi High Court grants Dynamic Injunction against Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Meesho & Others in Reliance trademark suit
The defendants were found to be commercially manufacturing, marketing, and selling various FMCG products. These include Poha, Wheat Flour, Makhana, Pulses, Lentils, Salt, and similar goods. They did so using Reliance’s well-known and registered ‘RELIANCE’ and ‘JIO’ trademarks without authorization.
When DCDRC, Mumbai directed Amazon to pay Rs 40,000 for non-delivery of Rs. 100 Motu Patlu Kids Rakhi
The DCDRC stated that it is the duty of Amazon that it should verify the whereabouts as well as the status of the seller before accepting the order of a respective product.
Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction and ₹5 lakh damages to Harley-Davidson in trademark suit against Red Rose Industries
In the third week of July 2023, the plaintiff, through its representative/ salesperson, came to know about the defendant’s use of a mark identical to the plaintiff’s device/logo on their shoes.
‘Want our own privacy intact but interested in others through social media’: Justice V. Ramasubramanian at release of ‘Informational Privacy: Constitutional and Common Law Remedies’
EBC published Nina Rohinton Nariman’s ‘Informational Privacy: Constitutional and Common Law Remedies’.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises Amazon on its proposed acquisition of CapFloat Financial Services Private Limited
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Amazon in relation to a proposed 100% acquisition of the digital lending platform Axio
Amazon, Flipkart & Snapdeal directed to stop selling counterfeit copies of EBC’s books; Delhi HC restrains parties from printing & selling counterfeit copies of EBC books
The Court directed the Commissioners to conduct a search at the book houses and seize the infringing products bearing EBC’s registered trade marks or containing contents identical or deceptively similar to EBC’s books, books without hologram, packaging, labels, printing material and other material that reflect infringement of copyright and trade mark.
Lifestyle v. Amazon Cross-Border Marketing Dispute | Amazon targeted consumers in the UK via its USA website, thereby infringing UK/EU Marks: UK SC
The dispute concerning Amazon’s use of its USA based website relates entirely to events that occurred before the UK left the European Union (Brexit) when UK trademark law at that time was substantially governed by EU legislation and case law.
Delhi High Court directs rogue cyberlocker websites to take down listings of copyrighted content of Warner Bros, Netflix, Universal City Studios
The rogue cyberlocker websites provide an infrastructure specifically designed to incentivize hosting, uploading, storing, sharing, streaming, and downloading of copyrighted material unauthorizedly.
Delhi High Court directs Amazon to take down Pakistani Rooh Afza from its website; grants permanent injunction to the Hamdard Group
Delhi High Court: While deciding a case related to the product and mark ‘ROOH AFZA’, the Single Judge Bench of
Surprising that a product imported from Pakistan is sold on Amazon without any details; Delhi High Court directs Amazon to remove infringing links within 48 hours
Delhi High Court: In a suit filed by Hamdard National Foundation (India) (‘plaintiff 1′) and Hamdard Dawakhana (‘plaintiff 2′) relating to the
Sale of Unauthorised/Counterfeit copies of EBC Books: FIR filed against Amazon, Flipkart and Mackhingee Publisher; Police files status report
Tis Hazari Court, Delhi: In a case relating to the unauthorized printing/binding/manufacturing/storing/advertising for sale and selling of counterfeit books published by Eastern
Eastern Book Company sues Amazon, Flipkart etc. for selling counterfeit/unauthorized copies of its books; Delhi Court directs Police to file an action taken report
Tis Hazari Court, Delhi: In a case relating to the unauthorized printing/binding/manufacturing/storing/advertising for sale and selling of counterfeit books published by EBC,
Major setback to Amazon as NCLAT upholds CCI’s decision to impose Rs. 200 crore penalty vis-a-vis the Amazon-Future Deal
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): While deciding the instant appeal filed by Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC challenging the order passed
Amazon-Future-Reliance Dispute| SC allows Future Group to approach Delhi HC for continuation of merger deal with Reliance Group
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJ and AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli, JJ has granted liberty to Future Retail
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Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) State commission disallows benefit of increase in the tariff based on the change in law provision; Tribunal