A century of goodwill belongs to the Firm, not the family: What Calcutta HC’s Fox & Mandal ruling means
Calcutta High Court ruled that the goodwill and reputation of Fox & Mandal belong to the firm, not to the family of its former partners.
Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur
Electricity supply is fundamental to revival of business operations: Calcutta HC applies Clean Slate principle; rejects late payment surcharge demand
A paper mill’s new owner took over under an approved resolution plan, but the electricity board still wanted over ₹2.5 crore in old dues and surcharges before switching the power back on. The Calcutta High Court said the clean slate principle doesn’t have exceptions for electricity bills.
Is ChatGPT an Intermediary or an Originator Under India’s IT Act? Inside Calcutta HC’s IndiaMart v OpenAI Ruling
Calcutta High Court held that ChatGPT’s generative qualities prima facie make it an originator rather than an intermediary, while acknowledging the question is ultimately “complicated and vexed” and can only be decided at trial with technical and expert evidence.
Calcutta HC allows Registration of Graphics on Display Screens under the Designs Act; Flags Lack of Clarity in Designs Office on GUI Registrability
“There is nothing which prevents GUIs being registrable on a case to case basis after satisfying the requirements under Sections 2(a) and 2(d) of the Act when properly identified with an article and keeping in mind that the design elements are not purely function driven.”
Calcutta HC upholds Rs 14.49 crore arbitral award to Sourav Ganguly in Termination of Player Representation Agreement Case
“A possible view by an Arbitrator on facts has necessarily to pass muster as the Arbitrator is the ultimate master of the quantity and quality of evidence to be relied upon when he delivers his arbitral award.”
“Holistic and Common-sense interpretation of Arbitration Clause”; Calcutta High Court grants interim relief, allows access to financial records and account funds
Calcutta High Court held that all the reliefs sought by the petitioner is to protect the subject matter of the arbitration and to preserve the rights of the parties under the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA).