CAM advises Transvolt Mobility on US$50 Million Financing Round, Including IFC’s First Global Investment in EV Platform
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Transvolt Mobility Private Limited.
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Bombay High Court dismisses PIL in Kolhapuri Chappal GI violation case against PRADA; Upholds proper statutory remedies
“Both the registered proprietors are well equipped to protect their rights flowing from registered GI in Kolhapuri Chappals by bringing action against PRADA, if they believe that PRADA is unauthorisedly using the registered GI.”
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‘Adjudicating authority cannot go beyond show-cause notice’; CESTAT sets aside order demanding Countervailing Duty on areca nuts processing machines
“Adjudicating authority has travelled beyond the classification proposed in the show-cause notice by classifying the product under a classification which was neither claimed by the appellant nor was proposed in the said notice.”
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In absence of Waqf Tribunal, Civil Courts have jurisdiction to entertain waqf disputes: J&K and Ladakh HC
“Even in a case where there is an express bar for exercising jurisdiction by the civil courts, the consideration as to the scheme of the statute in question and the adequacy or sufficiency of the remedy provided, is permissible in law.”
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‘Domestic Violence Act does not distinguish between first and subsequent marriage for maintenance’; Delhi HC upholds Rs 1 lakh per month maintenance
Once the husband had voluntarily accepted the wife and her kids from her previous marriage, he could not subsequently use that as a defence to resist his statutory obligation of paying maintenance.
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Assessing “Loss of Profits or Profitability” in Construction Contracts — Evolution through Judicial Narratives
by Sumit Gehlot* and Vaishnavi Agrawal**
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GNLU, Gandhinagar, in collaboration with Excellence Enablers, invites applications for Advanced Certificate Programme on Corporate Governance
Participants completing this three-months course, including successfully complete the course requirements, including assessments and assignments, will be awarded a certificate of completion.
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Partial Payments to MSME under Contractual Agreements — Scope of Liability under the MSMED Act
by Yogendra Aldak*, Pranav Mundra** and Balraaj Singh***
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported gang rape in a stationary train’s empty compartment in Panipat
The NHRC issued notices to the Chairman, Railway Board, and DGP Haryana, seeking a detailed report about the incident within two weeks, including health status and compensation.
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‘Entitled to safeguard his privacy’; Bombay HC grants interim relief to Sonu Nigam against impersonation by Sonu Nigam Singh on ‘X’
“Sonu Nigam Singh’s actions could not be considered innocent, and the misrepresentation caused among members of the general public was not a matter of coincidence and thus his conduct was ex facie dishonest and reeked of mala fide.”
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Mother is natural guardian after father’s death unless proven unfit or adversely interested: Bombay HC
“Merely because grandparents or other relatives had nurtured the child for some period, the natural guardian cannot be denied right of custody of child unless it is shown that welfare of minor would be jeopardise.”
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Section 12 JJ Act | Serious nature of offence not a ground for denying bail to Juvenile: Patna High Court
“As per Section 12 of the Act, bail to the Juvenile is a rule and refusal of the same is an exception.”
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Illegal occupants of government land entitled to electricity connection despite not having occupancy papers: Calcutta High Court
The petitioner was an illegal occupier of government land and as a result could not furnish the documents proving ownership or occupancy required under the JERC Regulations.
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19-year-old FIR cannot be the basis of a preventive detention order; J&K and Ladakh HC quashes detention order
“In a democracy governed by the rule of law, the power to detain a person without trial, for security of the State or maintenance of public order must be strictly construed. But where individual liberty comes into conflict with the security of the State or public order, then the liberty of the individual must give way to the larger interests of the nation.”
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Himachal Pradesh HC restrains sale of ‘Old Mist Coffee Rum’ in trade mark dispute with ‘Old Monk’
“If the infringement of the trade mark ‘Old Monk Coffee’ is allowed to continue, it is likely to cause confusion on the part of the public and the defendant obviously would be able to pass off its product, ‘OLD MIST’ rum, as that of the petitioner i.e., ‘Old Monk’.”
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Rajasthan High Court | Appointed on compassionate ground; terminated after 15 years for having 3 children: A travesty of Justice
“Terminating the services of an employee appointed on compassionate grounds after 15 years, on the basis of ineligibility at the time of appointment, amounts to a travesty of justice, especially when no fraud or suppression of facts is alleged.”
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Gujarat High Court imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on man caught relieving himself during virtual court proceedings
In the present case, the video clip showed a man on the toilet, relieving himself, while attending virtual court proceedings
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Advocates are not Bar Council employees, hence outside the ambit of POSH Act: Bombay High Court
“It is evident that the provisions of the POSH Act apply where the relationship of employer and employee exists, thus, neither Bar Council of India nor Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa can be said to be employer of advocates.”
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