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Wife’s resistance to stay apart from husband does not constitute cruelty; Chhattisgarh High Court sets aside divorce decree

“It is well settled that in the matrimonial house, the wife should not be treated as hired chattel or a bonded labour to stay under the conditions imposed by the husband.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Extremely difficult for examination agencies to identify exact number of students engaged in malpractices; Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging cancellation of exam

“The very integrity of the entire selection process was compromised and DSEU could not determine its extent and hence, had to resort to cancelling the entire examination process, to protect the sanctity of the recruitment process.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants interim injunction to Phonographic Performance Limited in a copyright infringement dispute

“Forbearance from granting such relief would enable the defendants to continue exploiting the plaintiff’s copyright, which would result in irreparable prejudice to the plaintiff.”

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Delhi High Court quashes FIR registered u/s 12 of POCSO Act against man suffering from Psychosis with Borderline Intellectual Ability

“The medical board has opined that the petitioner required regular medical care and supervision and the support of the family members for his compliance to the medical treatment.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Demands made to recover loan amount cannot be treated as abetment to suicide: Chhattisgarh High Court

“If there was any unlawful activity performed by the petitioner to recover the loan amount, either the deceased or her husband could have taken shelter of any competent Court of law or made a complaint before the police authorities, which is missing in this case.”

Case Briefs High Courts

[Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Scheme] Raj HC directs Government to release claim amount to wife whose husband died during Covid-19 duty

“The shield of accidental insurance in the shape of the accident on duty were meant to reassure a health worker that the government stood by him and his family members in the time of the dire crisis.”

preventive detention grounds of detention ambiguous

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment| When in a 4:1 verdict, SC refused to release man detained under Preventive Detention Act; Justice M.C. Mahajan dissented [(1952) 1 SCC 769]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on the Preventive Detention Act, 1950.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction in favour of Himalaya Wellness Company for its ‘LIV.52’ mark

“One cannot forget that these are ayurvedic preparations and not allopathic medicines or scheduled drugs for which, doctors’ prescriptions are required. These are over the counter preparations, which are often brought by patients without prescription.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Consent of parties does not confer validity to marriage violating condition specified u/s 5(i) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: Delhi High Court

“The very fact that the wife had not only claimed but also accepted pendente lite maintenance during the appeal from the first husband fortifies that the marriage was not finally dissolved.”

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Delhi High Court grants eight-days interim bail to POCSO accused for participating in his brother’s last rites

“The applicant is granted interim bail for a period of eight days from the date of his release, subject to his furnishing personal bond in the sum of Rs.50,000 with one surety of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Trial Court.”

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‘Punishment order passed in quasi-judicial proceedings must contain reasons’: Rajasthan HC sets aside non-speaking punishment orders

“It is true that discipline is the hallmark of disciplinary forces like police and each and every member of the disciplinary forces are not supposed to violate the discipline by consuming liquor in public space or should arrive in public place in a drunken position.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to Modicare Limited for its ‘WELL’ mark

“In the case of pharmaceutical, cosmetics, health and related wellness products a higher standard would be required to be laid down in view of the damage that such products can cause to the consumers.”

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Wife not entitled to interim maintenance u/s 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 when both spouses qualified and earning equally: Delhi High Court

“The object of Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is to ensure that during the matrimonial proceedings either party should not be handicapped and suffer any financial disability to litigate only because of paucity of source of income.”

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‘Right to fair investigation and trial is fundamental right of victim as well’: Rajasthan High Court quashes order transferring the investigation without reason

“First progress report of the investigation has been called for in seven years. Moreover, the administrative instruction has not been followed inasmuch as more than thrice transfer of investigation of the case was not permissible.”

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Delhi High Court refuses to stay the registration for the mark ‘SCHEZWAN CHUTNEY’

“This Court is not inclined to stay the impugned trade mark registration for the mark ‘SCHEZWAN CHUTNEY’. Moreover, the issue of jurisdiction of this Court would have to be considered first.”

Case Briefs High Courts

[Good day v. Good time] Delhi High Court grants interim injunction in favour of Britannia Industries, restrains sale of Good Time cookies

“If an ad interim injunction is not granted in the present case it will cause irreparable loss to the plaintiff, as the defendants’ packaging is deceptively similar to that of the plaintiff’s, which causes confusion to the customers.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Recording phone conversations without consent violates right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution: Chhattisgarh High Court

“The Family Court has committed an error of law in allowing the application under Section 311 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 along with the certificate issued under Section 65 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Maintenance proceedings under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 are not suits, ad valorem court fee not liable to be paid: Delhi High Court

“The Family Courts Act, 1984 was enacted pursuant to the 59th Report of the Law Commission wherein it was stressed that in dealing with the disputes concerning the family, the family court should adopt an approach radically different from that adopted in ordinary civil proceedings.”

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Kurkure and Cheetos classifiable as ‘namkeen’ and not ‘snacks’ under Rajasthan Value Added Tax, 2003: Rajasthan High Court

“The Tax Board ignored the ordinary definition of namkeen, specification of namkeen as set out by the Bureau of Indian Standard and the FSSAI licenses granted to the petitioner, which categorizes the product in question as namkeen.”

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False and frivolous allegations against spouse without any evidence amounts to cruelty: Delhi High Court upholds divorce

“In the Indian context where the husband has chosen to be in a joint family with his parents, he cannot be forced to separate from the first day of his marriage merely on the whims of his wife.”