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Himachal Pradesh HC directs DGP to comply with POCSO Act for protecting identity of victim

“This Court must record its concerned about the manner, in which, the mandatory provisions of Section 33(7) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 are being violated, with impunity.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Significance of socio-cultural activities cannot be ignored: Delhi High Court permits Dussehra celebration at district park

“What in fact, is a matter of concern is not a ban of these activities but to work out the mechanism to ensure that the programs are held in a regulated manner without causing any harm or damage to the environment.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Trial not likely to be concluded soon; SC grants bail to NDPS accused after 6 years in Jail

The accused had spent nearly 6 years and 2 months in jail, which is more than half the period of punishment for the offences he was charged with.

Book Review

Book Review| Bindal’s latest book offers insight into the contours of obscenity in law and practice, writes Vishavjeet Chaudhary

Latest addition to the landscape of jurisprudence around obscenity laws in India is Saurabh Bindal’s convincing read titled Obscenity: Prevention, Law and

Case Briefs District Court

Delhi Court discharges Baidyanath Ayurved, its Director and public officials from coal block allocation case

The Ministry of Coal’s policy was concerned with end use and the end use for the Baidyanath Ayurved being ‘power’ was in conformity with the MoC’s policy.

Case Briefs High Courts

“Arbitrator can interpret contract, but cannot travel beyond four-corners of contract and rewrite its terms and alter nature”: Orissa HC

Arbitrator is a Judge chosen by the parties and his decision is final as long as it is founded in fairness and justice and an award cannot be passed on the ipse dixit of the arbitrator.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Lack of facilities, teachers led to cancellation of 2022-2023 admissions; CLAT to cover NLU Tripura Admissions from 2024-2025 onwards: SC

NLU, Tripura is ready for fresh admissions in 2023-2024 with all the available facilities.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court vacates stay on termination of Delhi Legislative Assembly Fellows

“The Supreme Court has declined to stay the Order dated 05-07-2023. Therefore, propriety demands that this Court ought not have passed any interim order which had the effect of staying the Order dated 05-07-2023 and other consequential orders.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Sainik School denies admission to student for being medically unfit; Uttaranchal High Court dismisses petition seeking admission

“A candidate should be medically fit in the manner that he/she must be in a good physical and mental health, free from any disease/syndrome/disability likely to interfere with the efficient performance, etc., but there should also be no evidence of any congenital deformities.

Dominos Dominick Pizza trade mark deceptively similar

Case Briefs High Courts

[Domino’s v Dominick] Delhi High Court restrains Dominick Pizza from using Domino’s registered trade marks

“Where the marks in question pertain to food items, or eateries where food items are dispensed and served, a somewhat higher degree of care and caution is expected to be observed.”

Legal RoundUp Tribunals/Regulatory Bodies/Commissions Monthly Roundup

Tribunal Monthly Roundup September 2023 | Top Stories on Estoppel by Election; compensation for lost property documents; ABC Bearings and Timken India amalgamation and more

A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from Tribunals, Regulatory Bodies, Commissions this month.

Case Briefs High Courts

Form Committee to supervise inventory of valuables in Ratna Bhandar of Puri Jagannath Temple: Orissa HC directs State

The Archeological Survey of India has suggested that the status of the inner portion of the Ratna Bhandar could also be assessed through laser scanning and the repair could be taken up during Rath Yatra.

Case Briefs High Courts

Meghalaya HC grants bail to HIV positive accused under NDPS Act

The accused person required special consideration to get proper treatment or to recuperate from her suffering in an environment congenial to her.

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana High Court upholds validity of Sections 5, 6 and 15 of Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867

“The legislature itself has defined the books and newspapers separately. The wrath of Article 14 of the Constitution is attracted only when equals are sought to be treated differently.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court orders suspension of domain names and blocking of Telegram channels for illegally sharing Apna College study material

“If the defendants are not blocked from disseminating the copyrighted material of the plaintiff, the plaintiff would suffer enormous monetary loss apart from loss of subscribers and of goodwill.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa Association for Blind not ‘State’ within meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution: Orissa HC

The tests laid down in Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi, (1981) 1 SCC 722 were not fulfilled, hence, the Association is not ‘State’ within Article 12.

Case Briefs High Courts

Parental Alienation from father who never showed any neglect is an extreme act of mental cruelty: Delhi High Court upholds divorce

“The child has not only been totally alienated, but has also been used as a weapon against the father. Nothing can be more painful for a parent to see the child drifting away and being totally against the father.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC suggests Ministry of Higher Education to provide uniform eligibility conditions for recruitment to various teaching posts

“The different eligibility conditions prescribed by different institutions under the same Board are not comprehensible as it keeps out large number of eligible candidates.”

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Place billboard for penal consequences of sexual harassment within 3 months’: Orissa HC warns Authorities against non-compliance

“A toll-free telephone number and committed phone number shall be included in the display so that whenever or wherever a threat of sexual harassment is perceived by a woman, the same can be immediately reported to for seeking protection”.

vacancy from selected candidate's resignation

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘No indefeasible right to appointment in case of fresh vacancy if candidate secured merit position previously’: SC

A candidate who had secured the merit rank in 2007 in higher judicial service recruitment examination was seeking appointment to the post, alleging that the post cannot be kept vacant in arbitrary manner once a selected candidate resigns from post.