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Clarifying the scope of Rina Devi Case, Delhi High Court rules ‘Railway not liable where initial burden of bona fide passenger is not proved by claimant’

Delhi High Court: In a case, wherein an appeal was filed under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 (Act)

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court| Conditions required for granting permission to a bhumidhar, clearly specified under the U.P Revenue Code and Rules; Other reasons to reject the application, renders discretionary power ultra vires and invalid

Allahabad High Court: In a writ petition filed against the order passed by the Collector under Section 98(1) of U.P.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court upholds 12-year imprisonment awarded to father guilty of raping his minor daughter

Delhi High Court: In an appeal challenging the order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge convicting the Father (Appellant) under

Case Briefs District Court

Patiala House Court grants bail to Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez in money laundering case

Patiala House Court (New Delhi): In a bail application plea under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Case Briefs High Courts

Unexplainable delay in considering detenu’s representation is fatal to continued detention; Bombay High Court quashes preventive detention order

Bombay High Court: In a preventive detention case, the Division Bench of A.S. Gadkari and Milind N. Jadhav, JJ., held that any

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court awards Rs. 20 lakhs costs to Louis Vuitton in a trade mark infringement case against Club Factory

Delhi High Court: In a case where Club Factory was involved in the sale of various unauthorized/ counterfeited products, bearing

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court sets aside NCDRC’s judgment reducing almost Rs. 14 Lakhs of compensation granted by State Commission to Rs. 10,000

Supreme Court: In an appeal filed against the judgment passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (‘NCDRC’), wherein the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directs Zomato to compensate a student for mental agony sustained due to non-delivery of ordered food item

Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kollam: While deciding upon the instant consumer complaint against Zomato for failing to deliver the food

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to Star India Pvt. Ltd. against 700 rogue websites accused of illegally streaming cinematograph film ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’

Delhi High Court: In a suit for permanent injunction restraining the websites from retransmitting, broadcasting, streaming or in any manner

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court denies bail to a Nepalese citizen accused of passing sensitive information of national security to Chinese Intelligence

Delhi High Court: In a case where a Nepalese citizen moved the bail application in relation to FIR registered under

Case Briefs High Courts

Can officers under Maharashtra Money Lending Act, 2014 pass orders contrary to decree of a Civil Court? Bombay High Court decides

Bombay High Court: In a unique case where the officers exercising powers under the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2022 SCC Vol. 9 Part 4

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Ss. 451 and 457: In this case, civil suit was pending between financier of vehicle

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

AAR [West Bengal] | Services of shifting electrical utilities cannot be regarded as services by way of construction of road

Authority for Advance Ruling (West Bengal): In an application filed for seeking advance ruling on whether the work of shifting

Case Briefs High Courts

Gauhati HC refuses to consider a ‘scientific-minded’ advocate’s petition challenging constitutionality of administering oath in the name of God

Gauhati High Court: While deciding this interesting writ petition praying for the issuance of the writ of Mandamus directing to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Forced religious conversions ultimately affect national security and violate citizens’ right to freedom of religion: Supreme Court seeks government’s reply

Supreme Court: In a writ petition filed against forced religious conversion the division bench of M.R. Shah and Hima Kohli said that

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Ranthambhore Musical Festival can be held only after taking due consideration regarding its impact on wildlife and the ecosystem: NGT

National Green Tribunal | Taking suo motu cognizance to consider the impact of musical festival which was proposed to be

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court awards Rs. 25 lakhs damages to ‘Daawat’ Basmati Rice in a trade mark infringement suit; restrains manufacturer from selling counterfeit ‘Daawat’ Products

Delhi High Court: In a suit for permanent injunction and damages for infringement of marks, passing off and unfair competition

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court| Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee must ensure that POCSO victims are represented by diligent practitioners

Allahabad high Court: In a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (‘POCSO’ Act), Ajay Bhanot, J.

Case Briefs High Courts

[M-seal v. R-seal] Can Trademark owner make “user claim” prior to acquisition of the mark from its predecessors? Bombay HC answers

“Disclaimers do not go to the market and a common man of average intelligence or the average consumer would have no knowledge of any disclaimers present in a trademark registration.”

Case Briefs High Courts

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