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Gems or James Bond; Delhi High Court directs compensation to Cadbury against trademark infringement by Neeraj Food Products

Delhi High Court: Prathiba Singh, J. permanently injuncts Neeraj Food Products (‘defendants’) for trading JAMES BOND a chocolate product in pillow packs

Case Briefs High Courts

Sexual assault on minors traumatic, destroys personality: Patna High Courts upholds father’s conviction for raping his minor daughters for 6 years

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of A.M. Badar and Rakesh Kumar Verma, JJ., while dismissing an appeal observed that a sexual

Case Briefs High Courts

Freedom fighters’ pension cannot be taken as ‘income’ to deny family pension; Objective of Freedom Fighter Pension Scheme is to honour the sacrifices of the fighters: Madras High Court

Madras High Court: B Pugalendhi J. allowed the family pension to be given to the daughter ‘petitioner’ arising out of the employment

Case Briefs High Courts

Punjab and Haryana High Court| Motor Accident claims must be proved on the touchstone of preponderance of probabilities

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Alka Sarin, J., has upheld the award by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) stating that it is

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court | When assessing the doctrine of proportionality, one looks not only at the immediate cause inviting punishment but also at the entire context; Appeal dismissed

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of G.S. Patel and Gauri Godse, JJ. dismissed an appeal which was filed assailing an order

Case Briefs High Courts

When can Courts dispense off with the requirement of notice u/s. 80, CPC? J&K and Ladakh HC elucidate

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant appeal wherein substantial questions of law were raised vis-a-vis SectionS 80,

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

SEBI introduces Chapter on Obligations of Social Enterprises vide SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2022

On 25-07-2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations,

Case Briefs High Courts

Tripura High Court | It is not within the domain of the Court to direct the State- Government to create any post; Petition dismissed

Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J. dismissed a petition filed for issuing writ of mandamus calling upon the respondents to show cause

Case Briefs District Court

Allegations of bribery to grant permission in order to receive foreign funds under FCRA on applications by NGO’s pending in Home Ministry; Delhi Court grants bail to Pramod Kumar Bhasin

Rouse Avenue Court, New Delhi: While granting bail to the applicant Pramond Kumar Bhasin, Ajay Gulati, J. observed that the charge sheet

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SCOTUS| Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority under Clean Air Act to devise emission caps based on the generation shifting approach

Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): In a decision that is being touted as a setback in the fight against climate

Case Briefs High Courts

[UAPA] Gauhati High Court | Facebook post “only an expression of her feelings”, does not mention ULFA-I; College Student gets bail

Gauhati High Court: The single Bench of Ajit Borthakur, J., has under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, granted bail

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Thin line between adjudication and legislation’; Delhi High Court rules out retrospective application of Commercial Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Satish Chandra Sharma, CJ and Subramonium Prasad, J. refused to transfer the civil suits pending

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

SEBI introduces Chapter on Social Stock Exchange vide SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2022

On 25-07-2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Third Amendment) Regulations, 2022

Case Briefs High Courts

Punjab and Haryana High Court dismisses the order of the Magistrate; Only Juvenile Justice Board to pass orders where there is ‘Juvenile in conflict with law’

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dealing with an issue on joint proceedings, Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J., held that a proceeding where

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Manner of determining input tax credit introduced vide Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2022

On 16-7-2022 the Finance Department of Rajasthan has notified the Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court |Once two adults’ consent to live together as husband and wife, no third-party interference including family is warranted; Directs SHO to provide mobile number

Delhi High Court: In a case where two adults married against the wishes of the family and now anticipate danger to their

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court | Irony and tragedy of the Indian republic that criminals like Mukhtar Ansari are the law-makers; Former UP MLA denied bail

Allahabad High Court: Dinesh Kumar Singh, J. rejected the bail application of former UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari who was arrested under Sections

Case Briefs High Courts

Can Court direct to retrospectively amend birth certificate to expunge father’s name by replacing mother’s name as an only parent? Kerala HC decides

“The children of unwed mothers and the children of the rape victims can also live in this country with the fundamental rights of privacy, liberty, and dignity. None can intrude into their personal life, and if it happens, the Constitutional Court of this country will protect their fundamental rights.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court: Defense of consensual sexual intercourse immaterial if victim is minor; Bail rejected

Sexual abuse resulting in tying of knot between the victim and the accused in violation of provisions of law or birth of a child, does not mitigate the act of the petitioner in any manner, since the consent of a minor is immaterial and inconsequential in law

Case Briefs High Courts

Gauhati High Court| ‘Cousin’ not a family member; cannot be considered for Preferential Appointment under Assam Public Services (Preferential Appointment) Rules, 1999

Gauhati High Court: The single Bench of Michael Zothankhuma, J., disposed of the writ petition and held that a cousin cannot be