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Limitation can be a preliminary issue under Or. 14, R. 2(2)(b) CPC if the question can be decided on admitted facts: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Principal question before the Division Bench of Ajay Rastogi and C.T. Ravikumar*, JJ., for contemplation was whether the

Legislation Updates Notifications

SEBI modifies provisions pertaining to Electronic Book Provider platform

On 10-10-2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) has issued a circular on review of provisions pertaining to

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court held RAJNIPAAN guilty for infringement for adopting deceptively similar mark and replaced ‘GANDHA’ with ‘PAAN’ with an intention to ride upon goodwill and reputation of RAJNIGANDHA

The trademark RAJNIGANDHA has been declared as a well-known mark by this Court and is entitled to a high degree of protection. The impugned mark is visually and structurally deceptively similar to the Plaintiffs’ trademark.

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling| GST is not leviable on the amount representing employees’ portion of canteen and transportation charges

Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling: The two-member bench Milind Kavatkar and Amit Kumar Mishra has ruled that Goods and Service

Case Briefs District Court

Mere phrase ‘abused me in a very filthy language’ does not suffice; Required to prove the nature of abuses to make a case under S. 509 IPC: Delhi Court

West, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi: In a case wherein it is alleged that the accused committed the offence punishable under

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court | Post sale discount given by Loreal India not to qualify as commensurate reduction in prices as required under Section 171 CGST Act, 2017

Delhi High Court: In a case filed by Loreal India Private Limited (petitioner) challenging the order dated 23-06-2022 passed by

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka HC | In sexual assault cases, DNA report favouring the accused will not automatically absolve such accused of the offences so alleged

Karnataka High Court: While deliberating over the instant petition seeking termination of proceedings under the provisions of the POCSO Act,

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Kerala High Court| Allegation of rape on false promise to marriage unsustainable, if the relationship between the two continued even after marriage of accused

Kerala High Court: In a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for quashing the

Case Briefs High Courts

“Rise of the pseudo-therapists on public domain who are but camouflaged instagram influencers, needs to be regulated”; Karnataka HC expresses concern

Karnataka High Court: While deliberating over the instant petition seeking quashment of chargesheet filed against a “wellness therapist” under the

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court restrains APPLEPLANT being deceptively, visually and semantically similar to APPLESTREE

Delhi High Court: In a suit filed for injunction by the Plaintiff restraining the Defendant from selling, offering for sale,

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SC Collegium closes further deliberations on filling up vacancies in Supreme Court

Supreme Court: A bench of Uday Umesh Lalit, CJ. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S. Abdul Nazeer and K.M.

Case Briefs High Courts

Patna High Court held seats reserved for OBC/EBC for municipal body election illegal; Directed State Election Commission to re-notify seats reserved for OBC treating them as general seats

Patna High Court: In a case relating to the reservation to the backward class category for the post of Councillors

Case Briefs High Courts

Courts equally responsible to provide proper legal protection to minor rape victims; Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds life imprisonment of accused for minor’s rape and murder

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dismissing the present appeal preferred by the appellant against judgment dated 09-08-2012 and the

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court | Courts will not interfere or set aside an arbitral award, merely because an alternative view is possible; Adopt a hands-off approach

Madras High Court: In an intra-Court appeal filed against the order of the single judge, whereby, the judge allowed the

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2022 SCC Vol. 8 Part 4

“Age of Consent” under the POCSO Act: In this article, an attempt is being made to minutely scrutinise and analyse

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Able-bodied man obliged to earn by legitimate means and maintain wife, children’: Supreme Court, unhappy with Family Court’s verdict, directs husband to pay maintenance to his wife

Supreme Court: In an appeal directed against the judgment passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, confirming the Family Court’s order

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court quashes rape case FIR registered against son of CPM’s Kerala State Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

Bombay High Court: In a case filed for quashing of the charges registered against Binoy Kodiyeri (petitioner), son of CPM’s

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court | Elected Independent Candidate joining a political party or coalition, shall acquire disqualification as per Section 3(1)(c) of the Kerala Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection) Act

Kerala High Court: In an appeal filed challenging the judgment of the Single Judge upholding the State Election Commission’s order of disqualifying

Legislation Updates Notifications

SEBI issues circular on Participation of SEBI registered FPIs in Exchange Traded Commodity Derivatives in India

On 29-09-2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) has issued a circular on participation of SEBI registered Foreign

Case Briefs High Courts

Kerala High Court prohibits use of contract carriages and other transport vehicles in public places flouting prescribed safety standards

Kerala High Court: In a suo motu cognizance of the case relating to the use of contract carriages vehicles that