Supreme Court issues fresh directions on case listing and oral argument timelines
The Circulars are issued in order to streamline listings and ensure timely access to justice for deserving litigants.
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Delhi High Court grants Ex-parte injunction protecting Actor Junior NTR’s Personality Rights
The grievance of the plaintiff arose from the manufacture, sale, promotion, and distribution of merchandise such as T-shirts, posters, mugs, keychains, and other products bearing his name, photographs, likeness, and persona, without authorisation.
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Part of ICC Sponsorship Payments, for using ICC Trademark, constitutes Taxable Royalty: Delhi High Court
The Court held that the revisional authority was justified in concluding that the payment had two distinct elements, i.e., advertisement and trademark usage.
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Defamation battle between Brother and Sister: Bombay High Court urges siblings to “learn to give up than to give into litigation”
“Sibling bond is for moral support which makes this relationship very special. However, nowadays, sadly, siblings don’t stand together but against each other in court of law.”
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Bombay High Court orders immediate takedown of AI-generated deepfake content infringing Shilpa Shetty Kudra’s privacy and dignity
“A person’s much less a woman’s dignity cannot be publicly maligned or defamed that too without consent which is the sine qua non for such publications.”
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Remand after reversal of Rejection of Plaint creates entitlement to refund of Court fees: Delhi High Court
“Order XLI Rule 23 of the CPC envisages remand in a situation in which the suit was decreed by the Court of first instance on a preliminary point and the decree is reversed in appeal by the appellate court.”
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Mere Reference to Caste Name Not an Offence Unless Used to Intentionally Insult or Humiliate: Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Marathi TV Channel Executives
No specific allegation was made that the petitioners, who were not members of a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe, had intentionally undertaken an act to insult, intimidate or humiliate the first informant, who is a member of the scheduled caste.
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Non-compete fee: Revenue or capital expenditure? Supreme Court explains
“Non-compete fee only seeks to protect or enhance the profitability of the business, thereby facilitating the carrying on of the business more efficiently and profitably.”
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Teaching Bhagavad Gita; Yoga Not Per Se Religious; FCRA Registration can’t be denied on compounded violation : Madras High Court
“Bhagavad Gita may be recognised as national (Rashtriya) Dharma Shastra. It speaks about internal and eternal truth… Bhagavad Gita cannot therefore be confined within a given religion. It is a part of Bharatiya civilisation.”
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Registrar under Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act lacks jurisdiction to decide inheritance/validity of membership transfer: Bombay High Court
The Court clarified that it had not adjudicated upon the merits of title or succession and expressly left those issues open to be decided by a competent forum in accordance with law.
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What prompted Supreme Court to direct day-to-day hearing in Ajmer Sharif blast case
The Court issued specific direction to the Trial Court to expedite the hearing… particularly when the petitioner is languishing under incarceration for more than 8½ years.
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Stopping Stray Dog feeding at Society access points & School Bus Stops a child-safety measure, not wrongful restraint: Bombay High Court
Presence of aggressive stray dogs on streets are causing grave risk to the lives of children, elderly people and vulnerable sections of society and also unabling them to access streets and parks because of the fear of being attacked and bitten by the rabies infected stray dogs.
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“CEFDON” is deceptively similar to “CEDON”; Bombay High Court issues permanent injunction, imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs
“The Defendants shall each pay a sum of Rs. 5 Lakhs as costs to the Plaintiff within a period of 8 weeks from today.”
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State has Constitutional Duty to provide legal aid to Indian citizens working abroad: Madras High Court
“Overseas employment is a reality… When the Government is receiving benefit from the migrant workers, it has a correlative and corresponding duty to rush to their rescue when issues arise out of such overseas employment.”
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Appellate Deposit under Section 148 NI Act: Whether can be directed against Convicted Director or Confined to Juristic Drawer? Supreme Court Larger Bench to Decide
Section 148 NI Act was introduced to remedy the systemic abuse of appellate processes, whereby convicted drawers routinely secured suspension of sentence and delayed payment of compensation for years, thereby frustrating the object of Section 138 of NI Act.
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Continued online circulation of arrest reports after discharge violates Right to Dignity; Delhi High Court upholds interim de-indexing against Media House
While the media enjoys freedom of speech and expression, but such right is not absolute and stands correspondingly delimited by the right of an individual to dignity and reputation.
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Kerala High Court flags arbitrary delay in filling veterinary posts in Lakshadweep; Issues directions
The grievance was that livestock across inhabited islands were left without access to qualified and registered Veterinary Surgeons, resulting in prolonged absence of medical care.
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Kerala High Court denies Bail to Ex-Devaswom Board Officials in Sabarimala Gold Misappropriation Case
The incidents that led to the case has deeply hurt the religious sentiments of scores of Ayyappa devotees and pilgrims.
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Trade Mark registration or Online Listing alone doesn’t confer Territorial Jurisdiction in infringement suit: Delhi High Court
The Court held that “the conclusion arrived at by the learned Single Judge that this Court did not have the territorial jurisdiction to entertain the suit cannot be faulted.”
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Altruistic kidney donation can’t be stalled on mere apprehension of commercial transaction: Karnataka High Court
“Petitioner being a Doctor by profession, major in age, and knowing all the aspects relating to the donation of the kidney… thereto, her request has to be given due credence and accepted and put in action.”
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