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[Dettol v Santoor Handwash Advertisement] Delhi High Court refuses injunctive relief to Reckitt Benckiser for its alleged disparagement by Wipro product

Delhi High Court observed that it would be reading too much into the impugned advertisement, in my opinion, to extract, from it, anything derogatory or deprecating regarding Dettol.

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Request to review trademark ‘HAMDARD’ in ‘HAMDARD ROGHAN BADAM SHIRIN’ for its descriptive use; Delhi High Court directs Trademark Registry to proceed as per law

Under section 3(a) of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940, Raughan-E-Badam Shireen/ Badani Shireen is mentioned as Unani Medicine in the authoritative book of First Schedule of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

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Corruption inquiry directed against Ex-IAS Ramesh Abhishek by Lokpal; Delhi High Court refuses to interfere

Delhi High Court observed that repeated petitions seeking to interdict the proceedings before Lokpal would defeat the very purpose of the legislation.

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[Betnesol v Betnol]: Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction in favour of Glaxo Group Limited on failure to file written statement by Biogen Serums

Delhi High Court observed that the defendant has used the infringing mark ‘BETNOL’, which is identical to the plaintiff’s mark ‘BETNESOL’ with the intent to springboard its business by drawing association with the plaintiff and its trademark to ride on the goodwill and reputation of the mark of the plaintiff.

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PWD, Religious Committee decides to demolish 55-year-old Kali Mata Mandir at Mayapuri Chowk; Delhi High Court refuses to interfere

Delhi High Court directed that the PWD is free to carry out the demolition and remove the unauthorized construction after 20-05-2023.

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Challenge against constitution of Selection Committee to appoint Director of School of Planning & Architecture; Delhi High Court issues notice

The challenge is filed by Prof. Dr. Pratap Manohar Raval, an aspirant to the post of Director of School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi.

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Delhi High Court dismisses petition filed by a 97-year-old challenging prospective operation of S. 23 Senior Citizens Act

Delhi High Court observed that the present case is not a case of casus omissus and the Court while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot make the provision what the Legislature did not intend it to be.

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Delhi High Court upholds conviction for murder of a 2-year-old child by hitting her head against stairs of a mandir

Delhi High Court opined that the cause of death was found to be cranio cerebral damage consequent upon blunt force impact to the head which was sufficient to cause death in ordinary course of nature.

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Delhi High Court dismisses petition under S. 11 Arbitration Act in view of moratorium imposed on parent company

Delhi High Court granted liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh legal action for the same relief once the moratorium is lifted or varied.

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Delhi High Court directs removal of online videos and tweets containing comments threatening a classical singer

Delhi High Court noted that there is a severe threat to the safety and security of the petitioner as is evident from the comments and videos.

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[Gas Migration Dispute] Reliance had limited role to ‘explore’ and ‘extract’ natural gas as a licensee only; Delhi High Court upholds arbitral award in favour of Reliance Industries

Delhi High Court observed that in the present case, the natural resource viz. natural gas was neither ‘bought’ nor ‘sold’ as between Reliance and the Ministry; thus, the public trust doctrine was not contravened.

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Sensitive heart & alert mind necessary in sexual abuse cases; Delhi High Court deprecates Trial Court’s public disclosure of child rape victim’s sensitive counselling session details

Delhi High Court observed that the child who was being examined in the case at hand was in the category of a child witness who is vulnerable and a victim of sexual assault by her own father, and it was not a new phenomenon in criminal jurisprudence.

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Mirinda v मिरिंडा: Delhi High Court grants injunction in favour of PepsiCo Mirinda for transliteration of its mark in Hindi

Transliteration is the conversion of a text from one script or alphabet to another, as opposed to translation from one language to another. Shorter Oxford Dictionary 5th Edition defines ‘transliteration' as a noun to mean rendering of letters or characters of one alphabet in those of another.

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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah is the sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India. He was elevated to the Supreme Court in February 2023. He has formerly served as a Judge in Patna High Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court.

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Delhi High Court| Mandatory Reporting under POCSO Act shall override the restrictions imposed under S. 198(1) & (3) CrPC

Delhi High Court observed that there is no distinct category within child victims of rape as those who are married and those who are not.

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Bombay High Court temporarily restrains Meta Platforms from circulating video infringing Patanjali product ‘Mahakosh Future Fit’ edible oil

The Plaintiff is aggrieved by a video circulating on Facebook pages containing disparaging remarks against the product of the Plaintiff i.e., edible oil bearing the registered trademark “MAHAKOSH”.

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Latest Supreme Court and High Courts Judgments on Right to Information Act, 2005

“The Right to Information is not meant for gratifying idle curiosity or mere inquisitiveness but is essential for the effective functioning of democracy, transparency and accountability as sine qua non in a genuine democracy” – Former Attorney General Soli J. Sorabjee

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[POCSO] Absence of wisdom tooth does not conclusively prove age below 18 years; Bombay High Court acquits accused

Eruption of wisdom tooth may at the most suggest that the age of the person is 17 years or above, but non-eruption or absence of wisdom tooth does not conclusively prove that the person is below 18 years of age.

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Delhi High Court sets aside the cost imposed on CBI and expunges remarks made against the authority in a judicial order

The duty of the Court has been tried to be delegated to the prosecuting agency in the present case.

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[Tenure Employment] Actions of the Union speak volumes about illegality of the NFDC Chief termination order; Delhi High Court quashes the order

Delhi High Court observed that if a termination order is founded on allegations, the order is stigmatic and punitive, and the services of an employee cannot be dispensed with without affording him an opportunity of defending the accusations/allegations made against him in a full-fledged inquiry