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“The DNRs continue to promote alternative infringing domain names, several of which are clearly prima facie infringing the trade marks of the plaintiffs. In such a situation, not only shall the concerned DNRs lose the safe harbour protection, the said DNRs would be liable to be treated as infringers against whom reliefs would be liable to be claimed.”
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“The responsibility lies with the employer, and if the employer has failed in maintaining records or producing them, then the consequence cannot be shifted upon the employee.”
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The Court held that a de novo trial cannot be ordered merely on technical grounds, particularly when the trial had substantially progressed and no real miscarriage of justice is shown.
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“The law protects childhood, so that it may blossom into informed adulthood. This Court will not permit this protection to be diminished.”
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The Court said that the assurances provided by Government of India were detailed and reliable. Since they were given at a diplomatic level, any breach would seriously harm trust between India and the UK, especially in a high-profile case like Nirav Modi’s.
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“Plaintiff is entitled to complain that any content which is set in obscene backdrop or shows her in inappropriate clothing and/or which falsely portrays her as endorsing brands, where there is no authorisation and/or which uses attributes and elements of her persona such as her images, voices, etc. is liable to be forthwith taken down from the public space.”
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The Supreme Court was examining the legality of a dismissal order passed by invoking Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution without holding a departmental inquiry.
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The Delhi High Court examined multiple suits involving misuse of well-known trademarks through fraudulent domain names used for impersonation and consumer deception.
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“Once a judgement or an order passed by a court in a particular case has attained finality and is not the subject matter of further challenge before a prescribed forum, a subsequent change in the judicial interpretation would not entail a reversal of such decision inter-se the parties to that case.”
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“Where potentiality of the act is to disturb the even tempo of the life of the community, it would be prejudicial to the maintenance of public order”
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“The bottom line of the Shoe-Shine Licence Policy, 2018 is to generate employment opportunities for persons belonging to the lower strata of society, which may include members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, not merely on the basis of their caste, but because they belonged to lower strata of society.”
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“The right to protest is protected, however, the right to insist upon a particular public junction for an indefinite recurring protest is not.”
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“Just as it is true that, academically excellent student may or may not earn well, it is also equally true that academically average or even below-average student may earn very well in practice or profession.”
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The Supreme Court declined to issue directions either to declare the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji as a nationwide gazetted holiday or to frame uniform guidelines for declaration of holidays.
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“Cancellation of GST registration or missed appellate deadlines should not permanently debar a taxpayer from the GST framework, especially where the taxpayer intends to comply by filing returns, paying taxes, interest, and penalties, and rectifying defaults. In such cases, denial of opportunity to an assessee undermines the inclusive and facilitative objective of the GST regime.”
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“The decision of the Government to fill the notified vacancies cannot be equated with creation of a right in favour of every candidate below the selected candidate to claim automatic substitution in the event of non-joining.”
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“Serving a copy of the complaint and other relevant documents is mandatory under Rule 7, POSH Rules, and the failure to do so constitutes violation of the principles of natural justice.”
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“Statutes creating new protections or disabilities operate prospectively unless expressly stated otherwise.”
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A woman advocate challenged the Rewa Bar Association Elections claiming that there was no reservation of 30 per cent for women candidates in violation of the Supreme Court’s directions.
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A petition was filed against widening of NH 46 as it passes through an important tiger and wildlife corridor, and any construction was likely to affect the movement of wild animals.
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