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Read Why Delhi HC awarded Rs 150+ Cr. in damages for patent infringement, while actual costs yet to be determined by Taxation Officer?

“The general principle for award of damages is that the innocent party has to be put in the same position as it would have been, if not for the infringement.”

property attachment receiver appointment

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Tenancy Disputes | Property’s attachment & Receiver’s appointment not to be resorted routinely: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The case exemplified a disquieting and steadily growing tendency amongst litigants to invoke the criminal jurisdiction, not as a bona fide recourse for redressal of legitimate grievances, but as a convenient instrument to settle personal scores and wreak private vengeance.

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Bombay High Court Denies Urgent Relief Against Property Auction by Bank under SARFAESI Act

A commercial suit was filed along with an application for urgent relief; however, relief was denied for lack of valid authorisation to file the suit and the availability of an alternate remedy before the Debt Recovery Tribunal.

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Delhi HC: Fresh tender during subsisting contracts valid; no vested right in continuation of procurement policy under CGHS

The principal issue is whether the respondents are barred from initiating a fresh tender for empanelment of local chemists for a future period during the subsistence of existing contracts.

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Delhi High Court Protects “Toprankers Edtech” from Defamatory Campaign by Edtech Rival Platform; Restrains Misuse of CLAT 2026 Topper’s Identity

Recognising the plaintiffs’ right to protect their goodwill and trademark against a coordinated online campaign, the Court issued interim injunction in favour of them

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Explained | Why Kerala High Court Granted Bail to 3 Maoists in Malappuram Arms case

It was argued before the Court that the offences alleged against the appellants were very serious, and they can even be sentenced to imprisonment for life if the charges are proved.

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“No indefeasible right to appointment merely on ground of unfilled vacancies when candidate doesn’t fall under cut-off & waiting lists”: Delhi HC

Unfilled vacancies do not entitle non-selected candidate to appointment where cut-off and 10% waitlist rule duly applied

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24-hour Rule Runs from Actual Restraint, Not Arrest Memo; detention Beyond 24 Hours Illegal in NDPS Case: P&H High Court

“Entries contained in police records or arrest memos are merely declaratory and do not constitute infallible or conclusive proof of the time of arrest.”

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Employee Should Not Suffer for Employer’s Failure in EPF Compliance : Bombay HC quashes rejection of pension claims

Employees cannot be denied higher pension benefits due to employer or record-keeping lapses; authorities must assess claims based on all available evidence and adopt a practical, non-technical approach.

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“Crimes like cow slaughter throw even tempo of life out of gear”: Allahabad HC denies relief to man detained under NSA for cow slaughter

Allahabad High Court explains when an offence transcends law and order to affect public order, upholding preventive detention under NSA.

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Public Roads Not for Disproportionate Industrial Use: Jharkhand HC Directs Parking Compliance by Industries; Flags need for Trauma Care Facilities

“Such public roads are built and maintained through taxpayers’ funds. Therefore, there must be an equitable use of such roads, particularly by industries established for commercial gains.”

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Child’s Right to Stay with Mother a Civilizational Norm, Not Just a Modern Legal Construct: MP High Court refuses to Enforce Foreign Custody Order

“Doctrine of Comity of Courts is important but not absolute, and welfare of the child is the paramount consideration.”

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Unchallenged oral testimony of victim and her mother is sufficient to prove age; Kerala HC upholds POCSO conviction

The Court holds when the accused contends that the victim is not a child as defined in the POCSO Act, it is the prosecution’s duty to prove the victim’s age.

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Acceptance of Benefits and Long Silence Creates Acquiescence Against Challenge to Agreement to Sell: Delhi High Court

“A party cannot be permitted to ‘blow hot-blow cold’, ‘fast and loose’ or ‘approbate and reprobate’. Where one knowingly accepts the benefits of a contract, or conveyance, or of an order, he is estopped from denying the validity of, or the binding effect of such contract, or conveyance, or order upon himself.”

Consenting adults free to choose life partner

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Consenting Adults Have the Right to Choose Life Partners and Seek Protection even from Parents, Relatives or Friends: Delhi HC

The case highlights the continuing challenges faced by adult couples who choose to marry against family wishes.

convictions based on appreciating the testimony of single witness

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Patna HC: When Prosecutrix Is Not a ‘Sterling Witness’: Benefit of Doubt to Accused in Gang Rape Case”

“Testimony of a Single Witness falls into the category of being neither wholly reliable nor wholly unreliable, the Court must exercise caution, look for corroboration and should not convict on that testimony alone.”

freezing of educational institution's bank account

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Freezing Educational Institution’s bank account over receiving fees from a parent allegedly involved in cybercrime arbitrary & disproportionate: Karnataka HC

“The facts of the present case disclose a peculiar and rather disturbing situation, wherein an educational institution has been drawn into the ambit of a criminal investigation solely Banker’s lien on the ground that it received a fee payment through an online transaction from a parent who is allegedly involved in a cyber offence.”

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Social Media Posts Crossed the Line, Court Was Misled: Allahabad HC Judge Recuses from Hearing the Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Case

“Instead of admitting the mistake in placing the correct position before the Court, the petitioner blamed the Court for not uploading the order that was dictated in open court and has created an unpleasant situation leading this Court to recuse from hearing of the case.”

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“Deplorable state of affairs”: Allahabad HC orders release of man detained under NDPS Act without grounds & reasoned order

“Despite being public servants, their conduct reflects scant respect for law of land the dereliction of duty on their part, which can be considered to be misconduct in service on their part, since they have failed to perform their duties in accordance with law.”

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Andhra Pradesh HC directed compliance with guidelines barring priests who have travelled abroad from entering the sanctum and offering prayers

Guidelines issued by Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswami, the Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham state that persons who have travelled aboard, or have undergone shaving or haircutting contrary to traditional norms and persons who do not adhere to the prescribed spiritual practices shall not enter the sanctum sanctorum and participate in the worship of the deity.