PPL Pass Code Hospitality copyright dispute
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The ad hoc arrangement was directed purely as an interim arrangement so that Defendant 1 can continue to use the sound recordings of the plaintiff’s repertoire and, at the same time, the plaintiff is protected by way of deposit of ad hoc license fees, out of which certain amount was permitted to be withdrawn by the plaintiff”

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TDS not deposited by employer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioner’s employer, Kingfisher Airlines, had deducted the Tax Deducted at Source from the petitioner’s salary but had not deposited the same in the Central Government Account

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HUF debts liability
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Karta’s liability for unsatisfied debts or dues of the HUF is personal and unlimited. The Karta’s contention that HUF was a separate entity or akin to a body corporate was rejected and it was clarified that this was only for limited purposes like taxation or at most where liability beyond even the Karta.”

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Custody of One Child
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“At the stage of consideration of interim maintenance, this Court is neither expected nor required to embark upon a detailed inquiry or conduct a mini trial to resolve such disputes conclusively.”

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Family pension to second wife
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Hindu Marriage Act does not recognise childlessness as a justifiable circumstance for entering into wedlock with a person who is already in the subsisting wedlock with another.”

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Misuse of Police Powers under Gangsters Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Such an approach seemingly proceeds on the erroneous assumption that the power to issue notifications, being vested in the executive branches, may be exercised without due application of mind, by resorting to unfettered discretion and without examining the consequential effects thereof.”

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Bail to husband to support wife after child birth
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, the petitioner’s wife had just given birth to a female child, thus, he approached the Court for bail to look after their well-being.

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women's sacrifice of employment
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The statutory right of the wife to maintenance cannot be permitted to be parted away and infringed by setting up a case that she had the capacity to earn.”

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Siyaram trademark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Plaintiff’s reputation and goodwill was such that the plaintiff’s tagline, ‘Come home to Siyaram’ was indelibly etched in public memory.”

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IFS probationers
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Statutory amendments regulating probation and training apply prospectively to an ongoing probationary relationship, and the re-introduction of a prohibition on appearing in open competitive examinations during training does not amount to retrospective deprivation of rights.

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Forced marriage not conducive to healthy society
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“When a girl is not ready for marriage, giving her in marriage by using extraneous force is not conducive for a healthy society”

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compassionate appointment if family member earns
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Sympathy or hardship, howsoever genuine, cannot be a ground to direct compassionate appointment in contravention of the governing circular.”

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Summoning Order based solely on S. 161 CrPC Statements
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court opined that the issue requires detailed deliberations and stayed the impugned order till next date of hearing.

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Right to higher education
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The State has obligation to protect Student’s Right to Pursue Higher and Professional Education.

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Hindu wife can claim maintenance from husband's immovable property beyond HAMA: Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A Hindu wife’s right to have maintenance from her husband’s properties originated the moment she got married to him. Her right remained dormant until denial of maintenance or initiation of legal proceedings, at which point it transformed into an inchoate right and later crystallised into a charge upon judicial declaration.”

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using chinese manjha
Case BriefsHigh Courts

On 08-12-2025, the Court took suo motu cognizance of the illegal sale and use of Chinese Nylon Thread (Manjha), which was causing injuries and casualties.

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Beneficiary party presence in land acquisition matters
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Effective representation by the beneficiary company cannot be substituted by the Special Land Acquisition Officer or any other State Authorities inasmuch as the very constitution of the said company is to ensure proper and effective implementation of the project.

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Bharat Mata Portrait
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“As per Section 10(13) of the Kerala University Act, 1974, the VC may only exercise powers of the Syndicate or the Academic Council in cases of emergency when the Syndicate is not in session, and any such action must be reported to the Syndicate or Academic Council at its next session.”

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courts cannot interfere with government servant transfers
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Courts cannot either issue direction to the State Government to transfer a particular government servant to a particular place nor it can interfere in the orders of transfer of the government servants.”

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streaming Happy Patel
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In matters of this nature, it is likely that irreparable injury would be caused unless ad interim relief is granted.”

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