body building eligible for reservation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Bombay High Court held that as ‘Body Building’ had state recognition earlier and is nationally recognized, its exclusion violated Article 14 of the Constitution of India.

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CROMPTON trade mark interim protection
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It cannot be lost sight of the fact that the kind of consumer who would purchase these infringing goods would not enter into a detailed enquiry as to whether these infringing products are genuinely those of the plaintiff or not. The plaintiff is most likely to suffer on financial account too.”

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mechanical exercise of Quasi-Judicial Powers
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“When there are provisions for imposing a heavy fine on a quasi-judicial officer, it is expected that they would decide the matter in a judicial manner”

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bail for NDPS Act procedural violation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Chapter V, NDPS Act, of which Sections 41 and 42 comprise an important part, sets-out the procedure mandated by the Legislature for entry, search, seizure and arrest in relation to offences under that statute.”

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chance witness' testimony
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The informant and his brother were allegedly abused and assaulted by the accused persons, but the allegations were denied, and documents were tendered in evidence claiming that the witnesses were the informant’s relatives, and they made false statements against them because of a land dispute. Himachal Pradesh High Court declined to interfere with the trial court’s order of acquittal finding no perversity therein.”

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Order 7 Rule 11 CPC
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Filing of an application for rejection of plaint by Defendant 2 after lapse of statutory period for filing written statement, will not entitle Defendant 2 for grant of any extension of time for filing written statement on that ground.”

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Domain Name fraud
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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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Employer’s record lapse
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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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Happy marriage No Excuse to Validate Child Marriage
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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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Sonakshi Sinha Personality Rights
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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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Domain Name fraud
Case BriefsHigh Courts

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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Preventive detention under NSA
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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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Shoe-Shine Licence Policy 2018
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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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plea for daily protest
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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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Academic marks for computation of future income
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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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160-days delay in filing GST appeal
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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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complaint copy on delinquent
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“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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Lalu Prasad Yadav
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Statutes creating new protections or disabilities operate prospectively unless expressly stated otherwise.”

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Rewa Bar Association elections
Case BriefsHigh Courts

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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NHAI Tiger Corridor Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

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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