ZARA Trademark suit
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court held that a trade mark need not be formally declared as “well-known” to claim protection under Section 11(2), Trade Marks Act, 1999, and that ZARA, being entitled to protection as a well-known mark, could oppose registration of the deceptively similar mark ZORA.

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taarikh pe taarikh
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The High Court stated that the record revealed a rather disquieting state of affairs. For years, the proceedings remained dormant without any meaningful progress, reducing the criminal trial to a mere formality.

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social audit
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court further remarked that another important effect of the Social Audit is that the management of these institutions sometime misbehave with the residents, especially women and children; this way, they would always be cautious that they were being observed.

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Computation of loss of dependency under Motor Vehicles Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court Enhanced the Motor Accident Compensation from ₹15 Lakhs to ₹30 Lakhs.

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Sonam Wangchuk
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that no violation of bodily autonomy was found where medical care was limited to consented oral treatment despite the patient’s critical health condition marked by dangerously low sugar, sodium and potassium levels.

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POCSO | Betrayed Her Trust, Destroyed Her Life, Degraded Her Very Soul: Bombay HC Upholds Life Sentence of Man Convicted of Impregnating 12-Year-Old daughter
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the High Court observed that there can never be more shocking heinous crime when a father is charged for committing sexual assault on his own daughter.

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Article 227 maintainability
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“…the petitioner, instead of availing the statutory remedy available to him, has chosen to file a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.”

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Harbhajan Singh Punjab Police security cover
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The Security Review Committee had assessed Harbhajan Singh’s threat perception on 3 March 2026, nearly two months before he left the Aam Aadmi Party. Punjab & Haryana HC held the timing was coincidental, not retaliatory and that his Y+ CRPF cover and State’s undertaking of local deployment adequately addressed his security concerns.

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Foreign counsel cannot examine witnesses
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Kerala High Court held that foreign lawyers cannot examine witnesses before an Advocate Commissioner appointed for execution of a letter of request issued by a foreign court under the Hague Convention. The recording evidence before a Commissioner is a litigious function forming part of the practice of law in India and falls within an area reserved exclusively for advocates enrolled under the Advocates Act, 1961.

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Telangana HC anticipatory bail GST ITC fraud
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The Court held that although allegations of fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit under the CGST Act constitute serious economic offences, arrest cannot be made as a matter of course. Where the investigation is primarily based on documentary evidence already in the custody of the authorities and custodial interrogation is not shown to be indispensable, anticipatory bail deserves to be granted subject to appropriate safeguards.

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real-time information exchange mechanism in cyber crimes
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court found that the existing mechanism, whereby information is sought through multiple agencies and forwarded from one authority to another before any effective field action is undertaken, results in avoidable delay. Such procedural movement of files and requests enables the perpetrators to remain several steps ahead of the investigating agencies.

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SOCIAL HOUSE trademark appeal
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The parties have been directed to appear before the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre on 17 July 2026, while the appeal has been listed before the Division Bench on 21 August 2026 to report the outcome of the mediation proceedings.

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Sonam Wangchuk
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The protest stemmed from systemic examination irregularities surrounding national-level exams, most notably recent NEET-UG medical entrance exam paper leak.

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Eviction suits exclusive to Rent Controller
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that eviction proceedings under the Jharkhand Building (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 2011 lie exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Rent Controller/Sub-Divisional Officer and that the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 does not apply even where the property is used for trade or commerce.

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Electrocution compensation strict liability minimum wages
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Applying the principle of strict liability, the appellants were held to be liable for compensation for the death caused by electrocution by live electric wire as liability can arise even without proof of negligence if the escape or transmission of a dangerous substance, such as electricity, causes harm and the Court enhanced the compensation holding that in the absence of proof of income, the loss of earning should be determined on the basis of minimum wages.

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Mandatory reporting of POCSO offence
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“The statutory mandate under Section 21, POCSO Act admits of no dilution, no hesitation, and no delay. The duty to report an offence against a child is not a matter of institutional discretion but an imperative cast by the statute, the breach of which itself constitutes a distinct offence.”

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DHJS Exam 2026 Eligibility Criteria
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The Court stated that since all anticipated vacancies up to 1 December 2025 had already been included in the earlier recruitment process, the respondents were under no obligation to conduct a separate examination in 2025.

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homeopathic doctor clinic sealed
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The Court noted that the doctor’s clinic was admittedly not registered with the Chief Medical Officer’s office, which is a sine qua non for practicing modern medicine and treating patients.

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Compensation for invasion of privacy and dignity
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Police entered a woman’s bedroom without a woman constable, seized her mobile phone without a seizure panchnama, and recorded no grounds in the case diary. Bombay HC holds both the search under Section 185 and the seizure under Section 105 of the BNSS violated mandatory procedure and Article 21 of the Constitution.

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disputed property title affidavit evidence Calcutta HC conveyance deed
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The Court found serious doubts regarding the validity of the transfer and authenticity of payment records based on the applicant’s dual role as attorney and purchaser. The Court held that such disputed questions required a civil trial and not adjudication on affidavits. Hence, it dismissed the application, refusing to direct execution of the conveyance deed.

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