Delhi High Court
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Defendant 3 has taken unfair advantage of the reputation and goodwill of the plaintiff’s trade marks/artistic works and has also deceived the unwary consumers of their association with the plaintiff by dishonestly adopting the plaintiff’s registered marks/labels without any plausible explanation.

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Meghalaya High Court
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The Court directed the State to instruct every applicant to append an annexure to the form, in explanation of the reason: “has become dangerous to life and property”, and show details how the tree has become dangerous to life and property.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“Forcing wife to live with a person who is neither educated nor eager to improve himself certainly amounts to mental cruelty.”

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Bombay High Court
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The present case is a gross case wherein for six years, the contemnor in every possible manner avoided complying with the orders of the Court.

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Calcutta High Court
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Employment continuity, not fluctuating duties, determines eligibility for permanent status. Employers cannot evade obligations by altering work conditions.

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Delhi High Court
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It is manifest that defendant 1 had direct knowledge of the plaintiffs’ RAMADA brand at the time of adoption of the impugned mark. The defendant’s justification for adopting the mark ‘RAMADA’ is an afterthought, and lacks bona fide intent, as it fails to provide any tenable rationale for its selection.

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Rajasthan High Court
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The instant matter pertains to issuance of demolition notices by Bijainagar Municipality to the petitioners, following the arrest of certain accused individuals from their families allegedly involved in sexually exploiting minor girls.

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Kerala High Court
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“There is no purpose in blaming the young generation. The society and parents should watch them closely and monitor that their relationship is with good people.”

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Delhi High Court
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The petitioner has filed an affidavit of the authorized representative of an independent investigating agency to support its averments regarding non-use of the impugned mark by Respondent 1 in relation to the services in class 35 for nearly 8 years up to the date of filing of the present petition.

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Gauhati High Court
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An FIR was lodged against Ashish Chanchlani in Gauhati due to controversial remarks made by his co-panellist Ranveer Allahabadia on India’s Got Latent show.

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Madras High Court
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Madras High Court emphasised that the Government can regulate appointments in aided colleges, but not through administrative orders contradicting existing rules.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“Till a solution is found, female teacher will be permitted to send photographs of the Campus or Office of the Principal treating it to be attendance.”

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Delhi High Court
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“In a large number of customs matters, the Counsels are either not appearing or appear without proper instructions. In cases of non-appearance, the Court is compelled to request Standing Counsels present in Court to accept notice. This reflects a clear lack of coordination between the Department and the learned panel of Standing Counsels. Such a practice is highly undesirable and leads to gross wastage of judicial time.”

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Bombay High Court
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“Merely because the Central Board of Film Certification (‘CBFC’) certificate is obtained for the film, the same does not restrict the applicant’s right to take action against the film for violation of his rights.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The petitioners’ case was that since the allegations of recruitment scam turned out to be misfounded and petitioners were acquitted of the same, hence, they deserved to be appointed.

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Kerala High Court
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“In tribal communities, practice of child marriages remains deeply ingrained, driven by tradition, poverty, and a lack of legal oversight. Ending child marriage requires legal and social intervention”

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Delhi High Court
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“The presence of ‘sexual intent’ is the determining factor in distinguishing an act of mere physical force from an act that constitutes sexual assault under the POCSO Act.”

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Bombay High Court
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Ensure that any activity though aimed at as a commercial activity, does not deplete the available natural resources and even if it does so, in any minimized way, its loss shall be compensated.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“If pension was extended on the basis of length of service, the order of dismissal or removal from service would become meaningless.”

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Rajasthan High Court
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“There is no fundamental right of a person to have a live-in relationship with a woman legally married to another man and, more particularly, when the woman appears to be his own sister.”

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