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Madhya Pradesh High Court emphasised that a purely civil dispute should not be converted into a criminal prosecution.
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“The legislative intent in providing for an appeal before a District Judge in case of an order passed by an inferior court upon investiture of jurisdiction under Section 388 (1), is also clear from the emphasis in the language of the proviso where it states, ‘and not to the High Court’.”
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“Magistrate is not bound to direct investigation by police even if all allegations made in complaint disclose ingredients of cognizable offence. Each case must be viewed depending upon facts and circumstances involved therein.”
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“Even after knowing the situation, the authorities did not take care of and attempted to control the situation, rather it appears that they have hands in glove with the lessees involved in illegal mining, for the reasons best known to them.”
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Madhya Pradesh High Court warned the appellants of consequences, including contempt of court, for non-compliance with the directions.
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Calcutta High Court opined that the Assistant Secretary wrongly rejected the petitioners’ request based on irrelevant considerations, ordering an extension of the lease for the lost period.
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“Pension is not a bounty from the state authority to the retired employee, it is compensation for the past service rendered by the employee. It cannot be withheld without assigning any reason”.
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Madhya Pradesh High Court noted that the petitioner did not dispute her liability to refund the commuted portion in instalments, as per her undertaking.
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“If petitioner is able to obtain any amount of money towards tax deducted from his income at source for Assessment Years 2009-10, 2011-12 and 2012- 13 from his employer, the same shall be deposited by him with the revenue.”
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The instant matter was remitted to the respondents for a fresh decision on the petitioner’s maternity leave, with a directive to comply within a specified timeframe.
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“Even otherwise, trite law it is in service jurisprudence that a stigmatic order passed on ground of alleged misconduct cannot be sustained unless a proper enquiry in accordance with law has been conducted.”
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Madars High Court held that having obliged her husband to keep the ill-gotten income other than the known source of income, by lending her name for purchase of properties both in her name and in the name of her minor children, showing her as guardian, she is guilty of abetment under Section 109 of IPC.
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Delhi High Court directed Mankind Pharma Limited to run a modified advertisement i.e., original advertisement with the disclaimer that DMF is not mandated under Indian law and is not a quality norm for products in India.
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“The application for grant of a patent of addition cannot be filed earlier than the date of filing of the application for grant of patent for the main invention; it cannot be granted before grant of the patent for the main invention; the term of the patent of addition shall not exceed that of the main invention, even if granted later than the main invention”
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The Calcutta High Court establishes the legal consequences of a court order setting aside requisition and its impact on subsequent attempts to acquire or lease the land.
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The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 “is a beneficial legislation, for the benefit of the workmen and not paying the compensation since 2007 is clearly an abuse of the process of law.”
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“If the intent of the appellant is to get the child admitted in Venkateshwar International School, Dwarka, the said school has a branch in Rohini and the respondent is agreeable if the appellant can ensure the admission of the minor child in the said school at Rohini.”
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“Even if two device marks are visually completely dissimilar, and if their textual components are deceptively similar to each other, then visual dissimilarities between marks, owing to “added matter”, pale into insignificance, where infringement is concerned.”
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“Basmati has also been registered as a geographical indication under the provisions of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 in India.”
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“In discussions surrounding the empowerment of women, education is rightly recognized as a fundamental pillar. However, when such incidents occur that force a girl to abandon her studies, the very notion of empowerment is compromised and society at large bears the consequences.”
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