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‘Inheritance rights and authority restricted to deceased testatrix’s footsteps’; Calcutta High Court’s major relief to Lodhas in Priyamvada Birla Will Case

In the instant matter, the Calcutta High Court delivered its final judgment, clarifying the rights of Mr. H.V. Lodha in the operating companies, bringing an end to this complex and protracted legal saga.

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Trial will have to begin de novo when case is committed by Magistrate to Court of Session: Delhi High Court

“When a case is committed by the Court of Magistrate to the Court of Session, the Magistrate becomes functus officio and any evidence recorded therein cannot be held to be admissible for the purposes of a de novo trial before the committal Court.”

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Himachal Pradesh High Court quashes FIR against man accused of offence under POCSO to preserve happy, peaceful married life of accused and victim

“Though justice has got to be administered in accordance with the law enacted by the Legislature. The concept of justice is elastic and is imperceptible. There can be no hard and fast line constricting the power of the High Courts to do substantial justice.”

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Delhi High Court| Tata Sons shall cease to use ‘XPERT’ as trademark but use EXPERT in a non-trademark sense in a descriptive manner for its detergent product

The grievance of RSPL Limited is the use of the mark EXPERT and depiction of the partial clock on the detergent packaging of the defendants as also the use of the word expert and use of the elongated X and DX.

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Punjab and Haryana HC| Former MDI Director neither entitled to lien on Professor’s post nor back wages

Punjab and Haryana High Court clarified that right to lien is provided to employees of government/statutory bodies as per applicable rules, and the same was not a fundamental right to be read in every employment.

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Tender alterations after bid submission arbitrary and violative of Article 14: Calcutta High Court

Respondent authorities are instructed to proceed with the tender process based on the original tender document.

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Protection from marital rape continues in case where wife is 18 years old or more: Allahabad HC acquits husband under S. 377 IPC

The Court remarked that in the proposed Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita which is likely to replace IPC, no provision like Section 377 IPC is included therein

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Regional Provident Fund Commissioner has no authority to revoke exemption for Jute Mill under Employees’ Provident Funds Act, 1952: Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court emphasised that the appropriate Government has not cancelled or amended the terms of the exemption under Section 17 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.

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Calcutta High Court affirms conviction under Section 138 of NI Act; upholds Lower Courts’ findings on Part Payment Evidence

Calcutta High Court upheld the lower courts’ conclusion regarding the unreliability of Exhibit A and Exhibit B as the petitioners’ defense did not raise a reasonable doubt.

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Revisional Court has jurisdiction to take suo motu cognizance of intermediate orders under Sec 397 CrPC: Madhya Pradesh HC

“Section 131 of the Income Tax Act allows the income tax authority to investigate and inquire about property, cash, or valuables obtained during an investigation by other law enforcement agencies, even if no income tax case was pending and the authority can conduct an inquiry to ensure that the appropriate income tax has been paid on the possessions.”

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Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd. for mark ‘ANGSANA’ in relation to hospitality services, spa

“Spa services have a requirement for high quality, best hygiene, safety/security of customers and if unauthorized use of plaintiff’s mark ‘ANGSANA’ is permitted to be used, the same will result in severe erosion of its goodwill.”

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Partner cannot be held liable for abetment to suicide, if lover commits suicide due to failed love affair : Chhattisgarh High Court

“For the wrong decision taken by a man of weak or frail mentality, another person cannot be blamed as having abetted his committing suicide.”

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Delhi High Court issues comprehensive guidelines and directions for timely investigation of missing minor children

The present case confronts the situation where the father of the minor child had fortunately found his daughter who came back to the fold of his lawful guardianship, but not without facing hardships and stress as he did not know the progress of the case.

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Punjab and Haryana HC allows for production of electronic records as evidence for upholding free and fair trial under S. 91 of CrPC

“The High Court balanced the right to privacy of police officials with the accused’s right to a fair trial, emphasizing that accessing electronic records crucial for defence did not compromise the former unduly.“

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Know why Bombay High Court quashed charges against wife who allegedly assaulted husband with broom, bit his hand

Bombay High Court was of the view that “continuation of criminal proceedings against the petitioner would be tantamount to abuse of process of law.”

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Solid waste management activities are exempted from payment of tax under Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: Patna High Court

“The Appellate Authority had allowed the appeal in the case of a different assessee, who had been carrying on the very same work of solid waste disposal in the very same Municipality.”

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‘NewsClick has a lot to answer’; Delhi High Court dismisses its plea for stay on income tax demand

“NewsClick’s plea of financial stringency based on its balance-sheet inspires no confidence as according to the Assessing Officer the accounts have not been properly maintained.”

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[INIMOX v IMOX] Madras High Court directs mark “INIMOX” to be registered only for products intended for veterinary use and not for human use

“Be it in infringement or passing off actions, or in the context of an application for registration and objections being raised on relative grounds – the visual, phonetic and structural similarity between the later and earlier marks will, as in all cases, play a significant role.”

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‘Not innocent adopters, but conscious imitators of Johnson & Johnson’s mark ‘ORSL’; Delhi High Court restrains usage of ‘OSRI’ mark for electrolyte drinks

“Defendants’ act of adopting mark which is structurally and visually nearly identical to that of plaintiff along with a trade dress which is also imitative of that of plaintiff, indicates that defendants have strained every nerve to come as close to plaintiff as possible.”

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Delhi High Court sets aside IPAB order disenfranchising Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital trademark on ground of violation of principles of natural justice

Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital & Heart Institute happens to be one of the leading hospitals in Ghaziabad.