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Karnataka HC quashes criminal proceedings against 2 persons accused of drawing pro-hijab graffiti on walls of a government school

The Court quashed the proceedings on the ground that the district wherein the school was situated, does not come under the ambit of Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981.

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Calcutta High Court dismisses plea for no coercive measures for non-compliance of summon issued by Enforcement Directorate

Calcutta High Court held that “no case is made out to seek the exceptional relief of ‘not to take coercive action'.”

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S 34 (4) cannot save or aid an arbitral award suffering from illegalities stipulated under S. 34(2) Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court

Section 34 of the Arbitration Act is a clear and unequivocal embodiment of the Legislature‘s intent to balance the competing facets of arbitration, I.e., on one hand, while courts are enjoined to follow the minimalist intervention route, it would clearly be a travesty of justice if they were to fail to intervene where circumstances warrant, and demand corrective measures being adopted.

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Delhi High Court issues directions to provide infrastructure to ensure persons with disabilities can participate in proceedings

“No citizen in this country should feel that due to his physical or mental disability, justice is not done to him either due to lack of material infrastructure or moral, ethical, sensitive and understanding by the judicial system.”

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Composite trade marks not to be dissected to determine deceptive similarity, comparison to be made as a whole: Delhi High Court

“The plaintiff's mark and the defendants' mark are composite trade marks, which imply that they are a combination of different elements, and their registration willd not grant an exclusive right in the word ‘d mart'.”

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Misuse of Section 498-A IPC| Madhya Pradesh High Court quashes criminal case against in-laws, calls it “a case of reverse cruelty”

“Now a day it is very common for the husband and wife to reside or do jobs outside of India and their parents are made to suffer in India by way of criminal or matrimonial litigation.”

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Calcutta High Court acknowledges Durga Puja festival’s cultural and secular dimensions, allows hosting “Durga Utsab 2023” on New Town Mela Ground

Calcutta High Court held that the New Town Mela Ground, specifically designated for fairs, could not be equated with streets or playgrounds.

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Developers do not have a right to default: Bombay High Court cancels NOC to Nishcon Realty for MHADA project

In the Order dated 7-08-2023, the Bombay High Court had directed Nishcon Realty along with its cohorts to bring 50% of amount of the arrears that was due as transit rent, but nothing was deposited by them.

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A politician is not disabled from being appointed as a Chairperson of the Bihar State Food Commission: Patna High Court

“No mandate on the State to carry out public advertisement, especially when a Selection Committee was appointed which could device a method by which the search of suitable people could be made, and recommendations could be given to the Government.”

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Writ Court should not intervene to permit activities like Puja amid property title dispute: Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court suggested the respondent committee to approach the Civil Court through an appropriate interlocutory application for permissions related to puja.

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Artificial Intelligence cannot substitute human intelligence in adjudicatory process: Delhi High Court refuses to rely on ChatGPT responses

“Accuracy and reliability of an Artificial Intelligence (‘AI') generated data is still in the grey area. At best the tool could be utilized for a preliminary understanding or for preliminary research and nothing more.”

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“Holistic and Common-sense interpretation of Arbitration Clause”; Calcutta High Court grants interim relief, allows access to financial records and account funds

Calcutta High Court held that all the reliefs sought by the petitioner is to protect the subject matter of the arbitration and to preserve the rights of the parties under the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA).

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Delhi High Court directs authorities to provide counselling to parents to accept their daughter’s sexual orientation

“The Director of Shakti Shalini Shelter Home is directed to provide counselling session to the missing person. It is further directed that parents of missing person shall also be counselled to prepare them to accept their child’s wishes.”

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Suit against trade name/partnership firm should follow the procedural requirements laid down in CPC: Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court set aside impugned order due to the lack of evidence for subletting and the non-maintainability of the suit.

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Contractual female employees cannot be denied maternity benefits solely due to nature of employment; Delhi HC directs DSLSA to grant maternity benefit to its advocate

“ It is ironic that the petitioner being appointed with the Juvenile Justice Board, is hired to protect the interest and welfare of the children who may be suffering at the hands of criminal justice system, however, is not able to secure the benefits that are necessary for the best interest and welfare of her own child.”

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Defamation | Bombay High Court grants interim relief to former Zilingo CEO and Co-Founder Ankiti Bose

Bombay High Court expressed that even in the absence of Ankiti Bose's name being specifically referred in the said article when the defendant had admitted her status as the co-founder of Zilingo.

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Mother can also be made liable to pay maintenance to her minor child under Section 125 of CrPC: Uttaranchal High Court

“Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Court, 1973 makes it clear that the liability to maintain a minor child is on “any person”, and this denotes not only a male but a female gender and it cannot be said that ‘a person' can only qualify father and not the mother.”

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Liberty Footwear v. Liberty Shoes : Delhi High Court dismisses the petition for the want of jurisdiction

“District Court, Karnal where the first petition was filed pertaining to the Agreement in question alone shall have jurisdiction over the arbitral proceedings and all subsequent applications arising out of the Licence Agreement. No other Court can entertain any subsequent application.

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‘Transgender’ is not a caste identity; every individual shall be permitted self-determination: Patna High Court

“The intention is not to give benefits based on caste, but to identify communities with the caste as an indicator of the larger group of individuals; who will require measures for their social, economic and educational upliftment, to ensure an equal status and decent living conditions, within the society.”

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Read why Allahabad HC ordered status quo on land held by Development Authority for establishing New Kanpur city

Allahabad High Court said that Development Authority is only in possession of part of the land and the scheme for proposed ‘New Kanpur City’ as of now is not viable.