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At this stage of bail, it can hardly be said with any conviction that the promise of marriage made by the petitioner to the prosecutrix is ex-facie false; and that it has been made in bad faith, with no intention of being adhered to when it was given.
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“It is not the case of the prosecution that trial is being delayed because of the conduct of the accused but it is a case where the victim is avoiding stepping into the witness box.”
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The Court made it clear that it would not usually interfere with police investigation under Section 482 of CrPC, but it would not turn a blind eye to instances of harassment by the police under the guise of investigation.
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After a protracted legal battle, SpiceJet finally paid Mr. Maran a principal sum of Rs. 579.08 crore, but the interest component was still outstanding. The interest was worth 242 crore in October 2020, 362 crores in February 2023, and 380 crores in total.
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The Court said that extension of remand, particularly after adding new Sections constituting a serious offence, is not a bare formality.
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Punjab and Haryana High Court was cautious of apparent concealment of registration of an existing case against the petitioner which lacked any explanation on part of the petitioner.
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Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that to avoid any undue disposal of the proceedings pending before the Revenue Courts wherein the intention of a party in possession of the land is to delay the proceedings, issuance of specific guidelines is necessary.
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The Court opined that whether a mark is common to trade or not is a question of fact. Similarly, a mark may be a trademark in some jurisdictions and ‘publici juris’ in others, but a mark that may be common to trade at one time may become distinctive over a period, or vice versa.
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The lawyers are bound by their commitment to the duties cast on them by Part VI (Rules Governing Advocates), Chapter II (Standards of Professional Conduct and Etiquette) of Bar Council of India Rules which define their duties towards the Court, Client, Opponent and Colleagues.
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Holding that commission of rape on a woman’s dead body would not attract Ss. 375 and 377, Penal Code, 1860, the Court pointed out that its high time for the Central Government to consider amending S. 377 or introduce a specific provision to address necrophilia, sadism.
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The Court said that failure to possess an Aadhaar Card or a mobile phone or a proper ‘identity’ paper of a particular kind cannot become obstacles to availing the benefits under the Schemes as it can result in a child, or a family being denied the basic support in terms of food and supplements.
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While Xiaomi’s petition was held to be maintainable on the fulcrum of Article 14, however, the impugned provision as per the High Court did not manifest any arbitrariness.
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The Court noted that the Doctor was in the habit of issuing the Medical Certificates in the name of different hospitals to aid prisoners in filing applications for bail before the Court of law.
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Kerala High Court favoured the student petitioner and said that “Banks may be hyper technical, but a court of law cannot ignore the ground realities.”
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Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology are directed to issue a notification calling on all internet and telecom service providers to block access to the rogue websites which were streaming “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”.
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An arbitral tribunal is also considered a court for the purposes of adjudication of claims before it and is often subject to the requirement of providing reasons while granting a party any relief, not for the purposes of adjudicating the validity of an order but for the satisfaction, understanding and notional justice for all the parties involved.
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There is no pending matrimonial dispute between husband and wife that necessitates granting the prayer for DNA testing. Moreover, when the petitioner’s husband is not challenging the identity of wife and children, such a prayer is unwarranted.
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The founder of the defendant institutions was not only aware of ‘Mayo Clinic’ in the USA but drew inspiration from the founder of ‘Mayo Clinic’, USA. Thus, the defendants have dishonestly adopted the ‘MAYO’ mark of the plaintiff as they are fully aware of the prior existence and use of the same by the plaintiff.
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Delhi High Court held that foreign nationals are not per se barred from being considered for enrolment under Section 24 of Advocates Act.
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Instagram and Twitter were ordered to take down a video disparaging the product ‘GLUCON-D’, which was posted and circulated on their platforms.
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