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Can the Trial Court grant maintenance from the date of the order in view of Rajnesh vs. Neha case? Allahabad High Court answers

Trial Court is not barred from granting maintenance from the date of the order if there are circumstances and reasons for doing the same

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Corruption inquiry directed against Ex-IAS Ramesh Abhishek by Lokpal; Delhi High Court refuses to interfere

Delhi High Court observed that repeated petitions seeking to interdict the proceedings before Lokpal would defeat the very purpose of the legislation.

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[Betnesol v Betnol]: Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction in favour of Glaxo Group Limited on failure to file written statement by Biogen Serums

Delhi High Court observed that the defendant has used the infringing mark ‘BETNOL’, which is identical to the plaintiff’s mark ‘BETNESOL’ with the intent to springboard its business by drawing association with the plaintiff and its trademark to ride on the goodwill and reputation of the mark of the plaintiff.

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Dismissal Procedure under Kerala Education Rules not a mandate if Aided School Teacher’s conduct led to conviction in criminal charges: Kerala High Court

The teacher in the instant matter was convicted in a criminal case for showing obscene pictures to a girlchild, while conducting classes.

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‘Right to life encapsulates right to construction of road, even to a solitary villager’: Punjab and Haryana High Court to Gram Panchayat

Even if a single individual may be benefitted from the construction of revenue ‘rasta’ at the instance of the Revenue Collector, it is not sufficient and well-informed reason for the Panchayat to resist compliance with orders of the Collector.

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Demand notice cannot be faulted if any other sum indicated in addition to said amount under S. 138(b) of NI Act: Allahabad High Court reiterates

Allahabad High Court reiterated that the demand notice should be read as a whole. In the demand notice, the holder or payee can demand to pay out for the said amount, i.e., cheque amount.

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Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to Infiniti Retail Ltd for its ‘CROMA’ mark

User traffic may be diverted due to the same or similar domain name, which can result in a user mistakenly accessing one domain name instead of the one intended. A domain name might, therefore, have all characteristics of a trade mark and could result in an act of passing off.

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PWD, Religious Committee decides to demolish 55-year-old Kali Mata Mandir at Mayapuri Chowk; Delhi High Court refuses to interfere

Delhi High Court directed that the PWD is free to carry out the demolition and remove the unauthorized construction after 20-05-2023.

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‘Electricity no longer a luxury’; Meghalaya HC directs State to ensure adequate availability of electricity in the State

The Court directed State and Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited to file affidavit indicating the plans for meeting the demands of electricity and actions during accidental shutdown of power plant.

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News articles indicative of wilful campaign launched by Punjab Kesari to lower reputation of Gautam Gambhir in the eyes of public: Delhi High Court

The news articles are prima facie, indicative of a wilful campaign launched by the defendants to lower the reputation of standing of the plaintiff in the eyes of his constituents, supporters and the public at large.

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Challenge against constitution of Selection Committee to appoint Director of School of Planning & Architecture; Delhi High Court issues notice

The challenge is filed by Prof. Dr. Pratap Manohar Raval, an aspirant to the post of Director of School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi.

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Specimen Document and Signature must be admitted by parties before comparing with disputed handwriting under S. 73 of IEA: Orissa HC

In case one party refuses to admit the specimen document, it is incumbent on the Court to first satisfy that the signature or writing on the specimen document is proved to be of the person concerned.

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Formulate programmes to educate teenagers who post intimate content on social media without consent: Delhi High Court directs DSLSA

In a case of consensual adolescent mutual love, there will be no place of abusing, blackmailing, inducement, threat, violence, pressurizing and threatening the prosecutrix to convert her religion for forcibly getting married even when she wanted to get out of the abusive relationship.

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Delhi High Court dismisses petition filed by a 97-year-old challenging prospective operation of S. 23 Senior Citizens Act

Delhi High Court observed that the present case is not a case of casus omissus and the Court while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot make the provision what the Legislature did not intend it to be.

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Delhi High Court upholds conviction for murder of a 2-year-old child by hitting her head against stairs of a mandir

Delhi High Court opined that the cause of death was found to be cranio cerebral damage consequent upon blunt force impact to the head which was sufficient to cause death in ordinary course of nature.

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Need to reconsider exclusions under S. 3(k) of the Patents Act in view of growing innovations: Delhi High Court

Many inventions in emerging technologies including by SMEs, start-ups and educational institutions can be in the field of business methods or application of computing and digital technologies, therefore, there is a need to reconsider the exclusions in Section 3(k) of the Patents Act, 1970, in view of the growing innovations.

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[Gyanvapi Mosque case] Allahabad High Court directs ASI to conduct scientific investigation of Shivlingam without causing damage to it

Allahabad High Court observed that the technical and scientific report of the Archaeological Survey of India has opened ways for carrying out scientific investigation of the site / Shivlingam without causing any damage to the structure in question

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Allegation of Forgery/Fraud inter partes does not render dispute non-arbitrable; Calcutta High Court appoints sole arbitrator

The Court opined that the mere potential or presence of criminal proceedings deriving from the same circumstances would not exclude the issue from being resolved through arbitration.

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Whether online/ digital rummy played on Gameskraft is taxable under GST Act? Karnataka HC answers

The High Court quashed the GST notice of Rs 21,000 crores issued to Gameskraft holding it to be arbitrary and did a detailed analysis of various nuances of ‘game of chance’ and ‘game of skill’.

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Delhi High Court dismisses petition under S. 11 Arbitration Act in view of moratorium imposed on parent company

Delhi High Court granted liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh legal action for the same relief once the moratorium is lifted or varied.