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Stay on Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Jodi Teri Meri’ continues as Punjab and Haryana High Court refrains from passing any order

Punjab and Haryana High Court commented that the parties had the chance to appeal against the said order of lower court, yet they approached the High Court through Article 227 of the Constitution of India.

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Delhi High Court grants ad interim injunction to ‘Royal Green’ whisky against ‘Royal Queen’, having similar trade dress

A customer of average intelligence and imperfect recollection, who comes across the plaintiff's Royal Green Whisky on a particular date and, later, comes across the defendant's Royal Queen product, will be confused between the two.

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Delhi High Court| Mandatory Reporting under POCSO Act shall override the restrictions imposed under S. 198(1) & (3) CrPC

Delhi High Court observed that there is no distinct category within child victims of rape as those who are married and those who are not.

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Gujarat HC suspends life sentence of 3 IAF Officers in 28 years old murder case; sets aside CBI Court order

The Court found that the conviction and life sentencing order suffered from patent infirmities and was based on presumptions.

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[Harmonious Construction] Section 529A of Companies Act, 1956 would prevail over Income Tax Act, 1961: Madhya Pradesh High Court

“…the Act of 1956 is a special Act which govern the law regarding companies only whereas IT Act is a general Act which percolates in just about every sphere of life and is applicable to all the citizen of India when it comes to payment of Income Tax.”

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‘Eateries and shops not to encroach upon the public space or place their counters on the road’; Delhi High Court directs Municipal Corporation of Delhi to conduct monthly inspections

The Delhi High Court directed that all the eateries and shops which were operating on the road should abide by the norms which were fixed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and should ensure that public roads and footpaths were not occupied.

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Allahabad High Court cancels entire selection process for the post of Principal of State Homeopathy Medical College

Allahabad High Court said that the State authorities sat over the matter in a highly arbitrary and illegal manner. The Commission has also, in a highly arbitrary and illegal manner, proceeded with the selection without even verifying the qualifications of the participants. This has vitiated the entire selection process.

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Bombay High Court temporarily restrains Meta Platforms from circulating video infringing Patanjali product ‘Mahakosh Future Fit’ edible oil

The Plaintiff is aggrieved by a video circulating on Facebook pages containing disparaging remarks against the product of the Plaintiff i.e., edible oil bearing the registered trademark “MAHAKOSH”.

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[POCSO] Absence of wisdom tooth does not conclusively prove age below 18 years; Bombay High Court acquits accused

Eruption of wisdom tooth may at the most suggest that the age of the person is 17 years or above, but non-eruption or absence of wisdom tooth does not conclusively prove that the person is below 18 years of age.

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CAT, Ahmedabad has no jurisdiction to dismiss show cause notice in fake encounter case; Gujarat HC rejects former IPS officer Rajnish Rai’s plea

The Court also said that the CAT, Ahmedabad, did not have jurisdiction under rule 6(1) of Central Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1987, as the show cause notice was issued from New Delhi.

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Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to a well-known mark ‘VIVANTA’ against the mark ‘VIVANTA VACATION CLUB’; awards Rs. 6 lakhs costs

The use of ‘VIVANTA VACATION CLUB' as a part of a trade name will likely deceive unwary consumers of their association with the mark ‘VIVANTA' as a domain name can have all the characteristics of a trade mark and could result in an act of passing off.

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Bombay High Court grants temporary injunction to makers of ‘Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story’

There are sufficient documents placed on record to demonstrate that a strong prima facie case is made out by the plaintiff in its favour regarding copyright infringement of said web series.

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Delhi High Court sets aside the cost imposed on CBI and expunges remarks made against the authority in a judicial order

The duty of the Court has been tried to be delegated to the prosecuting agency in the present case.

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Explained | Why Kerala High Court didn’t stay the release of ‘The Kerala Story’?

The Kerala High Court pointed towards the petitioners’ grievance that the teaser contains erroneous statement of facts which may tarnish the image of a particular community, while noting the fact that the petitioners had not watched the movie yet.

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Patna High Court stays Bihar Government’s caste-based survey; directs data collected not to be disclosed to anyone

The State Government intending to share data with the leaders of different parties of the State Assembly, the ruling party and opposition party was a matter of great concern as there arose a question of right to privacy, which the Supreme Court held to be a facet of right to life.

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[Tenure Employment] Actions of the Union speak volumes about illegality of the NFDC Chief termination order; Delhi High Court quashes the order

Delhi High Court observed that if a termination order is founded on allegations, the order is stigmatic and punitive, and the services of an employee cannot be dispensed with without affording him an opportunity of defending the accusations/allegations made against him in a full-fledged inquiry

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Explained: Manipur High Court’s Judgment that triggered violence in Manipur over inclusion of Meitei Community in Scheduled Tribe list

The Court directed the Manipur Government to consider the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe list within a period four weeks.

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Why Gauhati High Court refused to quash FIR filed against Youth Congress President, Srinivas B.V?

The Court was of the view that the petitioner’s utterances towards the victim and the allegations stated in the FIR, prima facie attract the penal provisions related to sexual harassment.

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Issuance of passport without father’s name is permissible in certain cases: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court opined that passports can be issued under different circumstances without the name of the father, depending upon the factual position in each case and no hard and fast rule can be applied.

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‘Victim’s date of birth recorded in school records not free from doubt’; Allahabad High Court acquits POCSO Convict on benefit of doubt

Allahabad High Court said that the admission form has not been filled in by the parents of the victim, but by a stranger, whose credentials are unknown. Thus, the significance of victim’s medical age determination will be considered, as per which, she was a major on the date of the incident.