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Delhi High Court restrains Bollywood Time and other YouTube channels from reporting fake news regarding Aaradhya Bachchan’s health

Delhi High Court observed that every child is entitled to be treated with honour and respect whether he/she is a child of a celebrity or a commoner.

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Conclusive foreign judgment would be enforceable in India: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that the judgement passed by the High Court of England was conclusive and would not fall within the exceptions carved out in Section 13 of CPC and was thus, found to be duly executable in India

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Karnataka High Court slams the State authorities for delaying the reconstruction of a village school demolished to widen the Mysore Highway

Coming down furiously over the respondents Karnataka High Court reprimanded them for indulging in red-tapism and being apathetic to the educational needs of the children.

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‘Blatantly infringed Louis Vuitton marks’; Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction and imposes Rs. 9.59 lakh costs on the manufacturers for selling counterfeit goods

The Delhi High Court opined that the defendants took unfair advantage of the reputation and goodwill of Louis Vuitton (LV) marks and deceived the unwary consumers of their association with the LV marks.

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Gujarat HC issues notice to Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation over arbitrary and discriminatory promotions

It was alleged by the petitioner that different yardsticks cannot be applied selectively to deprive a candidate, who is eligible and entitled for promotion.

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Possession of a third firearm by a member of a rifle association or rifle club is illegal; Delhi High Court refuses relief to a senior advocate having three firearms

Legislature has deliberately used the words “acquire”, “possess” and “use” in the same Section 3(3) of the Arms Act having different connotations, to be construed in a manner to give effect to each word to further the purpose of the legislation i.e., to reduce the number of firearms that could be possessed by an individual.

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Allahabad High Court issues Contempt notice to District Court Advocate for stalking and sending obnoxious messages to a woman judge on her Facebook account

Allahabad High Court said that the facts prima facie shows that the act of the Advocate amounts to criminal contempt referred to in section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

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Orissa HC quashes 6 years old pending criminal proceedings against ex-students of Madhusudan Law College

The Court said that the Damocles sword has been hanging over the petitioners for the past six years, who await for the trial to commence.

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State facing water shortage due to deforestation in hill areas; Manipur High Court takes suo motu cognizance of a news report published in Imphal Free Press

The Manipur High Court took suo motu cognizance of a news report published in Imphal Free Press, titled “State facing water scarcity due to deforestation in hill areas”.

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Delhi High Court upholds acquittal of constable giving the benefit of non-compliance of S. 50 NDPS Act

The onus lies on the prosecution to prove that the sample of the contraband seized during investigation proceedings is the same which was forwarded to CFSL for examination and that there is no tampering of the same.

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Dismissing Constable from service was an arbitrary act; Meghalaya High Court sets aside BSF Commandant order

The Court said that no proper show cause notice was served to the petitioner, violating the principle of audi alteram partem, thus, the dismissal from service was not in fair play.

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[Lulu v. Coolulu] | Karnataka High Court directs Regional Director, Corporate Affairs to pass a fresh and reasoned order in the trademark dispute

In Lulu v. Coolulu trademark dispute, the Karnataka High Court chided the competent authority for not considering the nuances of the dispute properly, which meant that the impugned order did not show even a semblence of application of mind.

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Andhra Pradesh High Court bans rural sport involving Bulls – ‘Banda Laagudu Poteelu’

The Andhra Pradesh High Court opined that conducting of the play had no legal bar, but it was the responsibility of everyone associated to maintain peace.

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Delhi High Court upholds constitutional validity of Centre notifications imposing GST on auto, buses booked through Uber

In Aashirward Films v. Union of India, (2007) 6 SCC 624, Supreme Court laid down that a taxing statute for the reasons of functional expediency and even otherwise, can pick and choose to tax some; so long as the classification is reasonable.

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Delhi High Court restrains 40 rogue websites from illegally hosting, streaming, reproducing, and distributing of original cinematographic work of entertainment companies

The Delhi High Court restrained 40 rogue websites from illegally streaming original copyrighted cinematographic work of Universal City Studios, Warner Bros, Netflix, Disney, and other entertainment companies.

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Gujarat High Court upholds examination committee’s decision to cancel end semester exam of Nirma University’s law student for indulging in unfair means

The Courtsaid that while determining misconduct one is not to go only by the penalty imposed but the nature of the malpractices committed by the student as well.

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Allahabad High Court refuses to quash proceedings relating to widespread incidents of violation of public order during CAA-NRC protests in India

It is not that democracy and sovereignty are at crossroads. It is only that democratic rights have to be exercised in a lawful manner, so that order in society, which sovereignty has to uphold at all costs, is not lost.

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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court sets aside VDG Scheme, 2022 insofar as it affects the powers and honorarium of the heads of the Village Defence Groups

Village Defence Guard Scheme- 2022 insofar as it denudes the petitioners of their status as SPOs and consequently reduces their remuneration/honorarium is an arbitrary and colourable exercise of power.

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Writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked to avoid contractual obligations or to modify the contract: Delhi High Court upholds Single Judge’s decision

The writ court should not exercise its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution which will obstruct contractual rights between the parties.

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[Domex v Harpic] A false advertisement campaign would cause irreparable loss to Reckitt; Delhi High Court restrains Domex’s advertisement disparaging Harpic

Delhi High Court observed that it is not necessary that an advertisement must expressly and clearly mention the competitor’s product, it would be impermissible if the disparaged product is likely to be identified as that of a rival.