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“Foreign nationals will carry impression regarding conditions of detention centers after being deported”; Rajasthan High Court directs State to ensure proper maintenance

Rajasthan High Court: In a case arising from a habeas corpus petition which stands disposed of vide order dated 28-03-2022

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Husband gravely undermined the institution of marriage by fraudulently getting divorce; Uttaranchal High Court imposes fine of Rs. 1 Lakh

Uttaranchal High Court: While dismissing the instant appeal against the order dated 25-08-2022 passed by Family Court whereby the wife’s

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Newspaper report is a hearsay evidence and requires corroboration; Allahabad High Court upholds dismissal of complaint against Yogi Adityanath

Allahabad High Court: In a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to set aside the judgements passed

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Delhi High Court held RAJNIPAAN guilty for infringement for adopting deceptively similar mark and replaced ‘GANDHA’ with ‘PAAN’ with an intention to ride upon goodwill and reputation of RAJNIGANDHA

The trademark RAJNIGANDHA has been declared as a well-known mark by this Court and is entitled to a high degree of protection. The impugned mark is visually and structurally deceptively similar to the Plaintiffs’ trademark.

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Delhi High Court | Post sale discount given by Loreal India not to qualify as commensurate reduction in prices as required under Section 171 CGST Act, 2017

Delhi High Court: In a case filed by Loreal India Private Limited (petitioner) challenging the order dated 23-06-2022 passed by

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Karnataka HC | In sexual assault cases, DNA report favouring the accused will not automatically absolve such accused of the offences so alleged

Karnataka High Court: While deliberating over the instant petition seeking termination of proceedings under the provisions of the POCSO Act,

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Kerala High Court| Allegation of rape on false promise to marriage unsustainable, if the relationship between the two continued even after marriage of accused

Kerala High Court: In a petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for quashing the

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“Rise of the pseudo-therapists on public domain who are but camouflaged instagram influencers, needs to be regulated”; Karnataka HC expresses concern

Karnataka High Court: While deliberating over the instant petition seeking quashment of chargesheet filed against a “wellness therapist” under the

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Delhi High Court restrains APPLEPLANT being deceptively, visually and semantically similar to APPLESTREE

Delhi High Court: In a suit filed for injunction by the Plaintiff restraining the Defendant from selling, offering for sale,

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Patna High Court held seats reserved for OBC/EBC for municipal body election illegal; Directed State Election Commission to re-notify seats reserved for OBC treating them as general seats

Patna High Court: In a case relating to the reservation to the backward class category for the post of Councillors

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Courts equally responsible to provide proper legal protection to minor rape victims; Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds life imprisonment of accused for minor’s rape and murder

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dismissing the present appeal preferred by the appellant against judgment dated 09-08-2012 and the

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Madras High Court | Courts will not interfere or set aside an arbitral award, merely because an alternative view is possible; Adopt a hands-off approach

Madras High Court: In an intra-Court appeal filed against the order of the single judge, whereby, the judge allowed the

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Bombay High Court quashes rape case FIR registered against son of CPM’s Kerala State Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

Bombay High Court: In a case filed for quashing of the charges registered against Binoy Kodiyeri (petitioner), son of CPM’s

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Kerala High Court | Elected Independent Candidate joining a political party or coalition, shall acquire disqualification as per Section 3(1)(c) of the Kerala Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection) Act

Kerala High Court: In an appeal filed challenging the judgment of the Single Judge upholding the State Election Commission’s order of disqualifying

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Kerala High Court prohibits use of contract carriages and other transport vehicles in public places flouting prescribed safety standards

Kerala High Court: In a suo motu cognizance of the case relating to the use of contract carriages vehicles that

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Statement of rape victim cannot be treated as gospel truth to convict an accused; Punjab & Haryana High Court upholds order of acquittal by trial court

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While dismissing the instant appeal preferred by the appellant against the order dated 01-05-2019 of

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J&K and Ladakh HC | To prevent the “frittering away of the fruits of compromise” HC can quash proceedings for non-compoundable offences if parties have arrived at a settlement

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant petition wherein the Court was faced with the issue

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Threatening Judges with Contempt Pleas is unacceptable; Madhya Pradesh High Court warned litigants to desist from such adventurism

“Every order that is passed by a superior court, is liable to be followed by the lower court. Even assuming the case of the petitioners is to be accepted of certain misapplication of the law, that does not amount to contempt.”

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ELISA IV Test kits be used uniformly in all blood banks; Rajasthan High Court directs State to ensure proper manpower across all blood banks

Rajasthan High Court: In relation to a petition filed raising certain issues along with an expert committee report submitted on

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Calcutta High Court restricts Two wings of the same department, Anti Evasion wing and Range Officefrom initiating proceedings for same period while Audit Commissionerate asked to issued notice

Calcutta High Court | While deciding an intra-court appeal wherein it was alleged that three wings of the same department