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Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction along with 2 lakhs damages in favour of eBay in a trade mark infringement suit

Delhi High Court: In a suit for permanent injunction restraining the defendants from using the mark ‘Shopibay’ which was similar

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Calcutta High Court | ROC can initiate multiple/ parallel proceedings upon discovery of additional material warranting inquiry under Section 206 of Companies Act

Calcutta High Court | While dismissing a writ petition challenging the capacity of Registrar of Companies (ROC) to initiate multiple/

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Delhi High Court awards 2 lakhs damages and over 13 lakhs legal fees in favour of Starbucks in trademark infringement case

Delhi High Court: In a suit for permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringing and/or passing off the Starbuck’s registered

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Madras High Court restrains several cable and internet service providers from broadcasting FIFA World Cup, 2022; Grants interim injunction in favour of Viacom 18

Madras High Court: In an application filed by Viacom 18 praying for restraining several cable and internet service providers involved

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Denying interim relief will cause trauma to people who pre-booked the hall; Bombay High Court grants relief to marriage hall owner despite his failure to comply with Maharashtra Pollution Control Board’s directions

Bombay High Court: Invoking its equity jurisdiction, the Division Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and Anil L. Pansare, JJ., granted

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Allahabad High Court dismisses petition questioning Yogi Adityanath’s continuance as UP’s Chief Minister; Reiterated that such relief could have been granted in the election petition only

The Court cannot be oblivious to the fact that today people rush to Courts to file cases in profusion, under this attractive name of public interest.

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Simplicity does not defeat an invention and even simple inventions are patentable: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court: In a case where an appeal was filed against the order of Controller General of Patents and

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Allahabad High Court sets free rape convict languishing in jail from past 21 years; Showed anguish on authorities for notconsidering him for remission

Allahabad High Court: In an appeal against the judgment passed by Special Judge convicting the accused under Section 376 of

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Delhi High Court holds assessment order passed under IT Act against the deceased assessee without bringing on record all his legal heirs as void

Delhi High Court: In a case, where petition was filed by a son against the assessment order and the notice

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J&K and Ladakh HC refuses to quash FIRs against the media outlet Kashmiryat and Kashmir Walla for publishing an article alleging use of force by the Army for celebrating Republic Day at a school

“The High Court, while forming an opinion whether a criminal proceeding or complaint or FIR should be quashed in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC, must evaluate whether the ends of justice would justify the exercise of the inherent power”

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Kerala High Court | Marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the sweep of POCSO Act

A child marriage compromises the growth of the child to her full potential. It is the bane of society.

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Allahabad High Court| Anticipatory bail is a statutory right not a Constitutional right; Successive anticipatory bail application not maintainable

Allahabad high Court: In a second anticipatory bail application for offences under Sections 363, 366, 376 of the Penal Code,

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Delhi High Court grants ex-parte ad-interim injunction to American Eagle against Ektarfa Garments in a trademark and copyright infringement suit

Delhi High Court: In a case where application was filed under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 read with Section

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Divesting DRTs of their pecuniary jurisdiction without any amendment to RDB Act 1993 is unsustainable; Bombay HC stays notification changing DRT jurisdiction in matters above ₹100 crores

Bombay High Court: While hearing a challenge to the Government Notification dated 04/10/2022 changing the jurisdiction of Dept Recovery Tribunals

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Clarifying the scope of Rina Devi Case, Delhi High Court rules ‘Railway not liable where initial burden of bona fide passenger is not proved by claimant’

Delhi High Court: In a case, wherein an appeal was filed under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 (Act)

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Allahabad High Court| Conditions required for granting permission to a bhumidhar, clearly specified under the U.P Revenue Code and Rules; Other reasons to reject the application, renders discretionary power ultra vires and invalid

Allahabad High Court: In a writ petition filed against the order passed by the Collector under Section 98(1) of U.P.

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Delhi High Court upholds 12-year imprisonment awarded to father guilty of raping his minor daughter

Delhi High Court: In an appeal challenging the order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge convicting the Father (Appellant) under

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Unexplainable delay in considering detenu’s representation is fatal to continued detention; Bombay High Court quashes preventive detention order

Bombay High Court: In a preventive detention case, the Division Bench of A.S. Gadkari and Milind N. Jadhav, JJ., held that any

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Delhi High Court awards Rs. 20 lakhs costs to Louis Vuitton in a trade mark infringement case against Club Factory

Delhi High Court: In a case where Club Factory was involved in the sale of various unauthorized/ counterfeited products, bearing

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Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to Star India Pvt. Ltd. against 700 rogue websites accused of illegally streaming cinematograph film ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’

Delhi High Court: In a suit for permanent injunction restraining the websites from retransmitting, broadcasting, streaming or in any manner