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Delhi High Court denies bail to a Nepalese citizen accused of passing sensitive information of national security to Chinese Intelligence

Delhi High Court: In a case where a Nepalese citizen moved the bail application in relation to FIR registered under

Can officers under Maharashtra Money Lending Act, 2014 pass orders contrary to decree of a Civil Court? Bombay High Court decides

Bombay High Court: In a unique case where the officers exercising powers under the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014

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Gauhati HC refuses to consider a ‘scientific-minded’ advocate’s petition challenging constitutionality of administering oath in the name of God

Gauhati High Court: While deciding this interesting writ petition praying for the issuance of the writ of Mandamus directing to

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Delhi High Court awards Rs. 25 lakhs damages to ‘Daawat’ Basmati Rice in a trade mark infringement suit; restrains manufacturer from selling counterfeit ‘Daawat’ Products

Delhi High Court: In a suit for permanent injunction and damages for infringement of marks, passing off and unfair competition

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Allahabad High Court| Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee must ensure that POCSO victims are represented by diligent practitioners

Allahabad high Court: In a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (‘POCSO’ Act), Ajay Bhanot, J.

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[M-seal v. R-seal] Can Trademark owner make “user claim” prior to acquisition of the mark from its predecessors? Bombay HC answers

“Disclaimers do not go to the market and a common man of average intelligence or the average consumer would have no knowledge of any disclaimers present in a trademark registration.”

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Delhi High Court directs Amazon to take down Pakistani Rooh Afza from its website; grants permanent injunction to the Hamdard Group

Delhi High Court: While deciding a case related to the product and mark ‘ROOH AFZA’, the Single Judge Bench of

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Madras High Court| Preventive detention laws are being misused by State; Compensation can be imposed, if there is an infraction of Article 21 of Constitution

Of all the things a system should fear, Complacency heads the list. The case in hand gave us a wake-up call and made us question ourselves as to whether we have become complacent and conditioned while dealing with preventive detention cases. Having got that call from within, we decided to shake up and wriggle out of the complacency and do a reality check.

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Application for registration of trade mark “BRAZZERS” to proceed for advertisement on the claim of the mark being “proposed to be used”; Delhi High Court directs

Delhi High Court: While deciding a case in which an appeal was filed challenging the order passed by the Senior

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Allahabad High Court dismissed PIL as Petitioner fails to establish that process of determination of tariff by Regulatory Commission was vitiated due to conflict of interest

Allahabad High Court: In a public interest litigation filed by a Non-Governmental Organization (‘NGO') for restraining the Regulatory Commission from

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“Definition of ‘victim’ as found in CrPC cannot be rendered a restrictive meaning”; Karnataka HC holds that legal heir has locus to continue the case initiated by the deceased complainant

Karnataka High Court: In the instant petition for quashment, the issue arose that whether a legal heir should be permitted to come

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POCSO meant to protect and not criminalize consensual relationships between young adults; Delhi High Court grants bail

Delhi High Court: While granting bail to the person accused of offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO),

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Delhi High Court | PMLA seeks to subserve a larger public policy imperative; Moratorium under S.14 IBC does not affect ED’s attachment power under PMLA

An order of attachment when made under the PMLA does not result in the corporate debtor or the Resolution Professional facing a fait accompli.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court stays arrest of Deepak Chaurasia; directs him to appear before Trial Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant petition preferred by Deepak Chaurasia, against the order dated 28-10-2022 whereby his bail

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Delhi High Court set aside conviction on non-compliance of mandatory condition u/S. 50 of NDPS Act of informing accused of his personal search in presence of Gazetted Officer/Magistrate

Delhi High Court: While deciding the instant appeal directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by

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Bound to protect Constitutional Rights of women, Calcutta High Court regularises domestic violence application filed by minor

The Court held that application filed by minor under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act cannot be dismissed on the grounds of maintainability especially when she had attained majority before the date of final order.

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Delhi High Court strikes down R. 14(2)(b) of Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Rules, 1998 being ultra vires the provisions of S. 11 Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996

Delhi High Court: In a petition filed challenging the vires of Rule 14 of Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare

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Allahabad High Court dismisses appeal against acquittal order in Babri Masjid Demolition Case

Allahabad High Court: In an appeal against the judgment passed by the Special Judge acquitting the accused persons in Babri

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Denial of Appointment held unjustified; Punjab & Haryana High Court directs State to issue a letter of appointment within a period of 8 weeks

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While allowing the instant petition, preferred by the petitioner against the impugned order dated 19-01-2017

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“Minor child interested in staying with natural parents only”; Telangana High Court directs Child Welfare Committee to handover the custody of minor child to natural parents, giving visitation rights to foster parents

Telangana High Court: While deciding a case, wherein, a writ of habeas corpus was filed seeking to direct the respondents