High Courts Archives

Reappointment is not a vested right; Gujarat High Court denies to grant any direction to complete the reappointment process of a Judicial Member at NCLT

Gujarat High Court held that a writ cannot be issued to direct the authorities to complete the reappointment process on time

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[Levana Suites Fire Case] Knowledge of an accused that his act would likely cause death is necessary to attract S. 304, IPC; Allahabad High Court grants bail in absence thereof

Allahabad High Court: In an application filed under Section 439, Criminal Procedure Code seeking bail in FIR No. 317 of 2022, registered

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‘Contradictory Dying Declarations containing consistent statements about abuse and cruelty can be considered’;Telangana High Court upholds conviction of husband

The Telangana High Court upheld the conviction of a husband under Section 498A of Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) despite there being contradictions in the dying declarations as there were consistent statements about abuse and cruelty committed on the wife in all the dying declarations.

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Family Courts are reluctant to release maintenance amount and unwantedly insist for release orders; Kerala High Court directs Family Courts to release the arrears of maintenance

Kerala High Court: In a case filed seeking the release of maintenance amount as in the instant set of facts

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Delhi High Court sets aside conviction 19 years after the verdict over lost Trial Court’s records

The conviction and sentence awarded to a man in 2003 for culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been set aside by the Delhi High Court more than 19 years after the appeal was filed, due to the persistent inability to locate or reconstruct the trial court record.

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Bombay High Court issues directions to State highlighting the non-implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 in the State of Maharashtra

Bombay High Court: In a PIL filed highlighting serious issues of the non-implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, in

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Jharkhand High Court directs Jharkhand Public Service Commission and State to complete the process of appointment of Assistant Public Prosecutor within a period of two months

Jharkhand Public Service Commission and State were directed to complete the process of appointment of Assistant Public Prosecutor pursuant to Advertisement No. 03/18 within a period of two months.

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Delhi High Court grants Rs. 2 Crore damages to Adobe in a trade mark infringement suit against a cyber squatter

The Delhi High Court, in a suit for trade mark infringement by a habitual cyber squatter, Namase Patel over Adobe’s marks ‘ADOBE’, ‘PHOTOSHOP’ and ‘SPARK’, granted Rs. 2 Crore as damages to Adobe.

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Madras High Court imposes restrictions on the usage of cell phones by the priest, devotees, and public inside Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur

Madras High Court: In a petition filed under Article 226 praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents

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Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be filed for seeking alteration in contract: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that a borrower cannot ask for alteration of contract by way of a writ petition and a contract can only be altered through mutual consent between the parties.

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Can caste-based reservation be given to an individual if one converts to another religion; Madras High Court explains considering instant facts

Madras High Court: In a case filed by the petitioner- candidate seeking the reason for his non-selection as well as

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[Ban on Popular Front of India (PFI)] Karnataka HC refuses to interfere with the Govt. decision to give immediate effect to the ban

The Govt. of India had imposed a ban of PFI declaring it an unlawful organisation under the UAPA. The Notification banning the organisation was given ‘immediate effect’, which was then challenged before the High Court

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Delhi High Court restrains a Ludhiana based company from further manufacture of bicycles under the mark ‘RALLIES’; allows to sell the existing stock

Swiss Bike Vertriebs GMBH, a subsidiary of ACCELL Group filed a suit against Imperial Cycle Manufacturing Company for seeking permanent injunction restraining them from committing acts of trademark infringement and passing off with respect to the Swiss Bike’s mark ‘RALEIGH’ which was used for bicycles/cycles/bikes.

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Delhi High Court directs Pocket FM to take down audio book titled “Mossad: The Greatest Mission of the Israeli Secret Service” in a copyright infringement suit

Mebigo Labs Private Limited filed a suit seeking permanent injunction restraining Pocket FM Private Limited from committing acts of copyright infringement and unfair competition regarding the Hindi translation of the audio book titled “Mossad: The Greatest Mission of the Israeli Secret Service”.

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Delhi High Court directs Union Government and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to sanction 987 posts for special educators in Kendriya Vidyalaya across country

The Union Government and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) were directed by the Delhi High Court to sanction the positions of 987 special educators to meet the demands of the 5,625 special students enrolled in different Kendriya Vidyalayas.

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Bombay High Court grants bail to a woman accused of throwing her newborn child from the top of the building

Bombay High Court: In an application filed seeking bail against FIR registered for the offense punishable under sections 317, 302,

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Kerala High Court directs every station house officer to record FIR within an hour from the time information is received regarding an attack on a healthcare professional

Kerala High Court: In a case filed concerning recurring violence against Doctors and Healthcare Professionals, a Division Bench of Devan

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POCSO| Getting date of birth changed in Aadhaar to establish that minor victim was a consenting adult is a serious offence; Delhi High Court denies bail to a married man

Delhi High Court denied bail to a married person as he wanted to take advantage of the complainant by getting the complainant’s Date of Birth on the Aadhar Card changed so that when the applicant established physical relationship with the complainant, she would not have been a minor.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds appointment of candidate holding Master’s Degree in Public Administration as a Political Science Lecturer

Punjab and Haryana High Court: In a Letters Patent Appeal, filed against the order which set aside the appointment of

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Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction in favour of Dream 11 in a trade mark infringement suit

Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction in favour of Dream 11 against the person who was operating under the domain name ‘www.dream11.bet’ and held that the domain name adopted by the defendant was deceptively similar to that of the plaintiffs and was clearly intended to ride on the goodwill and reputation of the plaintiff’s marks.