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“No abetment by the Company running Shaadi.com”: Inside Allahabad HC order quashing extortion case against Shaadi.com CEO Anupam Mittal

“Anupam Mittal could not be alleged to have committed any offence in his personal capacity.”

Government Servant acquitted after 39 years in a Rs. 100 bribe case: Inside Chhattisgarh HC Ruling

“The evidence, whether oral, documentary, or circumstantial, falls short of establishing the essential ingredients of the alleged offence of bribery.”

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Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act does not apply to Alcoholic content from fermentation in energy drink: Patna High Court

“Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act does not prohibit sale etc. of the non-alcoholic substances in conformity with the standard set by the BIS”

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‘Courts should be tolerant; strictures against public servants must be avoided unless absolutely necessary’: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC expunges disparaging remarks

“Time and again this Court has cautioned the Courts to eschew the tendency to pass strictures and remarks against the public servants unless the same was absolutely necessary for disposal of the case and the concerned officer has been put to notice.”

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Victim’s marriage to accused and childbirth not grounds to quash POCSO FIR: Bombay HC

The Court observed that merely because the girl had now given birth to a child the acts of the applicants could not be brushed aside.

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Delhi High Court grants partial relief to Princeton University in trademark infringement case

“The infraction of the rights of the appellant can take place in various shapes like dilution of its mark, initial interest confusion, and actual confusion.”

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‘This is attack on entire judiciary’: Jharkhand High Court condemns hooliganism made in open Court by advocate upon rejection of anticipatory bail

“If he will be allowed to go scot free, message will go in the society that anything can be stopped to be delivered by a Judge for if such type of hooliganism is made in the open Court.”

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‘Facilitating rape is a heinous offence’: Karnataka High Court rejects bail of accused

“The act committed by the accused along with another accused will remain in her life as a scar.”

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‘Commission would interfere with PMLA investigations’, Kerala HC affirms stay on State-ordered judicial inquiry into ED in UAE Gold Smuggling Case

“The audio clip and letter found, alleged coercion of ED officers to implicated CM Pinarayi Vijayan and other political leaders in a case involving seizure of 30 kg of gold worth Rs 14.82 crore at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on 06-07-2020, which was allegedly marked as ‘Diplomatic Baggage’ and was being sent to the UAE Consulate.”

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WhatsApp evidence and money trail: Bombay HC denies bail in cocaine smuggling syndicate case

“The WhatsApp chats recovered by the Cyber Forensic Laboratory from the mobile phones used by the applicant throw up evidence of his involvement in the smuggling syndicate of the contraband substance.”

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‘Mere repayment of misappropriated amount does not efface criminal prosecution’; Kerala HC refuses to quash foreign liquor corruption case

“The misappropriated amount showed that the foreign liquor found in shortage was a gigantic quantity and therefore, prima facie, it could not be held that the shortage occurred because of some unintentional omissions or oversights.”

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Delhi High Court grants relief to CROCS in trade mark dispute; cancels registration of ‘CROOSE’ mark

The petitioner company Crocs is a popular footwear brand with a widespread range of more than 300 styled for men, women and children which are popular both in India and abroad.

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Orissa HC recognises marriage as traditional necessity; Allows early withdrawal of fixed deposits under National Savings Time Deposit Scheme

“Rule 8(d) of the Scheme specifically provides for premature encashment. However, the thrust of the rule is the rate of interest payable on the deposit, when it is withdrawn after four years, but before maturity. Such a rule cannot be treated as putting a complete embargo against premature withdrawal. This being said, this Court does not express any opinion as to payment of interest, when premature withdrawal is done”

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Delhi HC orders probe against Magistrate and Sessions Judge for staying arrest despite dismissal of bail application by High Court and Supreme Court

The accused had been denied anticipatory bail by orders of the High Court as well as the Supreme Court which had been overlooked by the Judicial Magistrate and the Sessions Court while entertaining applications for anticipatory bail.

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Karnataka High Court allows repatriation of Russian mother and daughters found in isolated Gokarna caves

The Russian mother and the elder child had overstayed with another being born in India.

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Rajasthan HC holds S. 15(3) of Rajasthan Rent Control Act directory; Orders Tenant to plant and maintain 11 trees till disposal of application

“The reasons for passing this present order asking the petitioner to plant 11 plants is in the interest of the public at large and for the greater public good.”

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Delhi High Court protects EBC’s iconic ‘Coat-Pocket Constitution’; ‘Young Global Publishers’ injuncted from passing off deceptively similar edition

The plaintiffs, EBC Publishing Pvt Ltd (Eastern Book Company), a pioneer in law publishing for over 84 years and publisher of the widely cited Supreme Court Cases (SCC), approached the Court seeking protection of their flagship ‘coat-pocket’ edition of the Constitution of India, distinguished by its iconic red and black trade dress.

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Delhi High Court protects EBC’s iconic ‘Coat-Pocket Constitution’; ‘Professional Publishers’ injuncted from passing off deceptively similar edition

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Delhi High Court protects EBC’s iconic ‘Coat-Pocket Constitution’; ‘Rupa Publications’ injuncted from passing off deceptively similar edition

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Anticipatory bail maintainable only before High Court in absence of prima facie case under SC/ST Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The prosecution had raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the petition contending that the Section 14-A(2) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 puts an embargo on the High Court from hearing any anticipatory bail application.