Muslim Law on adoption
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A child below 18 years cannot obviously give consent. So this expression “consent” must be understood as ascertaining its wishes.”

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WOW! Momo trade mark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The dominant feature of the marks WOW MOMO and WOW BURGER is clearly the prefix ‘WOW’, as the suffix in each mark merely refers to the food item in respect of which the mark is being used. The dominant feature of the two marks, i.e. WOW, is identical.”

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credence of arbitral awards
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited entered into a contract, entailing the design and construction of specific stations and tunnels in the Mumbai Metro Rail Project, the bid for which was made by L&T-STEC JV Mumbai before the introduction of Goods and Services Tax.”

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POCSO bail denial to Principal
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is strange, but true that despite making an in-depth analysis of facts and allegations raised against the petitioner, the Trial Court has rejected the bail application of the school Prinicipal and remanded him to custody.”

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Using residential premises as lawyer’s office not misuse
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A commercial activity involves investment of capital, profit and loss and co-operation of labor; on the other hand, the professional service of rendering advice in law is dependent upon one’s own academic qualification and individual skill. These peculiar and distinctive features of the legal profession do not permit its inclusion in commercial or semi-commercial activity, establishment, or institution.”

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Res Judicata not applicable to Order 21CPC
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In case of passing an order to drop the execution proceedings on the ground of any technicality, the Judgment Debtor is not precluded under law to file a fresh application for execution providing correct particulars for making the execution petition executable.”

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Summoning new accused S. 319 CrPC
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“When the injured is silent about the involvement and role of the respondents, then under these circumstances, the statements of other witnesses hardly make any difference.”

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civil suits cannot run for decades
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It shows blatant and deliberate design on the part of petitioner to continue to protract the trial court proceedings, which is with the obvious aim to frustrate the respondent into giving up the lis.”

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Call Records production in NDPS case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If such data is not preserved, there is likelihood that the same may get lost and may not be available to the petitioner in support of his defense.”

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Medical representative not workman
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The petitioner was not a person doing clerical or menial jobs but was a qualified graduate who had received specialized training in his field of work.”

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Akshay Kumar deepfake
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Both in the context of images and videos, the morphing is so sophisticated and deceptive that it is virtually impossible to discern that the same are not genuine images/videos of the Akshya Kumar.”

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Magistrate's seen remark insufficient
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The provision of Section 187(3) BNSS were mandatory in nature and any slightest departure with the statutory mandate had impact of impairing the constitutional right of liberty of an individual although facing the accusations.”

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sale of drugs for animal rearing
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Notification prohibited the import, manufacture, sale, and distribution of Chloramphenicol and Nitrofurans from 12-03-2025.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The increasing instances of drug smuggling through drones in India from across the border i.e. Pakistan pose a grave threat not only to the security of the nation but also impacts the youth of the nation.”

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Cheque dishonour
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“On the request of the petitioner, the complainant waited and represented the cheque through its banker, but once again it got dishonoured with the same remark – refer to drawer.”

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Conviction for sexual intercourse with minor wife
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“From the foregoing observations as held by Supreme Court in Independent Thought case, it is very much apparent that exception 2 of Section 375 IPC has been struck down on the ground that said provision is inconsistent with the provisions of POCSO Act and is also violative of Article 14, 15 and 21. But it has also been held that the said judgment will have a prospective effect.”

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Temple land encroachments action
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Since several influential persons are among the encroachers, the District Administration and Police appear reluctant to cooperate with the HR & CE Department in removing the encroachments.”

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child access and custody guidelines
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Most often the worst sufferers of the familial disruption are the helpless children who are entrapped in the bitter feud between two warring couple without any fault of their own.”

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Umesh Pal
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court further emphasised the well-settled legal principles that bail is the rule, and jail is the exception, and that an accused must be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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35000 for hair in meal
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Air India is clearly vicariously liable to compensate the respondent for the negligence, namely the presence of hair follicles in the food packet, even though the food packet may not have been prepared by them, but only through their agents, namely Ambassador Pallava.”

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