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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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“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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“The use of trade name ‘ALCHEM’ on the defendant’s packaging material in addition to the generic names is likely to cause confusion in the mind of customers of average intelligence.”
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“The petitioner had, for no reasons, raised doubts as to the credibility of the Steering Committee and had not made even a minimal effort to ascertain the true facts or the correct legal position before invoking the jurisdiction of the Court.”
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“A meaningful reading of Sections 20, 118 and 139 of the NI Act makes it clear that a person who signs a cheque and delivers it to the payee remains liable unless he successfully rebuts the statutory presumptions.”
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“Clearly when an unauthorized person files a petition of this nature for taking action against unauthorized construction, the said conduct is not only deceitful, but also misuse and abuse of the process of law.”
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“The petitioner had informed many officials about individuals engaged in the real estate business who had made roads and destroyed mangroves on a large scale to convert the area into a commercial resort, thereby affecting the biodiversity and environment of the river, obstructing the free flow of water, and impacting the inter-tidal zone.”
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“The unlawful detention is the sine qua non for issuance of writ of habeas corpus.”
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“The alleged video also included audio suggesting that the two leaders were engaged in a conversation, expressing concerns that the public in both countries was dissatisfied with their leadership and sought to remove them from office.”
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“It is high time that compensation be awarded to victims or their families who have suffered deaths or injuries on account of potholes, only then will it serve as a wake-up call for the agencies. Refusing to award compensation, and merely to remind the civic authorities of their duties, would amount to rendering mere lip service to the citizens’ fundamental right to safe roads.”
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“The Parliament, though has enacted the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and has also framed Rules thereunder, however, it appears that the welfare measures, which may be made pursuant to the statutory obligations cast on the Governments under the said Act, have also not been made.”
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Defendant 1 was circulating AI-generated images/ deepfakes falsely depicting Suniel Shetty and his family members in obscene and salacious manner on various social media platforms.
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“A share was earmarked to the excluded sharer as well, even though the same might not preclude the rights of the excluded sharer to challenge the partnership deed.”
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On October 10, the guardians of the student, allegedly accompanied by over six persons, forcefully entered the school premises and manhandled the security personnel. Another group reportedly gathered outside the school gates and began raising slogans in protest.
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“The State agencies, only show their defiance to the very objective of introducing provisions of Furlough/Parole and have no respect or care for the prisoners and their mental and physical health.”
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“With respect to the bona fide requirement of the landlord, the landlord was only to make out a legitimate case setting out the plausible reason which are not fanciful and unreasonable to establish a bona fide requirement of the subject premises.”
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“Section 278B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 creates a deeming fiction whereby both the Company and every person in charge are deemed guilty of the offence. The legislative intent is clear that the Company must first be arraigned, only then can its officers be fastened with vicarious liability.”
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“The issue of preliminary assessments is a delicate and difficult task which requires expertise. As of now, it is being done in arbitrary manner in absence of any definite parameters/ guidelines for the same.”
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“In criminal jurisprudence, the right of speedy trial is recognised as a fundamental right and just because the accused had participated in the trial at one stage, at other stage he does not lose a right to ask for bail.”
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“WIPRO has been expanding into various sectors since the 1980s and has obtained various registrations for the ‘WIPRO’ mark in various classes with the earliest registration in the year 1991.”
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