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‘Suffix ‘KIND’ has amassed significant goodwill by Mankind’: Delhi High Court sets aside order refusing registration of Mankind’s ‘PETKIND’ mark

“Likelihood of confusion is not to be easily presumed. The nature of the goods and the class of their purchasers has to be borne in mind.”

Godrej defamation case against Sprouts News

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Sprouts News directed to remove defamatory articles against Godrej; Bombay HC grants interim injunction to Godrej

Article published by Sprouts News on 18-8-2025 about Godrej Properties’ real estate project in Haryana, wherein the word “Fraud” was placed before its logo, was held to have been malicious insinuation of criminal conduct.

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Criminal Contempt: Delhi High Court imposes One day imprisonment and Rs. 2000 fine for 12 for brutally assaulting 11 Advocates in Kolkata

“Interfering with the work assigned to the Advocate Commissioners amounts to interference in the administration of justice. If such of those persons who have interfered with the administration of justice are not dealt with heavy hands, the majesty of law will come down in the eyes of ordinary citizens which will have a deleterious effect on the fabric of the society.”

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Right to Residence under Domestic Violence Act ends upon divorce, unless a contrary statutory right persists : Delhi High Court

“A plain reading of Section 17 DV Act confers upon every woman in a domestic relationship the right to reside in the shared household, irrespective of whether she has any right, title or beneficial interest in the same. However, it does not create a proprietary interest in the property and is subject to lawful eviction in accordance with due process.”

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Punjab Power Corporation can prescribe its cut-off date for implementation of Fifth Pay Commission: Punjab & Haryana High Court

It is no longer res integra that fiscal health consideration is relevant for a corporation to decide the commencement date of enhanced pensionary benefits.

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Delhi High Court grants bail in Punjabi Bagh Firing Case at Punjab’s Ex-MLA’s residence linked to Gogi—Lawrence Bishnoi Gangs

The case relates to an FIR based on the complaint of a security guard at the residence of Ex-MLA from Faridkot, Punjab alleging open firing by two unidentified men at the main gate of the premises.

Anganwadi workers entitled to living wage

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Anganwadi workers and helpers entitled to living wages: Gujarat HC sets aside order treating them on a par with Government employees

“The irony is that the Anganwadi workers and helpers, who fulfill the needs of pregnant and lactating mothers, health and education of minors, are deprived of living a life with dignity and respect for want of apposite remuneration.”

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‘YATRA’ is a generic and descriptive word, cannot be monopolized: Delhi HC denies relief to travel company in trade mark infringement suit

“The Plaintiff’s registered marks are Device Marks and not Word Marks. Hence, no infringement can be brought merely because of the use of the word ‘YATRA’ by the Defendant as ‘YATRA’ is a generic and a descriptive word.”

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Recording reasons for non-examination of witness not mandatory under S. 202 CrPC: Bombay High Court

Verification of complaint without recording the reasons for non-examination of witnesses on affidavit, while exercising the power of issuing process, under Section 202 of CrPC would not amount to any procedural lapse.

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Chhattisgarh HC takes suo motu cognizance of toddler’s death at Anganwadi due to unlawfully dumped DJ equipment

A news report was published about a three-year-old girl child sustaining a grievous head injury when an iron pipe, kept along with other DJ equipment unlawfully dumped within the Anganwadi premises, fell upon her while she was playing.

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Posting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ on social media without denouncing India, not sedition: Himachal Pradesh High Court

“Hailing a country without denouncing the motherland does not constitute an offence of sedition because it does not incite armed rebellion, subversive activities, or encourage feelings of separatist activities.”

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POCSO cases to be tried expeditiously; applications to recall witnesses without disclosing justifiable reason not permitted: Delhi High Court

In the present case, it is merely stated that certain clarification is required, for which cross-examination of the witnesses is sought. Such vague assertion, without specifying the nature of the discrepancies or their relevance to the just adjudication of the case, cannot constitute a sound ground for allowing an application to recall witnesses.

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‘Equating disability with inefficiency is terribly apathetic’; P&H HC orders Department to grant pensionary benefits accrued to deceased husband

An arbitrary review of a predecessor’s order is impermissible in law if the same is not void or contrary to the statutory provisions.

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Removal of Panchayat Administrators without giving them an opportunity of being heard is arbitrary: Rajasthan High Court

“In the name and interest of delimitation, the Government cannot postpone the entire election process of the Panchayati Raj Institutions indefinitely, contrary to the mandate contained under Article 243-E of the Constitution.”

Compulsory Retirement Senior Civil Judge

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Karnataka High Court upholds compulsory retirement of Senior Civil Judge for threatening police officer with dire consequences

The Senior Civil Judge had allegedly threatened a police officer over a phone call in a complaint case filed against his sister.

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“Such lapse imperils public trust in govt. medical institutions”: Chhattisgarh HC seeks DM’s response on security guard administering injection to patient at District Hospital

“The spectacle of a security guard administering an injection in place of a trained nurse is not only a clear breach of medical ethics and professional standards, but also a stark reflection of systemic failure in ensuring accountability and adherence to established protocols of patient care.”

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‘When a child dies, dreams may die too’: Andhra Pradesh HC modifies compensation to parents in railway accident case; directs interest from date of application

“The Tribunal ought to have considered that the children hold significant symbolic importance for parents in terms of their generativity and hope for the future. Such a loss severely threatens the parents’ role as caregivers, protectors, and mentors.”

Insulting and humiliating during financial vulnerability

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Insulting and humiliating spouse during time of financial vulnerability amounts to mental cruelty: Chhattisgarh HC

“Her behaviour, including instigating the daughter against the father, making unfounded demands during a financially unstable period, and leaving the home with the daughter while abandoning the son, demonstrated a pattern of mental harassment and disregard for the matrimonial bond.”

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Bombay High Court refuses relief in PIL challenging allotment of land by MIDC at concessional rates & without following tender process

“In the present case, there is no challenge to Land Disposal Regulations, which empower Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to make allotments by entertaining private applications.”

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Understanding Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act: Kerala HC explains ‘competent authority’ for grant of previous sanction

“Merely because the power of appointment and removal was delegated to the Administrator, he could not be held as the competent authority to remove the accused, who was appointed prior to the delegation by the President”