Gujarat High Court imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on man caught relieving himself during virtual court proceedings
In the present case, the video clip showed a man on the toilet, relieving himself, while attending virtual court proceedings
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Advocates are not Bar Council employees, hence outside the ambit of POSH Act: Bombay High Court
“It is evident that the provisions of the POSH Act apply where the relationship of employer and employee exists, thus, neither Bar Council of India nor Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa can be said to be employer of advocates.”
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Rajasthan High Court: Justice should not be compromised by procedural lapses and negligence attributable to counsel
“An appeal against an order of conviction cannot be dismissed in default but must be taken up and decided on merits even if the appellant in person or the counsel representing him is not present.”
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Madhya Pradesh HC appoints Retd. Justice Alok Verma as arbitrator for dispute concerning development of Hukumchand Mill Area
A dispute had arisen between the M.P. Housing and Infrastructure Development Board and the applicant regarding non-performance of their consulting services in a given timeline as per their agreement.
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Kerala High Court: Litigants have no right to dictate which Judge should or should not hear their case
“The roster is prepared by the Chief Justice. The Judge, who is hearing the case, can decide to avoid the case if necessary. But a litigant cannot dictate to the Court to avoid his case by a Judge who is allotted the jurisdiction by the Chief Justice as per the roster. If such a practice is started, the litigants can pick and choose the judge who has to hear their case.”
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Madhya Pradesh HC mandates photography of injuries in all criminal cases by police, doctors
The Court called out the disturbing trend of extending undue benefit of deliberate procedural lapses at the initial stage of a crime.
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Know why Bombay HC directed Amazon to delist Victorinox products sold by former dealer Gute Reise
“Should Gute Reise be desirous of using its account with Amazon for selling any products other than Victorinox’s branded products, it shall be free to do so, and Amazon shall not stand in the way of Gute Reise selling other products.”
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Delhi High Court grants Dynamic Injunction against Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Meesho & Others in Reliance trademark suit
The defendants were found to be commercially manufacturing, marketing, and selling various FMCG products. These include Poha, Wheat Flour, Makhana, Pulses, Lentils, Salt, and similar goods. They did so using Reliance’s well-known and registered ‘RELIANCE’ and ‘JIO’ trademarks without authorization.
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Know why Bombay HC disposed of Income Tax Appeal involving tax effect less than Rs. 2 crores; cites CBDT Circular
The assessee submitted that the tax effect in this appeal is below Rs. 2 crores and CBDT Circular 5 of 2024 does not include any exceptions like the one in Board’s communication dated 20-8-2018.
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‘Unmerited and undeserved comment’: Patna High Court expunges adverse remarks against Judicial Officer
The Court expressed dissatisfaction over the en-passant, unnecessary, and adverse remarks against a Judicial Officer without affording him any opportunity.
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No Re-NEET UG 2025: Madhya Pradesh HC sets aside direction of re-exam due to power outage in some centres
“It is correct that this exam is very important for every child for their future career, but it is also important to note that out of 27,264 candidates, only 70 candidates have filed writ petitions complaining about disruption due to power outage which is a very insignificant figure.”
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Allahabad HC grants interim protection from arrest to RCB Cricketer Yash Dayal in Sexual exploitation case
“At this stage, it is difficult to ascertain whether there was any promise of marriage or if there was any such promise; it was a false one from the very beginning with an intention to obtain sexual consent. Matter requires consideration.”
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A party alone cannot decide to appoint an Arbitrator of their choice when 2nd party has not given consent: MP High Court
“Proviso to Section 12(5) gives a discretion to the parties to waive the applicability of the appointment of an Arbitrator by one party, but the word ‘may’ has been used”.
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Trade Mark cannot be removed from official records without Notice under Section 25(3) of the Trade Marks Act: Rajasthan High Court
“A bare perusal of the provision provides that it was mandatory for the respondents to comply with the same before removing the Trade Mark from their register.”
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‘Maybe a case of unhappy/dejected marriage; but not abetment’: Delhi HC upholds acquittal of wife, and her brothers accused of abetting husband’s suicide
The suicide note has no date, creating doubt about when it was written. It neither spells out any circumstance, which can be labelled as abetment on the part of wife and her brothers, nor does it disclose any proximate reason for the suicide.
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Inside Delhi High Court’s ruling on Vedanta’s cost recovery deductions in Rajasthan oil block arbitration dispute
Vedanta is engaged in a product sharing contract with the government of India, for exploration, discovery, development and production of petroleum resources in relation to an onshore oil and gas block known as Rajasthan Block, since 1995.
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Inside Madras HC Ruling on removal of female advocate’s non-consensual intimate photos, videos from internet
“The distribution and transmission of the video reached such an extent that the advocate was subjected to scrutiny about the video and its contents by various individuals including her clients and peers in the same profession.”
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Mere sending or exchange of messages containing profanity would not amount to stalking: Karnataka High Court
The Court found that the instant case revolved around seriously disputed questions of fact, which would require further proceedings before the Court concerned.
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Repeated non-appearance of advocates amounts to professional misconduct, abuse of Court process: Allahabad High Court
“A judicial system has less than sufficient resources to afford justice without unreasonable delay to those having genuine grievances.”
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Section 9 Family Courts Act| Appointment of Counsellors in Family Courts mandatory: Patna High Court
The Court directed the Registrar General to collect and collate a comprehensive report to specifically inform the Court about the appointment of counsellors in the Family Courts across the State.
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