Enrolment fees
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court declared that the judgment would have a prospective effect, thus the Bar Councils are not required to refund the enrolment fees collected more than the statutory amount so far.

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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The very branding and labelling of the said Tablet as Coronil appear to suggest that the drug nullifies the coronavirus, it cures the disease, which may even amount to mis-labelling and/or mis-branding of the drug, which is impermissible under the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

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Tax on mineral rights
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Supreme Court said that authorizing the Central Government to lay down the terms of mining leases and grant approval to concessions, the MMDR Act seeks to ensure that there is uniformity in the terms for working of mines and extraction of minerals.

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Senior Adv. Sidharth Luthra
Case BriefsDistrict Court

Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra alleged that accused had created a forged legal notice and sent it to the Managing Director and CEO, IndusInd Bank Ltd. and other Senior dignitaries of the bank to release the funds.

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Telangana High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The foundation of show cause notice itself was bad in law and the assumption that return could not have been filed in the GST portal of Telangana did not flow from Section 140 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

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Royalty is not tax
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

“The payments made to the Government cannot be deemed to be a tax merely because the statute provides for their recovery as arrears”.

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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court refrained from commenting on the merits of the contentions of either party, as trial was pending in the matter.

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CESTAT
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The services were not received by the appellant regarding which invoices have been issued to the appellant’s other two addresses, other than the address for which service tax registration has been taken, is contrary to the contention stated by Revenue in the show cause notice. Therefore, the same is not sustainable in law.

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District Judicial Service
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The imposition of such a requirement was manifestly proper, as judicial officers are required to appreciate the evidence in the State’s language.

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Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Effacing abominable offences through quashing process would not only send a wrong signal to the community, but may also accord an undue benefit to unscrupulous habitual or professional offenders, who can secure a “settlement” through duress, threats, social boycotts, bribes or other dubious means”

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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioner sought two additional legal meetings with his Lawyers in a week through video conferencing on the ground that he is embroiled in more than 30 cases in various States of India and even though he has been granted interim bail in a case, but his relief has not become infructuous as he still continues to be in custody in other matters.

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Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Even if it is to be accepted that there is no provision enabling change of religion entered in school certificates, that is no reason to tie down a person to one religion, merely by reason of his birth”

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Allahabad High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Allahabad High Court noted that the final result was declared on 30-8-2023. Almost 11 months have passed since then, the petitioner had not approached the Court any earlier.

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Neopharma lawsuit Bank of Baroda Ernst & Young
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The single Judge Bench of Joel M. Kohen, JSC, dismissed the suit on the grounds of forum non conveniens and lack of personal jurisdiction.

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GM mustard
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“When a legislative body enacts a legislation there is a presumption of constitutionality unless proven otherwise, similarly, a policy decision when taken by the competent authority enters the fray of enforcement with a presumption in its favour of being in public interest, unless otherwise shown, demonstrated and proven to be among other grounds, manifestly arbitrary.”

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Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that Section 90 of IPC does not define the term “consent”, but the law does not see “consent derived from a fear of injury and misconception of fact” as consent.

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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is a series which appears to be more in the genre of comedy, and merely describes the main character as a topper in Chartered Accountancy Examination. It is neither intended nor can be perceived to be derogatory to the profession of Chartered Accountancy.”

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There is no explanation given by the Police before the writ Court, as well as before this Court as to why no action was taken on the complaint made by the petitioner about the missing of her son.”

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Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

It was said that when a mark as distinctive and well-known as “Adidas” is copied, it can dilute the mark’s distinctiveness and harm the brand’s reputation, irrespective of the differences in the product categories.

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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The instant PIL was filed on behalf of the parents of the youth who drowned in the Chenab River under mysterious circumstances and whose body was later found in Pakistan.

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