delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Tribunal apparently failed to appreciate that the calculations made by the respondents overlooked proviso (b) to Rule 6 as well as Rule 8 of the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 and commutation value expressed as number of years of purchase, prejudicial to the petitioner cannot be applied.”

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calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It was the duty of the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to issue public notice prior to any religious festival or any congregation or any rally or any meeting sensitising the citizens about the relevant rules, which prohibit indiscriminate noise pollution.”

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The defendant’s pressure cookers are imitative of the suit designs of the plaintiff and the case of piracy under Section 22(1) of the Designs Act, 2000 exists, but due to the expiry, the suit design is now in the public domain and there can be no judgment or decree restraining use of the suit design by anyone.”

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madras high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

We are now suffering from a virtual information diarrhoea where everyone is bombarded with messages. Hence, what is exchanged as a message on social media can have a very big influence within a short time. That is the reason as to why a person must exercise social responsibility while creating or forwarding a message.

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delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioners were duty bound to supply packaged drinking water of IRCTC’s brand called Rail Neer but instead have been supplying other packaged drinking water, a brand cheaper than Rail Neer, but claiming reimbursement at the rate of Rail Neer causing loss to the Government Exchequer.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court took note of the growing tendency amongst the people to convert civil disputes into criminal prosecution so that accused may succumb to the wrath of procedure involved in the criminal cases and settle the matter which otherwise is the domain of Civil Courts.

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slp under article 136 against ncdrc order
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court explained that the power to special leave is an exceptional and overriding power, naturally it must be exercised sparingly and with caution and only in very exceptional situations. It will only be used to advance the cause of justice and its exercise will be governed by well-established principles.

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