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Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directs Zomato to compensate a student for mental agony sustained due to non-delivery of ordered food item

Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kollam: While deciding upon the instant consumer complaint against Zomato for failing to deliver the food

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants permanent injunction to Star India Pvt. Ltd. against 700 rogue websites accused of illegally streaming cinematograph film ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’

Delhi High Court: In a suit for permanent injunction restraining the websites from retransmitting, broadcasting, streaming or in any manner

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court denies bail to a Nepalese citizen accused of passing sensitive information of national security to Chinese Intelligence

Delhi High Court: In a case where a Nepalese citizen moved the bail application in relation to FIR registered under

Case Briefs High Courts

Can officers under Maharashtra Money Lending Act, 2014 pass orders contrary to decree of a Civil Court? Bombay High Court decides

Bombay High Court: In a unique case where the officers exercising powers under the Maharashtra Money Lending (Regulation) Act, 2014

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Is the reformation goal under JJ Act 2015 making juveniles more emboldened in committing heinous crimes? SC asks Centre to take steps before it’s too late

Supreme Court: In the Kathua Rape and murder case where one of the accused was found to be taking the statutory shelter

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

AAR [West Bengal] | Services of shifting electrical utilities cannot be regarded as services by way of construction of road

Authority for Advance Ruling (West Bengal): In an application filed for seeking advance ruling on whether the work of shifting

Case Briefs High Courts

Gauhati HC refuses to consider a ‘scientific-minded’ advocate’s petition challenging constitutionality of administering oath in the name of God

Gauhati High Court: While deciding this interesting writ petition praying for the issuance of the writ of Mandamus directing to

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Forced religious conversions ultimately affect national security and violate citizens’ right to freedom of religion: Supreme Court seeks government’s reply

Supreme Court: In a writ petition filed against forced religious conversion the division bench of M.R. Shah and Hima Kohli said that

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘First committed a ghastly crime then took shelter under the guise of being a minor’; ‘Juvenile’ in Kathua rape-murder case to be tried as an adult: SC

“A casual or cavalier approach while recording as to whether an accused is a juvenile or not cannot be permitted as the courts are enjoined upon to perform their duties with the object of protecting the confidence of a common man in the institution entrusted with the administration of justice.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Ranthambhore Musical Festival can be held only after taking due consideration regarding its impact on wildlife and the ecosystem: NGT

National Green Tribunal | Taking suo motu cognizance to consider the impact of musical festival which was proposed to be

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court awards Rs. 25 lakhs damages to ‘Daawat’ Basmati Rice in a trade mark infringement suit; restrains manufacturer from selling counterfeit ‘Daawat’ Products

Delhi High Court: In a suit for permanent injunction and damages for infringement of marks, passing off and unfair competition

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court| Secretary of the High Court Legal Services Committee must ensure that POCSO victims are represented by diligent practitioners

Allahabad high Court: In a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (‘POCSO’ Act), Ajay Bhanot, J.

Case Briefs High Courts

[M-seal v. R-seal] Can Trademark owner make “user claim” prior to acquisition of the mark from its predecessors? Bombay HC answers

“Disclaimers do not go to the market and a common man of average intelligence or the average consumer would have no knowledge of any disclaimers present in a trademark registration.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court directs Amazon to take down Pakistani Rooh Afza from its website; grants permanent injunction to the Hamdard Group

Delhi High Court: While deciding a case related to the product and mark ‘ROOH AFZA’, the Single Judge Bench of

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court| Preventive detention laws are being misused by State; Compensation can be imposed, if there is an infraction of Article 21 of Constitution

Of all the things a system should fear, Complacency heads the list. The case in hand gave us a wake-up call and made us question ourselves as to whether we have become complacent and conditioned while dealing with preventive detention cases. Having got that call from within, we decided to shake up and wriggle out of the complacency and do a reality check.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Property Tax under MMC Act: Future prospects of land/building not to be considered for determining capital value; Only present physical attributes relevant: SC

Supreme Court: In a case challenging the validity of computation and levy of property tax based on capital value system under the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT approves acquisition of Sterling Biotech Ltd. by US-based food tech ‘Perfect Day’

National Company Law Tribunal | In an application filed under S. 60(5) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, a

Case Briefs High Courts

Application for registration of trade mark “BRAZZERS” to proceed for advertisement on the claim of the mark being “proposed to be used”; Delhi High Court directs

Delhi High Court: While deciding a case in which an appeal was filed challenging the order passed by the Senior

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Explained| Why Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Kerala MV Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2005, & the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2005

Supreme Court: In a case raising questions on the Constitutional validity of sub-sections (7) and (8) of Section 4 [introduced

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court dismissed PIL as Petitioner fails to establish that process of determination of tariff by Regulatory Commission was vitiated due to conflict of interest

Allahabad High Court: In a public interest litigation filed by a Non-Governmental Organization (‘NGO') for restraining the Regulatory Commission from