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[Trademark Suit] Bom HC | Emami restrained from use of trademark “Glow & Handsome”; HUL prima facie prior adopter of the trademark

Bombay High Court: S.C. Gupte, J., granted an interim injunction to Hindustan Unilever Limited while restraining “Emami” from the use of trademark “Glow

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT │ Claim for pension is statutory right and claimant has every right to be granted the same; Application for revision of pension allowed

Armed Forces Tribunal: A Division Bench of Justice Rajendra Menon (Chairperson) and Lt. Gen Phillip Campose (Member) A, allowed the application. In

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Action instituted under section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 not an action in rem: SC

Supreme Court: Refusing to hold an action instituted under section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 as an action in rem,

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Mere production of photocopy of an OPD card and statement of mother not enough to prove mental unsoundness

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, SA Nazeer and Surya Kant, JJ has held that in order to successfully claim

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Has the amendment to Section 4 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 affected the method of determination of value of excisable goods? SC explains

Supreme Court: Explaining the scheme of provisions under the Central Excise Act, 1944, the 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Can person with physical infirmities seriously affecting cognitive functions file suit through ‘next friend’?

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of S.V. Bhati and Bechu Kurian Thomas, JJ., addressed an issue pertaining to the following terms, Total

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Vikas Dubey Encounter| SC refuses to scrap Justice B.S. Chauhan lead Judicial Committee; says allegations based merely on newspaper reports liable to be rejected outright

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ refused to scrap the Judicial Committee

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Bom HC | Rape on pretext of false promise of marriage: Intention of accused from the inception not to marry is to be ascertained

Bombay High Court: M.G. Sewikar, J., denied bail to the applicant accused of deceiving the prosecutrix by giving false promise of marriage who

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT | Petitioner failed to establish a contractual relationship with the corporate Debtor; Tribunal dismisses application

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT): A Division Bench of Chandra Bhan Singh (Technical Member) and Suchitra Kanuparthi (Judicial Member) dismissed an application

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Power of detention under S. 129, GST Act to be exercised only on contravention of statute, not simply because tax payment details absent in relevant documents

Kerala High Court: A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J. allowed the writ petition and quashed the series of detention notices issued against the petitioner.

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NHRC issues notice to UP Govt. & Union Ministry of Jal Shakti over alleged gang-rape, murder of minor girl

The National Human Rights Commission India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 13-year-old girl belonging to Scheduled Caste

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Principle of estoppel to operate when candidate appears at examination without objection and is subsequently found to be unsuccessful

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. dismissed the petition and no relief given to the petitioners. The facts of the case

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NHRC | Police officer asks a 16 year old girl to dance in lieu of registering FIR against molestation

The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that an Inspector of Govind Nagar police

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Sushant Singh Rajput| Here’s why SC ordered CBI probe into the actor’s death [DETAILED REPORT]

“When truth meets sunshine, justice will not prevail on the living alone but after Life’s fitful fever, now the departed will also

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CAT | An employee has no vested right to hold on to a particular post when he is transferred to another post, CAT deliberates

Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam: The Coram of P. Madhavan (Judicial Member) and K.V. Eapen (Administrative Member) disposed the application denying relief to

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | Limitation provided under CrPC is applicable to complaints under Domestic Violence Act: Court rejects complaint filed after lapse of 1 yr 10 months

Madras High Court: G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J., quashed the proceedings filed under the Domestic Violence Act in light of being barred by limitation.

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J&K HC | Mere reproduction of police dossier in detention order cannot justify judicial application of mind and is reflective of callous attitude of authorities

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Puneet Gupta, J. dismissed the writ petition and set aside the detention order on the grounds that

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Can a foreigner staying in a hotel different from that indicated on his arrival card make him offender under Foreigners Act?

Kerala High Court: T.V. Anilkumar, J. quashed the final police report against the petitioner which implicated him for offences under the Foreigners

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

ITAT| Treating entire bogus purchases as the income of the Assessee when not appropriate? ITAT explains

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad: Dealing with the issue on accommodation entries and bogus purchases, the Tribunal has said that the entire

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Unnatural Sex attracts an offence only if it’s done without the consent of the adult

Bombay High Court: Vinay Joshi, J., granted bail to the applicants who were accused of committing offence of unnatural sex without consent and