Delhi High Court declares Toyota’s “ALPHARD” a well-known trade mark in India
The Court ordered removal of identical “ALPHARD” registrations, recognising Toyota’s trans-border reputation and spillover goodwill in India.
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Caste-Based Abuse Inside House Not an Offence Under SC/ST Act Absent ‘Public Gaze’; Supreme Court quashes proceedings
“The requirement that the place must be one “within public view” can be said to be substantiating the other elements of the offence under the SC/ST Act. It is therefore a sine qua non for making out the offence under the SC/ST Act.”
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“Tarikh pe Tarikh” not because of judicial officers alone, but also State and Police: Allahabad HC issues directions to Police and State for curing pendency of cases
The Court stated that this dialogue became very popular because it was the perception of a common man, but the reason for it, of course, was not the judicial officers alone, but the State and its police, as a judicial officer can’t decide the cases without sufficient staff and police cooperation.
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Kerala HC reiterates that No Embassy NOC Needed for Marriage with Foreign National
“Relying on earlier precedent, the High Court directed authorities to process the marriage immediately after the statutory notice period.”
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Supreme Court Extends ‘A Final Act of Forgiveness’ to Senior Advocate Yatin Oza; Suspends His Contempt Conviction
“The Court wields considerable authority, yet the true essence of judicial magnanimity lies in restraint. Measured reprimand and corrective guidance remain the wiser course over sheer penal consequence.”
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Same Person, Two Police Forces, Two Names: SC Restores Police Constable’s Dismissal and Orders Criminal Proceedings
“If individuals entrusted with enforcing the law themselves secure entry into service through deception and fabricated credentials, it would seriously erode the Rule of Law.”
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Gauhati HC: No Cheque Number? Demand Notice Invalid Under Section 138 NI Act
“Cheque number is the most essential part of the demand notice filed under Section 138 NI Act for insufficient funds. Without it, notice falls short of legal requirement.”
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“Cannot Bill Consumers for Electricity You Did Not Supply”: Supreme Court Refuses TPDDL’s Depreciation Claim
The Court denied the electricity distribution company the depreciation cost for the Plant’s technical useful life, instead of the regulatory recovery period under the tariff framework.
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Employment Does Not Automatically Disqualify Wife from Receiving Alimony: Jharkhand HC Upheld the Decree by Family Court
“A wife’s income or employment does not automatically disqualify her from receiving alimony, it is not an absolute rule. Courts determine maintenance based on the wife’s actual need compared to the lifestyle she enjoyed in her matrimonial home.”
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CLAT UG 2026 Answer Key Challenge Fails; Allahabad HC Sets Aside Order Directing Revision of Merit List, Upholds Original Answer Key
Dismissing a law aspirant’s challenge to three questions in CLAT UG 2026, the Allahabad High Court finds the examiner’s answers on logical reasoning and deduction correct in all three instances.
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Supreme Court Permits Formaldehyde Units in Rajasthan and Haryana to Continue Operations Pending Environmental Clearance; Sets Aside NGT Closure Orders
Supreme Court allowed appeals by formaldehyde manufacturing units in Rajasthan and Haryana and quashed NGT closure orders over absence of prior Environmental Clearance under the EIA Notification, 2006.
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Trust Rules of Exempted Establishment Cannot Override Statutory Right to Higher EPS Pension on Actual Wages: Karnataka High Court
Quashing EPFO’s rejection orders, the Karnataka High Court holds that employees who contributed to Provident Fund on actual wages are entitled to exercise joint option for higher pension under EPS 1995, regardless of whether Trust Rules of their exempted establishment permitted pension fund contributions on higher wages.
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Children’s rights are constitutional obligations, not charity: Bombay HC Directs Maharashtra to Frame Salary Grant Policy for NGO-Run children’s homes
The High Court noted Maharashtra extends financial assistance under Ladki Bahin Yojana hence, it cannot deny salary grants to staff caring for children in need of protection, failing the test of reasonableness under Article 14.
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IBC Cannot Be Invoked as a Coercive Recovery Tool in Individual Contractual Property Dispute Pending before DRT: Supreme Court
“The present case does not involve a straightforward financial debt-fault scenario warranting initiation of CIRP. The facts disclose a dispute which is predominantly contractual in nature and is subject matter of the proceedings before the DRT-the appropriate forum for recovery.”
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“Involvement merely based on accused persons’ statements”; Allahabad HC allows withdrawal of prosecution against MLA Ram Chander in 2012 Riot Case
The Court noted that the record also revealed that an opinion for withdrawal of the prosecution was given based on the material provided to the Advocate General of the State of Uttar Pradesh.
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Government cannot “pick and choose” judgments to accept or assail later as it undermines the principle of finality: J&K and Ladakh HC
“Where a ruling by a Single Judge has held the field for a significant duration without being disturbed or reversed, it attains the character of a settled position of law and should not ordinarily be unsettled, as doing so would undermine judicial stability, unless the decision is demonstrably per incuriam or palpably erroneous.”
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Young Girls Don’t Get Married to Be Killed for Dowry; Supreme Court Cancels Bail Granted in Dowry Death Case
The Court emphasised that dowry death cases carry statutory presumptions under Section 118, Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 which cannot be ignored.
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“Hon’ble” Honorific Must be Used for Constitutional Functionaries; Not for Civil Servants: Allahabad High Court
The Court stated that the “Hon’ble” is an honorific which no functionary, howsoever high, who is a civil servant and not the holder of a sovereign constitutional office, is entitled to use.
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Co-accused Cannot Claim Right to Hearing on Pardon Application under Section 306 CrPC as Matter of Right: Delhi CBI Court
“It is worthwhile to mention that CBI has been doing somersault and blowing hot and cold, with regard to the role of applicant/A-23.”
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Can a Permissive Clause in a Partnership Deed be a Valid Arbitration Agreement? Supreme Court Stays Proceedings
At the hearing, it was contended that the said clause was permissive in nature and does not constitute a binding arbitration agreement within the meaning of Section 7.
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