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The High Court had directed that all the candidates who participated in CLAT UG 2025 with respect to the Sets ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ of question papers shall, as a consequence, be granted the marks indicated against the said question.
The Court observed that accused prima facie seems to be involved in organized narcotic network and has been frequently in touch with the main supplier of the contraband and with the receiver of the contraband.
Even after assuming, that such relationship existed between petitioner and his sister-in-law, or demeaning language in reference to the deceased, was exchanged via WhatsApp between them, these facts, stand alone, do not, prima facie, disclose the specific ingredients of cruelty or harassment related to dowry demand.
“Prima facia, this Court finds merit in the petitioner’s argument that the publication of his name in the newspaper clipping, has resulted in a violation of human rights as the same has harmed his dignity and professional standing.”
The Court stated that the notion that courts/tribunals have excessive vacations is a common myth, based on a complete misconception as regards judicial functioning and workload. Further, even on working days, judicial work is not confined to presiding over court proceedings and extends well beyond regular working hours.
Aggrieved by the final answer key of for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT-2025), the present writ petitions were filed impugning the judgment dated 20-12-2024 rendered by Single Judge.
The Court stated that it cannot be overlooked that he has been in jail for more than twenty years and may be for a crime that he has committed but that does not denude him of his basic right to life.
The Court stated that when the mother herself was living under constant fear, abuse, and violence inflicted by the same man, who had assaulted her child, her capacity to protect, act, or even process the truth is also deeply impaired. It is vital to understand the state of helplessness and paralysis that may result in such a traumatic environment.
The Court stated that despite having example of Mahabharata to demonstrate the consequence of absurdity of treating of a woman as a chattel, the misogynistic mindset of our society understood this only when the Supreme Court declared Section 497 of Penal Code, 1860 as unconstitutional in Joseph Shine v. Union of India, (2018) 2 SCC 189.
In the third week of July 2023, the plaintiff, through its representative/ salesperson, came to know about the defendant’s use of a mark identical to the plaintiff’s device/logo on their shoes.
The expression “soon before her death” in Section 304-B of Penal Code, 1860 must be read as an expression of continuity of time and not an expression of mere length of time. The legislature in its wisdom had used the phrase as “soon before” and not “immediately before”.
The plaintiff is aggrieved by the incident which occurred at her residence on 26-07-2024 in the late evening, after she withdrew her participation from a live debate programme (‘live debate’) hosted by Rajdeep Sardesai premised on ‘Kargil Diwas’ and ‘Agniveers’, telecasted at 9:00 PM on India Today Television.
The Court stated that the applicant should obtain necessary permissions from the municipal authorities concerned to see if more trees can be planted on the road leading to the Supreme Court as the same was enveloped with fully grown trees till some years ago.
Defendants 2 to 4 edited the page pertaining to the plaintiff to include allegedly false, misleading and defamatory remarks/content against the Plaintiff. It is stated that the remarks and statements against the plaintiff form a substantial portion of the Plaintiff’s Page, which is accessible to users and non-users of the Platform.
Justice C.D. Singh’s transfer to Allahabad High Court was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium in November 2024 and the same was confirmed by the Ministry of Law and Justice on 28-2025.
Courts are zealous guardians for the protection of the properties of minors and efforts must be made to ensure that the properties are immediately secured so that they are not frittered by unscrupulous relatives who like vultures want to prey on the meagre belongings that have been left behind.
The Court stated that Defendants 1,8, 9 and 10 are engaged in illegal activities, which are potentially criminal in nature, and are aimed at deceiving unwary consumers by making them pay through their website under the false pretence of securing reservations with the plaintiff’s ‘GINGER’ hotels.
Despite having multiple opportunities to report the alleged acts, complainant remained silent. Her complaint came only after the pregnancy was discovered. The Court stated that these facts lend credence to the possibility that the FIR was a reaction to social pressure and the nature of the relationship was re-cast retrospectively to explain an unwanted pregnancy.
The unauthorized actions of Defendant 1, including the creation and operation of fraudulent WhatsApp/Telegram groups, websites and mobile apps, have given rise to substantial confusion, leading individuals to falsely believe that the impugned groups and website are affiliated with plaintiff.
Despite Respondent 1’s endeavour to create distinctions, it is crystal clear that the marks are confusingly/deceptively similar to the petitioner’s registered trade mark. Such use of a similar mark would invariably mislead consumers and members into believing that the goods under the impugned mark were sourced from the petitioner.