misuse of victim compensation scheme in sexual offences
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Where prosecutrix unequivocally resiles from allegations in a voluntary statement under Section 164 CrPC, no grave suspicion survives to warrant framing of charges under Sections 328 and 376 of the IPC.

HIV positive person a person of disability
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“An HIV positive employee would unquestionably be suffering long term physical impairment, which would hinder his full and effective participation in society.”

Right to Dignity
Case BriefsHigh Courts

While the media enjoys freedom of speech and expression, but such right is not absolute and stands correspondingly delimited by the right of an individual to dignity and reputation.

territorial jurisdiction in trademark cases
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that “the conclusion arrived at by the learned Single Judge that this Court did not have the territorial jurisdiction to entertain the suit cannot be faulted.”

Gifts received from parental home not source of income
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The claim for maintenance must be assessed with reference to her present earning capacity and ability to sustain herself in the standard of living she was accustomed to during her marriage, and not on the financial status of her natal family.”

Justice Manmohan
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Justice Manmohan, formerly serving Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 3-12-2024.

OBC-NCL certificate
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“To cancel the candidature of otherwise eligible candidates, on sole grounds of issuance date, deprives the petitioners of their fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and actually runs contrary to the object sought to be achieved by providing reservations in public employment”

Disputes after settlement agreement arbitrable
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Execution of a full and final settlement may not preclude a party from taking recourse to arbitration if a dispute arises from the settlement itself”

execution of foreign decree
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Dubai Court had directed Simplex Infrastructure to pay AED 9.59 millions to a prominent Dubai based MEP contractor in unpaid dues for MEP work executed nearly a decade ago.

bail to husband in dowry death case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Dowry deaths corode societal values, and perpetuate systemic oppression of women, cruelty culminating in the death of a young bride strikes at the collective conscience of society.

Delhi HC upholds constitutional validity of 2013 guidelines disqualifying colour-blind personnel in Central Armed Forces
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If any of the personnel not fully fit, he will either not be able to protect himself or his colleagues in a battle or he will run the risk of killing innocent people especially if his eyesight is weak and he cannot distinguish between uniforms, etc.”

Himalaya trade mark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The plaintiffs are the prior adopters and long-standing users of the subject mark ‘HIMALAYA’ since 1930 in connection with ayurvedic, wellness, pharmaceutical and personal care products.”

Conditional liberty over statutory restrictions
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The accused had been apprehended with pouches of MDMA, charas and ganja. The MDMA was later found to be methamphetamine by the forensic lab report.

registration of artistic work
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Copyright protection is granted to an artistic work under the Act, only if the said work meets the threshold of originality.”

Ajay Devgan Personality Rights
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Ajay Devgan’s status as a sought-after brand ambassador, and a personality with millions of followers across social media platforms demonstrates the strong public association uniquely tied to his identity and his reputation among the Indian populace not limited to his fans.”

lawyer taping mouth in protest
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The lawyer had taped his mouth symbolizing that he had been stopped during his arguments in previous hearings of the matter.

transfers of judicial officers
Appointments & TransfersNews

“The judicial officers shall be under the control of the Principal District & Sessions Judge of the district to which they have been allocated.”

Customary Divorce
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Section 29(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 protects only valid customary divorces, and in the present case the evidence was insufficient in law to prove either the existence of such a custom in the community or the factum of her own divorce.

international cricket betting racket
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioners were engaged in large scale hawala transactions and illegal international cricket betting that were conducted through a Super Master Login Id and by creating subordinate Ids for individual bettors and earning commission.

family unit cap delhi race club
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There is huge amount of betting on each of the horse races and therefore, a monopoly of any race by any owner/ ‘family unit’ would have the potential of rigging of horse races.”