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An FIR was registered against Puja Khedkar after she allegedly supplied false information regarding her identity to the Union Public Service Commission.
The Court calculated the disability incurred by the claimant after the accident so as to determine a just and reasonable compensation.
by Ajay Wadhwa* and Ragini Handa**
The direction given by the Sole Arbitrator to exclude the period from 31-03-2015 to 31-03-2017 for calculation of pre-litigation interest was contrary to the express terms in the Agreement made between the parties.
A quick review of reported cases this week from various High Courts across the country
The question of law which revolved around right of making representation being seriously jeopardized as detenus were supplied with various documents as parts of relied upon documents (‘RUDs’) which are illegible, incomplete and not readable violating Article 22 (5) of the Constitution of India read with Section 3 (3) of COFEPOSA Act, was kept open.
V. Vijaya Sai Reddy was a sitting member of Rajya Sabha and the baseless allegations made in the impugned videos and posts had the potential of adversely affecting his political career and reputation which had been built carefully over the years.
The direction for taking down the impugned video was necessary since India Today was unable to state whether or not Rajdeep Sardesai had been authorized to use the impugned video.
The word ‘he’ in Section 3 of the POCSO Act could not be given a restrictive meaning to say that it referred only to a ‘male’.
by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada**
A quick review of reported cases this week from various High Courts across the country
Section 47 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 provides for taking a registered trade mark off the Register on account of non-use of the trade mark.
The Delhi High Court had ruled that the Central Delhi Court Bar Association shall be recognized as the Court annexed Bar Association for the Rouse Avenue District Court Complex in the national capital.
“Deletion of party is an issue to be decided by the Arbitral Tribunal, it cannot be looked into by the Court under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act”
The Court said that the disposal letter by the Railways neither suggested that any effort was made nor provided any measure to help evade such fatal situations in the future.
Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR registered under Sections 376 (rape), 363 (kidnapping), and 6 of the POCSO Act (aggravated penetrative assault). The decision was based on an amicable settlement between the parties, with no costs imposed on either side. This case underscores the court’s recognition of mutually agreed resolutions in certain criminal proceedings.
by Abhisaar Bairagi*, Milind Sharma** and Ausaf Ayyub***
“Perusal of the affidavit filed by the director of the Indian company of the defendant, categorically shows that it has been stated in categorical terms that the company has been inoperative since its incorporation rendering the same as being ‘Defunct’.
GCMMF has been given liberty by the Court to intimate all three platforms of any other URL containing the impugned post/video apart from the ones enlisted in the plaint, which would have to be deleted by them within 36 hours.
The Court opined that the proper venue for addressing a breach, such as the one in the present matter, would be the civil courts where contractual disputes are adjudicated.