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“The term VAPO is merely an abbreviation of the word vapour and it is descriptive and common to the trade and nobody can claim exclusive right to use any abbreviation, which has become publici juris.”
“The respondents have not understood the principle underlying in those orders and that repeatedly rejecting the plea of employees seeking maternity benefits for third pregnancy is an agonizing fact.”
“The entire case of Flipkart rested on the ground of lack of novelty and inventive features in the invention of the patentee.”
“A prior purchaser not impleaded in a suit for specific performance cannot seek cancellation of the decree but is entitled to a declaration that such decree is not binding on him, along with the consequential relief of injunction.”
“In matters of this nature, it is likely that irreparable injury would be caused unless ad interim relief is granted.”
“The pictorial representation, the caricature and the expressions/words used are not only highly derogatory, but virtually abusive.”
“It is not what meaning is being assigned by the words chosen by the appellant, but the determining factor is whether it is deceptively similar.”
“The number of participants in the festival shall be restricted to fifty only, and the official respondents shall strictly enforce the above directions.”
“Though the balance of convenience is not in favour of the plaintiff, if the movie is released, the plaintiff would be in a position to claim damages.”
“Merely because Patta and Kist Receipts stand in the name of defendant, and because the plaintiff did not raise any objection for the same, the presumption of joint possession of a co-owner cannot be dislodged”
“Ultimately, it is the individual choice and right to access such obnoxious material or to avoid it and as far as children are concerned, the vulnerability is high, so the parents’ responsibility is higher.”
“Welfare schemes are concessions extended to Freedom Fighters recognising their contributions during freedom struggle, and therefore welfare schemes and concessions ought to be implemented scrupulously by following the terms and conditions.”
“Bhagavad Gita may be recognised as national (Rashtriya) Dharma Shastra. It speaks about internal and eternal truth… Bhagavad Gita cannot therefore be confined within a given religion. It is a part of Bharatiya civilisation.”
“The submission made before the Court as regards the financial wherewithal of the petitioner was factually correct, therefore, the Court did not want to doubt the statement of a counsel that he was unable to even engage a clerk for obtaining certified copies for the 818 cases.”
“Overseas employment is a reality… When the Government is receiving benefit from the migrant workers, it has a correlative and corresponding duty to rush to their rescue when issues arise out of such overseas employment.”
“Any expansion of the scope of the Commercial Courts Act would defeat its objectives, and there is no ambiguity regarding appeals from decrees of Commercial Courts and Commercial Divisions under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act.”
“Law and order cannot be a ground for flouting a court’s order, as that would be inexcusable, amount to a breakdown of law and order, and ultimately lead to paralysis of the constitutional machinery.”
“Arbitrator went wrong in applying the doctrine of lifting the corporate veil/ determining another entity as the alter ego and fastening the liability on the petitioner.”
“In grave offences like honour killing, bail is a carefully guarded exception, balancing liberty with justice and societal order. Judicial vigilance and societal awareness are crucial in eradicating the heinous crime.”
“Any landing and taking off area for aircrafts together with runways, aircraft maintenance space, passenger facilities and including aerodrome would come with the ambit of the term ‘Airport.’”