HIGH COURT SEPTEMBER 2023 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on Jawan film, Aaj Tak, blocking of railways and roadways, live-in relationship and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
AAJ TAK
Delhi HC grants permanent injunction to Living Media India Ltd. for its mark “Aaj Tak”; restrains YouTube channels, social media pages/accounts/handles from using similar mark
“The plaintiffs have a family of marks all of which use the “TAK” suffix; therefore, the “TAK” suffix has become a source identifier of the marks of the plaintiffs and is, thus, the dominant part of the mark.”
Karnataka HC grants relief to Aaj Tak’s Sudhir Chaudhary from coercive action; observes existence of a prima facie case against him
FIR against Sudhir Chaudhary was lodged which had alleged that he had conspired to disrupt communal harmony by spreading misinformation on his channel about Karnataka Govt.’s Swavalambi Sarathi Scheme.
Delhi High Court denies injunction against News Laundry Media on allegations of copyright infringement, defamation and commercial disparagement by TV Today Network
Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J. denied relief sought by ‘TV Today Network’ ‘plaintiff ‘on allegations of copyright infringement, defamation and commercial
Use of AAJ TAK in name of fortnightly magazine held to be in violation of trademark; injunction granted thereagainst
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Jayant Nath, J. passed a permanent injunction decree against the defendants, restraining them