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“It is evident that the petitioner is blackmailing and is trying to extort money from the businessmen of the Surat city by creating fear in their mind that if they do not shell money, he would make a complaint of violation of one or the other laws.”
The Court rebuked the State for pursuing litigation mechanically and indifferently without any application of mind while imposing a cost of Rs. 1.5 Lakhs on HPSC.
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“It is true that no case might have been made out for review, and thereby, the time of the Civil Court must have been consumed to decide such an application, but at the same time, the right available to the party cannot be taken away by the Court, as all concerned, including the Court, are governed by the law.”
The accused, a 32-year-old MBA graduate from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, was incarcerated for almost two months for drunk driving, violating check posts and damaging police barricades.
The Sub-Divisional Officer, Miraj passed an order thereby correcting petitioner’s date of birth and therefore, the District Collector, Sangli was directed to issue notice to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Tasgaon, asking for an explanation, as to how he could record the date of birth as 02-06-1972.
If applicant-wife has to travel with her 15-months’ old son, it will be more difficult for her, since boarding and alighting from the local train at any given time during the day is extremely difficult proposition considering that trains are always overcrowded.
The present petition is pending since 2021, and the Court observed that the State Government is not willing to set up State Human Rights Commission in State of Mizoram.
The prayers made in the present PIL are not only omnibus in nature but also are multiple in number, covering diverse subjects and have no factual or legal basis for it.
The Court directed the revenue officer to undergo a six-month training program to improve their understanding of judicial and quasi-judicial responsibilities when they pleaded inability to understand court order to reopen mutation file.
On 03-06-2024, the petitioner, North East Eco Development Society raised a serious issue regarding water logging in the city of Guwahati, which has persisted for a long time.
“The imposition of cost on the party which started litigation without any just cause or took false and frivolous defences is necessary to discourage the dishonest litigant.”
Rajasthan High Court expressed concern over State’s lethargic approach which jeopardized the interests of litigants and undermined the functioning of the justice system.
When the legal process is abused by the members of the legal fraternity, who are supposed to be its protectors and preservers, the Court must take an extremely stern view of the matter.
“If the Appellate Tribunal under Bihar Goods and Services Tax, 2017 is constituted and an appeal is filed there can be no further proceedings taken for recovery of the balance amounts till the appeal is disposed of.”
“Copying of so many marks, labels, packaging, and containers is a deliberate act on defendants’ behalf to gain monetarily by selling counterfeit products.”
“The infringement conducted by defendant by imitating plaintiff’s mark ‘WOODLAND’ and ‘tree device 
’ has been deliberate and calculated.”
While speedily and effectively disposing off the present appeal, the NCLAT modified the imposed cost from Rs. 10,00,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/- for the restoration of the company’s name in the register maintained by the ROC.
“When the undeniable facts, including the traffic blockage due to agitation, are taken into consideration, the State alone remains responsible for not providing smooth passage of traffic.”
“The State of Madhya Pradesh continues to do the same thing again and again and the conduct seems to be incorrigible!”