Sonakshi Sinha Personality Rights
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Plaintiff is entitled to complain that any content which is set in obscene backdrop or shows her in inappropriate clothing and/or which falsely portrays her as endorsing brands, where there is no authorisation and/or which uses attributes and elements of her persona such as her images, voices, etc. is liable to be forthwith taken down from the public space.”

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Domain Name fraud
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Delhi High Court examined multiple suits involving misuse of well-known trademarks through fraudulent domain names used for impersonation and consumer deception.

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Preventive detention under NSA
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Where potentiality of the act is to disturb the even tempo of the life of the community, it would be prejudicial to the maintenance of public order”

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Shoe-Shine Licence Policy 2018
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The bottom line of the Shoe-Shine Licence Policy, 2018 is to generate employment opportunities for persons belonging to the lower strata of society, which may include members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, not merely on the basis of their caste, but because they belonged to lower strata of society.”

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plea for daily protest
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The right to protest is protected, however, the right to insist upon a particular public junction for an indefinite recurring protest is not.”

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Academic marks for computation of future income
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Just as it is true that, academically excellent student may or may not earn well, it is also equally true that academically average or even below-average student may earn very well in practice or profession.”

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160-days delay in filing GST appeal
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Cancellation of GST registration or missed appellate deadlines should not permanently debar a taxpayer from the GST framework, especially where the taxpayer intends to comply by filing returns, paying taxes, interest, and penalties, and rectifying defaults. In such cases, denial of opportunity to an assessee undermines the inclusive and facilitative objective of the GST regime.”

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complaint copy on delinquent
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Serving a copy of the complaint and other relevant documents is mandatory under Rule 7, POSH Rules, and the failure to do so constitutes violation of the principles of natural justice.”

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Lalu Prasad Yadav
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Statutes creating new protections or disabilities operate prospectively unless expressly stated otherwise.”

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Rewa Bar Association elections
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A woman advocate challenged the Rewa Bar Association Elections claiming that there was no reservation of 30 per cent for women candidates in violation of the Supreme Court’s directions.

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NHAI Tiger Corridor Case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A petition was filed against widening of NH 46 as it passes through an important tiger and wildlife corridor, and any construction was likely to affect the movement of wild animals.

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re-examination of victims' injuries by independent Medical Board
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Re-examination of the victims by a qualified Medical Board is not merely a procedural formality, but a substantive measure to safeguard the accused from being unfairly prosecuted based on misleading or fabricated evidence.

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web series Anali
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The petitioner objected to the web series ‘Anali’ scheduled for release on JioHotstar, believing that the content was substantially inspired from incidents connected to Koodathayi murders for which she was lodged in prison. The series would malign her, create prejudice in public opinion, and adversely affect prospects related to her conviction.”

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No Habeas Corpus for Voluntary Departure
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Observing the wife’s voluntary departure, the Madras High Court shifted focus to child welfare and instructs police to produce the minors before the Judicial Magistrate.

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miscarried foetus in Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Justice is administered strictly in accordance with law and on the basis of legally admissible material placed on record, and not on emotional considerations or theatrical conduct in the Courtroom.”

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Child Access and Custody Guidelines
Case BriefsHigh Courts

With similar frameworks already emerging in other states, the Delhi High Court begins evaluating whether formal child access and parenting plan guidelines are needed.

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principal Seat's jurisdiction on establishment of Circuit Bench
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Bombay High Court held that creation of the Kolhapur Circuit Bench does not divest the Principal Seat of jurisdiction, as both the DRT (Pune) and DRAT (Mumbai) fall within its territory and the appellate order forms a substantial part of the cause of action.

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Vimal Elaichi copyright case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Court restrained defendants from circulating videos that falsely linked the plaintiff’s mouth freshener product with tobacco-related health risks.

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Strained marriage not proof of wife's murder
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Even a strong suspicion was not enough to convict a person and that the prosecution had to necessarily prove each circumstance in the chain beyond reasonable doubt.”

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High Court Guru Randhawa
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, without recording the preliminary evidence, the notice has been issued to Guru Randhawa.

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