Illegal occupier entitled to electricity
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The petitioner was an illegal occupier of government land and as a result could not furnish the documents proving ownership or occupancy required under the JERC Regulations.

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preventive detention over 19-year-old FIR
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In a democracy governed by the rule of law, the power to detain a person without trial, for security of the State or maintenance of public order must be strictly construed. But where individual liberty comes into conflict with the security of the State or public order, then the liberty of the individual must give way to the larger interests of the nation.”

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Old Monk trademark dispute
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the infringement of the trade mark ‘Old Monk Coffee’ is allowed to continue, it is likely to cause confusion on the part of the public and the defendant obviously would be able to pass off its product, ‘OLD MIST’ rum, as that of the petitioner i.e., ‘Old Monk’.”

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Termination of Compassionate appointee for having 3 children
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Terminating the services of an employee appointed on compassionate grounds after 15 years, on the basis of ineligibility at the time of appointment, amounts to a travesty of justice, especially when no fraud or suppression of facts is alleged.”

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1 lakh fine for relieving on virtual hearing
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, the video clip showed a man on the toilet, relieving himself, while attending virtual court proceedings

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Advocates not covered under POSH Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is evident that the provisions of the POSH Act apply where the relationship of employer and employee exists, thus, neither Bar Council of India nor Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa can be said to be employer of advocates.”

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Party cannot suffer due to counsel’s negligence
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“An appeal against an order of conviction cannot be dismissed in default but must be taken up and decided on merits even if the appellant in person or the counsel representing him is not present.”

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Hukumchand Mill Area development
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A dispute had arisen between the M.P. Housing and Infrastructure Development Board and the applicant regarding non-performance of their consulting services in a given timeline as per their agreement.

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Litigants cannot choose judge
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The roster is prepared by the Chief Justice. The Judge, who is hearing the case, can decide to avoid the case if necessary. But a litigant cannot dictate to the Court to avoid his case by a Judge who is allotted the jurisdiction by the Chief Justice as per the roster. If such a practice is started, the litigants can pick and choose the judge who has to hear their case.”

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Photographs of injuries in criminal cases
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court called out the disturbing trend of extending undue benefit of deliberate procedural lapses at the initial stage of a crime.

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delisting Victorinox products on Amazon
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Should Gute Reise be desirous of using its account with Amazon for selling any products other than Victorinox’s branded products, it shall be free to do so, and Amazon shall not stand in the way of Gute Reise selling other products.”

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Reliance Industries Dynamic Injunction
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The defendants were found to be commercially manufacturing, marketing, and selling various FMCG products. These include Poha, Wheat Flour, Makhana, Pulses, Lentils, Salt, and similar goods. They did so using Reliance’s well-known and registered ‘RELIANCE’ and ‘JIO’ trademarks without authorization.

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low tax effect CBDT circular
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The assessee submitted that the tax effect in this appeal is below Rs. 2 crores and CBDT Circular 5 of 2024 does not include any exceptions like the one in Board’s communication dated 20-8-2018.

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Adverse remarks against Judicial Officer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court expressed dissatisfaction over the en-passant, unnecessary, and adverse remarks against a Judicial Officer without affording him any opportunity.

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Power Outage during NEET UG 2025
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is correct that this exam is very important for every child for their future career, but it is also important to note that out of 27,264 candidates, only 70 candidates have filed writ petitions complaining about disruption due to power outage which is a very insignificant figure.”

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Yash Dayal sexual exploitation case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“At this stage, it is difficult to ascertain whether there was any promise of marriage or if there was any such promise; it was a false one from the very beginning with an intention to obtain sexual consent. Matter requires consideration.”

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appointment of arbitrator
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Proviso to Section 12(5) gives a discretion to the parties to waive the applicability of the appointment of an Arbitrator by one party, but the word ‘may’ has been used”.

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Notice under Section 25(3) of Trade marks Act mandatory
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A bare perusal of the provision provides that it was mandatory for the respondents to comply with the same before removing the Trade Mark from their register.”

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wife’s acquittal in husband’s suicide
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The suicide note has no date, creating doubt about when it was written. It neither spells out any circumstance, which can be labelled as abetment on the part of wife and her brothers, nor does it disclose any proximate reason for the suicide.

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Vedanta’s deductions Rajasthan oil arbitration
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Vedanta is engaged in a product sharing contract with the government of India, for exploration, discovery, development and production of petroleum resources in relation to an onshore oil and gas block known as Rajasthan Block, since 1995.

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