Wife persisting on live with husband at his place of posting is not cruel: Chhattisgarh High Court

Wife persisting on live with husband at his place of posting is not cruel: Chhattisgarh High Court

Oct 1, 2023

Issue – The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that remaining with the spouse at his place of work is not cruelty within the Hindu Marriage Act. Facts of the case – The pair tied the knot on May 19, 2005. They lived peacefully

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Theos vs. Theobroma Settlement Terms agreed, Trademark ‘THEOS’ Defined and QR Menu Permission Granted

Theos vs. Theobroma Settlement Terms agreed, Trademark ‘THEOS’ Defined and QR Menu Permission Granted

Sep 29, 2023

The Delhi High Court has issued clarifications and finalised settlement terms in a trademark infringement suit between confectionery brands Theos and Theobroma. The case arose from Theos’s suit to restrain Theobroma from using the mark ‘THEOS’ as a prefix to the names of

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Delhi HC orders WhatsApp, Telegram, Google to Act against Copyright Infringement for safeguarding educational Content

Delhi HC orders WhatsApp, Telegram, Google to Act against Copyright Infringement for safeguarding educational Content

Sep 29, 2023

The distribution of study materials posted by the online portal Apna College was said to have violated the copyright of two users, and the Delhi High Court ordered WhatsApp to deactivate their phone numbers. Justice Prathiba M. Singh found evidence that these users

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Delhi HC seeks government response over illegal encroachment on ‘heritage properties’ in Chandni Chowk

Delhi HC seeks government response over illegal encroachment on ‘heritage properties’ in Chandni Chowk

Sep 29, 2023

The Delhi High Court has issued a notice seeking the government’s response to a public interest litigation claiming illegal encroachment by traders on various heritage properties in Chandni Chowk. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula was

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Petition produced with a fabricated court order, SC orders criminal investigation

Petition produced with a fabricated court order, SC orders criminal investigation

Sep 28, 2023

The supreme court recently came across a petition which had a fabricated document, to show it as an order of the Supreme Court itself. The bench led by Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal ordered a criminal investigation into the issue.

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Madras High Court Clears Man of Abetment to Suicide in Controversial Case since it lacked Mens Rea

Madras High Court Clears Man of Abetment to Suicide in Controversial Case since it lacked Mens Rea

Sep 28, 2023

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court overturned a man’s conviction for helping his wife commit suicide after killing her two children. Justice P. N. Prakash stated that the alleged abetter must have played an act of instigation or by doing certain

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Kerala HC expresses displeasure at the increasing Human-Animal conflict

Kerala HC expresses displeasure at the increasing Human-Animal conflict

Sep 28, 2023

Issue:- The bench was considering the Suo Moto PIL “In re Bruno” to monitor the state action in the instances of Animal cruelty where the court was hearing the application for vacating to stay the boating activities at the Anayirangal dam. Analysis:-The boating

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Termination of Delhi Legislative Assembly Fellows had been stayed by the Delhi HC

Termination of Delhi Legislative Assembly Fellows had been stayed by the Delhi HC

Sep 28, 2023

Facts:- The petitioners were appointed after the advertisement as well as a proper selection process that took place in the year 2019. The services were extended on a regular basis after every two years and their tenure would have ended in 2024. Their

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Copyright Protection Granted to Adaptations of Spiritual Texts, Delhi HC Orders Removal of Infringing Content Online

Copyright Protection Granted to Adaptations of Spiritual Texts, Delhi HC Orders Removal of Infringing Content Online

Sep 26, 2023

The Delhi High Court has ruled that while no copyright can be claimed in scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita or Bhagavatam, any explanation, adaptation, or dramatic work created from these texts would be entitled to copyright protection. The court noted that there can

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Are unstamped arbitration agreements enforceable in law? SC to reconsider the ‘NN Global’ verdict

Are unstamped arbitration agreements enforceable in law? SC to reconsider the ‘NN Global’ verdict

Sep 26, 2023

The supreme court on Tuesday decided to reconsider the validity of the decision in NN Global Mercantile Pvt Ltd v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd & Ors pronounced by a five-judge bench and referred the issue to the larger bench comprising seven judges. The

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