High Courts
SC/ST Act Case Can Be Compounded Directly In An Appeal U/S 14-A; Recourse To S. 482 CrPC Not Needed : Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has recently observed that that criminal proceedings under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, can be compounded and quashed, based on compromise, directly in a Criminal Appeal filed under Section 14-A(1) of the 1989 Act. A bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav added that there is no need to take separate recourse...
'Single Act Triggering Communal Tension Vitiates Public Order': Allahabad High Court Upholds NSA Detention
The Allahabad High Court last week upheld the detention of a man under the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA) as it observed that even a single criminal act, if it leads to communal tension and throws the "even tempo of life out of gear", amounts to a violation of public order rather than a mere breach of law and order. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar thus...
Delhi High Court Clears 'SoEasy' Trademark For Hindi Learning Platform, Calls It Suggestive and Distinctive
The Delhi High Court has overturned the Trade Marks Registrar's refusal to register the mark “SoEasy” for a Hindi learning and testing platform, holding that the phrase is suggestive rather than descriptive and is therefore capable of trademark protection. The Court directed the Registrar to process the application for registration. In a judgment delivered on November 24, 2025, Justice...
Madras High Court Allows Udaipur Salon To Use 'Bounce', Rejects South Indian Chain's Appeal
The Madras High Court has dismissed appeals filed by Spalon India Private Limited, operator of the “BOUNCE” salon chain in South India, against an order vacating the interim injunction earlier granted in its favour over the use of the word “Bounce” by an Udaipur-based salon, “Bounce Salon & Makeover Studio.”A Division Bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice Mummineni...
Delhi High Court Cancels Copyright For Edible Oil Label Bearing 'Swastik', Says It Copies Rajani Products' Artwork
The Delhi High Court has cancelled a copyright registration granted for an edible oil label featuring a 'Swastik' device, holding that the artwork was a substantial reproduction of a label long used by Rajani Products, a manufacturer and seller of edible oils. Finding that the rival work lacked originality, the Court directed that the entry be expunged from the Register of...
Not Mandatory To Muzzle Pet Dogs In Public Places, Only Leashing Mandatory: Chennai Civic Body Tells Madras High Court
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), on Tuesday (25th November), informed the Madras High Court that muzzling of pet dogs has not been made mandatory in the city and that no penalty would be imposed on the pet owners for not muzzling the dogs in public places. Making submissions before Justice V Lakshminarayanan, Advocate Arun Babu submitted that the GCC had only issued an...
Chhattisgarh High Court Strikes Down PG Medical Admission Rule Granting Priority To State Colleges' Students, Alumni As Ultra Vires
The Chhattisgarh High Court has struck down Rule 11(a) and (b) of the Chhattisgarh Medical Post Graduate Admission Rules, 2025 (2025 Rules), which provided institution-based preference to alumni of state institutions, amounting to de-facto reservation, as ultra-vires the Constitution of India.Rule 11(a) of 2025 Rules provided that admission to seats available in the State quota will be...
Karnataka High Court Declines PIL Seeking Equal Qualifying Marks For OBC & SC/ST Students In KLSU 3-Yr LLB Admissions
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday disposed of a public interest litigation filed seeking to declare that the fixation of 42 percent minimum qualifying marks without gazette notification for OBC candidates for admission to the 3-year LLB course by Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) as illegal, arbitrary, and ultra vires.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M...
Stay Of Disciplinary Inquiry Is Only To Prevent Prejudice, Cannot Be Grounds For Indefinite Delay: J&K High Court
Emphasising that departmental proceedings should not be unduly delayed, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a disciplinary inquiry cannot be indefinitely kept in abeyance only because a criminal case arising from the same set of facts is pending.Justice Sanjay Dhar underscored that the sole purpose of staying departmental proceedings is to avoid prejudice to...
Property From Illegal Cricket Betting Activities Constitutes 'Proceeds Of Crime', Can Be Attached By ED: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that though cricket betting is not a separate predicate offence under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the property generated from such illegal activities can be attached by the Enforcement Directorate.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed that the scope of Section 2(1)(u) PMLA, which defines proceeds of...
Madras High Court Refuses To Restrain Celebrity Stylist Joy Crizilda From Naming Madhampatty Rangaraj's Company In Social Media Posts
The Madras High Court has refused to restrain celebrity stylist Joy Crizildaa from tagging the names of Madhampatty Catering Company in her social media posts. Justice N Senthil Kumar dismissed the application for interim injunction moved by the catering company seeking to restrain Crizildaa and any person claiming through her, from tagging, hashtag, marking, writing, uploading,...
Deesa Warehouse Fire: Gujarat High Court Seeks State's Response On PIL For Compensation To Victims, Regulation Of Fire Cracker Units
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (November 25) sought the response of the State government and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board on a PIL concerning a fire incident which had occurred in two alleged illegal fire cracker manufacturing warehouses in Deesa town in April this year leading to the death of 21 persons. For context, a petition on the issue was transferred to the High Court by...