Single Petition U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act Is Maintainable Against Composite Arbitral Award: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a single petition under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) is maintainable challenging a composite arbitral award disposing of multiple references. A bench led by Justice Shampa Sarkar held that “the Court does not hesitate to hold that the learned arbitrator and the parties understood the proceeding before...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 29 - October 05, 2025

Nominal Index [Citation 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 391 to 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 402]MABRB vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 391Malabar Gold & Diamond Limited vs Meta Platforms Inc, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 392Naresh Jagdishrai Goyal vs Bank of India, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 393Akshay Quenim vs Royce Savio Pereira, 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 394State of Maharashtra vs Aakash Sandhi Bindu, 2025 LiveLaw...

Even Judges Not Being Spared On Social Media, Trolled For Their Orders: Madras High Court Judge Remarks Orally

Justice N Senhtilkumar of the Madras High Court, on Monday (October 05), orally remarked that even judges are not being spared on social media and that they are often trolled for the orders passed by them. He said that sometimes, even the past of the judges is pulled in along with their families and it becomes a point of discussion in social media. "Who is spared in social media? Even judges...

'Prima Facie' Observation By Magistrate While Directing Registration Of FIR Under Section 156(3) CrPC Not Cognizance: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has said that a prima facie observation made by the Magistrate that a cognizable offence is made out while directing registration of an FIR on a private complaint under Section 156(3) would not amount to taking cognizance of the offence. It said that the magistrate merely recording that a "prima facie" cognizable offence is made out without recording statements...

Delhi High Court Restrains Websites Offering Repair Services From Infringing 'Samsung' Trademarks, Copyright

The Delhi High Court has restrained three websites offering repair services from unauthorizedly using logo, design and images pertaining to “Samsung”, resulting in infringement of the latter's trademarks and copyright. Justice Tejas Karia ordered that the access to the domains of the websites in question be locked or suspend or disabled. “This is a case where the adoption and use of...

Non-Payment Of Overtime Allowance Constitutes Continuing Wrong, Not Barred By Delay & Laches: Chhattisgarh HC

A Division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal and Justice Radhakishan Agrawal held that non-payment of overtime allowance is a continuing wrong, and a fresh cause of action arises each time it is denied, therefore it overrides pleas of delay and laches. Background Facts The respondents were railway employees. They performed overtime duties...

MP High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Eating Sambar Deer, Says No Link Between Him & Meat Recovered From Spot

Granting bail to a man accused of cooking and eating the meat of Sambar deer in the PWD guesthouse at Nagod, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that the forest officials failed to establish a link between the applicant with the recovered meat as the FSL report was still awaited.The court also observed that no body part of Sambar deer was found from which it can be inferred that the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 29 - October 5, 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 329 To 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 335 NOMINAL INDEX A.G Ponmanickavel v. State and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 329 The New India Assurance Company Limited v. Annalakshmi and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 330 The Divisional Security Commissioner and Disciplinary Authority and Others v. K Muniyandi, 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 331 SENTHILKANNAN v/s THE DIRECTOR...

Delhi High Court Closes Maggi's Trademark Infringement Suit After Utensils Manufacturer Undertakes To Stop Use Of 'Maggisun'

The Delhi High Court has closed a trademark infringement suit filed by Nestlé S.A., the parent company which manufactures “Maggi”, after it entered into a settlement with a company manufacturing utensils under the mark “Maggisun.”Justice Tejas Karia decreed the suit as the defendant, Shankeshwar Utensils & Appliances Private Limited, undertook that it will not manufacture or...

MP High Court Upholds Order Rejecting Specific Performance Suit Noting That Plaintiff Was Never 'Ready & Willing' To Perform His Part

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld a trial court order which dismissed the plaintiff's suit for specific performance with respect to sale of a property after finding that he was never ready and willing to perform his part of the contract with respect to purchasing the property. The high court remarked that there was a distinction between readiness and willingness; while Readiness means that...

Mere Celebration Of Bail On Social Media No Ground For Cancellation Without Threat To Complainant: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that mere celebration of bail by an accused or his associates on social media is no ground for cancellation of such a relief, without there being specific threat to the complainant.While refusing to cancel bail of an accused in a house trespass case, Justice Ravinder Dudeja said:“The argument that the accused or his associates celebrated their release on...

Denial Of Medical Insurance Claim Amounts To Violation Of Right To Life Under Article 21 : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that denial of insurance claim for medical treatment amounts to violation of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution.Justice P.M. Manoj, delivering the judgment in a writ petition, ruled that once an insured person has undergone treatment or surgery based on the expert opinion of a qualified medical professional, the insurer cannot arbitrarily...