High Courts
Delhi High Court Restrains UP Company From Infringing Ching's 'Schezwan Chutney' Mark
In a relief for popular Desi Chinese brand Ching's Secret, the Delhi High Court on Monday restrained a UP-based food manufacturing company from using the name 'Schezwan Tufani Chutney' or any expression deceptively similar to 'Schezwan Chutney', a registered trademark of Capital Foods Pvt. Ltd.A single bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora granted an ad-interim injunction, noting that...
Family Court's Order Dismissing Order IX Rule 9 Application To Restore Suit Appealable, Original Petition Not Maintainable: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently refused to entertain an Original Petition filed before it challenging a Family Court's order dismissing a restoration application. According to the Court, when an alternative statutory remedy of appeal is provided under Order 43 of the Code of Civil Procedure, that has to be pursued.The Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Snehalatha...
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To BJP Worker Accused Of Ferrying Unauthorized Persons From Bangladesh Into India
The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail on the ground of parity to a BJP youth-wing functionary accused in the 2023 case registered by the UP Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) over his alleged involvement in forging identity documents and facilitating illegal border-crossing for Bangladeshis. A Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary...
BMC Circular Banning Cooking On Footpaths Using Gas Or Grill Not Applicable To Vendors Using Induction Cooking: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Monday (November 3) held that the Circular issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in 2018 prohibiting cooking of eatables on footpath with the help of gas, stove or grill, will not apply on food joints like the popular 'Jai Jawan' which are using electronic induction vessels.With this finding, single-judge Justice Firdosh Pooniwalla came to the rescue...
Bombay High Court Upholds Order Barring Nagpur Bidi Maker from Using Look-Alike 'Online Bidi' Pack
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has upheld an earlier order restraining the city based bidi maker-Rocket Bidi Works from using its 'ATM Bidi No.07' packaging, ruling that it closely resembles the trade dress and design of Mobile Bidi Traders' 'Online Bidi'. A single bench of Justice Rohit W. Joshi observed that the 'ATM Bidi' packets copied the distinctive blue colour scheme...
'Executive Cannot Distort Legislation': Calcutta High Court Quashes Notice Debarring Retired Employees From Holding Trade Union Posts
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul), has quashed the notices dated 08.04.2025, 07.05.2025 and 29.05.2025 issued by the Registrar of Trade Unions, West Bengal, debarring retired employees from holding union posts, stating them to be in “complete violation of the said provision of the Act.” The court observed that “the explanation to sub-section (2) of Section 22...
Court Fee Is Payable Only On Principal Relief U/S 6(1) Kerala Court Fees Act, Not Consequential Reliefs: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that when multiple documents on same property are challenged, the declaratory relief against a subsequent document is only ancillary to the challenge of an earlier instrument, and the court fee need to be computed only on the principal relief under Section 6 (1) of the Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959,Justice P Krishna Kumar, delivered the ...
O. 18 Rule 1, 3 CPC | Right To First Lead Evidence With Plaintiff Even If Burden Of Proving Some Issues On Defendant: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that in a suit where there are multiple issues framed, the right to lead the evidence is always on the plaintiff, even if the burden of proving some of the issues is on the defendant.Further, in a case where the plaintiff intends to reserve his right to lead evidence in rebuttal after the defendant leads his evidence, the plaintiff can always make such a...
Direct Transmission Of Bail Orders; Immediate Release Of Prisoners: Allahabad High Court Issues Directions For Timely Release After Bail
In a significant order aimed at ensuring that no person remains in jail after being granted bail, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued comprehensive directions for the direct electronic transmission of bail orders and immediate release of prisoners through the Bail Order Management System (BOMS) in spirit with the Supreme Court's 2023 verdict In Re Policy Strategy for Grant...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition By Akasa Air Pilot Challenging ICC Report Over Denial Of Hearing In POSH Case
The Bombay High Court held that the mere absence of an opportunity to cross-examine witnesses in proceedings under the POSH Act does not automatically vitiate the inquiry, particularly where the foundational facts are admitted and no prejudice is demonstrated. The Court observed that proceedings before the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) are fact-finding in nature and are not bound by...
'Disregard To Human Dignity', High Court Slams Haryana Authority For Delay In Ex-Gratia Appointment, Orders ₹7.5 Lakh Compensation & Interest
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has strongly criticized the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (UHBVNL) for exhibiting “disregard to human dignity” and “administrative apathy” in denying a legitimate ex gratia appointment to the dependent of a disabled employee for over two decades.Justice Harpreet Brar said, "The case at hand is a classic example of the administrative apathy...
MP High Court Slams Family Court For Declaring Divorce Between Muslim Couple Without Framing Issues And Recording Evidence
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed surprise and shock at a Family Court order declaring divorce of a Muslim woman from her husband without framing issues and recording the evidence.The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi observed; "We are surprise and shocked the way the Family Court has taken the matter under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC and gave a...