Confirmation Of Attachment Under PMLA Does Not Authorize Property Retention, Valid Order Must: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the confirmation of attachment of property involved in money laundering under Section 8(3) of PMLA does not authorize retention of such a property, as the process requires a valid order to be passed under Section 20. A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that the procedural safeguards...

Delhi High Court Grants Relief To 'Crocs', Cancels Registration Of Deceptively Similar "Croose" Trademark

Granting relief to multinational footwear manufacturer Crocs, the Delhi High Court has ordered cancellation of trademark registration granted to mark 'CROOSE' in Class 25 which includes footwear for human use.Justice Tejas Karia found the CROOSE mark to be “deceptively similar” to the US-based footwear brand's Crocs.The bench observed, “the placement of the Impugned Mark is identical...

Allahabad High Court Quashes FIR Against Shaadi.com, CEO Anupam Mittal In Alleged Cheating Case

On Friday, the Allahabad High Court quashed the FIR lodged by a customer against Shaadi.com CEO, Anupam Mittal in an alleged cheating case on grounds that he did not commit any offence in his personal capacity.The informant, a lawyer, had paid for services on shaadi.com. It is his case that he was being harassed and blackmailed by one Monika Gupta, who had allegedly recorded the...

Individual Flat Owners Forming Cooperative Society Are Bound By Arbitration Clause Contained In Sale Agreement: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court bench of Justice N.J. Jamadar has observed that when individual flat owners form a cooperative society to enforce rights created in favour of the individual members under the Agreements for Sale, the society cannot claim that it is not bound by the arbitration clause contained in those Agreements. The argument that it is not a signatory to the Agreements for...

Delhi High Court Restrains Princeton Schools & Colleges From Opening New Institutions In Plea By US-Based Princeton University

The Delhi High Court has granted partial relief to prestigious Princeton University in the United States, by restraining Hyderabad based educational institutions using the name 'Princeton' from opening any new institutions with the said name.A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Renu Bhatnagar passed the order while hearing the US varsity's appeal against a single bench order...

Court Must Conduct Independent Inquiry Under Order 33 CPC To Determine Indigency Of Person: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that for determining the indigency of a person under Order 33 of Civil Procedure Code, the court has to conduct an independent inquiry by itself or by appointing an officer of the court. The bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq said that the certificate obtained from the Government Authorities showing that a person...

10 Lawyers, 14 Judicial Officers Take Oath As Judges Of Allahabad High Court, Total Strength Rises To 110

On Saturday, 10 lawyers, 14 Judicial Officers took oath as judges of the Allahabad High Court raising its strength to 110, including the Chief Justice. The sanctioned strength of the Allahabad High Court is 160 judges.The Central Government, on Friday, 26th September 2025, notified the appointment of 10 lawyers and 14 judicial officers as judges of the Allahabad High Court. 1. Vivek...

Delhi High Court Allows Withdrawal Of Plea Over False Citation Of Case Laws, Paragraphs From Non-Existing Judgments

The Delhi High Court has allowed withdrawal of a petition which relied upon case laws which did not even exist, including some of the fake paragraphs quoted from judicial precedents.Justice Girish Kathpalia dismissed as withdrawn a plea filed by Greenopolis Welfare Association against various homebuyers, after the Court was informed that the case laws cited in the petition were false....

Creation Of Revenue Villages Not Legislative But Administrative Act, Can't Be Interfered With Unless Arbitrary: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court rejected a bunch of petitions challenging creation of new Revenue Villages without convening a Gram Sabha meeting, observing that the creation of a village or alternation of revenue village's boundary depends on the specific needs of the village and is thus essentially an administrative act. It was alleged by the petitioner that the proposal for creating new...

Delhi High Court Upholds Retired Judge MM Dhonchak's Suspension From DRT Over 'Behavioural Issues'

The Delhi High Court has upheld the suspension of MM Dhonchak, a retired judicial officer and former Presiding Officer of Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Chandigarh, following various complaints alleging behavioural issues.Justice Prateek Jalan dismissed a plea moved by Dhonchak challenging the order passed by Union Government placing him under suspension on February 13 last year. The Court...

Conviction Of Employee Does Not Lead To Automatic Dismissal, Disciplinary Enquiry Must: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a government employee cannot be dismissed from service solely on the ground of conviction, and that the disciplinary authority must conduct an enquiry or record reasons for not conducting an enquiry.Rejecting the contention of HRTC, Justice Sandeep Sharma remarked that: “Though learned counsel for HRTC argued that Rule 19(i) permits...

'Wholly Impermissible In Democracy': MP High Court Directs State To Ensure That Sonam Raghuwanshi's Effigy Is Not Burnt On Dusshera

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (September 26), directed the State Authorities to ensure that any person or any organization does not burn an effigy of Sonam Raghuwanshi, accused of murdering her husband during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, on Dusshera/Vijaydashmi in place of Ravana. Remarking that such an act is wholly impermissible Justice Pranay Verma, said:"From the pamphlet and...