High Courts
Delhi High Court Grants Relief to Anantara Hotel Chain, Bars 'Club Anantara' From Using Its Mark
The Delhi High Court has recently restrained Club Anantara Suites and Retreat from using the marks “Anantara”, “Club Anantara” and related domain names after finding them deceptively similar to the trademarks of the luxury ANANTARA hotel chain. The ad-interim injunction, granted in favour of MHG IP Holding Singapore Pte Ltd., the entity that owns and manages intellectual property for...
Educational Consultancy Services For Foreign Universities Qualify As Export Of Service, Entitled To GST Refund: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that foreign education consultancy services to students in exchange for admission based commission from foreign universities qualify as 'export of services'.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain thus held that Global Opportunities Private Limited will be entitled to claim GST refund on export of services under Section 54 of the Central...
Delhi High Court Permits Congress Leader To Appear Virtually In Case Over Unreturned MF Husain Painting
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by Congress leader and former Minister of State for Home Affairs Bhanwar Jitendra Singh against a trial court order directing prosecution against him for criminal breach of trust over an unreturned painting of renowned artist MF Husain, allegedly valued above ₹1 crore.Justice Ravinder Dudeja sought response of the Delhi Police as...
Street Vendors Act Not Applicable In Panchayat Areas, No Protection Orders Can Be Passed: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that Panchayat does not come under the definition of 'Local Authority' under Section 2(1)(c) of the Street Vendors (Protection of livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Act.Justice Mohammed Nias C P, delivered the judgment in a petition filed by a street vendor seeking issuance of a certificate of vending in Thamarassery Grama Panchayat. The counsel for...
Husband Cannot Rely On Muslim Personal Law For Restoring Conjugal Rights After Marrying Under Special Marriage Act: Jharkhand HC
The Jharkhand High Court has held that once parties marry under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, the provisions governing restitution of conjugal rights under Section 22 apply in full, irrespective of the personal laws they otherwise follow. The Court rejected the husband's contention that, being a Muslim, he was entitled to marry up to four women and that his wife's departure from the...
'Disturbing': High Court Slams Haryana Govt For Action Against Doctor Who Didn't Stand Up When MLA Visited Hospital, Imposes Cost
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has come down heavily on the Haryana Government for initiating disciplinary action and withholding No Objection Certificate (NOC) of a government doctor merely because he did not rise from his seat when a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) visited the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court directed the State to issue the NOC forthwith,...
Red Fort Blast: Delhi High Court Declines Accused Jasir Bilal's Request To Meet His Lawyer
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass urgent order permitting Jasir Bilal Wali, co-accused in the case concerning the recent Red Fort blast, to meet with his lawyer in the NIA headquarters.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that Wali failed to show any order passed by the trial court refusing him such relief and thus, a new procedure cannot be made by the Court. “This (case) is not...
Kerala High Court Views Viral Videos Showing Unauthorized LED Lights, Cabin Videography In Buses; Orders Enforcement Drive
The Kerala High Court on Friday, viewed in open court a few videos posted by vloggers on YouTube that showed unauthorized fixing of multiple strips of LED lights, flashing name boards and flickering DJ lights on heavy vehicles carrying passengers and goods.The Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice Muralee Krishna S. cautioned against the dangers that these...
'Based On Speculation, Guess Work': Priya Kapur's Son Opposes Partition Suit By Karisma Kapoor's Children Before Delhi High Court
Son of Priya Kapur, wife of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, on Friday opposed before the Delhi High Court the suit filed by Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor's children- Samaira Kapur and her brother, seeking a share in their late father's personal assets.Senior Advocate Akhil Sibal appearing for the minor, Azarius S. Kapur, told Justice Jyoti Singh that the entire case was based...
S. 216 CrPC | Neither Complainant Nor Accused Has Right To Seek Alteration Of Charges; Power Exclusively Confined To Court: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the power to alter or add a charge under Section 216 CrPC is 'exclusively confined' to the Court and that no party, neither the complainant nor the accused has any 'vested' right to seek any such addition or alteration of charge A bench of Justice Abdul Shahid thus set aside an order by the Additional District Judge/FTC-II, Varanasi,...
Kerala High Court Directs FSSAI To Consider Representation On Microplastic Contamination In Bottled Drinking Water
The Kerala High Court on Friday (21 November) directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to examine a representation alleging microplastic contamination in packaged drinking water.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Syam Kumar V M thus disposed of a PIL seeking judicial intervention on the issue.The petitioner had approached the...
J&K&L High Court Upholds Land Proprietary Rights For Persons Recorded As 'Assamis' Under Command Order Issued By Maharaja In 1933
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has clarified that persons recorded as “Assamis” in the relevant revenue record are to be treated as having been conferred proprietary and ownership rights under the Command Order promulgated by the then Maharaja in the year 1933.The High Court held that such conferment is complete in itself and cannot be defeated by subsequent actions...