High Courts
Delhi High Court Declares 'Nutella' As Well-Known Trademark, Says It Is Recognized All Across The Globe
The Delhi High Court has declared “Nutella”, a popular hazelnut cocoa spread, as a well known trademark, saying that it is recognized all across the globe and not just India. “This leaves no shadow of doubt that plaintiffs are well established in the markets all across the globe and are not mere fly by night operators. Their registered trademarks 'NUTELLA'/ and its variants are...
Classroom Ceiling Collapsed, 7 Children Dead: Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance On Infrastructural Issues In Schools
The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo-motu cognizance of a news report on the death of 7 children and injuries being suffered by many others, on account of collapse of ceiling and wall of a class room in a Government School in Rajasthan.Opining the event as “nerve shocking, heart breaking and society rocking”, the bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand observed that a safe and secure...
Delhi High Court Asks MHA To Inquire Into Incident Of Violence At Detention Centre After Agencies Pass Buck On CCTV Footage
The Delhi High Court has asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to conduct an inquiry or investigation in an incident alleging violence in a detention centre by the detainees, after the agencies, including the Delhi Police, passed buck on manning the CCTV which captured the occurrence. This was after Justice Girish Kathpalia had asked the prosecution to make submissions to rule out...
Launching Communal Campaign Against Judges On Social Media Would Weaken System Itself, Time To Regulate It: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Monday remarked that launching communal campaigns against judges on social media would eventually weaken the judicial system itself, and it is time to regulate the level of discourse on social media. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice K Rajasekar was taking up the case in which the bench had summoned Advocate S Vanchinathan to explain if he stood...
Live-In Agreement With Man To Give Birth For Consideration Akin To Surrogacy, No Free Consent: Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash Rape Case
An alleged consent given in an agreement to 'live' with a man for a year and give birth to his child for some consideration, is not a free consent as it is a form of surrogacy, which is banned in India, held the Bombay High Court while refusing to quash rape FIR against a man. A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay Deshmukh rejected the argument of the applicant - Amit...
Ensure Questions For Visually Impaired Students In Class 10, 12 Exams Are 'Specifically Mentioned': Gujarat High Court To State Board
The High Court has directed the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Board (GSHSB) to henceforth ensure that the list of instructions preceding questions for Class 10 and 12 examinations, shall specifically state which questions are to be attempted by visually impaired students. The petitioner argued that the 10th board exam for subject Basic Mathematics contained ambiguous...
NEET-Constitute Committee To Resolve Grievances Of Candidates Suffering Loss Of Time Due To Technical Issues: Delhi High Court To NTA
While dealing with a plea concerning NEET-UG 2025, the Delhi High Court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to constitute a Standing Grievance Redressal Committee to resolve issues of candidates who suffer loss of time due to technical issues, without any fault on their part.Justice Vikas Mahajan further ordered that the Standing Committee shall also be at liberty to devise a...
No TIP, Witness Could Not Identify Accused With Certainty: Gujarat High Court Acquits 3 In 2002 Post-Godhra Riots Case
The Gujarat High Court on Monday (July 28) acquitted three men who had been convicted in 2006 by a sessions court in Anand for rioting and for being members of unlawful assembly, in connection with the 2002 Post-Godhra riots.The high court observed that no Test Identification Parade was conducted and in absence of the same the dock identification of accused was doubtful. It further observed...
P&H High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Cop Who Missed Duty To Visit 'Tantrik', Says Armed Forces Can't Retain Indisciplined Member
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the dismissal of a police officer who absented himself for more than 300 days from duty, without leave to visit a tantrik (exorcist) for treatment of black magic.The officer produced certain medical records to justify his absence; however, some of the documents pertained to treatment for black magic by a tantrik (exorcist).Justice Jagmohan Bansal...
Merely Attending PFI Seminars & Physical Training Does Not Amount To Terrorist Act Under UAPA: Bombay High Court
Merely attending seminars and participating in physical training like karate etc conducted by the Popular Front of India (PFI), will not attract provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) which penalise terrorist act, held the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court recently held while granting bail to three men booked for being active members of PFI.A...
