Delhi High Court Awards ₹7 Lakh As Costs And Damages To 'New Balance' In Trademark Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court has recently awarded Rs. 7 lakh as costs and damages to sports footwear and apparel brand “New Balance” in a trademark infringement suit filed by it against a manufacturer.Justice Mini Pushkarna decreed the suit in favour of New Balance and concluded that Pulkit Khubchandani, the defendant, had infringed the its registered trademark. Khubchandani's company, Kiran...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks Union, State's Response On Plea Challenging Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini's Appointment

The Punjab & Haryana High Court today sought a response from the State and Union Government on a PIL filed challenging the appointment of Haryana Chief Minister (CM) Nayab Singh Saini, on the ground that he had allegedly appointed counsel of ministers more than 15% of total strength of the house and violated the constitution during his previous tenure.Article 164(1A) of the...

Married Police Personnel Cohabiting With Another Person Is Unbecoming Of His Status: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has observed that a police official cohabiting with another person during the presence of their spouse is "unbecoming of their status." The court was dealing with a prayer for anticipatory bail in a case under Sections 307, 498A, 406 IPC against a police officer who was allegedly in a relationship with a practising advocate. Both parties were allegedly married to...

'Raise Issue In The House': Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL For Enhanced Allocated Funds Of MCD Councillors

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking directions on the Delhi Government to enhance the allocated funds of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Councillors to atleast Rs. 15 Crores for utilization for welfare and civic activities in the national capital.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao...

Court U/S 11 Of Arbitration Act Only Checks For Existence Of Agreement, Jurisdictional Questions To Be Decided By Arbitrator: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe affirmed that Sub-section (1) of Section 16 provides that the Arbitral Tribunal may rule on its own jurisdiction, “including any objections” with respect to the existence or validity of the arbitration agreement. Section 16 is an inclusive provision, which would comprehend all preliminary issues touching upon the...

Quality Of Evidence And Not Number Of Witnesses Determine Credibility: Jharkhand High Court Upholds Conviction In Witchcraft-Related Murder

The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that the credibility of a witness's testimony depends not on the number of witnesses but on the quality of evidence presented.The division bench comprising Justices Ananda Sen and Gautam Kumar Choudhary highlighted, “To rely or not to rely on the evidence of a witness, is the question which every Court is confronted with while appreciating evidence....

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 2021 Assembly Election Of UDF MLA Mani C Kappan

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (November 5) dismissed a petition filed by C V John challenging the result of 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election where Mani C. Kappan who had contested under United Democratic Front was declared as the returning candidate. C. V. John had contested from the same constituency–Pala, as an independent candidate. He had filed the petition against Kappan and...

Parties To Lis Should Not Be Appointed As Receiver Without Consent Of Other Parties: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe And Justice J.Sreenivas Rao held that impartiality is an essential attribute of a Receiver. Therefore, normally one of the parties to a lis should not be appointed as Receiver without consent of the other parties unless a very special case is made out. Brief Facts This appeal under Section 37(1)(b) of the Arbitration...

Delhi Riots: High Court Rejects Khalid Saifi's Plea Against Attempt To Murder Charges

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (November 5) dismissed a plea moved by United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi challenging the framing of attempt to murder charges against him in a case concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.“The petition is dismissed,” a single judge bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri said while pronouncing the verdict. FIR 44 of 2020 was registered by the Delhi...

Court Has More Responsibility To Read Between Lines To Prevent Harassment Of Innocent: Jharkhand HC While Quashing Rape & SC/ST Charges

The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed the criminal proceedings, including a rape charge, against Sunil Tiwari, political adviser to Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi, citing "abuse of process of law."Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, presiding over the case, noted that while the High Court is generally cautious in deciding whether a case has merit, it also has a duty to prevent...

Delhi Riots: High Court Grants Bail To Two Men In Head Constable Ratan Lal Murder Case

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to two accused persons in the murder case of Delhi Police's head constable Ratan Lal during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh granted the relief to Mohd. Jalaluddin and Mohd. Wasim in FIR 60/2020 registered at Police Station Dayalpur. While granting bail to Jalaluddin, the Court noted that the matter is fixed for arguments on...

All Proceedings Conducted On 'Illegal' Game Zone Points To Town Planning Officer, File Didn't Reach Ex-Municipal Commissioners: Gujarat HC

Examining the affidavits of two former Rajkot Municipal Commissioners pertaining to the TRP Game Zone fire, the Gujarat High Court said that while all proceedings pertaining to the coming up of the establishment was illegal at the level of the Town Planning Officer (TPO), however it appeared that at no stage the file travelled to the concerned Municipal Commissioners. The high court had in...