Kerala High Court Grants Interim Protection To 'Bokashi Bucket' Mark, Bars Sale Of Identical Compost Bins

The Kerala High Court has put a temporary restraint on a Kozhikode-based business from making or selling compost bins using the name “Bokashi Bucket,” after finding that the term is a registered trademark owned by Global Pharmaceuticals. A single bench of Justice S Manu passed the order on November 18, 2025, overturning a Additional District Court order refusing to grant protection to...

Senior Citizens Act | Assistant Commissioner Empowered To Issue Eviction Order Where Rights Of Elderly Need Protection: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the Assistant Commissioner under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act can issue an eviction order reiterating that this "jurisdiction is extraordinary" and must be invoked where rights of the elderly need protection.Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while dismissing a petition filed by a daughter-in-law who had challenged an...

Delhi High Court Orders MEA To Ensure Safety Of Woman Allegedly Held Captive By Foreign National In Dubai

The Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Consulate General of India in Dubai to take urgent steps to ensure safety of a 25-year-old Indian woman allegedly being held captive and physically abused by a foreign national in Dubai.Justice Sachin Datta directed MEA and the Consulate General of India in Dubai to take immediate steps to ensure the safety...

Gujarat High Court Stays Probe Against Man In FIR Over Alleged Honour Killing Of 'Live-In' Partner

The Gujarat High Court in an interim order stayed a Tharad sessions court direction ordering probe against a man in a case concerning the alleged honour-killing of his "live-in" partner by her kin. Justice MR Mengdey in his order observed that from the record it appeared that the petitioner was the complainant in the FIR registered by Tharad Police Station wherein one of the co-accused in...

23 Yrs On, Gujarat High Court Finds Man Guilty Of Wife's Murder; Says Stereotype Of Community Men Having 'Inflated Ego' Can't Explain Killing

The Gujarat High Court set aside a 2002 trial court order convicting a man for culpable homicide not amounting to murder (IPC Section 304 part 1) in a case concerning the death of his wife. The high court instead convicted the accused for murder of his wife, observing that the trial court's reasoning on evidence–the involvement of accused, the nature of injuries inflicted and the...

Income Tax Act | Refund Can't Be Withheld U/S 245 Unless Department Establishes Tax Liability: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court stated that the Income Tax Department cannot withhold a refund under Section 245 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, unless it establishes tax liability. The Bench of Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury observed that it is true that Section 245 of the said Act authorises the Income Tax Department to set off a refund against remaining tax payable. Unfortunately, in this...

IGST ITC Declared In GSTR-9 Can Be Set Off Against Tax Demand If Missed In Monthly GSTR-3B: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has stated that IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax) ITC (Input Tax Credit) declared in GSTR-9 can be set off against tax demand if missed in the monthly GSTR-3B. Justice Om Narayan Rai bench observed that the appellate authority did not justify why the IGST ITC declared in GSTR-9 could not be set off against the tax demand. In this case,...

'Personal Choice Must Be Respected': Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate 21-Week Pregnancy

The Chhattisgarh High Court has allowed a minor rape and sexual assault survivor to terminate her 21-week pregnancy, reiterating that disallowing the same would be a violation of her right to bodily integrity, aggravate her mental trauma, and have a devastating effect on her physical, psychological and mental health.Referring to the Supreme Court's dictum in Suchita Srivastava and Another...

Cops Haven't Come A Long Way From Days Of 'Dred Scott' Case: Allahabad High Court Slams Taking 'Kabza' (Possession) Of Woman

In a scathing indictment of police high-handedness, the Allahabad High Court recently come down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh Police officials for recording the detention of a woman as taking her into 'possession' (Kabza) in an attempt to circumvent an HC order. The Court took strong exception over the fact that a fard or memo of possession relating to a woman had been prepared by the...

MV Act | Gujarat High Court Awards ₹3 Lakh To Woman For 'Loss Of Matrimonial Prospects' After Accident Resulting In Leg Amputation

The Gujarat High Court recently awarded Rs. 3 Lakh to a woman for loss of matrimonial prospects, after a bus accident which resulted in the amputation of her left leg. The woman had moved the high court challenging a 2019 award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Aux), seeking enhancement of compensation. The appellant was travelling in an AMTS bus on 05.01.2011, from Lal Darwaja to her...

Gujarat Restores NEET-PG Aspirant's Eligibility Who Filled Exam Form Incorrectly, Says Inadvertent Error Must Not Jeopardize Career

The Gujarat High Court granted relief to an MBBS student permitting him to participate in the NEET-PG exam, declared ineligible earlier as he had inadvertently filled up the incorrect average MBBS marks. The petitioner had scored 68.30% marks, which is the average of the three years of the MBBS course. However, while filling up the form for admission to NEET-PG, he had inadvertently mentioned...

Karnataka High Court Allows KN Shanth Kumar's Plea To Contest Elections For President Of State Cricket Association

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday directed the Electoral Officer conducting the elections to the Karnataka State Cricket Association to declare KN Shanth Kumar as a valid candidate to contest the elections to the post of President.It thus allowed Kumar's plea. Justice Suraj Govindaraj said, “The writ petition is allowed. The order dated 24.11.2025 passed by respondent No.1 is quashed....