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'Write Legibly Or Get Orders Typed': Allahabad High Court Again Directs District Judges To Sensitize Judicial Officers
The Allahabad High Court recently directed the Registrar General to once again circulate instructions to all District Judges to sensitize judicial officers falling under their jurisdiction to write order sheets in legible handwriting or get the same typed. A Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal directed thus while hearing a bail application filed by one Babbu alias Haider...
After UP Police Fail, Allahabad High Court Asks UOI If Central Agencies Can Trace 'Fugitive' Concerned With 1984 Appeal
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (December 18) asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) as to whether Central Agencies could be entrusted with the task of apprehending a convict concerned with a 1984 Criminal Appeal. A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar passed the order after noting that the Uttar Pradesh Police could not apprehend the Maulana Khursheed...
Patanjali Foods Moves Bombay High Court Against YouTube Channel For Making Defamatory Video, Demands ₹15.5 Crores In Damages
Patanjali Foods has approached the Bombay High Court against popular YouTube Channel 'Trustified Certification' demanding Rs 10.5 crores as damages for loss of reputation and Rs 5 crore as 'special damages' for causing injury to their brand by uploading an allegedly 'defamatory' video against its product 'Nutrela Soya Chunks.'The suit filed through advocate Apoorv Srivastava was listed before...
UP Bar Council To Suspend Licenses Of 'History-Sheeter' Advocates, High Court Told; SHOs Directed To Certify No Cases Concealed
The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has informed the Allahabad High Court that it has taken a unanimous decision to suspend the licenses of advocates who are listed as history-sheeters or gangsters in the police records. The submission was made before a bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar on December 15 during the hearing of a petition filed by advocate Mohammad Kafeel, who is facing a series...
Commercial Courts Act Bars Intra-Court Appeals In Patent Disputes: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that an intra-court appeal is not maintainable against an order passed by a Single Judge while deciding a statutory patent appeal under the Patents Act. The court reiterated that the Commercial Courts Act does not permit a second appeal within the High Court. “Any expansion of scope of the Commercial Courts Act will defeat its objectives and there is no...
Bareilly Violence | 'Sar Tan Se Juda' Slogan Against India's Sovereignty, Incites Armed Rebellion; No Quranic Basis : Allahabad HC Denies Bail
Rejecting the bail application of an accused involved in the Bareilly violence of September 2025, the Allahabad High Court has observed that the raising of the slogan "gustakh-e-nabi ki ek saja, sar tan se juda, sar tan se juda" (the only punishment for disrespecting the Prophet is beheading) by a crowd constitutes a direct challenge to the authority of the law and the sovereignty...
Kerala High Court Extends Stay On Cheating Case Against Nivin Pauly, Abrid Shine After Mediation Fails
The Kerala High Court today (December 18) extended the interim stay of proceedings against Malayalam film actor Nivin Pauly and director Abrid Shine, in a criminal case alleging commission of fraud of ₹1.9 crore.A criminal case was registered against Nivin and Abrid under Sections 406 (Punishment for Criminal breach of Trust) and 420 (Cheating) read with Section 34 (acts done by several...
Court-Constituted Committees May Delegate Ancillary Tasks, Not Core Decision-making Functions: J&K High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday (16 December) held the law prohibits the delegation of the essential decision-making responsibility and not the delegation of ancillary work.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal observed that once a specific mandate is entrusted to a Committee by judicial order, the law permits the adoption of all reasonable...
'Liberty Of Squadron Leader Serving Country At Stake': Jharkhand High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To IAF Officer Booked In Cruelty FIR
The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday (December 16) granted anticipatory bail to a Squadron Leader serving in the Indian Air Force accused of receiving dowry and inflicting cruelty upon his wife, noting that the circumstances were exceptional and peculiar where liberty of an officer serving the country was at stake. In doing so the court also noted that the petitioner was not absconding and...
At Least 45 Days Needed To Finalise Anti-Ragging Amendment Bill, State Tells Kerala High Court
The Kerala government on Wednesday (December 17) told the High Court that at least 45 days more would be needed to finalise the Kerala Prohibition of Ragging (Amendment) Bill, 2025.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice C. Jayachandran was informed that a draft was vetted by the Law department with remarks on 15/12/2025 and it has now been returned to the...
Bombay High Court Bars Sale of Cough Syrup Under 'CEFDON' Mark, Citing Similarity With 'CEDON'
The Bombay High Court has permanently barred an Ahmedabad-based drug company from selling a cough syrup under the name “CEFDON”, ruling that it is too similar to an existing and well-known brand, “CEDON.” In a judgment delivered on December 16, 2025, Justice Arif S Doctor ruled in favour of Blue Cross Laboratories Private Limited, which owns the registered trademark “CEDON.”...