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'Perceived Himself As Batman': Plea Seeks To Quash FIR Against 'Bipolar' Man For Burning Police Jeep, Gujarat High Court Issues Notice
A man who claims to be suffering from bipolar disorder moved the Gujarat High Court on Monday (December 1) seeking quashing of an FIR for allegedly setting a police jeep on fire in 2023 citing his medical condition and adding that due to the condition he had he perceived himself to be a character by the name of Batman. Justice Vimal K Vyas issued notice on the plea and listed the matter after...
Delhi High Court Restrains Two-Wheeler Manufacturer From Using 'Destiny' Marks Similar To Hero Motocorp
The Delhi High Court has restrained Sunanda Greentech Pvt. Ltd., an electric two-wheeler manufacturer, from producing or selling scooters under the marks “Destiny”, “Destiny+”, “Destiny Pro” and “Dest Pro,” after finding them deceptively similar to Hero MotoCorp's registered “Destiny/Destini” trademarks. The court held that the similarity in both the marks and the...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Journalist Accused In Hate Speech Case Targeting Purvanchal Community, Migrant Labours
In a significant order addressing allegations of hate speech and communal provocation, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking anticipatory bail of a journalist accused of spreading inflammatory statements against Purvanchal Community and migrant labours.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The complaint was supported by a memorandum signed by several other members of...
Bombay High Court Stays Trial Court Proceedings Against Comedian Munawar Faruqui In Hukkah Bar Case
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed the proceedings pending before a trial court against standup comic Munawar Faruqui, who along with 14 others was booked in a case of smoking hukka.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Sandesh Patil has asked the prosecution to submit before it the chargesheet, so as to ascertain, what material is placed on record against Faruqui. The...
Driving Licence Valid For 30-Days After Expiry: Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Insurer's Appeal Seeking Recovery Rights
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an Insurance Company challenging a 2003 award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Jind, which had fastened liability upon the insurer without granting recovery rights. The insurer sought recovery rights on the ground that the driver of the offending vehicle did not possess a valid driving licence on the date of...
Madras High Court Upholds Arbitral Award Directing MediaOne To Pay ₹1.23 Crore In 'Maatraan' Film Dispute
In a rejection of a challenge to an arbitral award, the Madras High Court has upheld the Sole Arbitrator's decision directing MediaOne Global Entertainment Ltd. to pay over 1.23 crores in relation to an agreement over the release of the film “Maatraan”. Dissmissing a plethora of arguments contended by the Petitioner, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh on 28th November 2025 ruled that...
PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Court Monitored Committee To Supervise Red Fort Blast Trial
A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a direction for a Court monitored Committee to supervise all stages of the trial in the recent red fort blast case. The matter will be heard tomorrow by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. The plea, filed by Dr. Pankaj Pushkar, seeks a day-to-day trial in the case which is...
Employment Cases Cannot Be Characterised As Commercial Disputes Under Commercial Courts Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday held that disputes arising out of employment agreements cannot be treated as commercial disputes under the Commercial Courts Act merely because they contain business related clauses. The court categorically stated that “any dispute relating to an employment agreement cannot be treated to be a commercial dispute within the purview of Section 2(1)(c) of the...
S. 153C Income Tax Act | Public Info, Unrelated Data Seized From Searched Person Not Enough To Issue Show Cause Notice: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has observed that information available in public domain or any unrelated information seized from the searched person without a connection to the assessee is not enough to be the basis of issuing a show cause notice under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act. The court was hearing a plea challenging notice dated 13.10.2021 by the Assessing Officer (AO) for the...
Termination Of Trainee Cadet For Isolated Act Committed Under Severe Mental Distress, Without Dishonest Intent Is Shockingly Disproportionate: Delhi HC
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that termination of a trainee cadet for an isolated act committed under severe mental distress, without dishonest intent is shockingly disproportionate and violates the principles of natural justice. Background Facts The petitioner cleared the NDA entrance examination...
Income Tax Act | S. 153C Proceedings Unsustainable Without Incriminating Material Found In Search: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that proceedings under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act cannot be initiated unless incriminating material relating to the assessee is found during a search and both the assessing officers (the Assessing Officer of the searched person as well as the Assessing Officer of the person other than the searched person) record the necessary satisfaction.Section 153C...
Karnataka High Court Directs Optimisation Of Mangaluru Jail Jammers Over Disruption Of Connectivity To Nearby District Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked M/s Telecommunications Consultants India Limited, a wholly owned Government of India Undertaking, to optimise the output power of jammers installed inside the district jail at Mangaluru, which is blocking/interrupting telecommunication channels and internet facility, within the district court premises, which is within 1 km of the prison.Justice...