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Delhi High Court Refers To Arbitration Dispute Over Rights In Parabhas-Starrer 'The Raja Saab'
The Delhi High Court has referred to arbitration the dispute between People Media Factory Private Limited and IVY Entertainment Private Limited over rights in the Telugu film “The Raja Saab” starring actor Prabhas.Justice Tejas Karia noted that both the companies, by mutual consent, agreed to refer their suits concerning copyright and IPR in the film to arbitration after entering into...
Declaration Of Marital-Status Strikes At Core Of Society, Can Be Done Only By Competent Court: Allahabad High Court
Recently, the Allahabad High Court observed that the declaration of marital-status strikes at the very core of society and can only be made by competent Court under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi observed,“It goes without saying that the declaration of the parties' marital-status, strikes at the very...
Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Bigg Boss Malayalam Winner Booked In Alleged Gym Theft Case
The Kerala High Court recently granted pre-arrest bail to bodybuilder and the winner of 'Bigg Boss Malayalam 6' Jinto P.D., booked in an alleged case of theft after trespassing into a gym “Jinto Body Craft”.The prosecution allegation was that the petitioner entered into the establishment run by the de facto complainant and stole ₹10,000/- and certain important documents and...
Delhi High Court Asks AFT To Decide Expeditiously Plea By JAG Women Army Officers For Permanent Commission
The Delhi High Court has asked the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) to decide a plea filed by various women officers of Judge Advocate General (JAG) Branch of the Indian Army, seeking Permanent Commission.The women officers are presently on Short Service Commission Officers. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla said that since the officers are in...
MP High Court Issues Notice On NEET-UG Students' Plea For Refund Of ₹10 Lakh Each Forfeited After Seat Cancellation
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday (October 6) issued notice on a petition by certain 2024 NEET-UG medical aspirants seeking refund of ₹10 Lakh each deposited by them during counselling, after applying for cancellation of seats allotted by private college. The plea also challenges the vires of Rule 12(7)(ga) of the Madhya Pradesh Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation...
'Father Stan Swamy Died Natural Death, Was Provided Prompt Medical Treatment': State Tells Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court was informed on Monday that a mandatory Magisterial Inquiry report on Father Stan Swamy's death was submitted before the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) earlier in May which concluded that he had died a 'natural death.'A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale was informed by the State that a bench of the MSHRC chairman...
Forging Court Summons Undermines Public Trust In Judiciary: Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail Despite Compromise
Emphasizing the seriousness of forging judicial documents, the Punjab and Haryana High Court denied pre-arrest bail to a woman accused of fabricating a court summons, stating that such acts "have serious ramifications on public confidence in judiciary and undermines public trust."The petitioner was booked on the basis of disclosure statement of a co-accused who allegedly forged judicial...
Insurance Company Cannot Use Hidden Or Undisclosed Clauses To Deny Compensation: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that an insurance company cannot rely on clauses to deny compensation which was not revealed to the insured at the time of signing the agreement.Emphasizing on the principle of good faith, the court remarked that it was the duty of the insurance company to inform the insured about all clauses. Applying the Doctrine of Blue Pencil (which strikes off...
No Condonation For Bureaucratic Lapses: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects 992-Day Delay In Filing Appeal By State
Reaffirming that the law of limitation cannot be defeated under the guise of advancing substantial justice, the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the State's application seeking condonation of a 992-day delay in filing an appeal.Justice Sudeepti Sharma said, "it is by now a well-settled principle that while Courts lean in favour of advancing substantial justice, they cannot do so...
Himachal Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 29 To October 4, 2025
Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 176 to 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 183Nominal Index:State of H.P. v/s Chander Sharma & Others., 2025 LiveLaw (HP) 176Subash Kumar & others v/s State of Himachal Pradesh .,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 177Ashok Kumar v/s Dusha Kapil & another.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 178Smt. Asha Rani V/s State of H.P. & Others.,2025 LiveLaw (HP) 179State of H.P. v/s Rajesh Kumar.,2025...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Trial Court Order To File Challan Against Cop For Bypassing Mandatory HC Rules
Reiterating the mandatory nature of procedural safeguards, the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed a trial court's order directing the filing of a challan against a police officer without following the due process laid down in the High Court Rules. The Court observed that any action or criticism against a police officer must strictly comply with Chapter 1, Part H, Rule 6 of the High...
Bombay High Court Issues Fresh Notice In Sameer Wankhede's Plea Against FIR In Liquor Licence Case
The Bombay High Court on Monday issued a fresh notice on a plea filed by controversial IRS officer Sameer Wankhede in 2022 seeking to quash an FIR lodged against him for allegedly falsifying his age to obtain a liquor licence for starting a hotel in Navi Mumbai, when he was a minor.For context, the Kopri Police Station in Thane has booked Wankhede under Sections 181(false statement to...