Delhi High Court Restrains Rogue Websites From Streaming Maalik, Sarbala Ji Movie Content

The Delhi High Court has restrained 56 rogue websites from illegally and unauthorisedly streaming content of Maalik and Sarbala Ji movies.Justice Amit Bansal passed an ad-interim injunction order in favour of Tips Films Limited in its copyright infringement suit against the websites. The Court directed the domain name registrars to lock and suspend the domain name registration of the...

High Court Can Quash Ad Interim Injunction Order Granted By Civil Court In Suit Barred Under IBC: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently held that High Courts can use their supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to set aside an ad interim injunction granted by a civil court in a suit barred by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).Justice K. Natarajan observed that the existence of an alternative remedy to vacate an order provided under Order 43 or Order...

Delhi High Court Awards ₹8 Lakh In Favour Of Puma In Trademark Infringement Suit Against Counterfeit Products

The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 8 lakh in favour of footwear brand Puma in its trademark infringement suit against an individual manufacturing counterfeit products. Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that Puma's trademarks are well-known and that due to its long usage and association coupled with recognition, Puma and its trademarks call for a higher degree of protection, more so, when it...

S.174 BNSS | Karnataka High Court Directs State To Frame Rules On Manner Of Recording Non-Cognizable Offences

The Karnataka High Court has asked the State Government to frame rules under Section 174 BNSS which mandates the police officer to lodge information on the commission of a non-cognizable offence in a book, in such form as prescribed under the relevant rules framed by the state government. The court said this after noting that even though BNSS came into force from July 1, 2024 till date no...

'Cases Filed By Grandparents, Judgments Heard By Grandchildren': Rajasthan High Court Laments Delay In Adjudication By Revenue Courts

In a case concerning a challenge to the Revenue Board's order, Rajasthan High Court expressed its dismay at the delay caused in disposal of cases by the authority observing that often cases filed by grandparents are decided after long lapse of time wherein their grandchildren are able to finally hear the decision. The court thus emphasized on the need to prioritize revenue cases remarking...

Uttarakhand HC Refuses To Vacate Stay On SEC Decision Allowing Candidates In Multiple Voter Rolls To Contest Panchayat Polls

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday refused to vacate the stay granted earlier on the State Election Commission's (SEC) clarification, which permitted candidates to contest local body elections even if their names appeared in multiple electoral rolls. The SEC had approached the Court seeking modification or vacation of the stay order, contending that the ongoing electoral process...

'Stop Being So Sensitive': Bombay High Court Slams Influencer For Seeking FIR Against Farah Khan For Allegedly Hurting Hindu Sentiments

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (July 15) slammed social media influencer Vikas Phatak aka Hindustani Bhau seeking registration of FIR against Bollywood filmmaker Farah Khan for allegedly hurting sentiments of Hindus, orally questioning if he had filed the plea to garner publicity. The court further orally asked the petitioner to stop being so sensitive and told him not to burden the...

Legislation On Black Magic Deferred, But Subject Under Active Consideration: State Tells Kerala High Court

The Kerala government today reiterated before the High Court its commitment to regulate harmful practices carried out under the guise of supernatural and magical acts, even after deferring a proposed legislation on the issue.The submissions was made before the bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji, considering a PIL filed by Kerala Yukthi Vadhi Sangham seeking...

MACT Award Unpaid For 43 Yrs: Allahabad HC Raps DM Over 'Objectionable' Justification, Mulls ₹10 Lakh Costs On Officials

Last week, the Allahabad High Court came down heavily on the Sultanpur administration for its continued failure to execute a Recovery Certificate issued in 2011 for a Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) award passed around 43 years back, in August 1982. During the hearing of the case, a bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla took exception to the stand of the...

Cryptocurrency Has Profound Implications On Country's Economy, Dissolves Money: Delhi High Court Denies Bail In Fraud Case

Denying bail to a man in a fraud case, the Delhi High Court has observed that cryptocurrency has profound implications on country's economy which dissolves recognized money into “dark unknown and untraceable money.”“For, economic offences, unlike most conventional bodily offences, are committed with elaborate planning and expertise. Especially, dealing in crypto currency has...

Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order, Restrains Infringement Of 'Tata' Trademarks

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order restraining the infringement of “Tata” trademarks, observing that repeated instances of duping of customers had occurred through domains that have claimed to offer fake dealerships or distributorships. Justice Amit Bansal said that the presence of trademark TATA along-with the word “dealerships” or “distributorships” or...

Bengaluru Stampede: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Share Status Report With RCB, Others; Says No To 'Sealed Cover'

The Karnataka High Court today refused to keep in 'sealed covers' the status report filed by State government in relation to the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium involving IPL cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi observed that what has been said in the status report are "facts as perceived" by the Government....