Bombay High Court Refuses To Pass Omnibus Direction Stopping Domain Name Registrar GoDaddy From Registering Names Containing “Swiggy” TradeMark

The Bombay High Court directed GoDaddy, a Domain Name Registrar to inform food delivery service Swiggy each time a domain name containing its trademark ‘SWIGGY’ is registered. The court however, refused to stop GoDaddy from registering future domain names infringing Swiggy’s trademark.“…it would not be appropriate to continue the ad-interim order granted in terms of prayer clause...

Presence Of Gold In Pocket Without The Appropriate Documentation Raises Suspicions Of Tax Evasion: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the presence of gold in your pocket without the appropriate documentation raises suspicions of tax evasion.The bench of Justice Gopinath P. has observed that there is no satisfactory explanation for the fact that there was a discrepancy in the number of documents produced by the petitioner in the evening before the department and the quantity of gold...

SCAORA Moves Supreme Court Seeking Creation Of New Chamber Blocks For Lawyers; Supports SCBA Plea

The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) has filed an impleading application, to be arrayed as one of the petitioners in the petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar seeking to direct the Ministry of Urban Development to convert land measuring 1.33 acres, that was allotted to the Supreme Court, into chamber blocks for lawyers. The application contends that SCAORA,...

Prescribing Lesser Qualifications For Medical Practitioners Serving Rural Areas Is Unconstitutional : Supreme Court

Any variation in the standards of the qualifications required of medical practitioners who render services in rural areas vis-à-vis those rendering services in urban and metropolitan areas is violative of the constitutional values of substantive equality and non-discrimination, said Supreme Court, while pronouncing a judgement striking down the Assam Rural Health Regulatory Authority...

Administering Of COVID-19 Vaccine By Hospitals Attracts 5% GST: AAAR

The Andhra Pradesh Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR) has ruled that hospitals must pay 5% GST when administering the COVID-19 vaccine.The two-member bench of Sanjay Pant and M. Girija Shankar has observed that the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine is not an exempt supply as it is not covered under the definition of "healthcare services." Further held, it is a composite...

Delhi High Court Has Been At Forefront Of Modernizing Courts In Country, Online Inspection Software A Step In Right Direction: CJI Chandrachud

Launching the online inspection software of Delhi High Court on Tuesday, Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud said that the initiative is a “step in the right direction” of a sustainable transformation of justice delivery system. Appreciating the Delhi High Court for always being at the forefront of modernizing courts in the country through the role of information technology,...

Failure To Adjust Interest Paid By NCPA Is Hyper-Technical, Should Not Affect Sabka Vishwas Scheme: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that failure to adjust interest paid by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) was hyper- technical and should not come in the way of implementation of Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 ( SVLDRS).The division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Abhay Ahuja has observed that the object of the SVLDR Scheme should not be...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Judges Of Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of two judicial officers as additional judges of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh for a period of two years from the date when they assume charge.They are :1. Smt. P. Venkata Jyothirmai2. Shri V. Gopalakrishna RaoUnion Law Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted this information.It was on January 10 the Supreme Court collegium recommended their...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate Neela Gokhale As Bombay High Court Judge

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate Dr. Neela Kedar Gokhale as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years from the date when she assumes charge.Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted this information. It was on January 10 that the Supreme Court collegium made the recommendation for the elevation of Neela Gokhale.With her appointment,...

Supreme Court Judgments To Be Made Available In Four Regional Languages, CJI Chandrachud Says English In 'Legal Avatar' Not Comprehensible To 99.9% Citizens

Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said that the judgments of Supreme Court will now be translated in four languages - Hindi, Gujarati, Odia and Tamil.CJI Chandrachud said English language in its “legal avatar” is not comprehensible to 99.9% of the citizens. He added that the access to justice cannot be meaningful unless citizens are able to understand in a...

CLAT Admissions : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Candidate Who Lost OBC Reservation Due To Mistake In Filling Form

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by a minor boy who secured All India Rank 30 in the OBC category in CLAT but was treated as a general candidate because he had accidentally selected the creamy layer option instead of the non-creamy layer while filling out his form.Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora appearing for the petitioner submitted before the bench...

Delhi High Court Introduces Online Inspection Of Digitized Judicial Files, Live Streaming Of Hearings On Anvil

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday inaugurated the software that will allow e-inspection of digitised judicial files of the Delhi High Court. CJI Chandrachud on the occasion said that the Delhi High Court has always been at the forefront and the apex court of the country generally tends to follow the facilities that the high court introduces.Speaking on the occasion, Delhi...