Continuing Cause Of Action In Trademark Suits No Defence To Multiple Proceedings, Principles Of Res Judicata, Forum Shopping Applicable: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that a trademark owner cannot drag a Defendant to multiple fora, being a higher court or before a court of coordinate jurisdiction, when the matter is pending before the first Court, especially when the matter is part heard before the first Court, merely to find a forum where it is able to get relief. Justice Pratibha M Singh added that principles such as...

Indian Judiciary Is Essentially Feudal Even Today; Modern & Futuristic Approach Needed : Justice Chandrachud

Expressing concerns about the still prevalent feudal mindset in the Indian Judiciary, Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Sunday said that it needs to move to a more "modern and futuristic" approach and added that technology can be a powerful tool to make that change.Justice Chandrachud was speaking at the National Conference on Mediation and Information Technology organised by the...

Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations 60 To 101]

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 60 To 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 101 Nominal Index Ayeshaben wd/o. Ahmed Adam Alinatha & 8 other(s) versus Huriben Ismail Ali Since Deceased through legal heirs 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 60 Keshavbhai Mohanbhai Bhut vs Ranabhai Kalabhai Senta 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 61 Saint-Gobain India Private Limited Versus Union Of India 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 62 Amit...

Rajasthan High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 4 To April 10, 2022

Nominal Index Sohan Singh Rao Versus Union Of India 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 112 Pacific Industries Ltd. Versus Union Of India 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 113 Lakshya Purohit v. Registrar General, Rajasthan High Court 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 114 Pratap Singh Shekhawat v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Raj) 115 Suo Moto, Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench v. Anand Singh 2022...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations 50 To 90]

NOMINAL INDEXBandhavgarh Guides Association & Anr. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 50 Ichhashankar Vs. State of MP 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 51 Narendra Mishra v. The State Of Madhya Pradesh Through P.S. Special Police Establishment Lokayukt Jabalpur (M.P.) 2022 LiveLaw (MP) 52 Nagrik Upbhokta Marg Darshak Manch and Anr. v. State Of Madhya Pradesh and Anr....

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: April 4 To April 10, 2022

NOMINAL INDEX Sunita And Others v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (All) 158 Rameshwar Pandey Third Bail v. State of U.P 2022 LiveLaw (All) 159 Irfan Shaikh @ Irfan Khan v. State Of U.P. Through Ats 2022 LiveLaw (All) 160 Iqbal Khan v. The State Of U.P. And 2 Others 2022 LiveLaw (All) 161 Yogendra Kumar Mishra v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (All) 162 In-Re v....

Long Standing Domestic Dispute Constitutes 'Mental Cruelty' To Spouse Who Intends To Live In Peace: Madhya Pradesh HC

Dissolving a marriage on an appeal filed by the husband alleging cruelty at the hands of his wife, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently observed that a long-standing dispute itself is mental cruelty to a party who intends to live in a domestic relationship and peace. The Bench of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anand Pathak observed thus as it allowed the appeal filed by the...

Urgent Legal Measures Needed To Improve App-Based Workers' Conditions; Laws Must Evolve To Address Privacy Concerns : Justice Chandrachud

Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandradhud said that there is an urgent need for legal measures to improve the conditions of app-based workers. He added that our laws must evolve to address the privacy concerns in the new age of information technology.Speaking at the Justice PM Mukhi Memorial Lecture on Saturday on the topic "Reconciling Rights and Innovation: Examining the Relationship...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Seeking Counting Of Other Backward Classes (OBC) In The 2021 Census

The Supreme Court is set to hear a Writ Petition seeking directions for a caste-based census for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the 16th Indian Census, which is scheduled to be taken up this year. The plea moved by petitioner-in-person, Krishan Kanhaya Pal, a practicing advocate at the Allahabad High Court, has been listed for tomorrow before the bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao...

'There Can Be No True Democracy Without Fullest Participation by Women': Justice Ravindra Bhat

Trailblazing Women in Law: Shyamlha Pappu Law Foundation Lecture By Justice Ravindra Bhat A very good evening to the family members of late Senior Advocate, Ms. Shyamlha Pappu present here, her colleagues from the bar, well-wishers, and ladies and gentlemen – those who are present in the audience today, and to others who are tuning into the livestream online. It is a pleasure to...

'Different MRPs Can't Be Fixed For Same Products' : Consumer Commission Tells PepsiCo In NLSIU Students' Complaint

The Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently dismissed an appeal filed by M/s PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd challenging an order by the Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum to stop printing different Maximum Retail Prices(MPRs) for same quantity and quality of products. The District Forum had directed the beverages company to fix the same MRP for...

Seized Property May Be Returned If Vulnerable To Decay: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has recently granted the petition seeking the quashment of order seizing the vehicles of the Petitioner under the Gujarat Mineral (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transport and Storage) Rules, 2017 and under Sections 4(1)A, 21(1), 21(4) and 21(4A) of the Mines and Mineral (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957. An FIR was also registered against the Petitioner...