CWG 2022: Delhi High Court Asks Indian Olympic Association If It Will Increase AFI Quota For Including High Jumper Tejaswin Shankar & Other Athletes

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it is hopeful that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) would increase the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) quota for participation in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games so that all five additionally selected athletes, including High Jumper Tejaswin Shankar, are included in the Commonwealth contingent.The development came after the...

Application To Settlement Commission May Be Filed By Any Person To Whom A Show Cause Notice Is Served Charging Him With Customs Duty: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a person who may not be an importer or exporter can still file an application under section 127-B of the Customs Act, 1962 before the Settlement Commission if he is served with a show-cause notice charging him with customs duty.=The division bench of Justice K.R. Sriram and Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan has observed that the term "any...

'Legal Heir' Certificate Issued By Tahsildar Only Reflects Relationship With Deceased, Does Not Affect Status Of Heir Under Personal Law: Madras High Court FB

A three-judge bench of the Madras High Court recently decided upon the powers of a Tahsildar to issue a Legal Heirship Certificate in matters of intestate-succession for Class-II heirs. The bench of Justice PN Prakash, Justice R Hemalatha, and Justice AA Nakkiran opined that the concept of heirship is determined through the various personal laws. Thus, the Legal Heirship Certificate...

Letting Seat In Super-Speciality Course Go Vacant Won't Serve Anyone's Interest: Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Doctor Seeking Admission In AIIMS

The Delhi High Court has directed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to admit a doctor in its specialised course, namely M. Ch. Minimal Access Surgery & General Surgery, in the next academic session, commencing from July, 2022. Justice Sanjeev Narula was of the view that justice would be served in allowing the doctor to join the said course and that to allow the seat to...

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Retail Store From Selling Any Counterfeit Product Under 'Hettich' Trademark & Logo

The Delhi High Court has restrained a retail store from selling any counterfeit product or any other related goods under the trademark and trade name HETTICH and HETTICH Logo.Justice Jyoti Singh was dealing with a suit filed by Heettich Marketing-Und Vertriebs Gmbh & Co. against a retail store namely Gupta Store seeking to restrain it from infringing the trademarks 'HETTICH' and its...

There Cannot Be Any 'Deemed Forest' Under The Forest Conservation Act: Karnataka High Court Reiterates

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a land can either be a "forest" or a "forest land", but there cannot be any "deemed forest" in absence of any provision under the Forest Conservation Act. A division bench Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi while allowing a petition filed by one DM Deve Gowda said, "This Court, vide judgment and order dated...

Couple Moves Gujarat HC Seeking Custody Of Their 3 Day Old Child From Surrogate Mother Who Is In Judicial Custody

The intended parents of a 3-day-old child have moved to the Gujarat High Court seeking custody of the child from the surrogate mother, who is presently in judicial custody in connection with a criminal offence.Essentially, the couple (biological parents) opted for surrogacy and entered into a surrogacy agreement with a 31-year-old divorcee woman to become a surrogate mother of their...

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturers From Using LOOZOUT Trademark, Imposes Rs. 2 Lakhs Cost

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained two manufacturers of the pharmaceutical products from manufacturing, selling, advertising and promoting the products using the trademark 'LOOZOUT', which was deceptively similar to the registered trademark 'LOOZ'. Justice Jyoti Singh also restrained the manufacturers from manufacturing and selling products under any other mark which was identical...

Orders Passed U/S 148 NI Act Are Interlocutory In Nature, Not Revisable: Madras High Court

While discussing the scope of revision in case of orders passed under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the Madras High Court recently observed that such orders are interlocutory in nature and are outside the revisional jurisdiction of the High Court. The bench of Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a criminal revision petition against an order of the Principal...

Rent Controller Cannot Call Upon Landlord To Carry Out Repairs Of Tenanted Premises Under Delhi Rent Control Act: High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no provision in the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 whereby the Rent Controller can call upon the landlord to carry out repairs of the tenanted premises. Justice C Hari Shankar added that the Rent Controller may permit the tenant to carry out repairs under sec. 44(3) if, after receipt of notice from the tenant in that regard, the landlord fails...

Acquiescence, Delay & Laches Are Grounds To Dismiss Claim Sought To Be Raised At Belated Stage: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently reiterated that the law helps those who are vigilant about their rights and not those who sleep over it.The bench comprising Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Vikas Suri further added that acquiescence, delay and laches are well recognised exceptions to dismiss the claim sought to be raised at a belated stage. The writ petitioners in this...

US Supreme Court Expands Gun Rights, Strikes Down New York Law Limiting Guns in Public

The US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York law that placed strict restrictions on carrying concealed firearms in public for self defense by opining that the century-old law requiring that applicants demonstrate "proper cause" and "good moral character" violates the Second Amendment. The 6-3 ruling with the conservative justices in the majority and liberal justices in dissent,...