Delhi High Court Grants Ex Parte Injunction In Pepsico's Plea Against Liquor Company Using Their Trademark 'Mirinda'

The Delhi High Court recently granted an ex parte injunction in favour of Pepsico against a liquor company allegedly using their mark i.e. Mirinda. A bench of Justice Jyoti Singh observed that Pepsico had successfully made out a prima facie case for an ad-interim injunction since the balance of convenience lies in their favour. : "This Court is of the view that Plaintiffs have made out...

Play Store Payment Policy| Karnataka High Court Temporarily Restrains CCI From Exposing Confidential Information Of Google

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday temporarily restrained the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from divulging confidential information of Google India Pvt Ltd to the complainant Alliance Of Digital India Foundation till May 25. This is in light of the fact that CCI is currently probing if Google employs anti-competitive measures to require developers distributing their apps through...

Delhi High Court Seeks Response Of Centre, Central Waqf Council On Plea Challenging Constitutionality Of Waqf Act

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response of the Centre and the Central Waqf Council on a plea challenging the vires of Waqf Act, 1995 as being violative of Articles 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 25, 26 & 300A of the Constitution. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla issued notice on the plea while granting four weeks time to the...

WB Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Raps CBI Counsel For Being Unaware Of Facts, Failing To Render Any Assistance

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday pulled up the counsel appearing for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not being aware of the facts in the West Bengal post-poll violence case. The Court vide order dated August 19, 2021 had handed over to the CBI the investigation of cases related to murder, rape and crime against women whereas a SIT had been constituted to investigate other...

Heera Exim Gold Scam : Supreme Court Dismisses SFIO Plea To Cancel Bail Of Nowhera Shaikh

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed the application filed by Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) seeking cancellation of bail granted to Nowhera Shaikh, the Managing Director of Heera Gold Exim Private Limited. The proceedings in furtherance of the fresh FIR registered were also stayed. "The application is dismissed and proceedings pursuant to the FIR are stayed. We put it...

Khambat Communal Riots| Victims Move Gujarat High Court Seeking Transfer Of Investigation To CID

The victims of communal Violence at Khambhat have moved the Gujarat High Court seeking a transfer of investigation to State CID citing that the police showed its religious bias and that police, directly and indirectly, encouraged the mob.The petition seeks the court's intervention "to initiate departmental, civil and criminal action against erring officers responsible for...

Offices Not To Issue Reassessment Notices To Small Taxpayers, Instructs CBDT

In the light of the Supreme Court's judgement saving 9000 reassessment cases, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued instructions directing the officer not to issue reassessment notices to small taxpayers if the income escaping assessment, in that case for that year, amounts to or is likely to amount to less than Rs. 50 lakhs. The CBDT has directed that information...

NDPS Offences Part Of An Organized Crime, Recovery Of Substance Not Necessary For Conviction: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court recently denied anticipatory bail to a person in connection with a case registered under Section 21(c) / 29 of NDPS Act, 1985 holding that recovery or seizure of the contraband is not mandatory for their arrest, detention or even their conviction. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi observed that this was so because the offences under the Act were part of an organised...

Academic Authorities Can Frame Policies For Benefit Of Students Unless Found Contrary To Law: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a student challenging his college policy for allotment of marks to students who were scheduled to appear in the Higher Secondary Final examination, 2021 finding that unless found to be contrary to law, academic experts have the liberty to frame policies in the best interest of students. A Bench comprising Chief Justice...

Appeal To NCLAT Shall Be Filed Within A Period Of 30 Days, Reiterates Supreme Court

The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice L N Rao and Justice P S Narasimha in the case of Safire Technologies Pvt Ltd versus Regional Provident Fund Commissioner reiterates that an appeal against the order of NCLT shall be filed before the NCLAT within a period of 30 days and the appellate tribunal can only condone delay for a period of 15 days. The appellant filed a civil...

'Don't Allow Muslims To Offer Namaz In Bhojshala Complex' : Plea Of Hindu Front; MP High Court Issues Notice

The Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday issued notice in a petition challenging the order dated April 7, 2003 passed by the Director-General, Archeological Survey of India which allowed Muslims to offer namaz within the Bhojshala complex. The bench of Justices Vivek Rusia and Amar Nath Keshwarwani in their order said, "Counsel for the parties jointly submit that...

"An Atmosphere Of Fear Has Been Created; My Family Is Always Concerned About My Safety": Varanasi Judge In 'Gyanvapi Survey' Case

"An atmosphere of fear was created by making this simple civil case into an extraordinary case. The fear is so much that my family is always concerned about my safety and I am concerned about their safety. Concerns about safety are repeatedly expressed by my wife when I am out of the house", Civil Judge (Sr. Di.), Varanasi Court, Ravi Kumar Diwakar remarked today as he ordered the continuation...