"Complete Impersonation": Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order For Blocking Websites Illegally Using 'DABUR' Trademark

Granting interim relief to Dabur India Limited, the Delhi High Court has ordered for blocking of certain websites (John Doe) illegally using 'DABUR' domain name. "The attempt is to not merely infringe and pass off, but to indulge in complete impersonation," it observed.Justice Pratibha M Singh was of the view that DABUR India Limited made out a prima facie case for the grant of...

Orissa High Court Notifies Its Vulnerable Witnesses Deposition Centres Scheme, 2022

With the objective of ensuring safe and conducive environment for recording the evidence of vulnerable witnesses and in the light of the directions issued by the Supreme Court of India in Smruti Tukaram Badade v. State of Maharashtra and Anr., the High Court of Orissa has formulated "The High Court of Orissa Vulnerable Witnesses Deposition Centres (VWDC) Scheme, 2022" ("the Scheme").In a...

Bombay Court Grants Bail To Actor-Producer, Sachin Joshi Accused of Money Laundering

The Special Court in Bombay has granted bail to the businessman and actor-producer Sachin Joshi, who was allegedly involved in the case of money laundering. Special Judge, M. G. Deshpande has observed that Sachin Joshi was not "directly or indirectly" involved in the money laundering case linked to city-based firm Omkar Realtors and Developers. Sachin Joshi is...

Amount Received Under Distribution Agreement Of Computer Software Not 'Royalty' If No Right To Transfer Copyright: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that an amount received under a distribution agreement with respect to a computer software did not amount to 'royalty' under the Income Tax Act, 1961, if the agreement does not create a right to transfer the copyright with respect to it. The Bench, consisting of Justices Manmohan and Sudhir Kumar Jain, had observed that in view of the Supreme Court...

ITAT Chennai: Internal Family Arrangement Has No Bearing On Computation Of Capital Gains From Joint Property

The Chennai Bench of ITAT, consisting of members V. Durga Rao (Judicial Member) and G. Manjunatha (Accountant Member), has held that capital gains under the Income Tax Act, 1961 is to be computed according to the respective share of the parties in a residential property and not according to any internal family arrangement. The Assessee had filed his income tax return, which was taken...

GST Dept. Should Issue DRC-1 Notice, Grant Fair Opportunity Of Hearing Before Passing Assessment Order: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has held that the DRC-01 notice under Section 74(1) of the CGST Act must be issued before passing the assessment order. The single bench of Justice R. Suresh Kumar has remitted the after back to the respondent/department for reconsideration and directed that the department to issue DRC-01 notice to the petitioner and after giving a fair opportunity of being heard...

Kunal Kamra's News Statements Against Supreme Court Be Produced In Ongoing Contempt Proceedings, Attorney General Suggests

Replying to a letter seeking consent to initiate contempt action against Kunal Kamra for his recent remarks against the Supreme Court, Attorney General for India KK Venugopal suggested that Kamra's fresh statements be placed on record before the SC in the ongoing contempt proceedings against him.The AG was replying to a letter written by lawyer Shashank Shekhar Jha seeking consent to...

Poor Quality 'Oflovis' Drug Supplied By Himachal Based Pharma Firm: Chennai Court Imposes ₹1.2L Fine On Partners

A Chennai Court has found the partners of Himachal based Quixotic Health Care guilty of supplying poor quality variants of the drug 'Oflovis', thereby contravening Sections 18(a) and 18(B) of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.Before the XV Metropolitan Magistrate, Georgetown, three of the pharmaceutical firm's partners had pleaded guilty and filed guilty memo. It is pertinent to note that the...

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To MP Azam Khan In Case Over His Alleged Remarks Against RSS, BJP

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the Senior Samajwadi Party leader and a Member Of Parliament, Azam Khan in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly making derogatory statements against BJP, RSS by way of misusing his official letterhead and seal as a UP Minister.Noting that Khan has been in jail since February 2020, a charge-sheet has been submitted...

Employee In Transferable Job Has No Vested Right To Remain Posted At One Place, Courts Should Not Readily Interfere With Transfer Order: Delhi HC

Emphasizing that an employee in a transferable job has no vested right to remain posted at one place, the Delhi High Court has said that Courts should not readily interfere with the transfer order which is made in the public interest and for administrative reasons, unless the transfer order is made in violation of any mandatory statutory rule or on the ground of mala fide.A division...

Calcutta HC Seeks Personal Appearance Of Doctor On The Basis Of Whose Medial Certificate Former Advisor Of WBSSC Had Declined Appearance In Teacher Recruitment Scam Case

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday sought the personal appearance of a doctor on the basis of whose medical certificate the former advisor of the West Bengal Central School Service Commission Prof. Santi Prasad Sinha had sought the Court's leave to not appear before it despite a prior direction to this effect. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea alleging illegal appointment of...

First Version Of The Story Reliable; Exaggeration May Occur With Passage of Time: Gujarat High Court

"In normal circumstances, we believe that, the first version is showing the true story of the complaint. If the version is changed at the time of deposition, it means there may be exaggeration in the version by passage of time," the Gujarat High Court has opined in connection with a challenge to the acquittal order of the Sessions Court. It was the Complainant's case that...