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Pune Court Refuses To Stop Serum Institute Of India From Using 'COVISHIELD' Name For COVID-19 Vaccine
A commercial court in Pune on Saturday refused to pass interim injunction to restrain the Serum Institute of India(SII) from using the trademark "COVISHIELD" for its vaccine for the Coronavirus induced pandemic.The order was passed in a passing off suit filed by a Nanded-based pharmaceutical company "Cutis Biotech" which claimed to be the "lawful and prior user" of the tradename...
Parents Or Society Cannot Compel A Major Child To Live A Life On Their Terms: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday (25th January) observed that parents cannot compel a child to live a life on their terms. The Bench of Justice Alka Sarin further reiterated that merely because the boy is not of marriageable age (though major) the right of petitioners to live-together cannot be denied. Further, noting that "Parents cannot compel a child to live a life...
Orissa High Court Decides To Resume Hearing In Physical Mode From Feb 15, SOP To Be Issued Shortly
The Orissa High Court has issued an order (dated 29th January) stating that the hearing in the High Court in Physical Mode shall resume on 15th February 2021. The Order issued by the Registrar General states, "The hearing in the High Court in Physical Mode shall resume on 15th February 2021 in terms of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) both for the High Court and...
"Compromise Culture Rampantly Prevailing, Life Of Deceased Not Cheap Which Could Be Negotiated Between 2 Individuals": Allahabad High Court
While noting that 'compromise culture' between the contesting parties is rampantly prevailing now a days, the Allahabad High Court last week observed, "The life of the deceased is not so cheap, which could be negotiated between two individuals." The Bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi noted thus while hearing an application filed by the applicant who was seeking his bail in a...
Sitting Judge Of Calcutta High Court Justice Ashis Kumar Chakraborty Passes Away
Justice Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, a sitting Judge of Calcutta High Court, passed away today due to cardiac arrest.The 55 years old Judge was elevated as an Additional Judge of the High Court at Calcutta on 22nd October 2014. He was appointed as Permanent Judge of the Calcutta High Court on 06th October 2016.Born on December 12, 1965, Justice Ashis Kumar Chakraborty Graduated in Law from...
Subordinate Judiciary In Maharashtra To Begin "Regular Physical Functioning" From February 1
The subordinate judiciary in the Maharashtra and Goa will begin regular physical functioning from February 1,2021, nearly a year after it was crippled owning to the coronavirus pandemic. In a notice issued on Friday, the Registrar General of the Bombay High Court said subordinate courts in the States of Maharashtra and Goa and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,...
COVID19 : Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Orders Till February 8 For Last Time
The Karnataka High Court has for the last time extended the interim orders passed by the High Court, all the District Courts, Civil Courts, Family Courts, Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals and all other Tribunals in the State, as well as the order of closure under Section 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963, till February 8. A division bench led by Chief Justice Abhay Oka said...
Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Bail To Relatives Of World's First Handicapped Female Mountaineer In Case For Misappropriating Her Funds
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted interim bail to a couple, accused of misappropriating funds from a Trust maintained by Arunima Sinha, world's first female amputee to scale Mount Everest. Sinha had lodged a FIR at Sarojini Nagar Police Station in Lucknow against her sister and brother-in-law, alleging that the two duped her of Rs. 41,50,000/- (in total) using forged...
"Accused Apologized For His Phone Being Misused, Showed Respect & Esteem To CM": Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Giving Death Threat To UP CM
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (27th January) granted bail to a Truck Driver named Amar Pal Yadav who allegedly sent a WhatsApp message threatening to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath if gangster Mukhtar Ansari was not released within 24 hours. The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was hearing the bail application filed by the applicant in Crime/FIR No.0280...
NGT Raps Up Kerala Government For Non-Compliance Of Solid Waste Management Rules
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently rapped up the Kerala Government for its failure in administration and non compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules (SWM) Rules, 2016 causing pollution in Bharampuram Solid Waste Processing Plant situated at the outskirts of Kochi, Kerala. The matter has been pending before the NGT for the past two years after a report...
Investigation So Far Prima Facie Indicates Collusion Between BARC Officials & Others To Manipulate TRP Ratings : Mumbai Police Tells Bombay High Court
The Mumbai police has told the Bombay High Court that the investigation conducted so far in the TRP scam case has prima facie indicated collusion between officials of the Broadcast Audience Research Council(BARC) and others to manipulate Television Rating Points."The investigation in the subject FIR has reached a crucial stage.The investigation carried on so far prima facie indicates...