Madras High Court Notifies Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules 2022

By way of a gazette notification issued on April 5th, the Madras High Court has notified the Madras High Court Intellectual Property Rights Division Rules, 2022. The Rules shall come into force on such date as notified by the High Court.The rules have been framed by the High Court by way of the powers vested in it under Section 129 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 and Clauses 37 and 38 of...

Developer Liable To Pay Compensation, Builder’s Dispute With Contractors Does Not Constitute Force Majeure: NCDRC

A single-judge bench of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) comprising presiding member Dr. Inderjit Singh, allowed a consumer complaint filed by the purchaser of a flat on account of an inordinate delay caused by the developer. The Developer’s contention, that the project could not be completed on time since consumers defaulted in the payments, was rejected...

Whether Any Action Taken? Gujarat High Court Calls For Complete Records Related To Patdi Encounter

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday directed the State to produce before it all records and documents including post mortem report, ballistics report etc., in a PIL related to killing of a person and his 14 year old son in a police encounter in Patdi taluka of Surendranagar district in the year 2021.The PIL filed by the daughter and sister of the deceased persons respectively, states that...

Allahabad HC's 7 Judges Bench Takes Serious View Of Kanpur Bar Association's Continued Strike, Directs Its Office Bearers To Appear Before It Tomorrow

Taking serious note of the continued strike of the Kanpur Bar Association and the Lawyers Association, the Allahabad High Court's 7 Judges bench today directed the office bearers of the Associations to appear before the Court tomorrow.A full bench of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker, Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani, Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta, Justice Anjani Kumar...

Public Notice Published In Newspapers To Seek Information On Availability Of Burial Grounds In Villages: Karnataka Govt To High Court

The Karnataka government on Thursday informed the High Court that it has published a public notice in local and national newspapers, seeking information on availability of burial grounds in the villages. A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice Venkatesh Naik T took on record the affidavit filed by the Principal Secretary (Revenue Department) in this regard.“After collecting...

12-Yr-Old Girl Denied Permission To Terminate 25 Weeks Old Twin-Fetuses, Calcutta High Court Relies On Medical Report Citing Risk Of Maternal Death

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday denied to grant relief of medical termination of pregnancy to a 12 years old minor girl, claiming to be a victim of rape and sexual assault, on the ground that termination of pregnancy involved a risk to the extent of maternal death.The single judge bench of Justice Aniruddha Roy observed:“However, in the light of the said report furnished by the...

Consider Granting Parole To Dacoity-Murder Convict Under Old Rules Applicable At Time Of His Conviction: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday directed the State to consider the parole application of a prisoner under the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 1958 (Old Rules) on the ground that the prisoner was convicted prior to the implementation of the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 2021.The division bench of Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni...

Delhi High Court Seeks CBI Response On Manish Sisodia’s Bail Plea In Excise Policy Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the case alleging corruption in implementation of excise policy for the year 2021-22.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and listed the matter for hearing on April 20.Senior Advocates Dayan...

No Self-Respecting Woman Would Normally Concoct Rape Allegations Putting Her Character, Marriage Prospects On Stake: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Dismissing the bail plea of a man accused of raping a 10-year-old daughter of his neighbour, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that normally no woman would put her character at risk by falsely implicating a man for rape."Since rape leaves a permanent scar on the most cherished possession of woman and serious psychological impact on the victim and her family,...

Calcutta High Court Transfers Probe Against IPS Officer In Corruption Case To CID, Orders Action Against Cops For Custodial Torture Of Co-Accused

While transferring probe in a corruption case against IPS Officer Somenath Bhattacharyya from Barrackpore Commissionerate to the CID, the Calcutta High Court has ordered action against two senior officers of the Detective department for alleged custodial torture of a co-accused. The court also granted bail to the co-accused Kaustav Das after the State admitted that he "may have been tortured...

Prithvi Shaw Selfie Row: Influencer Sapna Gill Files Molestation Complaint Against Cricketer, Seeks Registration Of FIR

Social media influencer Sapna Gill has filed a private complaint in a Magistrate’s court seeking an FIR against cricketer Prithvi Shaw and his friend for molestation alleging that she was assaulted at the time of the incident by the inebriated cricketer.Gill has filed a second complaint, against two police officers from Airport Police Station for dereliction of duty and failing to register...

Show Cause Notice Specifying Grounds For Proposed Action Is Mandatory Before Passing Blacklisting Order: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has quashed the state prison department's decision to blacklist a trader from supplying any food material to the Divisional Jail, Lohardaga, for five years for being violative of natural justice. Sai Traders had allegedly failed to comply with an official order to supply food in the jail during the lockdown period in 2020.Justice Rajesh Shankar said the...