Dispute Over Ownership Of Facebook Group Not A Trademark Dispute: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that the dispute over ownership of a Facebook Group is not a trademark dispute and can be decided by the Civil Court.Justice Nitin W Sambre set aside Civil Court’s decision that it did not have jurisdiction over the dispute of ownership of the Facebook Group called The Himalayan Club.“the conclusion drawn by the Court below that the dispute involved in...

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Order Directing Registration Of FIR Against Business Tycoon’s Son In Alleged Rape Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court order directing the Delhi Police to register an FIR against a business tycoon’s son for allegedly raping a woman on the false pretext of marrying her.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani issued notice on Singh’s plea and listed the matter for hearing on May 29.On March 27, Additional Sessions Judge Arul Varma of Saket Courts had directed...

Patna High Court Constitutes Committee To Ensure Speedy Construction Of Buildings For Police Stations In Bihar

The Patna High Court has constituted a committee headed by the development commissioner of the state to ensure speedy construction of adequate police stations in the State of Bihar. A division bench of Justice CS Singh and Justice Madhuresh Prasad said, "We express our concern over the fact that in such matters which would have been normally taken care of by the Executive, this Court has...

No Fresh Construction Activities In Sonamarg Irrespective Of Building Permissions: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Clarifies

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday imposed a fresh blanket ban on carrying out construction activities within the peripheries of famous tourist destination Sonamarg. Earlier in August 2017, the court while taking cognizance of reports of indiscriminate and unauthorized constructions in Sonamarg had initiated suo moto-action in public interest and had directed that till...

National Anthem Disrespect Case: Bombay High Court Dismisses Mamta Banerjee's Plea To Quash Case Filed By BJP Functionary

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed the criminal application filed by West Bengal's CM Mamta Banerjee seeking to quash the complaint filed against her for allegedly disrespecting the National Anthem in 2022.Banerjee had assailed an order of the Sessions Court which though set aside the order of issuance of process against her for offence under Section 3 of Prevention of Insults...

Karnataka High Court Stays Externment Order Against BSc Student For Two Weeks To Allow Him Appear For Scheduled Examinations

Coming to the aid of a student pursuing B.Sc course, the Karnataka High Court has stayed for two weeks the execution and operation of the externment order passed by the Assistant Commissioner, against him, to enable him to appear for examinations. A single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum sitting at Dharwad bench disposed of the petition filed by Siddu (20), who had approached...

Gujarat High Court Appeals To All Pilgrims Visiting Temples In Girnar Hills To Cooperate In Protecting Environment

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to implement various provisions of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and the Government Resolution dated May 22, 2019 issued by the Forest & Environment Department in its true spirit, for the religious campus located on the hills of Girnar.While hearing a PIL on the issue, the division bench of The Acting Chief Justice A. J....

BREAKING| Lok Sabha Restores Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal's Membership Ahead Of Supreme Court Hearing

The Lok Sabha Secretariat today issued a notification stating that the disqualification of Lakshadweep MP PP Mohammed Faizal has ceased to operate in view of the Kerala High Court suspending his conviction on January 25.Notably, the Lok Sabha notification came ahead of today's Supreme Court hearing in the petition filed by the NCP MP challenging the refusal to revoke his disqualification...

12-Yr-Old Allegedly Used As 'Drug Carrier', Mother Moves Kerala High Court Seeking CBI Probe

A plea has been moved in the Kerala High Court by the mother of an eighth grade student, who had allegedly been used as a 'drug carrier', seeking CBI investigation into the issue pertaining to the luring of school children into drug consumption, and using them for drug trafficking and other crimes. As per the plea, the incident came to light when the twelve year old girl student was found in...

When Arbitration Clause Covers All The Disputes, Jurisdiction Can’t Be Limited To A Particular Dispute: Allahabad High Court

The High Court of Allahabad has held that when the arbitration clause cover all the dispute arising out of the contract within its ambit then the scope of the arbitrator cannot be limited to decide only a particular dispute. The bench of Justices Prashant Kumar and Manoj Kumar Gupta held that all the disputes that have arisen before the appointment of the arbitrator can be referred to...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Deletion Of Question In Civil Judge Exam

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Punjab government, the state Public Service Commission and the high court Registrar Recruitment to respond to a petition challenging the deletion of a question from the paper of the preliminary examination held for Punjab Civil Judge (Junior Division Cum Judicial Magistrate) posts. The petition also challenges the answer of another...

‘Updation Application’ Seeking To Change The Amount Of Counter-Claims In Arbitral Proceedings, Is An Application For ‘Amendment’: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that where a party has filed an application seeking to update/revise its counter claims before the Arbitral Tribunal, intending to primarily alter/change the amount of the counter-claims, the said application was, in effect, an application for amendment of the counter-claims, even though it was termed as an ‘updation application’. The bench of Justice...