Delhi HC Upholds Order Barring Cipla From Selling Novartis' Drug Onbrez [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld a single judge’s order barring pharma giant Cipla from selling copies of respiratory drug 'Onbrez' manufactured by Novartis.A division bench headed by Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed upheld the patent of Swiss pharma company Novartis.The same order was passed earlier by a single judge bench of Justice Manmohan Singh in January 2015.Justice Manmohan Singh...

SC Grants Parole To Parasmal Lodha To Participate In Mother’s Last Rites [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted parole to Kolkata-based businessman Parasmal Lodha to participate in the last rites of his mother.Lodha was arrested in connection with the alleged illegal conversion of over Rs 25 crore in old currency for a mining baron. He was arrested by Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai.Two out of three crimes registered against him are in Chennai and the other one is in...

Delhi HC Upholds Centre’s Decision In Not Allotting Coal Block To Jindal Power [Read Judgment]

HC upheld the Centre's decision in not allotting two coal blocks in West Bengal and Jharkhand (Gare Palma IV and Tara in the two states, respectively) to Jindal Power Limited.With Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed of the Delhi High Court being transferred to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, verdicts of cases he has heard are being delivered.One of the important verdicts delivered on Thursday is of...

Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Passed

Parliament has passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 as Loksabha passed it on Thursday.Rajyasabha had passed the Bill during the winter session of Parliament.The Maternity Benefit Act 1961 protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles her of a ‘maternity benefit’ – i.e. full paid absence from work – to take care for her child. The act...

No Privilege To MP Making Defamatory Speech Outside Parliament: Delhi HC Refuses To Reject Defamation Plaint Against Kirti Azad [Read Judgment]

While refusing to reject a plaint filed by Hockey India president Narinder Dhruv Batra against MP Kirti Azad, the Delhi High Court has observed that Article 105 of the Constitution does not allow an MP to make defamatory statements outside Parliament.Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw made this observation while refusing to accept plea of Kirti Azad to reject the plaint.Narinder Dhruv Batra and...

Publishers Withdraw Copyright Suit Against Delhi University And Rameshwari Photocopy Centre

In a significant development, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Taylor and Francis have withdrawn their copyright suit against Delhi University and Rameshwari Photocopy Centre. The withdrawal was made through a filing before the Delhi High Court this morning, as reported by SpicyIP.“We have taken a considered decision not to pursue the Delhi University Photocopy shop...

Governor Can’t Suspend PSC Member Before President Refers Matter To SC: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

The Karnataka High Court has held that the power of suspension under Article 317(2) can be exercised by the Governor only after the President has referred the matter to the Supreme Court.A bench of Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee and Justice Budihal RB said such power cannot be exercised at the Governor’s absolute discretion, but only after receiving the aid and advice of the Council...

Rape Of Daughter And Murder Of New Born Child Of It : MP HC Commutes Death Penalty To Life Imprisonment [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has commuted the death penalty to life imprisonment of a man convicted for raping his daughter and killing the new born baby girl that was aborted by giving medicine.The court ordered the convict “must serve a minimum of 30 years in the jail without remission, before consideration of his case for premature release”.The prosecution story goes the convict and...

“Today Is Women’s Day, At Least From This Day Onward, State Must Do Something Constructive For Victims": Bombay HC

Govt Compensation To Victims Of Sexual Assault, Acid Attacks Shameful: Bombay High Court.“Today is Women’s Day, At least from this day onward, State must do something constructive for Victims".These were the words used by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur while hearing a petition filed by the mother of a 14-year-old rape victim. The victim was granted Rs. 2-lakh compensation by the state...

Not Proper To Quash Criminal Case When Trial Is Almost Over: Delhi HC [Read Order]

No plausible explanation has been offered by the petitioner as to why the matter was not settled at the earlier stages, the court observed.The Delhi High Court has refused to quash a criminal case, the trial of which is at its fag end.Justice SP Garg rejected a petition seeking quashing of the criminal case on the ground of settlement between the parties, asking the accused to “wait for...

Tibetans Born In India Between 1950 And 1987 Are Indian Citizens: Meghalaya HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Meghalaya recently held that Tibetan refugees born in Shillong or elsewhere in the country after January 26, 1950, and before July 1, 1987, as per the Citizenship Act, 1955, will be considered as Indian citizens. It, therefore, held that they are accordingly entitled to all benefits and privileges available to the Indian citizens.“Having given thoughtful consideration to...

Bombay HC Dismisses Colour-Blind Student’s Plea Against FTII’s Denial Of Admission [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant relief to a student, who was shortlisted for admission to a PG diploma course in editing at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), but was later denied admission after his medical test showed that he suffered from “colour blindness”.The student then filed writ petition challenging the FTII decision.His lawyer, Kartikeya Bahadur, argued...