Samsung v. Apple: Samsung to approach the US Supreme Court in patent infringement battle

Samsung is reportedly planning to file a petition in the US Supreme Court by November, in its patent infringement battle against its American rival, Apple.The Petition will be filed by November, and “will present at least two substantial questions concerning design-patent liability and damages.”The Petition challenges the order of an appeals Court which upheld part of a ruling by a...

DJs are not part of religion : Allahabad High Court [Read the Judgment]

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has held that use of Disc- Jockeys (DJs) is not an essential part of religion. Chief Justice Dr. Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud and Justice  Shri Narayan Shukla held that the Public Interest Litigation filed by Hindu Front For Justice, a religious organization can not be entertained since “There is no warrant for the exercise of the writ...

Lawyers to be more proactive in Cleanliness: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that lawyers were also responsible for the "filth" generated in Trial Court complexes and asked them to be "more proactive" in keeping their workplaces clean.A Bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva, taking lawyers to task on cleanliness, made the above observation after perusing pictures placed before it with regard to lack of cleanliness...

SC asks search engines like Yahoo, Google to respond on sex determination Ads

The Supreme Court of India  has asked search engines like Google India, Yahoo India and Microsoft Corporation (I) Pvt Ltd to respond to the allegations that they were violating a court order and Indian laws by not blocking advertisements on sex determination of a foetus (unborn child, while still in womb).The court's order came when Sanjay Parikh who was appearing for PIL petitioner Sabu...

SAT upholds SEBI order against PACL Ltd

The  Securities Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday upheld a August 22, 2014, order of the Securities and Exchange Board of India directing PACL Ltd, erstwhile Pearl Agrotech Corporation, and its promoters to refund over Rs 44,376 crore that it collected from 5.85 crore investors through collective investment schemes (CIS).In 1997, the SEBI alleged that the company was running a CIS without...

Send your children to Government Schools; Allahabad High Court to Public Servants

In an attempt to draw the attention of the apathetic authorities to the sub-standard state of the Primary Government schools in the State, Allahabad High Court has reportedly directed Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary to ensure that children/wards of government officials/servants, those serving in the local bodies, representatives of people and judiciary, etc., send their wards to these...

Delhi High Court extends stay on Sahara Case proceedings

The Delhi High Court today, after granting a last opportunity to Sahara’s counsel for filing a rejoinder-affidavit, extended till November 27th the stay on trial court proceedings against Sahara Chief Subrata Roy, now in Tihar Jail, in an income tax case for allegedly not filing returns.The IT department had on February 13th in its affidavit against Sahara and three of its directors,...

Cheque bouncing case convict told to pay compensation even after serving one month imprisonment in default

The Bombay High Court at Goa, in Mohammad Rafic Vs. Mario H. Fernandes, has upheld an order of judicial magistrate to issue the warrant for attachment of flat of a ‘cheque bouncing’ case convict, if he fails to pay compensation of 4.25 lakh, evenafter he served imprisonment for one month. Justice, C. V. Bhadang, held ‘It is inconceivable that when a portion of the fine (which is part...

Constitution Bench Reference in Union of India v. Sriharan [Day 10 - Final Day of Arguments]

(The Centre on the Death Penalty at National Law University, Delhi will be posting daily reports of the arguments in the Constitution Bench matter in Union of India v. SriharanThe matter was taken up today (12.8.2015) at 2 p.m., when Mr. Ranjit Kumar, the Solicitor General (SG) continued his arguments in reply to the arguments of the Respondents.The SG argued that under the proviso...

Death Penalty unconstitutional, indecent and serves no Penological purpose : Connecticut Supreme Court

Connecticut Supreme Court has, in a recent judgment Santiago vs. State, ruled that Death Penalty is unconstitutional  as it is “out of step with our contemporary standards of decency”.  The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the Defendant, but reversed the sentence of death on the capital felony count, holding that the enactment of P.A. 12-5, when considered in light of the history...

Attempts at immolation in Kolhapur court on the Independence Day

The ongoing demand for setting up a circuit bench took a bend on Independence Day  when eight people tried to set ablaze themselves on the premises of the Kolhapur sessions court after a flag hoisting event.  However, the police thwarted their attempt and arrested 70 people, who were later released on personal bond.Quoting from The Asian Age, Advocate Shivajirao Rane, one of the protesters...

Legal education always got a raw deal as compared to other courses: Union Law Minister

While addressing the 13th Annual Convocation of NALSAR University of Law, Union Law Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda today reportedly said that legal education in India "always" got a "raw deal" compared to other courses. "Legal education being such an important field, I doubt whether we did attach the importance and attention it deserves,” he said.He emphasized on the role of practical...