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Delhi High Court Restores Interim Injunction In Favour Of Mold-Tek Packaging; Remands Patent Validity Issue For Fresh Consideration
The Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla has partly set aside an order of the Commercial Court and restored the ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd. in a patent infringement dispute against Neway Industries Pvt. Ltd.The Court clarified that once a prima facie case of patent infringement is established, the burden of raising a credible challenge to patent validity under Section 107 of the Patents...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Life Sentence In Panchayat-Poll Eve Murder Case, Says Oral Dying Declaration Enough To Uphold Conviction
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of two appellants for the murder of a villager shot inside his home on the eve of Panchayat elections, holding that a spontaneous oral dying declaration made by the victim immediately after being shot, and heard by his family members, constituted reliable and admissible evidence under Sections 6, 7 and 32 of the Indian...
Third Party Motor Insurance Claims: Why Courts Are Tightening Insurer Defences
Motor accident compensation law in India is undergoing a quiet but decisive shift. Across Motor Accident Claims Tribunals and constitutional courts, there is a growing judicial reluctance to accept routine defences raised by insurance companies to deny or dilute compensation to accident victims. The trend reflects a broader recalibration of priorities, where social welfare objectives embedded in motor insurance law are being placed above technical objections rooted in policy fine print.Recent...
Pre-Nuptial Agreements In India: An Idea Ahead Of Its Time Or A Practical Necessity?
The concept of pre-nuptial agreements has long made Indian society uncomfortable. Marriage, in the Indian legal and social imagination, is not merely a contract between two individuals but an institution shaped by custom, religion, and social expectations. Any attempt to regulate the financial consequences of a possible marital breakdown before the marriage even begins has often been viewed with suspicion, if not outright disapproval.Yet, despite this discomfort, pre-nuptial agreements are no...
GNLU Centre For Women And Child Rights Invites Abstracts For 'Women At Work' Policy Drafting Competition
GNLU Centre for Women and Child Rights invites students and researchers to submit abstracts for the upcoming Women at Work: Policy Drafting Competition. The event is a part of the Women at Work: International Conference taking place in Gujarat National Law University on the 7th and 8th of March 2026.Established in September 2020 under the aegis of Gujarat National Law University, the Centre for Women and Child Rights (CWCR) aims to develop, promote, and support advanced interdisciplinary studies...
Cheque Bounce Case: Delhi High Court Orders Bollywood Actor Rajpal Yadav To Surrender, Raps Repeated Breach Of Settlement Undertakings
The Delhi High Court yesterday directed Bollywood actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav to surrender before the concerned Jail Superintendent by February 04, after coming down heavily on him for repeatedly breaching undertakings given to the Court regarding payment of settlement amounts in cheque dishonour cases.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that the conduct of the actor “deserves to...
Temple Trust Not An 'Industry' As Per Industrial Disputes Act : Supreme Court
Holding that a temple trust does not qualify as an “industry”, the Supreme Court recently upheld the termination of an accountant employed by the trust, despite the absence of a formal inquiry and after more than twelve years of service. “the respondent-Trust is a temple and as such, it would not fall within the four corners of the expression “industry”.”, observed a bench...
Madras High Court Mulls Setting Up SIT To Probe Fake Certificate Issued For Petrol Bunk
The Madras High Court is considering setting up a Special Investigation Team to investigate into issuance of fake No-Objection Certificate for obtaining petrol bunk license.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan has also directed the Additional Director General of Police CB-CID to appear before it.“Additional Director General of Police, CBCID,...
Rajasthan High Court Calls For Nationwide Public Awareness Campaign Against Digital Scams, Flags Misuse Of Social Media Data
While expressing pain over the rise in digital scams costing people their hard-earned money, Rajasthan High Court said that it is right time to launch a public campaign through print, electronic, social media, television and radio, to reach the general public and create awareness about remaining careful while doing any online transactions. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand further took...
Can Arrested Foreign Nationals Claim Protections Under Article 22? Karnataka High Court To Decide
The Karnataka High Court is set to consider whether foreign nationals booked in criminal proceedings can claim protections available under Article 22 of the Constitution regarding arrest, more so when the person has overstayed without a valid visa or without registering with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office. Justice M Nagaprasanna on Tuesday (February 3) was hearing pleas filed by...