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'Pendency Of This Court Is 90,000; Will Cross A Lakh; Who's Responsible?' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Lawyer For Adjournment
The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the practice of lawyers seeking adjournments to obtain instructions from clients, observing that such conduct contributes to the mounting pendency before the Court. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan pulled up the counsel appearing for the State of Karnataka after she sought time to obtain instructions in a criminal case...
Delhi High Court Clears 'SoEasy' Trademark For Hindi Learning Platform, Calls It Suggestive and Distinctive
The Delhi High Court has overturned the Trade Marks Registrar's refusal to register the mark “SoEasy” for a Hindi learning and testing platform, holding that the phrase is suggestive rather than descriptive and is therefore capable of trademark protection. The Court directed the Registrar to process the application for registration. In a judgment delivered on November 24, 2025, Justice...
Madras High Court Allows Udaipur Salon To Use 'Bounce', Rejects South Indian Chain's Appeal
The Madras High Court has dismissed appeals filed by Spalon India Private Limited, operator of the “BOUNCE” salon chain in South India, against an order vacating the interim injunction earlier granted in its favour over the use of the word “Bounce” by an Udaipur-based salon, “Bounce Salon & Makeover Studio.”A Division Bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice Mummineni...
Delhi High Court Cancels Copyright For Edible Oil Label Bearing 'Swastik', Says It Copies Rajani Products' Artwork
The Delhi High Court has cancelled a copyright registration granted for an edible oil label featuring a 'Swastik' device, holding that the artwork was a substantial reproduction of a label long used by Rajani Products, a manufacturer and seller of edible oils. Finding that the rival work lacked originality, the Court directed that the entry be expunged from the Register of...
Supreme Court To Examine Private Universities' Functioning Across Country, Seeks Details From Govts & UGC
Expressing its intention to examine the functioning of private universities across the country, the Supreme Court recently sought details from the Union Government, the State/UT Governments to furnish comprehensive details on the creation, functioning and regulatory oversight of all private and deemed-to-be universities.The Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice N.V. Anjaria passed...
Not Mandatory To Muzzle Pet Dogs In Public Places, Only Leashing Mandatory: Chennai Civic Body Tells Madras High Court
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), on Tuesday (25th November), informed the Madras High Court that muzzling of pet dogs has not been made mandatory in the city and that no penalty would be imposed on the pet owners for not muzzling the dogs in public places. Making submissions before Justice V Lakshminarayanan, Advocate Arun Babu submitted that the GCC had only issued an...
Parties Cannot Be Penalised for Lawyer's Absence: NCLAT Orders Rehearing In Sagar Power Preferential Deal Case
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Chennai has reaffirmed that parties cannot be penalised because their lawyer failed to appear, and has directed the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Bengaluru to rehear the liquidator's application alleging preferential transactions by former directors of Sagar Power after giving them an opportunity to be heard.The appeal was filed...
Chhattisgarh High Court Strikes Down PG Medical Admission Rule Granting Priority To State Colleges' Students, Alumni As Ultra Vires
The Chhattisgarh High Court has struck down Rule 11(a) and (b) of the Chhattisgarh Medical Post Graduate Admission Rules, 2025 (2025 Rules), which provided institution-based preference to alumni of state institutions, amounting to de-facto reservation, as ultra-vires the Constitution of India.Rule 11(a) of 2025 Rules provided that admission to seats available in the State quota will be...
Karnataka High Court Declines PIL Seeking Equal Qualifying Marks For OBC & SC/ST Students In KLSU 3-Yr LLB Admissions
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday disposed of a public interest litigation filed seeking to declare that the fixation of 42 percent minimum qualifying marks without gazette notification for OBC candidates for admission to the 3-year LLB course by Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) as illegal, arbitrary, and ultra vires.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M...
Marriage Should Not Be Taken As Broken Down Just Because Spouses Live Separately; Courts Must Identify Who Broke Ties : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently cautioned High Courts and Trial Courts against dissolving marriages solely on the basis of couples living apart and labelling it an irretrievable breakdown. The Court emphasised that judges must undertake a thorough examination of the reasons behind the separation and determine the real cause of the spouses living separately. “we may hasten to add that Courts,...