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Bombay High Court Directs Patanjali Ayurved To Deposit Rs 50 Lakh For Breach Of Injunction Order In Trademark Infringement Case
The Bombay High Court has directed Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. to deposit Rs. 50,00,000 to the court as it violated an injunction/ad-interim order of the Court that had restrained the company from selling its camphor products, in relation to a trademark infringement case filed by Mangalam Organics Ltd.Mangalam Organics (applicant) had filed a commercial IPR suit against Patanjali Ayurved...
Cancer Marker Test: Calcutta High Court Holds Accuhealth Solutions Liable For Negligence & Lack Of Expertise
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that Accuhealth Solutions Private Limited indicated carelessness, lack of expertise and negligence in conducting the cancer marker test for the patient. The bench held that the diagnostic centre did not possess the necessary capability to perform the test independently and had instead outsourced it to AI...
Callous Attitude Of Arbitrator: Himachal Pradesh High Court Criticizes Arbitrator For Not Completing Arbitral Proceedings Within Prescribed Time
The Himachal Pradesh High Court bench of Justice Bipin Chander Negi onus is upon the arbitrator to perform the task entrusted to them within the time schedule prescribed in Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The bench noted that criticized an arbitrator appointed by Central Government under the National Highways Act for his callous attitude. The court noted...
Decision By Income Tax Officer Who Did Not Hear The Case; Kerala High Court Quashes The Order
The Kerala High Court has held that if the income tax officer who hears the case does not render the decision, it would amount to a violation of the principles of natural justice.The bench of Justice Murali Purushothaman has observed that the doctrine 'he who heard must decide or he who decides must hear' applies to statutory authorities. Section 148A of the Income Tax Act provides for...
Telangana High Court Raps TSLAWCET, PGLCET Convenor For Adopting Illegal Method Of Seat Allotment, Depriving Eligible Students From Getting Seats
The Telangana High Court has exposed serious irregularities in the admission process for law colleges conducted by the Convenor of TSLAWCET and PGLCET. The court, while addressing three writ petitions (W.P. Nos. 43521, 40827, and 43048 of 2022), uncovered an illegal method of seat allotment that deprived deserving candidates of opportunities in their preferred law colleges.While the...
“Discriminates Based On Sex”: Madras High Court Strikes Down Govt Order Reserving Compassionate Appointment In Noon Meal Schemes For Women
The Madras High Court recently declared illegal, a Government Order (GO) reserving compassionate appointments in the Noon Meal Scheme to females. Noting that the GO was violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy noted that it not only affected the male children of female employees but put the female employees a par below to that of their...
Contempt: Delhi High Court Sentences Man To 'Sit In Court Till Rising', Imposes ₹1 Lakh Fine
Holding a man guilty of contempt for filing a writ petition for “personal gain”, the Delhi High Court has sentenced him “remain present in the Court till its rising”.A division bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma ordered the sentencing considering the man's medical condition, age and the fact that he expressed remorse and apologised for his conduct. “The...
Relief Not Prayed For By Plaintiff Can't Be Granted Particularly When Defendant Didn't Get Opportunity To Resist It: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a Court cannot give a relief which was not prayed by the plaintiff especially when the defendant did not have an opportunity to raise pleadings in the matter.Justice K. Babu observed:“It is trite that consideration for the grant of relief when there is no prayer for that relief or no pleading to support such a relief, and also when the defendant had...
Constitution Allows Citizens To Profess, Propagate Their Religion But It Doesn't Permit Them To Convert Others: Allahabad HC
In a significant observation, the Allahabad High Court has observed that while the Constitution of India grants citizens the right to freely profess, practice, and propagate their religion, it does not allow any citizen to convert another citizen from one religion to another. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal further opined that the individual right to freedom of conscience,...
Society In Which Earning Members Are Addicted Will Naturally Suffer Economically And Socially: Bombay High Court
A society in which the earning member of the family is addicted, would naturally suffer economically and socially, the Bombay High Court observed recently while upholding the detention of a woman on the ground that she was manufacturing illegal liquor.A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande held that the Detaining Authority, in the instant case, rightly formed...
Temporary Shops Erected During Rath Yatra Can't Encroach Upon 'Bada Danda', No Commercial Activity Allowed: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has directed the Puri Municipality to ensure that temporary shops erected during Rath Yatra do not encroach upon the 'Bada Danda' (the Grand Road of Lord Jagannath) and also no commercial activity is undertaken in those shops.While issuing the order to the municipal body, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice Savitri Ratho said...
Ensure Publicity Of Child Helpline Number To Deal With Child Begging: Delhi High Court To Authorities
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Government and the Delhi Police to ensure that publicity is given to the child helpline number 1098 to deal with incidents of child begging in the national capital.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of a PIL filed by Ajay Gautam seeking requisite steps to eradicate the problem of...