[Fake News Alert] No Notice Issued Saying Proceedings Shall Be Conducted Exclusively Via Virtual Mode: Delhi High Court Clarifies

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday clarified that no notice has been issued by the Court saying that complete functioning of the Court will be conducted exclusively via virtual mode till April 17th in view of the recent surge in covid-19 cases. The clarification came in wake of a notice which was circulated on the social media including various groups claiming that the Court will exclusively...

Chhattisgarh High Court To Hear Cases Only Through VC, Subordinate Courts In The State To Function On Rotational Basis

Owing to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday (05th April) issued an official order directing that Judicial Proceedings of the High Court shall be conducted only through video conferencing w.e.f. 07th April 2021. There would be as many benches as directed by the Chief Justice as per the requirement of the Roaster and the fresh filing...

Statements Of Police Witnesses Cannot Be Doubted Merely Because They Are Official Witnesses: J&K High Court

"The statements of the police or Excise witnesses cannot be regarded as doubtful merely they are the official witnesses. Something more than that needs to be projected by the defence so as to create doubt in the statement of these witnesses," the Jammu and Kashmir High Court observed recently. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Tashi Rabstan and Vinod Chatterji Koul made it...

Gauhati High Court Seeks State's Response On PIL Filed By All Assam Transgender Association Alleging Inadequate Funding For The Community

The Gauhati High Court has sought response from the Assam Government on a petition alleging failure of the state authorities to maintain shelter homes for the transgender community. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak has directed the Additional Senior Government Advocate to seek instructions in the matter and by April 8, 2021. The...

When Consumer Purchases Electricity From Open Access Source, Electricity Tax Payable On That Rate : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that whenever a consumer purchases electricity from Open Access Source, the tax on electricity will be chargeable on the rate at which consumer purchased electricity, instead of the higher charges at which it is supplied by a licnesee."if a consumer is to pay electricity tax on charges higher than the one supplied by the licensee, necessarily, whenever,...

'Successive Commission Of Economic Offences Prejudicial To Maintenance Of Public Order': Telangana HC Upholds Preventive Detention For White Collar Crimes

The Telangana High Court recently made significant remarks with respect to the menace of increasing white collar crimes in the country, the consequent fear among the general public and the calling need to deal with such offences with 'iron hand'. "Unfortunately, in the last few years, the country has been witnessing an alarming rise in white-collar crimes, which has affected...

Chief Justice S. Muralidhar Launches A Host Of E-Services For High Court & District Courts In Orissa

Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court on Monday, inaugurated a host of e-services for the benefit of litigants and lawyers and to make all the courts across the State technologically more advanced and accessible. During the program, Justice Muralidhar launched a 'Facilitation Centre for e-Payment of Court Fees' in the High Court complex. He...

Delhi High Court Rejects Britannia's Plea Of Trademark Infringement Against ITC'S Sunfeast Digestive Biscuits

A single judge bench of Justice C Hari Shankar of the Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition by Britannia Industries Ltd against ITC Ltd for alleged trademark infringement and passing off by ITC's Sunfeast Farmlite Digestive Biscuits, of Britannia's NutriChoice Digestive Biscuits.zHolding that Sections 29(1) and 29(2) of the Trademark Act have to be interpreted keeping in mind that...

Win For YouTube Channel TVF: Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Relief To MX Player For Exclusive Rights On 3 TVF Shows

A single judge bench of Justice C Hari Shankar today rejected digital media platform MX Player's (MXP) prayer to restrain TVF from "selling, licensing, exploiting or assigning rights" against the shows developed by TVF titled 'Immature Season 2', 'Aspirants Season 1' (UPSC Season 1) and 'Flames Season 3', to any other market player.MX Player claimed exclusive rights on the 3 shows allegedly...

[Covid 19 Spike] Patna High Court Decides To Conduct Complete Functioning Of Court Exclusively Through Virtual Mode Till April 17

The Patna High Court has decided to conduct complete functioning of the Court "exclusively through virtual mode" from 6th April to 17th April 2021 owing to the recent surge in covid-19 cases in the State. The modification came in view of the new guidelines issued by the Government of India and the State Government dated 3rd April 2021 in the wake of recent spike in the covid-19 cases turning...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Decides To Suspend Physical Hearing In All Courts Till April 18

Keeping in view the sudden surge in COVID-19 infection cases in the Country in general and in UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in particular, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Monday (05th April) decided to 'keep in abeyance' its plan to resume physical hearing of cases till April 18. Physical hearing stands suspended in J&K High Court as well as in the District...

Amid COVID Surge, Bombay High Court Returns To Virtual Hearing In Part

Given the surge in Covid – 19 cases in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court at its principal seat in Mumbai will hear criminal matters physically, while civil matters will be taken up through video conferencing, it was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, on Monday. It was further decided that the CJ's court will function in a hybrid format, and hear matters,...