No Infallible Principle That God's Name Is Not Registrable As Trademark, Says Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court has observed that there is no 'infallible' principle that God's name is not registrable as a trademark. The division bench of Justice I. P. Mukerji and Justice Md. Nizamuddin was dealing an interlocutory application in a suit filed by Shyam Steel Industries Limited, the registered proprietor of the word mark 'Shyam' and label marks for infringement of trademark...

A Complainant Cannot Be Put To Prejudice For Faults In Adjudication By Consumer Protection Fora: NCDRC [Read Judgment]

While refusing to remand a case back to the district forum on grounds of improper adjudication, the NCDRC observed that "a Complainant cannot be put to prejudice for faults in adjudication by Consumer Protection Fora." The court noted that the Revisionist Petitioner, aggrieved by alleged manufacturing defects in his car, had approached the District Forum in the year 2005. While...

Gujarat HC Confirms Death Sentence To Man Accused Of Rape & Murder Of 3.5 Year Old Girl [Read Judgment]

"Such crimes do not only reflect the abusive facet of human conduct but also shock the collective conscience of the society."

CAA Protests : Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail To Two Accused Persons On Medical Grounds [Read Order]

A Sessions Court in Delhi has granted three weeks of interim bail on medical grounds to two persons who were arrested by Seelampur police for alleged violence during anti-CAA protests.Judge Brijesh Kumar Garg of the Karkardooma Additional Sessions Court granted three weeks of interim bail to both the accused from Seelampur Police Station to enable them to receive necessary medical treatment....

J&K HC Withdraws Its Job Advertisement Which Also Invited Applications From 'Outsiders' [Read Notification]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has withdrawn an advertisement issued by it which invited applications from all over the country to fill vacancies in the district courts of the newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh."It is hereby notified for information of all concerned that the advertisement Notice No. 09/2019 dated 26.12.2019, whereby applications were invited...

Guj HC Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Coram Of Gujarat Real Estate Appellate Tribunal

Tribunal has only one judicial member, no tech or admin member.

Important Orders Of National Green Tribunal 2019

NGT Says Major Railway Stations Having Potential Of Causing Pollution Are Not Beyond Environmental Laws Of Land. While hearing a petition filed by one Saloni Singh, highlighting the pollution caused at railway stations was informed by Railways that stations are not required to obtain consent under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (The Water Act), the Air (Prevention...

'Repeal CAA': Kerala Legislature Passes Resolution [Read Resolution]

The Kerala Legislature has passed a resolution requesting the Central Government to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. The Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan moved the resolution in which he said that the CAA is against the principles of Secularism and Equality doctrine, which are parts of basic structure of the Constitution of India. He said that the basic idea of constitution is...

District Courts In Karnataka To Work Extra Hours From New Year [Read Notification]

District and Taluka courts in Karnataka will be working extra hours from January 1, 2020. As per the notification issued on Monday, December 30, by the Registrar General states that "In view of the full court resolution, dated December 18, 2019, read with Government Corrigendum, dated December 12. It is hereby notified as below. The first session of courts will begin from 11 am to 2...

"I Am Afraid To Go To School Due To Potholes In Roads Near School"-Kerala H.C Takes Cognizance Of Student's Letter [Read Order]

Acting upon a letter written by a student, the High Court of Kerala acting though Justice Devan Ramachandran has directed the Corporation of Cochin to take emergent steps to rectify the defects of potholes which had developed on a road adjacent to a school.The High court had earlier issued an order to the Government and Local Self Government Institutions to make all roads in the...

'CAA Counters The Very Concept Of India', Senior Advocate Indira Jaising

Senior Advocate Indira Jaising said that the Citizenship Amendment Act was the "official legislative heralding of Hindu Rashtra" and countered the very concept of India.She was speaking on the topic "Impact of CAA and NRC on Indian secularism" in 13th National Conference of All India Lawyers Union (AILU) held at Kochi on December 28.She began her talk saying "All lawyers should take an oath...

'Do You Want To Make This Country An Open Jail' : Justice (Retd) Chandru Speaks Against CAA-NRC

Former judge of Madras High Court, Justice K. Chandru, expressed criticism against the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposal to prepare nationwide National Register of Citizens.He said, "they (government) want to divide this country on the basis of religion. Do you (the government) want to make this country into an open jail?".He added that lawyers should educate people...