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Mainstream News Channels Ran Programs With Anti-Muslim Prejudice While Reporting CAA Protests: Citizen's Committee Report
A Citizen's Committee report on the North East Delhi Violence 2020 gave its findings on media's role in fueling polarisation between communities and anti-Muslim hate before and after the violence. The Committee conducted an empirical analysis of the messaging of sections of the television media around the CAA and the protests. It focused on episodes aired in December 2019-February 2020...
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 3 To October 9, 2022
NOMINAL INDEX Rajendra Kumar And 2 Others v. State Of U.P. Thru Prin Secy Home And Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 455 Shahzad v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 456 Jitendra @ Jitendra Kumar Singh v. State of U.P 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 457 Ajay Agarwal v. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 458 Anugrah Narayan Singh v. Harsh Vardhan Bajpayee...
"Motherhood Is Innate; Forcing Wife To Terminate Pregnancy Against Her Will Amounts To Cruelty": Punjab And Haryana High Court
Stressing that motherhood is innate, natural, and fulfilling to every woman, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that forcing a wife to terminate her pregnancy against her will constitutes cruelty.With this observation, the Bench of Justice Ritu Bahri and Justice Nidhi Gupta decreed the petition for divorce filed by a wife under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act and thus,...
IBC Cases Weekly Round-Up: 3 October To 9 October, 2022
SUPREME COURT Discretion Of NCLT Under Section 7(5)IBC - Observations In 'Vidarbha Industries' Made In Context Of Case: Supreme Court Refuses Review Case Title : Axis Bank Ltd versus Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd Case No.: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 817, RP (Civil) 1043/2022 The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari held that there is no...
Mandatory To Show Wife Was Living In Adultery Shortly Before Or After Moving Maintenance Plea To Disentitle Her To Relief: PH High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that unless it is found that at the relevant point of time, the wife was actually living in adultery, she is not disentitled to claim maintenance. The Court further opined that the material on record must indicate that the wife was living in adultery shortly before or after the petition of maintenance has been instituted.Significantly, the bench...
Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 2 October To 8 October, 2022
Delhi High Court Rate Reduction Benefit By Reduction In Prices: Delhi High Court Directs Loreal To Deposit Principal Profiteered Amount Case Title: Loreal India Private Limited Versus Union Of India The Delhi High Court has directed Loreal to deposit the principal profiteered amount after deducting the GST imposed on the net profiteered amount in six equal instalments. The...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 3 To October 9, 2022
Citations 2022 [LiveLaw (Kar) 386 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 392]Nominal Index: V. SRINIVAS v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 386 ASSOCIATE LUMBERS PRIVATE LIMITED v. STATE BY CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 387 GHODAWAT PACKERS LLP v. UNION OF INDIA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 388 K S MAHADEVAN v. CYPRIAN MENEZES. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 389 THE...
Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 3 to October 9, 2022
A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 419 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 424 NOMINAL INDEX P Senthil v. State, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 419 Kaladi v. District Collector and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 420 K Seeni Thevar v. The Joint Commissioner and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 421 M/s. Macro...
[Senior Citizens Act] What Are The Factors Appellate Authority Needs To Consider While Dealing With Application Seeking Stay On Eviction Order? Delhi High Court Answers
The Delhi High Court has set out the various factors that are necessary to be taken into consideration by the appellate authority under the Senior Citizens Act, 2007 while dealing with an application seeking stay in a pending appeal against an eviction order.Justice Yashwant Varma observed that in such cases, the appellate authority would have to consider the nature of evidence that was...
Not Open For Court To Suo Motu Question Validity Of Trademark Registration If Not Disputed By Defendant: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that it is not open for a court to suo motu question the validity of the registration of a trademark if the same is not disputed or brought in question by the defendant in a suit. Observing that Section 9 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 does not embody any statutory interdictions at the post registration stage, a division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice...
Madurai Bench Of Madras High Court Disposes Of 2000 Cases In 20 Days
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently disposed of over 2000 cases in just 20 working days. This speedy adjudication in the cases was done by the division bench of Justice R Mahadevan and Justice J Sathya Narayana Prasad of the Madurai Bench. The bench disposed of 2085 cases since its sitting on September 5. Of these, 938 were main cases including 776 writ petitions, 147...
ApplesTree vs ApplePlant: How Delhi High Court Interpreted Synonymy In A Trademark Infringement Suit
Interpreting synonymy in a matter related to two similar trademarks - APPLESTREE and APPLEPLANT, which belong to different manufacturers, the Delhi High Court in a recent order said the words 'plant' and 'tree' are a classic example of synonymy where reading one would bring in mind the other and lead to confusion in the mind of purchasers.Justice Jyoti Singh noted that the study of...