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President Appoints Justice T Raja As Acting Chief Justice Of Madras High Court
The President has appointed Justice T Raja, senior-most Judge of the Madras High Court as Acting Chief Justice with effect from September 22, 2022 consequent to the superannuation of Justice M Duraiswamy, who is the current Acting Chief Justice of Madras High CourtThe notification reads as under:In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President...
Show Seriousness In Removal Of Invasive Plant Species Else Forests Will Be Gone: Madras High Court Tells State
The Madras High Court on Friday observed that the state government should show seriousness in removing invasive plant species from forests. The special bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy were hearing a batch of cases regarding protection of the western ghats area. The state had informed the court that the files regarding removal of invasive species were...
Payment Of TDS Towards Interest Payable Does Not Amount To Acknowledgment Of Debt: NCLAT Directs IBBI To Investigate Into Conduct Of RP
A 3-judge Bench of the NCLAT, Principal Bench comprising of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, Judicial Member, Mr. Kanthi Narahari and Dr. Alok Srivastava, Technical Members in the case of P.M. Cold Store Pvt. Ltd. v. Goouksheer Farm Fresh Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. held that payment of TDS towards interest payable does not amount to acknowledgement in writing of the liability of the Corporate...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up: September 12 To September 18, 2022
Nominal Index: DR. (SMT.) ANITHA PATIL And STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 357SAYYED SOHEL TORVI v. NATIONAL INVESTIGATING AGENCY. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 358AMRUTHESH N.P v. THE CHIEF SECRETARY. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 359VIJAYKUMAR v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 360SANDEEP REDDY v State of Karnataka. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 361KRISHNAPPA v ASHWATHAMMA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar)...
'Beer Bottles And Cans Are Not Bought With Minute Scrutiny': Delhi High Court On Trademark Dispute Between Breweries
The Delhi High Court has passed an ad interim injunction against Tensberg Breweries Industries Private Limited and other companies, for using a mark similar to multinational brewer Carlsberg's trademark. The court also said the shape of the bottle and can adopted by defendants appears to be deceptively similar to that of Carlsberg. "Beer Bottles and Cans are not bought with minute scrutiny but...
RP And COC Can Request Resolution Plan For A Second Time; IBBI Notification
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India ("IBBI") has amended the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 ("CIRP Regulations") for a fourth time and has notified the amendment on 16.09.2022. The amended CIRP Regulations have been introduced by the IBBI in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (t) of sub-section (1) of Section 196 read...
Kerala High Court Dismisses Pleas Against Unilateral Change In Distributorship Of LPG Cylinders By Oil Marketing Corporations
The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that the transfer of consumers from one LPG distributor to another by Oil Marketing Corporations was in pursuance of the policy adopted in this regard, and the consumers had no right to challenge the same and contend that they are entitled to continue with the existing distributors.The Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice...
Trademark Infringement: Delhi HC Orders Suspension Of 'Fradulent' Website Offering 'Work From Home' Jobs
Passing an ad interim injunction in favour of Indiamart - a famous online business to business internet marketplace, the Delhi High Court has restrained a person, who was allegedly duping public by misrepresenting himself as the company's representative and offering job opportunities, from using the mark 'Indiamart' or any other name identical to it.Justice Pratibha M Singh also...
Bombay High Court Weekly Round Up : September 12 To September 18, 2022
Nominal Index Sayaji Dashrath Kawade v. The State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 324 Priya Kedar Gokhale and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 325 Uttamrao Rambhaji Shelke v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 326 Sunita and Ors v. Sandipan Dyanoba Tathapare and Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 327 Vikas Ramji Yadav Through Ramji Yadav...
Order XLI Rule 3-A CPC | Failure To File Appeal With Application For Condonation Of Delay Curable Defect, Can Be Filed Subsequently: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while answering a question as to what are the consequences if an appeal is not accompanied by an application as mentioned in Subrule (1) of Rule 3A in Order 41 of CPC observed, "The Deficiency of not accompanying application for condonation of delay is curable defect and if required such an application can be filed subsequently and the...
Sanskriti School Admissions: Delhi HC Says Delhi Judicial Service Cannot Be Included In Civil Services Category For Reservation Benefit
Dismissing the petition filed by the daughter of a lower court judge for admission under government quota in the Sanskriti School, the Delhi High Court has said Delhi Judicial Service officers cannot be included in the category of Central Officers (Group A) category for the purposes of the reservation scheme in the educational institution.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh passed the verdict on...
CJI Lalit Inaugurates Paperless Courts Across 'All 30 Districts' Of Odisha; Lauds E-Initiatives Of Orissa High Court
CJI Uday Umesh Lalit, Justices Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, Judges, Supreme Court of India inaugurated 34 Paperless Courts across 'all the 30 districts' of Odisha. In the event hosted at the Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack, the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Justice S. Talapatra, Chairperson of Artificial Intelligence and...