Arunima, Author at SCC Times

Delhi High Court rejects OSWAL’s trademark appeal for ‘ONE FOR ALL’ mark as descriptive and non-distinctive

“Mere reliance on sales figures, promotional expenditure, or broad assertions of popularity, without cogent documentary substantiation connecting such use exclusively to the mark “ONE FOR ALL”, is insufficient.”

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Delhi High Court imposes 50k costs on advocate for filing PIL using own credentials without petitioner’s signature

The Court observed that filing complaints against unauthorized construction by advocates themselves, coupled with writ petitions submitted without the signatures of the purported litigants, amounts to a clear abuse and misuse of the judicial process.

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[Section 509 IPC] Delhi High Court reinforces validity of amicable settlements in ‘In-Flight Staring’ FIR case

On 28-05-2024, the complainant while flying from Indore to Delhi alleged that co-passenger stared at her persistently, causing discomfort.

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Calcutta High Court rebukes Kolkata Municipal Corporation for inadequate inspection in La Martiniere Boys’ School building collapse; Directs fresh inspection

The Court observed that the report submitted by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation lacked crucial particulars and failed to meet the substance and spirit of the earlier inspection order.

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False 498-A complaint and acquittal amount to ‘mental Cruelty’: Andhra Pradesh High Court affirms divorce after 29 years of separation

“The ill conduct must be persistent for a lengthy period, where the relationship has deteriorated to an extent that because of the acts and behaviour of a spouse, the wronged party finds it extremely difficult to live with the other party any longer.”

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Calcutta High Court Grants Bail and Police Protection in FIR Against Law Student Over Alleged Blasphemous Post

Calcutta High Court observed that the impugned order appears to have been issued in oversight of the directions issued in the case of Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273.

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Delhi High Court releases Draft Arbitration Rules, 2023 for public feedback

Delhi High Court has unveiled the Draft Arbitration Rules, 2023, inviting public feedback until 05-07-2025. The draft aims at streamlining arbitration procedures and enhancing institutional efficiency, laying down comprehensive filing norms, encouraging institutional arbitration, and more.

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Calcutta High Court grants interim bail to law student Sharmistha Panoli in offensive video case

Sharmistha Panoli, a law student, was booked for allegedly making blasphemous remarks against Prophet Mohammad on social media.

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Delhi High Court | EMIs, personal loans, or insurance premiums cannot justify evasion of maintenance under Section 24 Hindu Marriage Act

The inability to engage in full-time or gainful employment by wife cannot be viewed as a voluntary choice but must be seen considering the practical limitations imposed by her dual responsibilities.

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Delhi High Court sets aside RBI’s NBFC registration cancellation of Shabros Finvest; Directs reconsideration

The central dispute involved RBI’s cancellation of Shabros Finvest Pvt. Ltd.’s NBFC registration for allegedly failing to meet the prescribed Net Owned Fund (NOF) requirement.

Tribunal and Commission Roundup May 2025

Legal RoundUp Tribunals/Regulatory Bodies/Commissions Monthly Roundup

Tribunals and Commissions Roundup May 2025 | Google’s ₹20.24 Cr Android TV Settlement, GBS Outbreak in Pune, Arshad Warsi SEBI Ban, Amazon Fined Over ₹100 Rakhi; and more

From a ₹20.24 Cr Google settlement in an Android TV antitrust case to NCLT’s rejection of Vedanta’s demerger, the May 2025 roundup covers key regulatory and tribunal decisions. Highlights include NCLAT’s take on electricity dues during CIRP, SEBI’s 5-year ban on actor Arshad Warsi, environmental rulings by NGT, and Amazon penalized for a ₹100 Rakhi delivery failure.

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Delhi High Court issues directives on hospital lapses mandating timely MTP in rape victim cases

This case serves as an important reminder that a victim of sexual assault carrying the burden of an unwanted pregnancy may need more sensitivity to deal with as in many cases, such victims are under deep distress unable to process their situation and life. Further, each day’s delay in such cases in conducting MTP puts the victim under enhanced potential danger to her life

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Delhi High Court refuses to stay CBI proceedings against Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Land-for-Job corruption case

The present FIR was lodged in the year 2022, almost after a delay of 14 years, whereas CBI has already conducted the investigation from 2009 to 2014 for the same offences by registering PE & RC during this period.

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SEBI restrains former IndusInd MD & CEO Sumant Kathpalia and top executives for alleged Insider Trading in Bank’s shares

SEBI observed that the trades were not routine or incidental but strategically timed to avoid substantial losses which would have occurred had the information been public at the time of trading.

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SEBI bans actor Arshad Warsi and others in a textbook case of ‘pump and dump’ scam orchestrated through false narratives on digital media

SEBI emphasized that the integrity of the securities market is sacrosanct and any attempt to mislead investors, however novel or tech-enabled, would be dealt with strictly under the law.

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Delhi High Court directs Centre and Delhi Govt to frame SOP for digital transparency in Labour Law Forums

PIL raised concerns about regular uploading, updating of the proceedings, information relating to video conferencing links, uploading of daily orders, cause lists, and information relating to the Presiding Officers of various forums under various labour laws who are on leave, on their respective official website or on the website of the government.

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[Online Trolling] Andhra Pradesh High Court directs State to identify and block swear, militant words on social media

“In the present day, vulgar, hate filled and abusive posts in social media have become the new age norm. The “trolls” as they are called, attract lightning responses all over and this is all the when the point of reference is a celebrity or a political leader of stature and the following.”

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Calcutta High Court slams Trial Judge for ‘wishful fiction’ in divorce case; husband wins divorce appeal on grounds of cruelty

Some of the words used by the Trial Judge are entirely ‘de hors’ the pleadings of both the parties and creates a ‘Deja vu’ in the mind of the court, since the Court have come across the same phrases in other matrimonial judgments as well, authored by the same Judge.

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Delhi High Court grants ‘John Doe’ injunction to Ankur Warikoo against AI & Deepfake misuse of identity and brand ‘Warikoo’

In the deep fakes, Ankur Warikoo has been falsely shown to recommend his audience to join WhatsApp groups for stock tips.

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Inter Railway Request Transfer approved before policy change cannot be denied; CAT directs Railways to restore pre policy approved transfer

The Railway Board’s 2015 policy required five years of service for inter-railway transfers but applied only to fresh cases of post-issuance. Despite meeting this condition, the applicant was not relieved. Later, a 2022 policy raised the service requirement to ten years, leading SECR to cancel all pending transfers below that threshold, including the applicant’s.