mandatory hearing of public officer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The language employed in Section 20(3) of the Lokpal Act is peremptory and admits of no discretion. The legislative intent is that the prima facie satisfaction necessary for directing an investigation under the Act must be reached only after considering the explanation of the concerned public servant.”

Anjana Om Kashyap
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Defendant 2 was operating a YouTube Channel that used photographs and videos of Anjana Om Kashyap in a manner portraying that the channel was hers. The channel also posted certain deepfake videos including fake news clippings of the plaintiff.

unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“At best, the letter consenting to appointment of sole arbitrator, was a conditional acceptance of the appointment of a sole arbitrator. The condition being that the sole arbitrator would adjudicate the disputes between the petitioner and both the respondents.”

unauthorised cricket streams
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cricfy and other defendants are mobile applications that allow users to illegally stream copyrighted content available on JioStar, for free or minimal subscription.

Customs delays show cause notice
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court considered how the timing of a Show Cause Notice by Customs Department impacts the owner’s liability.

Bukhara trade mark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The defendants were operating an 11-room hotel by the name of ‘Bukhara Inn’ and had refused to comply with the cease and desist notice sent by ITC Ltd.

Patanjali chyawanprash 'dhoka' advertisement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“While it is open to exaggerate the claims relating to the goods or services and embellish their virtues or benefits, it is not open to denigrate or disparage the goods of the others as a class in its entirety.”

bima sugam
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“As such, what the impugned order does, is effectively allow the respondent, even at interim stage when the suit is pending, to exploit the domain names which stands registered in favour of the appellant. The registration of the domain names in the appellant’s name has, therefore, been effectively effaced at an interim stage”

banning use of ORS label
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“This is particularly in light of the deleterious effect and adverse health in the event of consumption of water-based, fruit-based, non-carbonated and ready-to-drink beverages by those who are in medical need of an ORS (Oral Rehydration Salts) formulation.”

in-laws rights to residence
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“While the Domestic Violence Act confers a vital and protective right of residence upon an aggrieved woman, it cannot be construed to extinguish or indefinitely suspend the right of senior citizens to live without distress in their own home.”

record foreign witness testimony through VC
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The objective of the stringent Official Secrets Act provisions is achievable through calibrated safeguards, including conducting the examination from a secured State-controlled facility, ensuring an in-camera regime, restricting devices, and controlling the display and movement of documents. The law demands reasonable containment of risk.”

quashing FIR based on unexecuted settlement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

As per the settlement, the husband agreed to deposit a total sum of Rs. 30,00,000. However, the husband merely deposited cheques of certain amounts, which had not been released to the wife, due to husband’s failure to appear in Family Court, resulting in dismissal of divorce petition.

law student derogatory remarks on judicial officer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The allegations in the present case are not merely of a single isolated incident but reveal troublesome conduct of the accused spanning over several months, involving physical intimidation and digital harassment.”

Jamia Teachers Association's dissolution
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The unilateral formulation and approval of a revised Constitution for Jamia Teachers Association, without consultation or consent of its members, undermines the autonomy of the Association and violates the right to self-governance inherent in Article 19(1)(c) of the Constitution.”

dismissal of CRPF constable for furnishing duplicate marksheet
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Any service especially Defense and Security Services, require a kind of trust between the employer and employee and it is all the more essential where the security of life, limbs and property of the citizens of the country are concerned.”

Apathy towards aged-in laws
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Sustained neglect of marital obligations, coupled with acts designed to exacerbate discord, eroded the very foundation of the matrimonial bond.”

Madhu Kishwar
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Even if the allegations of the complainant are taken at the highest, considering the complainants conviction in a case arising out of same incident, the same can at best be considered as a self-defense or an altercation at the stage when the complainant has formed an unlawful assemble and caused injuries to the petitioner and another person when they were carrying out certain functions assigned to them.”

Order under Section 25(a) of A&C Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Such an order merely terminates the arbitral proceedings on account of the claimant’s default in filing the statement of claim and does not involve any adjudication or determination of the rights or obligations of the parties.”

sex determination undermines value of female life
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Beyond the immediate family, such acts corrode social conscience, and strike at the hope of a society to be free from discrimination. If such practices are allowed to continue, it would send a message that human life has little value.”

right to observe one's religious duties
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The purpose of custody parole is to allow a prisoner to attend to pressing humanitarian or personal obligations such as funerals, last rites, or significant family functions, under strict supervision of the authorities. It is a temporary measure, humane in character, that ensures a balance between the interests of justice and human dignity.”