AKASA AIR trademark infringement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The balance of convenience lies in favour of the Plaintiff, and if the Defendants are not restrained, the Plaintiff would suffer irreparable injury which cannot be adequately compensated in terms of money.”

father who impregnated minor daughter
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The social circumstances and the economic status of the family may have compelled the Prosecutrix and her mother to give contradictory statements or to turn hostile. However, in such cases the Court cannot completely ignore the scientific evidence which has come on record.”

TIGER BRAND trade mark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The mark ‘TIGER’ is publici juris and common to trade and is not uniquely identifiable with a particular goods or services of the Plaintiff.”

Bar Association not State
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Bar Association is a body of private individual lawyers and in normal discharge of its functions, it does not perform any function which can be said to be a public function”

relief against IRCTC's termination of catering contract
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There are multiple complaints of over-charging, service quality, hygiene, food quality, etc. against the appellant, which presents a troubling state of affairs as regards the on-board catering services being offered by the appellant on the subject train.”

Somnath Bharti
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If the ROPA itself mandates that non-joinder of a necessary party leads to dismissal of an election petition, the Court cannot use CPC provisions to cure that defect.”

parties include complainant and victim
Legislation UpdatesRules & Regulations

“This amendment shall come into force from the date of its publication in the gazette.”

Manish Sisodia
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“An election petition involves judicial interference with the electoral process and, consequently, with the mandate of the people. For this reason, the provisions of the Act must be construed strictly.”

Amit Malviya defamation case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Amit Malviya had filed a criminal defamation complaint before the Patiala House Court against Santanu Sinha, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (‘RSS’) member, regarding Facebook posts made by him.

Penetrative Sexual Assault under POCSO Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The accused in this case was a doctor to whom the child was sent for medicine. The accused was in a position of authority and trust, and it was such a position that had been misused by him… In such circumstances, no leniency is called for.”

Aaj Tak logo
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The plaintiffs submitted that they had been using their distinctive logo with the word AAJ TAK written in hindi in white color against a red background with a black outline since 1995 and it had acquired a secondary meaning.

PPL Pass Code Hospitality copyright dispute
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The ad hoc arrangement was directed purely as an interim arrangement so that Defendant 1 can continue to use the sound recordings of the plaintiff’s repertoire and, at the same time, the plaintiff is protected by way of deposit of ad hoc license fees, out of which certain amount was permitted to be withdrawn by the plaintiff”

Custody of One Child
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“At the stage of consideration of interim maintenance, this Court is neither expected nor required to embark upon a detailed inquiry or conduct a mini trial to resolve such disputes conclusively.”

Delhi High Court Saturday
Legislation UpdatesNotifications

The Delhi High Court issued the Notification on 15-01-2026.

IFS probationers
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Statutory amendments regulating probation and training apply prospectively to an ongoing probationary relationship, and the re-introduction of a prohibition on appearing in open competitive examinations during training does not amount to retrospective deprivation of rights.

Summoning Order based solely on S. 161 CrPC Statements
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court opined that the issue requires detailed deliberations and stayed the impugned order till next date of hearing.

Right to higher education
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The State has obligation to protect Student’s Right to Pursue Higher and Professional Education.

Civil Suit challenging Section 7 IBC
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In the considered opinion of the Court, it has now become necessary to come down heavily on luxury litigation and use costs as a means to filter out superfluous litigation.”

contempt case over illegal arrest
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“In view of the fact that unconditional apology has been tendered by the Contemnor, which seems to be heartfelt, we accept the same and direct the closure of the proceedings.”

Philips DVD patent case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The conjecture of number of replicated DVDs is without basis and entirely presumptuous. It is well settled that damages c =annot be fastened on a litigant on the basis of mere presumption.”