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Have a quick look at what the High Courts across the country adjudicated on through this week.
unjust enrichment
If burden of excess octroi duty is passed onto consumers, then granting its refund will amount to ‘unjust enrichment’; Bombay HC dismisses Colgate’s plea
It is reasonable to infer that petitioner has already passed on the burden of octroi duties to its consumers as it has neither pleaded nor established that it has not passed on the burden of the alleged excess octroi collected by the Bombay Municipal Corporation to its consumers.
[Trade mark Infringement] Madras HC restrains sale of Sunfeast Mom’s Magic butter cookies in blue wrapper, being deceptively similar to Britannia Good day
There will be confusion in the market, especially, in the nature of the product being Cookies, sold in the shelves of supermarkets, any ordinary customer looking at the shelf is bound to be deceived. Therefore, the product of ITC Ltd. is deceptively similar to that of Britannia.
CESTAT | Principle of unjust enrichment wrongly invoked by the Commissioner in case of provisional assessment; Court allows appeal
Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the order of