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[Gas Migration Dispute] Reliance had limited role to ‘explore’ and ‘extract’ natural gas as a licensee only; Delhi High Court upholds arbitral award in favour of Reliance Industries

Delhi High Court observed that in the present case, the natural resource viz. natural gas was neither ‘bought’ nor ‘sold’ as between Reliance and the Ministry; thus, the public trust doctrine was not contravened.

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Sensitive heart & alert mind necessary in sexual abuse cases; Delhi High Court deprecates Trial Court’s public disclosure of child rape victim’s sensitive counselling session details

Delhi High Court observed that the child who was being examined in the case at hand was in the category of a child witness who is vulnerable and a victim of sexual assault by her own father, and it was not a new phenomenon in criminal jurisprudence.

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Mirinda v मिरिंडा: Delhi High Court grants injunction in favour of PepsiCo Mirinda for transliteration of its mark in Hindi

Transliteration is the conversion of a text from one script or alphabet to another, as opposed to translation from one language to another. Shorter Oxford Dictionary 5th Edition defines ‘transliteration' as a noun to mean rendering of letters or characters of one alphabet in those of another.

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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah is the sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India. He was elevated to the Supreme Court in February 2023. He has formerly served as a Judge in Patna High Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court.

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Delhi High Court| Mandatory Reporting under POCSO Act shall override the restrictions imposed under S. 198(1) & (3) CrPC

Delhi High Court observed that there is no distinct category within child victims of rape as those who are married and those who are not.

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Bombay High Court temporarily restrains Meta Platforms from circulating video infringing Patanjali product ‘Mahakosh Future Fit’ edible oil

The Plaintiff is aggrieved by a video circulating on Facebook pages containing disparaging remarks against the product of the Plaintiff i.e., edible oil bearing the registered trademark “MAHAKOSH”.

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Latest Supreme Court and High Courts Judgments on Right to Information Act, 2005

“The Right to Information is not meant for gratifying idle curiosity or mere inquisitiveness but is essential for the effective functioning of democracy, transparency and accountability as sine qua non in a genuine democracy” – Former Attorney General Soli J. Sorabjee

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[POCSO] Absence of wisdom tooth does not conclusively prove age below 18 years; Bombay High Court acquits accused

Eruption of wisdom tooth may at the most suggest that the age of the person is 17 years or above, but non-eruption or absence of wisdom tooth does not conclusively prove that the person is below 18 years of age.

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Delhi High Court sets aside the cost imposed on CBI and expunges remarks made against the authority in a judicial order

The duty of the Court has been tried to be delegated to the prosecuting agency in the present case.

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[Tenure Employment] Actions of the Union speak volumes about illegality of the NFDC Chief termination order; Delhi High Court quashes the order

Delhi High Court observed that if a termination order is founded on allegations, the order is stigmatic and punitive, and the services of an employee cannot be dispensed with without affording him an opportunity of defending the accusations/allegations made against him in a full-fledged inquiry

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Interim relief would cause ‘irreparable harm and prejudice’; Bombay High Court refuses interim relief to Chanda Kochhar, former MD & CEO of ICICI Bank seeking retirement benefits

Bombay High Court observed that it is not appropriate for a Court to hold a mini trial at the stage of grant of temporary injunction.

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Bombay High Court upholds Municipal Commissioner’s rejection of serving Hookah/Herbal Hookah at a restaurant with an eating house license

Bombay High Court observed that the canvass of Section 394 of the MMC Act, is quite broad to take within its ambit articles, trade, and operations, which are dangerous to life, and health or which are likely to create a nuisance, as quite extensively described in the provision.

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Delhi High Court warns PMLA Adjudicating Authority to avoid using template paragraphs and disconcerted language in the impugned order

Delhi High Court observed that repeated use of templated paragraphs, as though the principles of Natural Justice are mere rhetoric, is not permissible.

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Delhi High Court refuses to grant relief in a contract being determinable in nature and hence, not enforceable

Delhi High Court observed that that the Sole Arbitrator was well within its jurisdiction to declare the Agreement dated 23-03-2001 as determinable agreement in view of the statement of claim of the respondent and Terms of the said Agreement.

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Section 15 of HMA does not make any distinction between a contested decree and an ex parte decree; Delhi High Court upholds second marriage of husband

Delhi High Court observed that an ex parte decree of divorce also it shall be lawful for either party to the marriage to marry again if no appeal is filed against such decree within the period of limitation.

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Delhi High Court issues directions and recommendations to MEITY and Delhi Police to deal cases regarding Non-consensual intimate images dissemination

There is an abysmal absence of a collaborative effort that should ideally be undertaken by the intermediaries and the State.

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[Online Fantasy Sports] Delhi High Court refuses injunction sought against Mobile Premier League and its app ‘Striker’

The Court opined that the NFT Player Cards are in fact ‘in-game’ assets to be used for enhancing the experience of playing the game.

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Delhi High Court grants interim injunction in favour of Red Chillies Entertainment for taking down upcoming film ‘Jawan’ leaked clips

In the instant case clips and stills from the film ‘Jawan’ were already available on the internet over various platforms, though no license to broadcast or transmit any part of the film has, to date, been granted by the plaintiff to any entity.

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Bombay High Court| Causing threat to stray dogs by using sticks would amount to Cruelty to Animals

Society residents obligated to provide drinking water to stray dogs due to onset of summer heat.

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Delhi High Court directs CCI to take up applications filed by Start-up companies challenging Google’s New Billing Policy

Section 15 of the Competition Act is an enabling provision engrafted by the Legislature to overcome any inability which may accrue to statutory authorities like the CCI while acting in furtherance of the aims and objects of the Act.