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“Sexual harassment causes considerable harm to women. Harassment undermines women’s workplace authority, reduces them to sexual objects and reinforces sexual stereotypes and inappropriate gender behaviour. It can have deleterious consequences for the mental and physical health of women”.
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The Court stated that the impugned order under review misunderstood the nature of cut-off marks as immutable rather than subject to change based on eligibility criteria.
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The case relates to the murder of Madan Tamang, the then-president of the All-India Gorkha League (AIGL) in broad daylight at Darjeeling Mall on 21-05-2010.
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“No reasonable person would believe the prosecutrix’s allegations given the circumstances and inconsistencies in her statements.”
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Several members of Aam Aadmi Party including members of various other opposition parties made an audio and video recording of Court proceedings which had been circulated on various social media platforms.
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Madras High Court said that the reason given in the impugned refusal check slip reveals the patriarchal mind set of the registering authority, giving an underlying assumption that an unmarried woman above the age of 18 years cannot give her biological child in adoption.
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The Court stated that mere addition of prefix and/or suffix to the impugned mark is inconsequential, thus, it rejected Dubond Products India’s contention that the use of the word “HYDROBUILD” before “LW” in the impugned marks is sufficient to distinguish from the marks of Pidilite Industries.
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The Court noted Arbitration agreement specifying an even number of arbitrators cannot be a ground to render the arbitration agreement invalid. Appointed a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) petition.
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The Court stated that the Monuments Act, 1960 makes a distinction between a “protected area” and a “protected monument”, and as per the Notification dated 27-01-1999, the “protected monument” is the Vishalgad Fort and not the entire area.
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Allahabad High Court set aside the impugned order and remanded the matter to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to decide the Claim Petition afresh.
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The Court held that no previous sanction as contemplated under S. 197 CrPC would be necessary for investigating and filing final report for offences under S. 509 IPC and S. 3 of the SC/ST Atrocities Act, except for the offences punishable under S. 506 IPC.
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The NCLT ordered the respondents to maintain the status quo regarding existing shareholders and their shareholding.
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The Court stated that due to the non-obstante clause in Chapter X-A i.e., the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (‘GAAR’), its provisions get an overriding effect over and above the other existing provisions of law.
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The Delhi High Court said that the dynamic nature of the digital landscape necessitates that court orders are not static but evolve in tandem with technological advancements and challenges posed by the virtual domain.
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Delhi High Court made it clear that no further extension of time shall be granted with respect to the masjid and madarsa since the property is required for public purposes.
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The Court noted that cognizance of the offence was not taken by the Trial Court as stipulated by Section 2(d) of the MCOCA, therefore, the accused persons could not be prosecuted on the charges of S. 3 MCOCA.
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It is imperative that a meeting be convened amongst all the stakeholders, i.e., Dean Student’s Welfare, Delhi University, Dean Faculty of Law and others to assess the facilities provided to the students with regard to the water coolers/provision for purified drinking water as well as the other infrastructural facilities including the availability of Wi-Fi services.
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The Court stated that the petitioner was an adult and was entitled to her sovereign decisions for reproductive autonomy, and the views of her parents or of her partner were not relevant.
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In the present case, the notice has not been sent to the complete address which results in incomplete service of notice.
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The Court directed the Labour Commissioner to ensure that the provisions of all Labour Welfare Legislations are also being complied with in respect of Brick Kiln workers.
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