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Possession of a third firearm by a member of a rifle association or rifle club is illegal; Delhi High Court refuses relief to a senior advocate having three firearms

Legislature has deliberately used the words “acquire”, “possess” and “use” in the same Section 3(3) of the Arms Act having different connotations, to be construed in a manner to give effect to each word to further the purpose of the legislation i.e., to reduce the number of firearms that could be possessed by an individual.

Case Briefs High Courts

Accused cannot rid themselves of liability by saying that they secured arms licenses through Arms dealer: Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court said that the proceedings involve the widespread issue of fake arms licenses, and it is natural that insiders in the Collectorate Office would also be involved in a matter of this magnitude.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court directs Pocket FM to take down audio book titled “Mossad: The Greatest Mission of the Israeli Secret Service” in a copyright infringement suit

Mebigo Labs Private Limited filed a suit seeking permanent injunction restraining Pocket FM Private Limited from committing acts of copyright infringement and unfair competition regarding the Hindi translation of the audio book titled “Mossad: The Greatest Mission of the Israeli Secret Service”.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court denies Nokia’s plea of directing Oppo to pay royalty to Nokia under Order 39 Rule 10 CPC in Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) case

Delhi High Court: In a case where application was filed by Nokia under Order 39 Rule 10 of CPC, the

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court awards 2 lakhs damages and over 13 lakhs legal fees in favour of Starbucks in trademark infringement case

Delhi High Court: In a suit for permanent injunction restraining the defendants from infringing and/or passing off the Starbuck’s registered

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Government approves amendments in FM Radio Phase-III Policy guidelines

The Government has approved the amendments of certain provisions contained in the Policy Guidelines on Expansion of FM Radio Broadcasting Services through

Case Briefs High Courts

Smriti Irani and her daughters are not the owners of Goa Restaurant; Delhi High Court grants ad interim injunction against Pawan Khera and others

Delhi High Court: Mini Pushkarna, J. granted ad interim injunction against Pawan Khera and others (‘defendants’) who allegedly organized a Press Conference

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Single jurisdiction single membership rule applied to Customs Brokers vide Customs Brokers Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2022

On 24th June, 2022, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified Customs Brokers Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2022. The amendment revises

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Applicant worthy of obtaining Arms license for self protection under S. 14 of Arms Act, 1959; No reason of refusal, appeal allowed

Gujarat High Court: A.S. Supehia, J. allowed a petition which was filed by the petitioner challenging the orders passed by the District

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether on coming into force of GST Act a Municipal Corporation can levy advertisement tax/fee? Kar HC analyses

Karnataka High Court: Suraj Govindaraj, J. dismissed the petition as being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Where post import, factum of sale isn’t disputed, no exemption from market fee can be claimed under Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing Act of 1966: SC

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of R. Subhash Reddy* and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ., held that where the trader do not dispute

Case Briefs High Courts

To operate in State of Maharashtra, Uber and other unlicensed aggregators to apply for license before 16th March 2022: Bom HC

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Dipankar Datta, CJ and Vinay Joshi, J., directed UBER and other transport aggregators who have

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Recourse to revocation should be taken in extreme circumstances only and not in respect of violations for which there are other provisions to deal with them; Tribunal partly allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Division Coram of Sulekha Beevi C.S. (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Packaged drinking water units not to continue without proper clearance and permits; no low-quality ice bars to be distributed: Detailed report on Unauthorised Packaged Drinking Water units operating in State

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of S. Manikumar, CJ and Shaji P. Chaly, J., issued directions to State to ensure that

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Licence and its revocation

by Achal Gupta†

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | ISKCON, Infringement of well-known mark: Read why Justice G.S. Patel deferred grant of discretionary relief in view of past history which may materially affect the action

Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., while addressing the present application expressed that: “The very least a Court of equity expects when

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | “Non-renewal cannot result in permanent disbarment”; Recognised Adoption Agency in Canada gets opportunity to apply afresh

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., held that a Canadian Adoption Agency which was recognised for a very long period of

Legislation Updates Notifications

Handicraft and GI Toys exempted from Quality Control Order

Taking steps towards the Prime Minister’s vision of making India a global manufacturing hub for sale & exports of toys, Department for

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | Executive instruction cannot supersede or override statutory provision; Impugned order being an executive instruction has to yield to R. 51 of Odisha Excise Rules

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ and K.R. Mohapatra, J. set aside the impugned order being ultra vires

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FSSAI bars entities from registering websites with ‘FSSAI’ in the domain name or to use its name and logo

It has been brought to the notice of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) that a number of websites