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High Court Acquits Petitioner in Major Cheque Bounce Case Under Section 138 of NI Act After Settlement - Punjab and Haryana High Court
Background of the Case In a significant ruling by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, two criminal revision petitions (CRR-2623-2023 and CRR-2625-2023) were disposed of concerning a Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) case. The petitioners, M/S Pee Ess Galaxy (through its sole…
Removal of Marks Bearing Chandigarh Realty Firm’s ‘Elante’ Trademark Ordered: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently delivered a significant judgment concerning trademark rights under the Trade Marks Act, 1999. The case arose when CSJ Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., a Chandigarh-based company, filed rectification petitions against Elante Residencies Limited (ERL) to remove three trademarks: “Elante…
Revenue Authorities Must Step Aside Once Civil Court Assumes Jurisdiction; No Parallel Proceedings Permitted: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that revenue authorities cannot continue with proceedings when a civil court is already examining the same dispute. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal gave this ruling while dismissing the writ petition filed by Farooq Ahmad Sheikh and others in a Kupwara land-pathway…
Coordinated Policy Needed to Prevent Delays in Transporting DNA Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police, forensic laboratories and the Delhi Government to evolve a coordinated policy to stop delays in transporting DNA samples in cases of sexual assault. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma emphasised that strict and uniform compliance with the guidelines of the Union Ministry…
Secured Creditors’ Dues Must Take Priority Over Government Revenues: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Delhi Court at Karkardooma, presided over by Addl. Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai, heard an interim bail application filed by accused Umar Khalid in the case State Vs. Tahir Hussain & Others (Umar Khalid). The application was registered as I.A. No. 264/2025 in SC No. 163-2020 arising out of FIR No. 59/2020, Police…
Registration of Mark Found Similar to Dabur’s Pudin Hara Stayed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has stayed the trademark registration of “Wellford Pudin Hara,” observing that the mark appears to have been adopted dishonestly and is likely to mislead consumers familiar with Dabur’s well-established digestive product Pudin Hara. The Court held that the impugned mark completely overlaps and…
Wife Sending Nude Photos to Another Man Considered Unacceptable in Indian Society; Divorce on Ground of Adultery Upheld: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Indore Bench, has delivered a detailed judgment in two connected criminal revisions involving Smt. Priyanjali and Aanand, concerning a maintenance order passed under Section 125 Cr.P.C. The Court upheld the Family Court’s decision granting the wife Rs.20,000 per month and dismissed…
Relief Denied to Husband Accused of Filing ‘Forged’ Bank Statements in Maintenance Case; Court Terms Act an ‘Insult to the Majesty of Law’: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to quash criminal proceedings against a man accused of submitting a forged bank statement to understate his income during maintenance litigation. The Court described the act of filing a fabricated document as a direct assault on the integrity of the judicial…
Multiple Contempt Petitions Closed After Petitioners Seek Withdrawal; Six-Week Deadline to Cure Defects Ordered: Supreme Court
A rather unusual scene unfolded inside the Supreme Court chamber on Monday afternoon, where dozens of contempt-related diary matters filed by Rameshwar and other petitioners against the State of Haryana were called together. Justice Manmohan, hearing the matters in-chamber, managed a mix of withdrawals and procedural…
Two Madhya Pradesh Men Acquitted After Court Finds Major Witness Contradictions and Evidence Gaps in 2015 Assault and SC/ST Atrocity Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of two young men from Madhya Pradesh after finding that the prosecution’s version of events did not meet the standard of credibility required for sustaining guilt. The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih delivered a detailed judgment,…
