The Jurisdiction over infringement suits in which the defendant seeks revocation of registration of design vests in High Court under S. 22(4) of the Designs Act, 2000, even when the High Court does not exercise original side jurisdiction. Operation of S. 22(4) of the 2000 Act is not affected by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.
The Court observed that, even though the circumstances may suggest that the theft and the murder may have been committed simultaneously, it is risky to assume that the person in possession of the stolen item was also responsible for the murder when there is just recovered stolen property as evidence against the accused. Additionally, it... Read more » Read more »
The Hon’ble Supreme Court while dealing with a Public Interest Litigation has held that Chargesheets cannot be published on police or government websites for public viewing on par with FIRs as it may violate the rights of the accused, victim and investigation agencies. Additionally, it was held that the chargesheet / documents along with the... Read more » Read more »
The Supreme Court’s judgment in Sankar Padam Thapa v. Vijaykumar Dineshchandra Agarwal (2025 INSC 1210) has conclusively addressed a long-standing ambiguity at the intersection of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. The Court was called upon to decide whether a complaint under... Read more »
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