Plaintiffs claim, lock, stock and barrel copying by Defendant. Defendant labels both Plaintiffs and itself as pirates, sailing in high seas of prior art(s). Hipster Bottles were launched by Plaintiff No. 1 in India in May, 2019. Plaintiff No. 1 is Proprietor of Registered Design No. 306577 in terms of Section 2(1)(j) of The Designs […]
Read more "No Bottle, Just Bottle"Dauvram, for murder of Brother-Dashrath, was convicted under Section 302, IPC. In our opinion, this case will fall under Exception 1 to Section 300, IPC. K.M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra, 1962 Supp (1) SCR 567 interpreted Exception 1 to Section 300. For determining whether or not the provocation had temporarily deprived power of self-control, […]
Read more "Provocation"An unfortunate incident took place on 08.09.2017 in an institution in Gurugram. Bholu’s D.o.B. – 03/04/2001. _____ The ‘preliminary assessment’ made by Juvenile Justice Board under Section 15 of The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is under consideration. A ’preliminary assessment’ decides on transferring the case of a ‘child’ between […]
Read more "Claim of Juvenility III"Due to objections raised by Patent Office, Nippon A&L Inc. chose to amend claims to ‘process’ alone. It is common understanding, ‘product‘ claims are much broader than ‘process‘ claims. In present case, amendment of claims from ‘product by process’ to ‘process’ alone is clearly a step down. Section 59(1) of The Patents Act, 1970 as […]
Read more "Section 59 of The Patents Act, 1970"We could only appreciate thoroughness of investigation, where every step was appropriately and punctually taken and all relevant processes were methodically documented. We find criticism against Legal Aid Counsel to be unfair. Manoj Pratap Singh was rightly convicted by Trial Court and his conviction has rightly been maintained by High Court. After final conclusion on […]
Read more "Review of Death Penalty XXIX"There was unrest and violence all across State of Gujarat… It is only because of Mr. Sanjiv Bhatt and Mr. Haren Pandya, who unabashedly claimed to be privy to utterances made, Court was required to move into action taking serious note of same. But, after thorough investigation by SIT, falsity of such claim has […]
Read more "Abhorrent Godhra"CAUTION: NOT ALL IS REVEALED, NOT ALL IS EXPLAINED “Bhai, I want you to come with me…” he paused, unsure. “Where to?” Gourango blurted out impatiently. “To the Nizamuddin Dargah. Today is Thursday. They have qawwali singers who shall sing for the Saint. I am going. I would be so honoured if you would come […]
Read more "How Gourango Lost His O"Dharam Deo Yadav v. State of U.P., (2015) 5 SCC 509 discussed reliability of DNA evidence. Pantangi Balarama Venkata Ganesh, (2009) 14 SCC 607; Santosh Kumar Singh, (2010) 9 SCC 747; John David, (2011) 5 SCC 509; Krishan Kumar Malik, (2011) 7 SCC 130; Surendra Kohli, (2011) 4 SCC 80; Sandeep, (2012) 6 SCC 107; […]
Read more "Science For Everyone: DNA V / Review of Death Penalty XXVIII"Original controversy emanates from an FIR, dated 27.12.1988, registered by Sub-Inspector of P.S. Kotwali of Patiala District, Punjab on basis of information about an occurrence around 12:30 PM at Battian Wala Chowk. In our view, some material aspects have been missed out at stage of sentencing. International Cricketer, Navjot Singh Sidhu was tall and well-built. […]
Read more "Navjot Singh Sidhu"What looms before us is Lord Hale’s Ghost. Exception 2 to Section 375, IPC is referred to as Marital Rape Exception. MRE is bad in law as it violates Article 14. A ‘conjugal expectation’ to have sexual communion is not to be equated with an unfettered right to have sex without consent. J. Sai Deepak’s […]
Read more "Conjugal Expectation of Lord Hale’s Ghost"Ultimately, question of ‘residence’ in every case depends on facts. But, ‘resides’ usually means something more than a flying visit or a casual stay [Jagir Kaur v. Jaswant Singh, (1964) 2 SCR 73]. V. Prakash could least be said to be a person visiting India casually or as a transit tourist. Term in question about […]
Read more "Resides in Madras Presidency"Ld. Counsel appearing for Plaintiffs [Hero Electric Vehicles Private Limited and M/s. V.R. Holdings] submits, domain name of Defendants [Guddu Ansari and M/s. Hero Electro] – http://www.heroelectro.in – is almost identical to domain name of Plaintiffs – http://www.heroelectric.in. A comparative table is set out herein below: Defendant Nos. 1 & 2 have set up http://www.heroelectro.in […]
Read more "Domain Name II"On receiving an intelligence input, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence had intercepted a Pakistan Flag Ship, ‘Al Madina’, in Indian territorial waters on 21/05/2019. Narcotics were being clandestinely brought into Gujarat from Pakistan. During interrogation, Captain stated, delivery had to be made at a particular position on sea for which a communication was to be sent […]
Read more "104 Kilograms of Sea Gold"The British School Society [TBSS] runs The British School, New Delhi [TBS]. ‘The British School’-mark has been adopted by Sanjay Gandhi Educational Society [SGES] in relation to identical services, i.e., educational services, for 4 schools. The domain name of TBS is http://www.british-school.org, registered in 1999. TBS also has social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, et […]
Read more "The British School, New Delhi"According to Snapdeal, by offering for registration, domain names which include ‘Snapdeal’, Domain Name Registrars (DNRs) are facilitating infringement of Snapdeal’s registered mark and are also themselves infringers within meaning of Sections 28 and 29 of The Trade Marks Act, 1999. If domain names are deceptively similar to ‘Snapdeal’, GoDaddy is indulging in infringement of […]
Read more "Domain Name I"The distinction between a disturbance to ‘law and order’ and a disturbance to ‘public order’ has been clearly settled by a Constitution Bench in Ram Manohar Lohia v. State of Bihar, AIR 1966 SC 740. Court has held, every ‘disorder’ does not meet threshold of a disturbance to ‘public order’, unless it affects community at […]
Read more "Preventive Detention Statute III"It is fundamental, whenever a material alteration takes place in terms of the original contract, on account of any act of omission or commission on part of one party, it is open to the other party not to perform the original contract. This will not amount to abandonment. Moreover, abandonment is normally understood in context […]
Read more "Abandonment"Phrases – such as: ‘question of law’ – are open textual expressions, used in statutes to convey a certain meaning which Legislature would not have intended to be read in a pedantic manner. When words allow narrow as well as wide interpretations, Courts have developed art and technique of finding correct meanings by looking at […]
Read more "Question of Law"A person who seeks refuge under umbrella of Article 25 has to demonstrate not only ‘essential religious practice’ but also its engagement with constitutional values. There is absolutely no material placed on record to prima facie show wearing of Hijab is a part of an ‘essential religious practice’ in Islam. It is not so, if […]
Read more "Hijab"Though both parties have addressed this Court at length on merits and have also taken us through voluminous documents, we do not find it necessary to go into those issues. Justice S. Murtaza Fazal Ali as well as Justice A.N. Sen in Shah Babulal Khimji v. Jayaben D. Kania, (1981) 4 SCC 8 have a […]
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