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Bombay High Court Grants Leave to Combine Passing Off with Trademark Infringement Under Clause XIV of Letters Patent. The Court held that the object of Clause XIV is to avoid multiplicity of proceedings, and the defendants' hardship plea was irrelevant to the passing off claim....

The petitioner, Bajaj Electricals Limited, filed a Leave Petition under Clause XIV of the Letters Patent seeking leave to combine a cause of action for passing off with a cause of action for trademark...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape of 8-Year-Old Girl Under Section 376-AB IPC and POCSO Act — Delay in FIR Explained by Trauma and Rustic Background of Parents. The court held that the testimony of the child victim was credible and corroborated by medical evidence, and the delay in lodging the FIR was satisfactorily explained....

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Gajanan More for the rape of an 8-year-old girl under Section 376-AB IPC and Sections 4, 6, and 8 of the POCSO Act. The incident occurred on 07.03...

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Bombay High Court Strikes Down Amended IT Rule 3(1)(b)(v) as Unconstitutional — Majority Opinion Holds Rule Violates Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 19(1)(g) and Section 79 of IT Act, 2000....

The batch of writ petitions challenged the constitutional validity of the amendment dated 6th April 2023 to Rule 3(1)(b)(v) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Eth...

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High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Tax Assessment Under Cantonment Act — Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 96(b)....

The dispute arose from a writ petition filed by SGS Infratech Limited SGC Mall against the Union of India and others, challenging the constitutional validity of Section 96(b) of the Cantonment Act, 20...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in Family Property Dispute — Allegations of Cheating and Criminal Intimidation Found to Be Civil in Nature. Court holds that disputes arising from family settlements and property agreements are primarily civil in nature and cannot be criminalized under Sections 420, 504, 506 IPC without clear criminal intent....

The petitioners, Smt. Thara Peethambaram and Dr. Krishnarjun Peethambaram, who are the mother and brother of respondent No.2, P. Hari Shankar, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 CrPC challeng...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Regularization of Staff Nurses (Stipendiary) in Light of Umadevi (3) Principle. Temporary Employees Claim Permanent Absorption After Nearly Two Decades of Service, Raising Equal Pay for Equal Work Under Articles 14 and 16....

The writ petitions were filed by ten Staff Nurses (Stipendiary) working at the Jayadev Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research since their appointments between 2004 and 2007. They challenged...

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High Court of Karnataka Partially Allows Insurance Company's Appeal and Claimant's Cross-Appeal in Motor Accident Compensation Case — Tribunal's Award Modified for Future Prospects and Multiplier. Claimant's Functional Disability Assessed at 30% for Gas Distributor Work, Compensation Enhanced from Rs. 3,60,000 to Rs. 6,18,400....

The case arises from a motor accident that occurred on 18.06.2005 involving a motorcycle bearing registration No. KA-20/S-5852 and a gas autorickshaw bearing registration No. KA-20/6296. The claimant,...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Tender Cancellation in Laboratory Equipment Supply Contract. Petitioner failed to establish arbitrariness or mala fides in respondent's decision to cancel tender and issue fresh notification....

The petitioner, V.P. Enterprises, a proprietary concern dealing in laboratory equipment, consumables, and chemicals, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India befor...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition Challenging Tender Cancellation in Municipal Contract — No Arbitrariness Found in Cancellation of Tender for Solid Waste Management. Court Held That the Tender Process Was Not Vitiated by Malafides and the Cancellation Was Justified Due to Lack of Response and Procedural Irregularities....

The petitioner, Appasab S/o. Shankar Arakeri, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, challenging a notificatio...