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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Seeking Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR Registration. Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory for Cognizable Offences — Successive FIRs Do Not Automatically Amount to Harassment — Legal Safeguards Available Against Malicious Prosecution

Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless prov...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Income Tax Deduction Case for Pharmaceutical Freebies. Expenses on Gifting Freebies to Medical Practitioners Are Deductible Under Section 37(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961, as Indian Medical Council Regulations Only Prohibit Acceptance, Not Gifting, Under Explanation 1.

The dispute involved a pharmaceutical company, referred to as Apex, appealing against a High Court judgment that upheld orders disallowing part of its...

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Bombay High Court Grants Injunction in Quia Timet Action for Passing Off Based on Distinctive Bottle Shape of Vodka. Shape of a bottle can be protected as a trademark or get-up if it has acquired distinctiveness and is likely to cause confusion.

The plaintiff, Gorbatschow Wodka KG, a German company manufacturing Vodka, filed a quia timet action against John Distilleries Limited alleging that t...

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Bombay High Court Grants Interim Injunction in Design and Trademark Infringement Suit — Plaintiff's Registered Designs and Trademark Protected Against Alleged Imitation. Court Restrains Defendants from Using Identical or Deceptively Similar Designs and Marks on Kitchen Appliances.

The plaintiff, Maya Appliances Private Ltd., filed a suit and notice of motion seeking interim injunction against Jaipan Industries Limited and others...