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Gujarat High Court Allows Condonation of Delay of 3117 Days in Land Acquisition Appeal Due to Sufficient Cause. Liberal Approach Adopted for Illiterate Claimants Under Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963 and Section 54 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

The judgment pertains to a group of civil applications filed for condonation of delay in preferring first appeals under Section 54 of the Land Acquisi...

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Gujarat High Court Allows Land Acquisition Appeals Despite Limitation, Emphasizes Liberal Approach for Illiterate Claimants. The court held that delay in filing reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 should be condoned when claimant is illiterate and not advised about limitation.

The present appeals arise from a common judgment of the Gujarat High Court concerning land acquisition matters. The appellant, Bhalabhai Fatabhai Khan...

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Madras High Court Allows Rectification of Trade Mark Registrations for 'WHISPER' and 'ALWAYS' Marks — Petitioner's Prior Use and Well-Known Status Established, Respondent's Registration Cancelled.

The petitioner, The Procter & Gamble Company, a multinational corporation, filed three original petitions under Sections 47, 57, and 125 of the Trade ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Amendment Order in Partition Suit for Lack of Due Diligence — Amendment Sought After Trial Concluded and Final Arguments Commenced, Allowing Addition of 12 Properties and 19 Defendants, Held to Be an Abuse of Process Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC.

The petitioner, Dashrath Shiva Korlekar, legal heir of original Defendant No. 1 (Defendant No. 1C), challenged the order dated 22.02.2024 passed by th...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Plaintiff's Copyright Infringement Claim Against Film 'Umeed' — No Substantial Similarity Found. Court holds that ideas and themes are not copyrightable under the Copyright Act, 1957, and that the plaintiff failed to establish access or copying.

The plaintiff, Shivani Tibrewala, a writer/director, filed a suit alleging copyright infringement by the defendants, Rajat Mukherjee and others, in re...

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Supreme Court Upholds Gift Deed in Ancestral Property Dispute — Property Devised by Will Held Self-Acquired. Gift Deed Valid as Execution Not Specifically Denied, No Attesting Witness Required Under Section 68 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

The present appeal arises from a second appeal before the Gujarat High Court concerning a gift deed executed by Chhotabhai Ashabhai Patel (donor) on N...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Appeal in Adoption and Partition Dispute — Gift Deed by Widow Without Legal Necessity Set Aside. Adopted Son's Right to Inherit from Adoptive Father Upheld Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956 and Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.

The appellant, M.S. Shekharappa, filed a suit (O.S. No. 6/2002) seeking a declaration that he is the successor to the estate and liabilities of his ad...

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Bombay High Court Allows Complainant's Appeal in Cheque Dishonour Case — Reverses Acquittal Due to Improper Appreciation of Evidence. Presumption under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 stands unless rebutted by accused with probable defence.

The case involves two criminal appeals filed by the original complainant, Sandeep Shirodkar, against the acquittal of the accused, Shankar Dhawaskar, ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Defendant to File Written Statement in Civil Suit Due to Inadvertence and Old Age. The court set aside the trial court's order rejecting the application to file written statement, holding that the suit should be decided on merits rather than on technicalities.

The case involves a writ petition filed by the defendant (Pundlik Laxman Kawarse and another) challenging an order dated 12.04.2005 passed by the Civi...