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Trodat GmbH & Anr. v. Addprint India Enterprises Pvt Ltd & Anr.
The Delhi High Court upheld the grant of permission to manufacture a self-inking stamp design, holding it did not infringe the registered designs of the appellants under the Designs Act, applying the informed user test and limiting appellate interference in interlocutory orders.
Idresh Ali v. Union of India & Ors.
The Delhi High Court held that the deemed acceptance provision of the CCS Pension Rules does not apply to CRPF personnel, directing the respondents to decide the petitioner’s voluntary retirement application within a fixed time while upholding the transfer order.
Mankind Pharma Limited v. Brinton Pharmaceuticals Limited
The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and granted injunction against the respondent's use of the deceptively similar mark ACNESCAR, holding it infringed the appellant's registered pharmaceutical trademark ACNESTAR.
MOHAMMED ASARUDEEN v. UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court held that witness protection under Section 44(2) of UAPA and Section 17(2) of the NIA Act requires individual recorded satisfaction and adherence to natural justice, setting aside blanket protection orders that denied the accused access to witness statements.
Vijay Kumar Padalia v. State of Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the NGT's procedural dismissal, permitting amendment and fresh filing to ensure justice over technicalities in environmental litigation.
Commissioner of Service Tax-III, Mumbai v. M/s. Vodafone India Limited
The Supreme Court upheld that services provided to foreign clients with payment in convertible foreign exchange qualify as export of services exempt from service tax under the Export of Service Rules, 2005, dismissing Revenue's appeals.
DISTRICT APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY v. KAUSHIK BABULAL SHAH
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order directing the release of a sealed sonography machine after acquittal, holding that indefinite sealing is unjustified under the PC & PNDT Act and CrPC.
Tahir V. Isani v. Madan Waman Chodankar
The Supreme Court held that a purchaser from a third party not involved in the suit is not a transferee pendente lite under Order XXI Rule 102 CPC and can raise objections in execution proceedings.
Kumari Rekha v. Shambhu Saran Paswan
The Supreme Court allowed divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage under its Article 142 powers, dissolving a 26-year marriage after prolonged separation and failed reconciliation.
Gopal Govind Lakade v. State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order dismissing a criminal application without notice or reasons, emphasizing adherence to natural justice and remanding the matter for fresh consideration on merits.
CHHATTISGARH DENTAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE v. SHWETA KABRA
The Supreme Court held that fee fixation by a committee effective from a specified academic year cannot be applied retrospectively to earlier admitted students, setting aside the High Court's order for refund of excess fees.
A. Raja v. D. Kumar
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that the appellant validly belonged to the Scheduled Caste Hindu Parayan caste of Kerala and set aside the High Court's order voiding his election.
Rajendra Anant Varik v. Govind B. Prabhugaonkar
The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, compounded the offence under Section 138 NI Act after payment of cheque amount and compensation, and acquitted the accused-appellant considering the defense under the Goa Money-Lenders Act.
ARABIAN EXPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED v. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
The Supreme Court held that acceptance of a full and final settlement under economic duress does not bar arbitration and set aside the High Court's refusal to appoint an arbitrator.
Saroj Salkan v. Huma Singh & Ors.
The Supreme Court upheld dismissal of a partition suit for lack of maintainable pleadings and binding prior decrees, holding that Order XII Rule 6 CPC authorizes dismissal on court's own motion and that amended Hindu Succession Act provisions do not apply retroactively.
Harjinder Singh v. State of Punjab & Anr.
The Supreme Court held that the Trial Court rightly summoned a new accused under Section 319 CrPC based on prima-facie evidence despite untested alibi, setting aside the High Court's quashing order.
Ram Shankar Sinha v. Ritesh V. Patel
The Bombay High Court held that under Section 24 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, a written leave and licence agreement is conclusive evidence barring contradictory evidence in eviction proceedings, and remand for trial ignoring this rule was improper.
Vitthal Thaku Jagdale v. Nitin Suresh Kadam & Ors.
The Bombay High Court held that eviction of a tenant-purchaser for non-cultivation under Sections 32P and 32R of the Tenancy Act requires serious, deliberate failure and procedural fairness, setting aside a 1975 eviction order passed without proper inquiry or informed consent.
Nikiteshkumar Vijaykumar Kotangale v. The Vice-Chancellor, Mumbai University
The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition seeking reopening of revaluation for LL.M. backlog exams, holding that statutory timelines and procedures must be uniformly followed and failure to apply within prescribed periods does not warrant special relief under Articles 14 and 16.
Sunil Yadav & Anr. v. The State Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A, 406, and 34 IPC following an amicable settlement between estranged spouses resolving all matrimonial disputes including maintenance and custody.