Ghaziabad pizza outlet was restrained from using the same trademark as Dominos Pizza by the Delhi High Court

-Report by Ojas Bhatnagar The Delhi High Court has restrained a Ghaziabad-based pizza outlet called ‘Dominick Pizza’ for inflicting trademark infringement by naming it after commercial giant ‘Dominos pizza’. This was held in the case of DOMINOS IP HOLDER LLC & ANR. vs MS DOMINICK PIZZA & ANR. FACTS A pizza outlet by the nameRead More

Unjustified for the High Court to have handled the case under the pretext of helping a Disabled Ex-Serviceman: Supreme Court

-Report by Vedanti Wanjari It was held by the Supreme Court of India in the case of MAHADEO & ORS V. SMT. SOVAN DEVI & ORS. that the writ petition submitted by the writ petitioner is wholly misconceived and malicious. It is completely unjustified for the High Court to have handled the case under theRead More

An Unregistered Document that is compulsorily registrable cannot affect Immovable Property: Delhi District Court

-Report by Sarweshree Bawari It was held by the Delhi district court in Bhim Singh versus Sube Singh, that the plaintiff failed to convince the court that the facts are rightfully presented and there are grounds for the case. Facts In this case, the plaintiff filed a case against five other parties viz. Sube Singh,Read More

Supreme Court disapproves of the interpretation of the SEBI circular by the Bombay HC

-Report by Lynda Mayengbam The Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Rajkumar Nagpal is an appeal filed in response to the single judge’s ruling on October 28, 2021, which stated that the case concerned a Debenture Trust Agreement between the parties asissuers and trustees of Debenture Trustees, respectively. The 17 debenture holders had filedRead More

Supreme Court dismisses appeal filed for investigation orders against CM Yogi AdityaNath

-Report by Anjana C The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has held in the case of Parvez Parwaz & Anr. v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. that Issue of Sanctions to be considered in an appropriate case. FACTS This is a special leave petition against the High Court of Allahabad’s judgment dated 22.02.2018 filedRead More

Delhi High Court sets aside the Arbitral Award in favor of Devas Multimedia

-Report by Ojas Bhatnagar The International Chamber of Commerce had directed Antrix Corporation Limited to pay US$ 560 Million with interest to Devas Multimedia Private Limited. The Delhi High Court has set aside this arbitral award in the case of Antrix Corporation Ltd. vs Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. saying that it suffered from patent illegalitiesRead More

The Non-Renewal of the lease of Norkhill Hotel, Sikkim is within the jurisdiction of the appointed Arbitrator: Supreme Court

-Report by Reyanshi Bansal It has been held by the hon’ble Supreme court of India in the case of Brij Raj Oberoi v. The Secretary that the refusal of the renewal of leave was an arbitrable dispute. FACTS The state of Sikkim, the absolute owner of the Norkhill Hotel, had registered a deed of leaseRead More

Delhi High Court dismisses writ petition disposed of in light of being “premature”

-Report by Zainab Khan The Delhi high court held in the case of Anil Bali Vs Union of India and others, that the courts can’t interfere in writ petitions filed u/a -226 of the Indian constitution if the petition is premature. FACTS When Petitioner was posted as senior commandant officer of CISF at Kochi PortRead More