Keeping Pace with Legal Change
The Delhi High Court has granted relief to the famous footwear company, Crocs Inc. in a landmark decision on the issue of intellectual property rights, wherein Justice Tejas Karia granted cancellation of a trademark named Croose on the basis that it was deceptively close to the famous brand Crocs.
The Delhi High Court has intervened in a special copyright battle and directed the Rupa Publications to cease selling its coat pocket edition of the Constitution of India.
One such event was a philanthropic event that was supposed to be a day of celebration in Karur, Tamil Nadu, but went horribly wrong, leading to a stampede where people died.
The Delhi High Court has rejected a petition application that sought exhumation of the mortal remains and handing back of the remains of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat, who were executed and buried inside the Tihar Jail complex.
This is an important development because the current Chief Justice, Augustine George Masih will retire to give way to the new Chief Justice. The selection guarantees a smooth change in the leadership at the apex of the judicial system of the state, which would avoid an administrative vacuum.
The protracted legal struggle by the Indian Forest Service officer, Sanjiv Chaturvedi has hit an incredible and unprecedented milestone. One of his cases set records on the number of judicial recusals by a single judge, with a fifteenth judge recusing themselves in one of his cases
Zomato is one of the reputable companies operating in the food technology sector that is welcoming upcoming lawyers. The firm has posted an advertisement of the vacancy of Legal Counsel, particularly those with between zero to two years of post-qualification experience (PQE)
In 2015 the state government took a step to protect and preserve the native breeds of cows and as a result, the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act was passed. It is among the strictest laws of cattle protection in the land. The Act subjects a total prohibition on the slaughter of cows, the sale of beef and export of cows to be slaughtered in the state of Haryana.
The case dates back to the month of March 2008, when an election was approaching. Rahul Gandhi was delivering a speech at a mass gathering in the Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh when he was apparently quoted saying something that was quite offensive to the Sikh community.
The scandal started when the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate in Kochi took steps against an imported car of the actor. The authorities of the department confiscated the Land Rover Defender, and this is an SUV that is of high quality and priced high with its off-road features. This confiscation was done by the Customs Act of 1962 which gives authorities the mandate to detain goods which they are convinced have been imported illegally.
