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Anil Ambani Seeks Delhi Court Injunction Against Economic Times for Defamatory Reports

The chairman of Reliance Group, Anil Ambani has initiated a huge legal tussle in a Delhi court against some of the leading media houses. He has sued the investigative news site Cobrapost and the large daily newspapers, The Economic Times, and The Times of India, on defamation claims. The plaintiff in the case also mentions Bennett Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL), the publisher of the two newspapers on the suit.

byHimanshu PoshwalNovember 15, 2025November 15, 2025

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Supreme Court Dismisses Bata and Crocs Pleas in Passing Off Dispute Over Footwear Design

One of the big legal cases involving American shoe manufacturing company Crocs and various India shoe manufacturing companies, such as Bata, has at last been resolved by the Supreme Court of India. The case itself is not a recent matter as it had been under the court system more than a decade ago.

byHimanshu PoshwalNovember 15, 2025November 15, 2025

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Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Counter-Claims: Holds They Cannot Be Directed Solely Against a Co-Defendant

In order to enforce the rule that a defendant must first establish a right against the plaintiff before any incidental claims against co-defendants can be entertained, the Court also cited Rajul Mano Shah v. Rajeshwari Rasiklal Sheth [(2025) 10 SCR 152].

byHimanshu GourNovember 14, 2025

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Supreme Court Orders BCI to Dissolve Delhi Bar Council, Sets January 31 Deadline for State Elections

The Supreme Court of India has made a strong order in a huge step to revive the democratic process in the Delhi Bar Council (BCD). The Supreme Court of the country has asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to act with drastic action. The court has ordered that the present governing body of the Delhi Bar Council be dissolved that has been in existence over several years.

byHimanshu PoshwalNovember 14, 2025November 14, 2025

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JOB POST: Junior Associate at ASM Law Chambers, Jaipur [Freshers]

ASM Law Chambers is one of the fast developing law firms in Jaipur, and it has just completed its application drive of the position of Junior Associate. The company had already posted the advertisement about its litigation team, which is aimed at fresh litigation students.

byHimanshu PoshwalNovember 14, 2025November 14, 2025

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Delhi High Court grants relief to Dream11 in trademark case

Court Steps in to halt American Dream11. The Delhi High Court has made a major step by offering an interim…

byHimanshu PoshwalNovember 14, 2025November 14, 2025

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Thyagaraja Bhagavathar’s Grandson Sues Dulquer Salman’s Kaantha Over Negative Portrayal

One of the most anticipated period movies, Kaantha, which features and is co-produced by actor Dulquer Salmaan, has hit a major roadblock in the form of legal issues a few days before it is set to release. The grandson of M.K.

byHimanshu PoshwalNovember 14, 2025

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How the Supreme Court unmade the Nithari conviction

Nithari serial killings case that appalled India with its horrors has finally come to an end after almost twenty years of complicated legal wrangling. This was a landmark and highly rare decision by the Supreme Court of India to unmake the final conviction against Surinder Koli.

byHimanshu PoshwalNovember 13, 2025November 13, 2025

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Calcutta High Court Disqualifies Mukul Roy from Legislative Assembly Over Anti-Defection Breach

The Calcutta High Court has made this historic and momentous decision; senior politician Mukul Roy has been disqualified of his post of a Member of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal. Directly involved in the judgment issued by a division bench is a violation of the anti-defection law

byHimanshu PoshwalNovember 13, 2025

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Paytm files insolvency plea against WinZO in NCLT over ₹3.6 crore dues

Another huge court case is about to take place in the technological and the gaming industry in India where fintech giant Paytm has petitioned the court over insolvency against the popular online gaming platform WinZO.

byHimanshu PoshwalNovember 11, 2025November 11, 2025