High court

Bombay High Court Grants Swiss Army Knife Maker Victorinox Relief Against Unauthorized Amazon Listings

Oh man, in P. Vikash Kumar v. A. Mohandass, the court basically called out the advocate for breaking his promise to vacate the place—yeah, that’s civil contempt, no question. The judges weren’t messing around; they made it super clear: play games with court orders, stall for time, try to be clever? Nope. That kind of stuff’s gonna get you punished. Gotta respect the court’s word, or face the music.

Supreme Court

Dual Duty of Advocates: SC’s Verdict in Eswaranathan vs. State by Justice Satish.C Sharma

After the first SLP contesting the same High Court order was rejected, the Supreme Court of India conducted an investigation into the wrongdoing of counsel who had filed a second SLP challenging the same verdict. Although there was a difference of opinion over the harshness of penalty, the court placed an emphasis on the responsibilities of advocates, the significance of ethical behavior, and the consequences of incorrectly employing legal procedures.