Keeping Pace with Legal Change
Recently, the Delhi High Court passed an ad-interim injunction in a trademark infringement on trademark infringement by the Hero MotoCorp…
The Supreme Court is considering an appeal made by C.K. Abdurahiman, who alleges he was incorrectly identified in a 1999 cheque bounce case. Even after maintaining he had nothing to do with the transaction, he was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Court granted interim relief on grounds of misidentification and underlining the significance of due process and the presumption of innocence. The case emphasizes the importance of protection against wrongful convictions in economic crimes.
Six weeks after the Kedarnath helicopter accident, when six choppers crashed in six weeks, the issue of Chardham helicopter safety and legal responsibility again came under scanner, even as the fall out of the Ahmedabad Boeing 787 accident on the political landscape based on the excesses of oversight and responsibility continued, with more clamour led by the opposition to demand the resignation of its Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.
