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Congress leader Pawan Khera has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a case recently registered against him by the Crime Branch of Assam Police in Guwahati. The plea was filed earlier today and has been registered by the High Court Registry for listing before an appropriate Bench. The case against

AI And Trademarks The Future of Brand Protection in India’s Evolving Digital Economy AI tools/platforms can continuously monitor trademark journals and e-commerce listings, which previously required manual review I. Introduction India’s rise to become a major player in Intellectual Property around the world is no longer just a guess, it is a fact. According to

Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India) appoints Pankaj Jain as Director Legal Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India) has appointed Pankaj Jain as Director Legal. He joins the organization after a long-standing tenure at AstraZeneca, where he served as Head of Legal. Pankaj brings close to two decades of

When Excellence Is Not Enough: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Structural Equality By examining the assumptions embedded within rules governing authority, dependency, and opportunity, Ginsburg demonstrated that equality requires more than identical treatment under existing systems. It demands scrutiny of the institutional architecture that shapes how those systems operate Abstract The promise of meritocracy is rooted

This judgment is important as it clarifies: The duty of banks in cheque collection, The scope of “deficiency in service” under consumer law, The principles governing compensation for negligence. The Court balanced liability with practical realities and modified the compensation awarded by the consumer forum. Title of the Case: Canara Bank v. Kavita Chowdhary Citation:

The question of whether a refurbisher, after repairing a product, can remove the affixed mark and replace it with his own has generated a lot of discussion on this blog. Last year, in a post, I had showed how the Delhi HC went from initially injuncting further sale of repaired goods u/s. 30(4) to allowing such

Jabalpur, April 18, 2026: Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU) inaugurated a two-day interdisciplinary international conference titled “From Regulations to Revenue: India’s Green Economy & Trade Policy”, bringing together leading jurists, policymakers, academicians, and industry experts to deliberate on India’s sustainability-driven economic transition. High-Profile Inauguration Marks Strong Institutional Push The conference commenced with a distinguished inaugural

INTRODUCTIONIn Maria Martins v. Noel Zuzarte & Ors., 2026 INSC 376, decided on 16 April 2026, the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar, clarified the approach to be adopted in landlord-tenant disputes involving bona fide requirement and subsequent events. The Court held that a writ petition cannot be

The intersection between criminal proceedings and departmental or disciplinary action has long been a complex and evolving area of service jurisprudence in India. A recurring legal question is whether an employee, particularly a government servant, can be subjected to departmental proceedings after criminal proceedings on the same set of facts have concluded, especially where the