Image from here Recently, the Bombay High Court was faced with a controversial question of law while hearing an anticipatory bail application. The bail application was filed in response to a criminal report registered, inter alia, under Section 63 of the Copyright Act and Section 103 of the Trade Marks Act. The primary issue addressed
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Image from here This post was co-authored by Anik Bhaduri and myself. Anik is a fourth year student at NALSAR University of Law. A recent piece in the Economic Times argued that the Indian government should buy out the intellectual property rights to Covaxin, to bolster the commitment to its WTO proposal along with South
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The Hon’ble J&K HC (Bench at Srinagar) on 23rd March 2021 directed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (hereinafter referred to as “BCCI”) to run the management, control, and administration of the J&K Cricket Association (hereinafter referred to as “JKCA”) as a temporary measure till a new body of JKCA is elected whereafter
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Delhi High Court seeks reply from Just Dial On Contempt of Copyright Infringement Order The Delhi High Court (HC) on 17 March 2021, in the case titled IndiaMart Intermesh Ltd. (Plaintiff) v. Just Dial Ltd. (Defendant) has issued notice to the defendant (Just Dial Ltd. and its Managing Director) seeking their replies for infringing of
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Supreme Court Put Stay On Pending Proceedings before High Courts Regarding Regulation of Over-the-top Platforms The Supreme Court (SC) stayed proceedings before several High Courts (HCs) on pleas related to the regulation of over-the-top (OTT) platforms. The SC bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud and also comprising Justices MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna gave an
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YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, faced dismissal by the Supreme Court over a complaint filed against Justice NV Ramana, a sitting Supreme Court Judge alleged to be connected with the Amaravati Land Scam. As the Supreme Court stated, the complaint against Justice NV Ramana was dismissed only after an in-house
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Supreme Court: Proceedings under sec 7 of IBC fall under the ambit of section 14 of Limitation Act The Supreme Court (SC) on 22 March 2021, in the case titled Sesh Nath Singh & Anr. (Appellants) v. Baidyabati Sheoraphuli Co-operative Bank Ltd. & Anr. (Respondents) held that in an application filed under Section 7 of
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The Hon’ble SC on 24th March 2021, Wednesday reserved order on an application seeking a stay of release of a fresh set of electoral bonds ahead of the assembly polls in West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry, etc. The Hon’ble SC bench comprising CJI was hearing an application filed by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (hereinafter
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The Hon’ble SC observed that a telephonic message which does not specify the offence so committed, cannot be treated as an FIR. In the present matter, three accused were convicted for the offence of murder by the Hon’ble HC. Whereas in the Hon’ble Trial Court had acquitted two of the accused and convicted one of
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Image from here We’re pleased to bring you a guest post by Lokesh Vyas on a recent case that discusses the arbitrability of IP disputes. Lokesh is a 5th year student at Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. He has written for us earlier on the absence of rights of film directors, here. Hero Electric
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