SpicyIP Tidbit: MP High Court Sets Aside Excise Commissioner’s Order for Not Considering Similarities Between Competing Beer Labels 

On August 27, the Madhya Pradesh High Court passed a peculiar decision, in a writ appeal, setting aside the Excise Commissioner’s order for not considering the alleged similarities between the competing beer labels. The Court interpreted the responsibility to make such a determination under the MP Foreign Liquor Rules. In this tidbit, SpicyIP intern Mehnaz

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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised Bajaj Housing Finance And Bajaj Finance On IPO Of Equity Shares

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advised Bajaj Housing Finance And Bajaj Finance On IPO Of Equity Shares Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) acted as the Indian Legal Counsel to Bajaj Housing Finance Limited (the Company) and Bajaj Finance Limited (the Promoter Selling Shareholder) on the initial public offering of 937,142,856 equity shares of the Company (Equity Shares, and

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 9-September 15)

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on posthumous personality rights of artists, and book reviews of “Modern Law of Copyright in Singapore” and “Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (2nd Ed.). This and a lot more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop

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Changes Brought by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 over Indian Penal Code 1860

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 marks a historic legislative shift in India’s criminal law framework, replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860. The IPC, formulated during British rule, had long served as the backbone of India’s criminal justice system but was often criticized for being outdated and misaligned with modern social realities. The

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SUPREME COURT HOLDS TENANT GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF COURT OWING TO WILFUL AND DELIBERATE NON-COMPLIANCE OF ORDER OF EVICTION

SUPREME COURT HOLDS TENANT GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF COURT OWING TO WILFUL AND DELIBERATE NON-COMPLIANCE OF ORDER OF EVICTION Recently, a two Judge Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court comprising of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Rajesh Bindal passed a Judgment dated 09-09-2024 in the matter of M/s Sitaram Enterprises Vs Prithviraj Vardichand Jain, Contempt

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SUPREME COURT RULES THAT EXTENSION OF LIMITATION PERIOD BY COURTS IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 ON THE GROUND OF SUFFICIENT CAUSE

SUPREME COURT RULES THAT EXTENSION OF LIMITATION PERIOD BY COURTS IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996 ON THE GROUND OF SUFFICIENT CAUSE A two-Judge Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court comprising of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice R. Mahadevan passed a Judgment dated 12.09.2024 in the matter of Rohan Builders (India) Private Limited

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