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The Test of an Unwary Consumer with Imperfect Recollection- ‘Carlsberg’ Trademark Dispute

Oct 21, 2022

The Plaintiff in the matter of Carlsberg Breweries A/S Vs. Tensberg Breweries Industries Pvt. Ltd.& Ors. [CS (COMM) 646/2022] sought an ad-interim injunction against the Defendant, claiming it to having adopted a deceptively similar mark- ‘Tensberg‘. While the Defendant accused Carlsberg of misrepresentation and argued that they had been marketing their products since 2018, so the Plaintiff had prior knowledge of the same, […]

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Trial Courts & Appellate Courts Can Exercise Full Discretion for Awarding Concurrent Sentencing Under Section 31 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973: Apex Court

Oct 19, 2022

CONCURRENT PUNISHMENT: When the Accused serves all the sentences in respect of two or more offences at the same time.​ CONSECUTIVE PUNISHMENT: When the Accused has to finish serving the sentence for one offence before it starts to serve the sentence for any other offence. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in its latest decision in the matter of Malkeet Singh Gill v/s The State […]

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Criminal Law Can’t Be Used For ‘Recovery Of Money’ Unless Offence of Cheating/Criminal Breach Of Trust is Established: Karnataka High Court​

Oct 19, 2022

The Karnataka High Court in the recent case of Amit Garg Vs. State of Karnataka held that the criminal law cannot be set into motion for recovery of money paid under a contract, unless the offence of cheating or even criminal breach of trust is established.​ The Petitioner therein had approached the High Court seeking to quash the FIR registered against […]

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R​BI Enables Bharat Bill Payment System To Process Cross-Border Inbound Bill Payments

Oct 04, 2022

The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) in its move towards promotion of digital payments, has allowed foreign inward remittances under the Rupee Drawing Arrangement (RDA) into a KYC compliant bank account of the billers (beneficiary) for various bill payments through Bharat Bill Payment System (“BBPS”) via circular dated September 15, 2022. ​ ​BBPS was conceptualized by the RBI and […]

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Additional Defendants Cannot Be Impleaded By The Defendants In A Suit Without The Wish Of The Plaintiff

Oct 04, 2022

The division bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Hon’ble Justices M. R, Shah and Krishna Murari, passed a judgment on September 16, 2022, in the matter of Sudhamayee Pattnaik and Ors. vs. Bibhu Prasad Sahoo and Ors. [Civil Appeal No. 6370 Of 2022], reiterating the position of the law with respect to Order 1 Rule 10 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908, which provides […]

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NCLAT resolves whether the advance paid of the Operational Debt to the Operational Creditor before commencement of its CIRP can be adjusted towards the supplies made to the Corporate Debtor during the CIRP of the Operational Creditor?

Sep 27, 2022

In the peculiar facts of the case of Ravi Kumar Tomar v. Newgen Speciality Plastics Ltd., the Appellant being the Ex-Director of the Corporate Debtor/Respondent No. 2 (M/s Royal Polyurethane (India) Pvt. Ltd.) filed an appeal against the order of admission passed by NCLT, New Delhi Bench, in the Petition filed under Section 9 of […]

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Sale deed which is neither registered nor stamped and executed before Notary cannot be the basis for any claim before the IRP with regard to the purchase of immovable property – NCLAT, New Delhi

Sep 27, 2022

An Application was filed by a Claimant, Smt. Sabita A. Biswas, before the Hon’ble NCLT, Cuttack, in the matter of ASREC (India) Limited v. RK Jain Construction (India) Pvt.Ltd., seeking directions against the Resolution Professional to admit the claims of the Applicant/Claimant, to deliver the possession of the premises described in the claim form and […]

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Whether Executive Magistrate can be delegated the powers of the District Magistrate under section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, to take possession of secured assets of the Borrower – Calcutta High Court

Sep 21, 2022

In a recent judgment of the division bench of the Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in Joy Kali Oil Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. Union Of India and Ors., the Appellant filed an appeal on the grounds that the Executive Magistrate is not the District Magistrate as contemplated under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act and the order of the District Magistrate (“DM”) delegating his […]

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Breach of payment terms under a Settlement Agreement does not come under the purview of the Operational Debt-NCLT, New Delhi Bench

Sep 21, 2022

The above issue became relevant due to conflicting judgments made by various National Company Law Tribunals (“NCLTs“) regarding the question of whether a petition for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP“) filed against a Corporate Debtor that was withdrawn in accordance with Section 12A of the I&B Code can be revived in the event the Corporate Debtor […]

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