The Bombay High Court upheld restrictions on The New Indian Express using the brand name beyond agreed territorial limits under a family settlement. The Court dismissed EPM’s appeal and reaffirmed The Indian Express’s trademark and brand rights.
Former Bombay High Court judge Gautam Patel approached Mumbai Police over alleged threatening letters sent to him and his family linked to his 2024 Dawoodi Bohra succession dispute verdict. The complaint mentions repeated threats, including a letter sent to London.
A woman allegedly entered the Varanasi District Judge’s courtroom, occupied the judge’s chair, and refused to leave. The unusual incident created chaos among lawyers, leading to a police response after she reportedly acted like a presiding judge.
The Madras High Court held that a wife’s police complaint against husband or matrimonial family cannot alone amount to mental cruelty unless proven false or malicious. The Court dismissed husband’s divorce plea, protecting a spouse’s right to seek legal remedies.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court rejected bail pleas of three juveniles accused in a sexual assault case involving a visually impaired minor girl. The Court noted that the victim identified the accused through their voices and observed that release would defeat justice.
The Supreme Court denied bail to a 60-year-old woman accused under the NDPS Act, citing repeated alleged involvement in similar offences. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra made strong observations during the hearing regarding her conduct and credibility.
The Supreme Court urged IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer D Roopa Moudgil to resolve their long-running dispute through mediation, observing that continued litigation was harming both careers. The Court made the remarks while hearing Sindhuri’s challenge to criminal defamation proceedings.
The Telangana High Court annulled a marriage after finding that the husband had misrepresented his date of birth on an online matrimonial platform. The Court held that the incorrect age details misled the wife regarding horoscope compatibility, leading her to consent to marriage under a mistaken belief.
The Bombay High Court advised Salman Khan’s neighbour Ketan Kakkad to consider deleting social media posts and videos targeting the actor, observing that access to digital platforms does not confer a right to damage another person’s reputation. The Court stressed that pending disputes should be resolved through legal proceedings.
The Calcutta High Court granted interim protection from coercive action to former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas in the Lionel Messi event probe. The Court directed him not to leave the station without permission and ordered surrender of his passport within seven days.
