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Pune Commercial Court Reject Cutis Biotech Plea on “Covishield” Trademark

In Cutis Biotech v. Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd., Commercial Suit No.1/2021 (CNR No. : MHPU010001072021 ), a commercial court of Pune refused to pass interim injunction (II) to restrain the Serum Institute of India(SII)…

Online friend takes 13-year-old girl to Mumbai, gang-rapes her with minor boy

An online friendship proved toxic for a 13-year-old girl from Jaipur, who was allegedly gang-raped in Kurla, Mumbai. The 13-year-old girl became friends with a youth on social media and…

Writ of Habeas Corpus, not applicable on the child’s custody from Natural Mother: Madhya Pradesh High Court

An appeal was filed by the adoptive mother to seek the custody of the adopted girl from her natural mother. The appellant claimed that the adoption of the girl was…

Ganga Water not fit for drinking purpose, says The Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Control Board

Background Last week, a Full Bench comprising Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta, Siddhartha Varma, and Ajit Kumar had directed the respective authorities to file their response statements by January 28, 2021.…

Whether the non-payment of rent would qualify as an operational debt defined u/s 5(21) of IBC 2016?

In this case of Promila Taneja vs. Surendri Design Pvt Ltd, a Civil Appeal No(s).4237 of 2020, the Supreme Court issued notice in an appeal filed against an order passed…

Kunal Kamra reacts to the notice of contempt of the Supreme Court, refusing to apologise

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Before the hearing on a contempt case against him, stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court arguing that if influential individuals and organisations continue to display…

Mother’s possess the power to understand the feelings of their child: Bombay High Court

While upholding the conviction of a person convicted for the rape of a minor girl, the Bombay High Court's Aurangabad Bench noted that a mother has "divine powers" to perceive…

Poland Implements near-total ban on Abortion

Following the controversial decision by the Constitutional Court of Poland, amid the huge protests Poland implemented a near-total ban on abortion. The Constitutional Court ruled in October that a 1993…

Tablighi Jamaat case: SC questions Centre if it can keep control on inflammatory TV shows

The SC on Thursday asked the Centre about its powers under the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act 1994 that enable it to regulate broadcast content on electronic media which has…

Supreme Court: NPCI regulates Data protection on UPI platforms

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The Reserve Bank of India has told the Supreme Court in the case of Binoy Viswam vs. Reserve Bank of India said that the responsibility to ensure that tech giants…