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In a widely shared judgment delivered on August 27, 2025, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in India, addressed a critical yet often overlooked issue in the Indian healthcare system—doctors' handwriting.

The High Court of Delhi, through its judgment dated 16.02.2026 in Arun Suri v. Directorate of Enforcement, held that ancestral or inherited property can be attached as "equivalent value" under Section 2(1)(u) of the PMLA where the actual proceeds of crime are not traceable.

On January 15, 2022, the Government of Haryana had formally notified the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 (the "Act") and the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Rules, 2021...

In this case of Madanlal Manekchand Jain Vs. State of Gujarat and Ors. [Criminal Misc. Application (For Regular Bail) No. 22552 of 2015], the validity of Section 45 of the PML Act...

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (‘IBBI') has recently come up with a proposal for the parties involved in an operational creditor application to explore mediation under the provisions of the Mediation Act, 2023.

Simple pleasures sometimes invite a steaming brawl. The perfect example of such a scenario is the application for Special Leave to Appeal [K. Narayanan and Anr. v. S Murali, Civil Appeal Nos. 4480-4481 of 2002] that came forth the Supreme Court, involving manufacturers and sellers of Banana Chips. The appeal lies from the decision of the High Court of Madras.

The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has recently passed an order dated 23 September 2021 in Suo Moto Writ Petition (Civil) No 3/2020 (SC Matter) issuing comprehensive directions for resuming the limitation period under various laws ...

When it comes to toffees, candies and chocolates, the first thing that catches the eye is the wrapper and much of the visual information is related to color. The use of distinctive color schemes and combinations are a not only a means to attract the consumers but also contains the uniqueness of a particular product. Given the nature of the products like candies and chocolates, the target consumers are children.

A Bengaluru Civil Court on April 19 granted a temporary injunction holding back author Chetan Bhagat from selling his book, ‘One Indian Girl' following a city-based writer's suit ...

Anchor Electronics and Electricals Pvt. Ltd and Encore Electricals Ltd are at loggerheads in the instant case.Encore sought an appeal against the interlocutory order granted in the suit instituted by Anchor for infringement and passing off its trademark.

Infringement actions in the sphere of trademarks hover the litigation scenario – the depletion of goodwill and repute being the cause of primary concern. Marks face maximum threat when consumers are likely to draw a connection between the impugned and infringing marks.

The principles of trademark law in India permit any trader to adopt a mark that consists of numerals. But are the principles of likelihood of confusion for word marks applicable to numerals as well?

Unicolors sued H&M for copyright infringement, asserting fabric design copyrights from among 31 of such designs that were filed as part of a single application on January 15, 2011.

On April 2, 2018, in Superon Schweisstechnik India v. Modi Hitech India Ltd./CS (COMM) No.750/2018, the High Court of Delhi ruled on the issue of abbreviations of words being used as trademarks for goods sold, ...

Goodwill means an intangible asset taken into account in assessing the value of the enterprise and reflecting its commercial reputation. One cannot be allowed to make use of the reputation and goodwill of the other by adopting his trade mark or a deceptively similar trade mark for his product. On the same principle he cannot be allowed to take advantage of the pendency of litigation between the one whose rights he has infringed and the third party.

Trademark disputes in relation to pharmaceutical products find themselves in litigation time and again. In a plea for an interim injunction at the High Court of Delhi, an ex-parte order had been rendered and the parties were heard to confirm the order.

On September 27, 2019, after a court-room battle of eight (8) long years, Suneel Darshan, a producer and director in the Indian movie industry, also known for movies like Andaaz and Barsaat, emerged victorious.

As the controversy set around the Da Vinci Code began to fade away, it was the Harvard sophomore, Ms. Viswanathan who got caught in the mire. Whither goest these plagiarism issues?