The order of Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in the case of Vineet Kapur v. Registrar of Trade Marks passed on April 25, 2025, is a noteworthy progress in Indian trademark law, specifically with regard to the registrability of number marks. The case involved the appeal made by the appellant for registration of the mark
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The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (hereinafter “the Act”), passed by the Parliament of India in August 2025, represents the most significant and disruptive legislative intervention in the nation’s digital economy to date. The legislation introduces a bifurcated policy framework: on one hand, it seeks to actively promote and regulate nascent sectors
Family property disputes are among the most common and emotionally charged issues in India. These conflicts typically arise when joint family properties are passed down or during partitions, often leading to disagreements over ownership, possession, and distribution. The lack of clear terms regarding property division exacerbates these disputes, particularly when family members have differing recollections
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One-Party Consent Call Recordings and the Privacy Paradox Phone call recordings have grown its popularity in this new digital era, serving as both a tool for personal security and a means of gathering evidence in judicial procedures. One of the most important legal challenges involving phone recordings is the concept of one-party consent, which allows
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Police stations across India have, for years, tried to save time by pinging suspects on WhatsApp with a Section 41‑A CrPC notice instead of delivering it by hand. The practice looked efficient—delivery ticks, timestamps, even blue ticks as proof of reading. But on 21 January 2025, a two‑judge Bench in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI drew a red line: “Service of notice
As per Section 154 Cr.P.C./ 175 of BNSS it is provided that it is the duty of the Police Officer to lodge the FIR, if the information discloses the commission of a cognisable offence; thus, in respect of any cognizable offence for lodging the FIR is mandatory for the in-charge of the police station concerned.
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— January 2025 Orders in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI — Ever since the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (2022) 10 SCC 51, the Court has treated arbitrary arrests and prolonged under‑trial detention as a structural problem that corrodes the criminal‑justice system. The latest directions issued on 21 January 2025 push State Governments, Union Territories and High Courts to convert
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The foreign equivalents doctrine is a rule in U.S. trademark law that requires courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) to translate foreign words when evaluating their suitability for trademark registration or possible confusion with existing registered marks. This translation is crucial for assessing the registrability of a trademark. The principle seeks to
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Supreme Court Reinforces Safeguards for Arrest Procedures and Undertrial Rights In a significant development in the ongoing case of Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI & Anr. (Miscellaneous Application No. 2034/2022 in MA 1849/2021 in SLP(Crl) No. 5191/2021 ), the Supreme Court of India has issued critical directives aimed at strengthening procedural safeguards for undertrial prisoners
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Statutory Provisions Provision About the SFIO Key take-aways Section 211 Companies Act 2013 Constitutes the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) as a multidisciplinary agency under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. SFIO is a statutory body; no separate Act exists. CA2013 Sec. 212 Central Govt. may assign an investigation to SFIO; confers search-and-seizure, summons and arrest
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