ABSTRACT This case comment examines the Supreme Court’s decision in Ann Saurabh Dutt v. Lieutenant Colonel Saurabh Iqbal Bahadur Dutt (2026 INSC 475), where the Court rejected the view that a wife’s pursuit of her professional career and her decision to secure a safer environment for her minor child could amount to matrimonial cruelty or […]
Introduction In May, Hon’ble Justice Bhandari of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana quashed an order of detention passed under §3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Trade in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (hereinafter, the PITNDPS) Act, thereby allowing two writ petitions filed by one Dishant Goel. The writs, later allowed, were in the
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1. Introduction: Scroll through any major brand’s Instagram page, and you will hear it: a trending audio clip playing under a product shot, a Bollywood track soundtracking a skincare tutorial, or a chart‑topping song lending energy to a D2C brand’s latest reel. What appears harmless is, at scale, a potential copyright infringement machine embedded
Introduction The doctrine of lis pendens has widely operated as a stabilising principle in Indian property jurisprudence. Enshrined in Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, it restrains parties to a suit from transferring immovable property over which substantial rights are in dispute, ensuring that pending litigation cannot be undermined by private transfers
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Admitted Without Permission Imagine a civil dispute where one party produces a ChatGPT-generated chronology of events and tenders it as documentary evidence. Or a criminal trial where AI-enhanced CCTV footage is placed before the court to identify the accused. Does the court admit it? Under what standard? And who, exactly, vouches for its accuracy? These
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III. Passing Off and Safe Harbour: A problematic Immunity In the absence of a clearly applicable remedy under the TMA, 1999, the common law remedy of passing off merits consideration. The classic trinity established in Reckitt & Colman v. Borden, 1990, of goodwill, misrepresentation, and damage, fits well in brand impersonation. A synthetic advertisement that
Consider the following scenario. A brand manager at a well-known consumer goods company. One morning, a colleague sends him a link. It’s a sixty-second video with slick production values, in which the company’s logo sits prominently on a product that the company has never manufactured, their trademarked jingle plays in the background, and a
Introduction The rapid proliferation of digital platforms intermediating access to professional services has tested the boundaries of regulatory frameworks designed for a pre-digital era. In the context of legal services, this test is now acute in a specific, litigated sense. A distinct category of platform has emerged — entities that connect individuals seeking legal assistance
BACKGROUND About one in every three urban shoppers in India uses quick commerce for primary grocery shopping. While adoption of quick commerce and other e-commerce platforms has evolved rapidly, the regulatory oversight may be lagging behind. The users may have observed certain features being introduced lately such as apps showing number of drivers that have
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