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Trademark Suit | Defendant Can Cross-Examine Plaintiff On Period Of Brand Use Though Written Statement Not On Record : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a defendant in a trademark infringement suit can question the plaintiff during cross-examination about the documents showing when the disputed brand name was first used, even if the defendant's written statement has not been taken on record.A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran set aside the High Court's order which had treated the question as...
Enquiry Necessary To Dismiss Employee For Suppression Of Criminal Antecedents : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) observed that the disclosure of criminal antecedents by an employee after joining service would not automatically result in dismissal. The Court held that before passing a termination order, the employer must conduct an enquiry to determine whether the suppression of criminal antecedents was deliberate and must record a finding that the continuation of...
President Grants Assent To Law Increasing Strength Of Supreme Court To 38
The President of India has given assent to the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act 2026. The Act increases the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38, including the Chief Justice of India. The Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill on August 3. It was considered and returned from the Rajya Sabha subsequently. During the debates in the Rajya Sabha, the Union Law...
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 12 August 2026
LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...
Justice Yashwant Varma Inquiry Report To Be Tabled In Lok Sabha Today
The report of the three-member Inquiry Committee that investigated allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, former Judge of the Allahabad and Delhi High Courts, is set to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, bringing the controversial 'cash-at-home' case formally before Parliament.The report, prepared under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, along with the oral and documentary...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 11, 2026
Links to the reports of August 11 :Immediate FIR Must Be Registered For Every Missing Person, Irrespective Of Age Or Gender: Supreme Court Warns States'Supreme Sacrifice' : Supreme Court Grants ₹10 Lakh To Shaurya Chakra Awardee's WidowWest Bengal SIR | Can't Fix Timeline For Appellate Tribunals, Says Supreme Court; Seek Data On Appeal DisposalsSupreme Court Seeks Union's Response On Plea...
Supreme Court To Hear Bodh Gaya Temple Act Challenge After Sabarimala Reference Verdict; Posted In October
While deferring the matter pertaining to the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949, the Supreme Court today indicated that the 9-judge bench verdict in the Sabarimala reference may come out by October 6 this year.A batch of pleas challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act was listed today before a bench led by CJI Surya Kant.However, considering the unlikelihood...
Supreme Court Directs Union To Consider Plea Seeking Mechanism To Block Illegal AI-Generated Or Doxed Content
The Supreme Court today directed the Union of India to consider a representation seeking mechanism for urgent reporting and URL-specific disabling of access in India to content including threats of physical violence, doxing, unauthorized disclosure of private details and non-consensual AI-generated content.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order...
Centre Defends Clinical Establishment Rule In Supreme Court, Says It Curbs Excessive Pricing Of Medical Services
The Centre has defended the validity of Rule 9(ii) of the Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, 2012 before the Supreme Court, contending that prescribing the range of rates would standardise charges across clinical establishments, preventing inconsistent and exorbitant pricing, price gouging, excessive charging and arbitrary inflation, and protecting patients from...
Insider Trading Presumed When Person Having Confidential Information Trades; Loss Or Profit Irrelevant : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) held that a mere possession of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) coupled with trading in securities during the UPSI period is sufficient to attract presumption for insider trading under the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. Setting aside the Securities Appellate Tribunal's (SAT) order, a bench of Justice Sanjay...