The Court was hearing a plea filed by Pernod Ricard India, which owns the Blenders Pride whisky, alleging trademark infringement by JK Enterprises which manufactures beverages under the 'London Pride' mark.
The Supreme Court has upheld the largely disproportionate allotment of rights share in favour of one group of shareholders of a private limited company, substantially increasing its shareholding.
In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court has held that in cases where the offences are so heinous that death sentence is warranted, the prosecution must produce before the trial court all materials.
An electoral roll on the basis of universal franchise, prepared and maintained as accurately and as up-to-date as possible, was the plinth upon which the institutions of electoral democracy would rest.
The Election Commission is one of the greatest institutions of independent India. Guaranteeing free and fair elections in a parliamentary democracy as huge and diverse as India is an inconceivably difficult task but, from the beginning, the EC developed an astonishing tradition of balance and neutrality. That things have changed, however, is indicated by the resignation of a panel counsel, Mohit D. Ram, who said that he found that his values were not in consonance with the institution’s current functioning. This is a rare voice from within, for voices expressing distress at the erosion of the EC’s dignity in recent times have so far been external. In any case, the assertion of values over a position in a prestigious institution obviously in the good books of the government is remarkable in these times.