Section 52(1)(i) is the educational exception in the Copyright Act which permits reproduction of copyrighted works in the course of instruction. In the present case, the court held that photocopying qualifies as the reproduction of the work by a teac..
It can be concluded from the present judgment that no protection is afforded to the ideas, plots or themes under the Copyright Act, 1957. Therefore, ideas, plots or themes are not a subject matter of copyright law...
Due to the massive number to child laborers in Sivakasi firework industries, the petitioner filed a PIL under Article 32 of the Constitution...
Due to the existence of same question of law the Court combined two petitions to decide the constitutional validity of section 309 IPC. The petition was preferred by the petitioner when one Mr. Nagbhushan was charged under section 309 IPC. ..
The judgment revolves around the question of whether right to die with dignity is a part of Article 21 of the Constitution? The Court further moves on to discuss the validity of execution of living will. ..
It was held that classification in the Communal G.O. is on the ground of religion, race and caste. The classification in the Communal G.O. is in abuse of the Constitution and it is a clear violation of the fundamental rights under article 29(2). It w..
The Supreme Court said that Article 21 could be invoked only upon a complete deprivation and not upon restriction of movement. The SC said that word ‘law’ in Article 21 could not mean rules of natural justice. These rules were vague and ambiguous and..
The Supreme Court laid down the process/ certain basic requirements to be followed in all cases of arrest or detention till legal provisions are made in that behalf as a measure to prevent custodial violence...
Before the judgment, there was no structured formulation to grant compensation in case of custodial deaths. There were numerous cases where no or very little compensation was granted in such cases. The decision in Nilabati Behara v. the State of Oris..
Honour killing is a social evil that undermines the development of a society. Judicial pronouncements as in the present case and penal laws acts as a tool to evict such evils from the society. ..
It can be concluded from the present judgment that the terms “assignment” and “licence” are distinct and not interchangeable. Section 19 of the Copyright Act mentions the conditions to be fulfilled for the assignment of copyright whereas Section 30 o..
The present case puts forward the principle of breach of confidentiality very explicitly in the case of copying a concept or creative idea...
It is concluded from the present judgment that the exclusive right available to the copyright owner under Section 14(d) of the Act is to copy the recording of a film. It is, therefore, clear that the expression ‘to make a copy of the film’ means maki..
The 9 judges Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that the backward classes in Article 16(4) can be identified only by the caste system & not only on economic basis. The Article 16(4) is not an exception of Article 16(1) and it is a classific..
Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das observed that the language of Article 14 is a command issued by the Constitution, rather than a right, to the State to implement its objective by safeguarding the equality that every welfare State, such as India, is supposed ..
According to the SC, the HC also erred in granting a sum of Rs 50,000/- only towards future medical expenses. The SC has pointed out that the appellant would require 3 more replacement of the artificial left leg during his life time. The SC considere..
The Supreme Court observed that a petition filed by a wife under Section 125 of CrPC who was earlier granted permanent alimony under Section 25 of Hindu Marriage Act, cannot be entertained...
The Court held that evidence can be recorded by way of video conferencing relying on Section 273 with a different view, stating that where a witness is willing to give evidence an official of the Court can be deported to record evidence on commission..
The High Court took note of the submissions made by the husband that he shall continue to pay Rs 5,000 per month for a limited period for the wife and minor son. Resultantly, the Court allowed the petition and quashed the impugned order...
The High Court has held that if wife and husband laves the share households to establish their own household, the domestic relationship comes to an end in respect of parents and therefore complaint under DV Act cannot be maintained against them...
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