A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court..LIST OF CASES.Supreme Court.Kalpana Mehta v. Union of IndiaChandrakeshwar Prasad @ Chandu Babu v. State of Bihar.Delhi High Court.Spicejet Limited v. KAL Airways Limited and Ors.Loreena Mckinnitt and Ors. v. Deepak Dev and Ors.Monsanto Technology LLC and Ors. v. Nuziveedu Seeds Limited and Ors..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Kalpana Mehta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 5 in court 4 – Writ Petition (Civil) 558/2012].Bench: Dipak Misra, C. Nagappan JJ..Case relating to anomalies in clinical trial of vaccines for cervical cancer..Today in Court: This matter could not be tracked. Any updates/suggestions will be appreciated..2. Chandrakeshwar Prasad @ Chandu Babu v. State Of Bihar And Anr..[Item 2 in court 9 – SLP(Crl) CRL MP 15280/2016].Bench: PC Ghose, Amitava Roy JJ..Appeal filed by Chandrakeshwar Prasad (Chandu Babu) against the judgment of the Patna High Court granting bail to politician Mohammad Shahabuddin. Shahabuddin was granted bail by the Patna High Court on September 7 in a case pertaining to the murder of Babu’s son, Rajdeo Ranjan. Ranjan, an eye witness in the murder of his two younger brothers in 2004, was killed in 2014..Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Senior Advocates Dinesh Dwivedi and Shekhar Naphade made their submissions in Court yesterday..Today in Court: The order was reserved, and will likely be out tomorrow..Delhi High Court.1. Spicejet Limited v. KAL Airways Limited and Ors..[FAO (OS) (Comm) 62/2016; Court No. 2 Item No. 31].Bench: Indira Banerjee, V. Kameswar Rao, JJ..Share transfer dispute between Spicejet and KAL Airways. The matter arises out of non-issuance of warrants in favour of KAL’s non-executive chairperson Kalanithi Maran, after transfer of ownership to Ajay Singh, the current controlling shareholder of Spicejet..Today in Court: This matter could not be tracked. Any details/updates will be appreciated..2. Loreena McKennitt and Ors. v. Deepak Dev and Ors..[CS (OS) 2349/2011; Court No. 20 Item No. 16].Bench: Vibhu Bakhru, J..McKennitt had filed the suit against Dev in 2011, after the release of the Malayalam movie Urumi and its music, accusing him of using her melody in his song Aaro ne aaro which was part of the movie. She had claimed that Dev’s song has melodies from her songs The Mummers Dance and Caravanserai..Today in Court: The bench granted time to the defendant to submit proof on record proving when the movie was released. The next date for hearing is November 4..3. Monsanto Technology LLC and Ors. v. Nuziveedu Seeds Limited and Ors..[C.S. (Comm) 132/2016; Court No. 20 Item No. 34].Bench: Vibhu Bakhru, J..BT cotton seed major Mahyco Monsanto Biotech Ltd’s plea against Nuziveedu Seeds for infringing its trademark and selling seeds beyond the period of license..Today in Court: The bench heard arguments in the matter, continuing from yesterday. Senior advocate Sandeep Sethi, arguing for Monsanto, said that the defendants were infringing their patents as well as their trademarks and also stood in violation of the licensing agreement between the parties, which has since been terminated.
A summary of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court..LIST OF CASES.Supreme Court.Kalpana Mehta v. Union of IndiaChandrakeshwar Prasad @ Chandu Babu v. State of Bihar.Delhi High Court.Spicejet Limited v. KAL Airways Limited and Ors.Loreena Mckinnitt and Ors. v. Deepak Dev and Ors.Monsanto Technology LLC and Ors. v. Nuziveedu Seeds Limited and Ors..SUMMARY OF CASES.Supreme Court of India.1. Kalpana Mehta & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors..[Item 5 in court 4 – Writ Petition (Civil) 558/2012].Bench: Dipak Misra, C. Nagappan JJ..Case relating to anomalies in clinical trial of vaccines for cervical cancer..Today in Court: This matter could not be tracked. Any updates/suggestions will be appreciated..2. Chandrakeshwar Prasad @ Chandu Babu v. State Of Bihar And Anr..[Item 2 in court 9 – SLP(Crl) CRL MP 15280/2016].Bench: PC Ghose, Amitava Roy JJ..Appeal filed by Chandrakeshwar Prasad (Chandu Babu) against the judgment of the Patna High Court granting bail to politician Mohammad Shahabuddin. Shahabuddin was granted bail by the Patna High Court on September 7 in a case pertaining to the murder of Babu’s son, Rajdeo Ranjan. Ranjan, an eye witness in the murder of his two younger brothers in 2004, was killed in 2014..Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Senior Advocates Dinesh Dwivedi and Shekhar Naphade made their submissions in Court yesterday..Today in Court: The order was reserved, and will likely be out tomorrow..Delhi High Court.1. Spicejet Limited v. KAL Airways Limited and Ors..[FAO (OS) (Comm) 62/2016; Court No. 2 Item No. 31].Bench: Indira Banerjee, V. Kameswar Rao, JJ..Share transfer dispute between Spicejet and KAL Airways. The matter arises out of non-issuance of warrants in favour of KAL’s non-executive chairperson Kalanithi Maran, after transfer of ownership to Ajay Singh, the current controlling shareholder of Spicejet..Today in Court: This matter could not be tracked. Any details/updates will be appreciated..2. Loreena McKennitt and Ors. v. Deepak Dev and Ors..[CS (OS) 2349/2011; Court No. 20 Item No. 16].Bench: Vibhu Bakhru, J..McKennitt had filed the suit against Dev in 2011, after the release of the Malayalam movie Urumi and its music, accusing him of using her melody in his song Aaro ne aaro which was part of the movie. She had claimed that Dev’s song has melodies from her songs The Mummers Dance and Caravanserai..Today in Court: The bench granted time to the defendant to submit proof on record proving when the movie was released. The next date for hearing is November 4..3. Monsanto Technology LLC and Ors. v. Nuziveedu Seeds Limited and Ors..[C.S. (Comm) 132/2016; Court No. 20 Item No. 34].Bench: Vibhu Bakhru, J..BT cotton seed major Mahyco Monsanto Biotech Ltd’s plea against Nuziveedu Seeds for infringing its trademark and selling seeds beyond the period of license..Today in Court: The bench heard arguments in the matter, continuing from yesterday. Senior advocate Sandeep Sethi, arguing for Monsanto, said that the defendants were infringing their patents as well as their trademarks and also stood in violation of the licensing agreement between the parties, which has since been terminated.