Case Commentary: DGGI v. Gameskraft Technologies
The Supreme Court’s decision in Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence v. Gameskraft Technologies Pvt. Ltd. represents a significant development in the legal treatment and taxation of online real-money gaming in India. The case arose from a substantial GST demand concerning the taxation of amounts staked by players on online gaming platforms. This […]
Balancing National Security and Personal Liberty
The relationship between national security and individual liberty presents one of the most challenging questions in contemporary constitutional governance. This paper examines the tension between the State’s legitimate responsibility to protect national security and the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. Focusing on the increasing use of digital restrictions during political and […]
CHALLENGING IN IMPLEMENTING THE POCSO ACT: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN LAW AND REALITY
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, arrived as a legislative reckoning India’s formal acknowledgment that children, as a class of victims, deserved more than the incidental shelter of a colonial-era penal code. The Indian Penal Code’s scattered provisions had long betrayed their inadequacy, offering no specialised procedures, no dedicated adjudicatory infrastructure, […]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS – THE GOVERNANCE BLACK HOLE IN INDIAN LISTED COMPANIES
Indian corporate ownership does not resemble the diffuse, market-driven structures that classical corporate governance theory was built around. Promoter and promoter-group holdings continue to account for the single largest block of ownership across listed companies, with private promoters alone holding over 40% of total market capitalisation on the NSE as of late 2023. This concentration […]
MOB LYNCHING AND THE LAW: WHY INDIA STILL HAS NO SPECIFIC LEGISLATION
Every few months a video gets passed around phones before it gets passed around a courtroom a crowd closing in on one person fists and rods doing what a rumour started. The trigger varies: cattle theft, an inter-faith couple, a child-lifting scare born on WhatsApp. What stays constant is what happens after. There is outrage […]
WHAT IS THE “RAREST OF RARE” DOCTRINE AND WHO DECIDES
India executes one of the fewest convicts in the world yet the doctrine that authorises those executions remains one of its most contested legal constructs. “Rarest of rare” sounds like a legal standard. In practice, it may be something closer to a feeling
PROTECTION OF CREATORS RIGHTS: JOHN DOE ORDER
This blog explores the utility of John Doe Orders as a useful tool for court to safeguard copyright and other IP against an unknown or anonymous copyright infringer. Such orders allow courts to prevent the infringement of protected works by unknown persons, especially when it is not possible to determine who has infringed on a […]
Trademark Protection in the Digital Era
The significance of trademarks has undergone a significant transformation in the contemporary digital era. Trademarks that are considered the symbols of consumer faith, brand reputation and attached business goodwill are no longer confined to mere intangible assets. Online social media platforms have intensified the role of trademarks by becoming an indicator of commercial promotions, earning […]
LOUIS VUITTON SUFFERS SETBACK AS DELHI COURT DISMISSES THE SUIT
This case commentary Louis Vuitton Malletier vs. Sh. Manjeet Singh & Anr., (2025 SCC OnLine Del.) explores that the plaintiff bears the burden of establishing both infringement and unauthorised use of the trademark, and that allegations of unauthorised use must be supported by cogent and convincing evidence. While registration, goodwill and reputation is a factor […]
KEYWORD ADVERTISING AND TRADEMARK USE: INSIGHTS FROM HINDWARE LTD. V. GROHE INDIA PVT. LTD.& ORS.
The judgement in Hindware Ltd. v. Grohe India Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. offers good insight into the legal issues involved with keyword advertising and definition of ‘use’ of a trademark in the digital landscape. The case also brings to the fore the issues of whether trademark use as a keyword is infringing upon the trademark, […]