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SangsLegal News If the property is not 'actually used' exclusively for trade or commerce, a dispute involving such property can not be classified as commercial dispute :Supreme court


The Supreme Court has recently held that, a dispute involving an immovable property is not automatically classified as a commercial dispute under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The property must be 'actually used' exclusively for trade or commerce for it to be considered as such.

SangsLegal News Copyright protection under the Copyright Act, 1957, does not apply to human behavior or actions : Punjab & Haryana High Court


The Punjab & Haryana High Court has recently ruled that the human behavior cannot be protected under copyright law. The court clarified that the right to privacy only covers the intrinsic part of an individual's personality, and does not extend to the mere existence of facts or events related to human conduct. This ruling emphasizes that copyright protection under the Copyright Act, 1957, does not apply to human behavior or actions.

SangsLegal News Interim orders issued by High Courts to stay trials in civil and criminal cases will no longer automatically expire after six months from the date of the order: Supreme Court


The recent decision by the Supreme Court overturned the 2018 Asian Resurfacing judgment, ruling that interim orders issued by High Courts to stay trials in civil and criminal cases will no longer automatically expire after six months from the date of the order unless the High Courts expressly extend the stay orders if necessary.

SangsLegal News Registries should not perform judicial functions and cannot reject a curative petition on the grounds that a review was dismissed in open court: Supreme Court


The Supreme Court has ruled that registries should not perform judicial functions and cannot reject a curative petition on the grounds that a review was dismissed in open court.

The Supreme Court has set aside a Registrar's order that denied the registration of a curative petition because the review petition was dismissed after being heard in open court (not by circulation). The Court deemed the order to be in violation of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and stated that the decision-making power, being judicial in nature, should have been exercised by a Bench of the Court.

SangsLegal News An accused has the right to cross-examine a police officer regarding any recordings in the case diary when used it to refresh their memory: Supreme court


The Supreme Court has recently held that an accused has the right to cross-examine a police officer regarding any recordings in the case diary when police offiecrs used it to refresh their memory. Similarly, if the court uses the case diary to contradict a police officer's statement, the accused is entitled to review the relevant recorded statement gucci borse imitazioni perfette and cross-examine the officer on that basis.
The accused or their representatives are not entitled to request the production of the case diaries under Section 172(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, if a police officer uses the diaries to refresh their memory, the accused will have the right to access them for the purpose of cross-examination.