A fine legal mess: Times Group and the UK’s Financial Times trademark dispute turns 18 years old, as UK FT takes out ads to clarify it has nothing to do with TOI and Bennett & Coleman. The case over TOI’s supplement “Financial Times” using the UK financial newspaper’s trademark is still pending in the Delhi HC. UK FT’s content share with the Express was challenged by India’s Times in Bangalore to stop it from using “Financial Times” or “FT” anywhere in the paper. [Mint]
SC sets aside death sentence by Bombay HC, which did not record accused dentist murderer’s statement on the sentence. This vitiated the death sentence order, says the apex court, because HC did not make any effort to ascertain circumstances that could have commuted death sentence to life-term [The Hindu]
Delhi bar associations oppose gov’t’s proposal to establish two more judicial districts in Delhi, in addition to the present nine. Argue that two more districts would cause “more miseries to the litigants” [IBN Live]
CBI suggests replacing Chief Justice of India on Lokpal panel with CBI director [TOI]
SCAORA president Sushil Kumar Jain writes four page complaint to CJI arguing that the bench should consult the bar before making practice-related decisions, or listing of matters before vacation benches. Also points out difficulty in addressing concerns related to SC registry, since all complaints are routed through SC registry [Bar and Bench via @courtwitness1]
Katju continues moonlighting as freelance columnist. Latest Indian Express column on Gilani hearing: The Pakistan supreme court can only either “continue with its confrontation with political authorities” or “follow the path of judicial restraint” [Justice Katju]