'Infraction Of Natural Justice': Delhi High Court On One-Day Notice Given For Personal Hearing Against GST Demand

The Delhi High Court has said that granting mere one-day notice to an assessee for attending personal hearing with respect to proposed GST demands amounts of 'infraction' of natural justice.The observation was made by a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Saurabh Banerjee while hearing Petitioner-firm's challenge to dismissal of its appeal against demand on the ground of it...

Delhi High Court Declares 'Hermès' And Its 'Birkin' Bag's 3-D Shape As Well-Known Trademarks In India

The Delhi High Court on Monday recognised the three-dimensional shape of Hermès' iconic Birkin bag, along with the “Hermès” name and its stylised logos, as well-known trademarks in India. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia delivered the ruling on November 24, 2025, in a trademark infringement and passing-off suit filed by Hermès International, the French luxury brand, against...

Can Customs Issue SCN For IGST Recovery? Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Customs & GST Dept; Seeks Joint Affidavit

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in a writ petition against the Show Cause Notice by the Customs Department, instead of the GST Department, for recovery of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) amounting to about Rs. 5 lakhs from the exporter. The Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain has listed the matter for February 24, 2026 while...

Delhi High Court Upholds Registration Of 'Amritsar Haveli' Marks; Rejects Challenge By Haveli Restaurant

The Delhi High Court has ruled that no restaurant can claim exclusive rights over the commonly used word “Haveli,” dismissing appeals by Haveli Restaurant and Resorts Ltd. and upholding the registration of the marks “Amritsar Haveli” and “The Amritsar Haveli” for food and restaurant services. In a judgment on November 24, 2025, Justice Tejas Karia ruled that the restaurant failed...

Prevention Of Corruption Act | Unsolicited Offer Of Bribe Which Is Refused By Public Servant Constitutes Abetment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an unsolicited offer of a bribe to a public servant constitutes the offence of abetment, punishable under Section 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, irrespective of whether there was a prior demand or subsequent acceptance.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed,“The legislative intent behind the PC Act was to consolidate and strengthen the laws...

Delhi High Court Protects 'Gold Flake' Mark Against Lookalike 'Gold Flame' and 'Gold Fighter' Cigarettes

The Delhi High Court on Monday confirmed a temperory injunction restraining Pelican Tobacco Co. Ltd. from manufacturing or selling its “Gold Flame” and “Gold Fighter” cigarettes, holding that their packaging and marks were deceptively similar to ITC Limited's well-known “Gold Flake” brand. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia, in a judgment delivered on November 24, said Pelican...

Assessee Not Required To Prove “Source Of Source” Of Funds Credited Prior To Finance Act 2022: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that once the initial onus cast upon an assessee to show the genuineness of its creditors is duly discharged, the question as to whether the funds of the creditor were obtained through genuine purchases or not cannot be gone into by the Revenue.A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar observed,“Once the assessee discharges its initial onus...

Voluntary Retirement Deemed Accepted If Not Rejected Within Stipulated Period; Subsequent Demand For Technical Resignation Invalid: Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that voluntary retirement is deemed automatically accepted if not expressly rejected within the stipulated period, and any subsequent demand for technical resignation cannot override a retirement that has already taken effect. Background Facts The employee was working as...

Delhi High Court Restrains Cosmetic Company From Copying Visage Beauty's O3+ Facial Kits Packaging And Mark

In a clash over look-alike facial kits, the Delhi High Court has granted Visage Beauty an interim injunction restraining Freecia Professional India from copying its packaging layout, usage instructions, ingredients text and from using the trademark 'DERMOMELAN'. A single bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order on November 21 while hearing Visage Beauty & Healthcare...

Delhi High Court Protects 'Aaj Tak' Mark, Restrains News Agencies From Using It In Source Code And Meta Tags

The Delhi High Court on Friday restrained Amar Ujala and News18 from using the trademark 'Aaj Tak' in their website source code or as meta tags, after both companies informed the Court that they had already removed the infringing links and did not wish to contest the trademark suit filed by Living Media India Ltd, owner of the Aaj Tak news brand. A single bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam...

Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce, Says Wife's Claim Of 'Not Recalling' Overnight Stays With Another Man Invites Judicial Suspicion

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed an appeal preferred by a wife, challenging the divorce decree passed over her alleged extra marital relationship with two men.While the wife sought to explain her prolonged communications with them as 'professional relationship', the Family Court had found she failed to explain her overnight stays with them.Agreeing, a division bench of Justices...

High Court Upholds Delhi Police Personnel's Conviction For Offering 50K Bribe To Judge, Acquits Two

The Delhi High Court recently upheld the 2021 conviction of former Delhi Police ASI Tara Dutt for offering ₹50,000 bribe to a judge of the Tis Hazari Courts,­ so as to secure a job (peon at Delhi district courts) for one of the co-accused, Mukul Kumar.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna however acquitted him of the charge of criminal conspiracy.The single judge further acquitted Mukul Kumar and...