Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Hero Motocorp In Trademark Infringement Suit Against 'Destiny' Electric Scooters
The Delhi High Court has restrained electric-two wheeler manufacturers Urban E-Bike and Galaxy EV from using the trademark 'DESTINY' for their products, in a trademark infringement suit filed by bike manufacturer Hero Motocorp.Justice Tejas Karia further restrained the defendants from using 'DESTINY+' and 'DESTINY PRO' marks in relation to their two wheelers.Hero Motocorp, claiming to be...
Delhi High Court Seeks Abhijit Iyer Mitra's Response On Newslaundry Journalists' Plea Over Fresh 'Defamatory' Tweets
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a plea filed by women employees of digital news platform Newslaundry seeking takedown of fresh (allegedly defamatory) tweets posted by him. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav issued notice on the fresh application filed by the journalists in their suit alleging that Mitra had posted sexually abusive social...
Delhi High Court Stays Order Directing Hindustan Times, Journalist Neelesh Misra To Jointly Pay ₹40 Lakh For Defaming Businessman
The Delhi High Court recently stayed a trial court order directing Hindustan Times and its former reporter Neelesh Misra to jointly pay ₹40 lakh damages for defaming businessman, Darts IT Network founder— Arun Kumar Gupta.Gupta had alleged that HT Media in a 2007 report titled “Get Smart, Email with Care”, which did not explicitly name him, wrongly suggested that he was “sacked”...
Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict In Jailed MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Against ₹4Lakh Costs To Attend Parliament
The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved verdict in the plea moved by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid challenging costs imposed on him by a trial court while granting him custody parole to attend the Parliament. A division bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved the judgment. During the hearing, the counsel appearing for the Delhi Police explained...
Interim Injunction U/S 9 Of Arbitration Act Cannot Be Granted To Prevent Convening Of Meeting For Removal Of Director: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar has observed that an interim injunction under section 9, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ACA”) cannot be granted to prevent convening of extraordinary general meeting for removal of a director as it effectively amounts to grant of final relief and impinges upon statutory powers conferred to...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 11 To August 17, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 946 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 980NOMINAL INDEXMAHUA MOITRA v. NISHIKANT DUBEY & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 946 Mohit Kumar Goyal v. State of NCT of Delhi And Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 947 Bodhisattva Charitable Trust And Ors. v. Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 948 Surender Kumar Sharma And Ors v. Municipal Corporation Of Delhi...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 04 To August 10, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 925 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 945NOMINAL INDEXVinay Sharma v. GNCTD 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 925 F- Hoffmann -La Roche Ag & Anr. v. Zydus Lifesciences Limited 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 926 Ambika Traders Through Proprietor Gaurav Gupta v. Additional Commissioner, Adjudication DGGSTI, CGST Delhi North 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 927 Vi-John Healthcare India LLP v. Dabur India...
Timeline Prescribed For Filing Statement Of Defence Under Rule 18(3) Of Indian Council Of Arbitration Rules Is Directory In Nature: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Jain has held that the timeline prescribed under Indian Council of Arbitration Rules, 2024 for filing a Statement of Defence by the respondent is directory in nature and can be extended by the Arbitral Tribunal if a sufficient cause is established. The Petitioner challenges an order passed by the Arbitral Tribunal by which it declined to...
Delay Is No Defence Against Action For Infringement & Passing Off Where Adoption Of Trademark Is Dishonest: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that delay by a registered trademark holder in prosecuting alleged infringement is not a defence available to the Defendant, where it is evident that Defendant's use of impugned trademark was dishonest/ fraudulent.Justice Amit Bansal observed, “Delay cannot be a defence in an action for infringement and passing off in a case where the defendant's...
Delhi High Court Flags 'Serious Disputes' In Functioning Of Equestrian Federation Of India, Stays Extraordinary General Meeting
The Delhi High Court has restrained the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) from holding Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EOGM) on Sunday, citing “serious disputes” in the overall functioning of the Federation.“It is evident that there are serious disputes about virtually every facet of the functioning and current state of affairs of the EFI,” Justice Sachin Datta said in an order...
Post-Termination Restrictive Covenants In Employment Contracts Are Void U/S 27 Of Contract Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that post-service restrictive covenants in employment contracts, which operate after cessation of employment, are void and are not enforceable under Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (“Contract Act”) and violate Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution. The court vacated the injunction granted in an...
Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Ask J&K Govt To Include 'Dragon Boat Racing' In Khelo India Water Sports Festival
The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to ask the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to include “Dragon Boat Racing” as a competitive sport in the Khelo India Water Sports Festival, scheduled to be held from August 21-23 at Dal Lake, Srinagar. Justice Sachin Datta observed that the sport is internationally codified with established rules and Khelo India's guidelines do...