Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order, Restrains Infringement Of 'Tata' Trademarks

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order restraining the infringement of “Tata” trademarks, observing that repeated instances of duping of customers had occurred through domains that have claimed to offer fake dealerships or distributorships. Justice Amit Bansal said that the presence of trademark TATA along-with the word “dealerships” or “distributorships” or...

AO Is 'Deciding Authority' U/S 148A Income Tax Act, Can't Revise Decision At Instance Of Principal Commissioner: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Assessing Officer is the “authority” to decide whether a reassessment action under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act 1961 should be initiated against an assessee and his stance can't be revised at the instance of another authority.A division bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Tejas Karia held thus while setting aside the reassessment action...

Customs Act | Adjudicating Authority Can't Decline Refund Of Excess Duty In Presence Of CA's Certificate: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the Customs authority cannot, in absence of some evidence, decline refund of excess duty paid by a trader when the latter furnishes certificates from a qualified chartered accountant in support of its case.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta thus dismissed the Department's appeal against Nokia.Nokia sought refund...

Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June, 2025 [Citations 1 - 719]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 719NOMINAL INDEXABC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1SMITA KUMARI RAJGARHIA v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 2RAHUL MISHRA & ANR. v. JOHN DOE & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 3Sumit Bharana v. UoI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 4M/S G.S Industries v. Commissioner Of Central Tax And Gst, Delhi (West) 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 5The...

'Violent, Repeated Sexual Abuse': Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Minor's Rape & Murder

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man accused of raping and murdering a minor girl in 2018, noting that the post-mortem report provided "clear medical evidence" which revealed that it was a case of "violent and repeated sexual abuse" of the victim.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that prima facie, the strength of the material, including forensic, electronic, medical, and...

Delhi High Court Restrains Disclosure Of Confidential Information Of Axis Max Life Insurance Customers On Dark Web, Online Platforms

The Delhi High Court has restrained disclosure or transmission of confidential personal information of Axis Max Life Insurance customers on online platforms and dark web. Justice Saurabh Banerjee passed the interim order in the suit filed by Axis Max Life Insurance Limited against an unknown entity(s) threatening that the confidential and sensitive personal data of its 20 lakh customers will...

'Scant Regard For Liberty': High Court Raps Delhi Police Over Non-Appearance Of IOs, Calls For 'Serious Efforts' To Streamline System

The Delhi High Court has rapped the Delhi Police over non-appearance and unpreparedness of its investigating officers, calling it “scant regard for liberty” in their eyes.While dealing with an anticipatory bail plea filed in a cheating case, Justice Girish Kathpalia expressed shocked over the fact that despite repeated directions, neither the IO nor the SHO had appeared.While the...

Delhi Govt Should Decide On Approved Enhancement Of Monthly Remuneration For Law Researchers Expeditiously: High Court

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea seeking to enhance the monthly remuneration of its law researchers from Rs. 65,000 to Rs. 80,000 along with arrears.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Ranjeesh Kumar Gupta said that prima facie, the Delhi Government ought to consider the approved enhancement for the LRs by the Court and take a decision in an...

High Court Grants Relief To Delhi Hockey Team After Hockey India Agrees To Modify Sub Junior Women Championship Schedule

Hockey India recently told the Delhi High Court that the schedule for the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Women NationalChampionship 2025 will be modified or tailored for the Delhi Hockey Team.This was after the participation of Delhi Hockey Team was cancelled in the championship due to the team being taken off the Hockey India online portal.Hockey India's counsel told Justice Sachin Datta...

Delhi High Court Explains Concept Of 'Homonymous GIs' In Dispute Between Chile & Peru Over Name Of Alcoholic Beverage 'PISCO'

The Delhi High Court has clarified that “homonymous GIs” are those geographical indications that are spelled and pronounced alike, but which designate the geographical origin of products stemming from different countries, places or regions and possess different characteristics from each other.“Homonymous” in literal terms means words which are spelled and pronounced the same but...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 30 To July 06, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 718 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 759NOMINAL INDEXJIOSTAR INDIA PVT. LTD. FORMERLY KNOWN AS STAR INDIA PVT. LTD v. HTTPS//CRICLK.COM & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 718 GAMESKRAFT TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED AND ANR v. JOHN DOE AND ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 719 MINOR A THR HER MOTHER S v. STATE & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720 SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH v. STATE (GOVT. OF THE NCT)...

Unlike Trademarks Act, Priority Of Adoption Plays No Role In Ownership Under GI Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently embarked upon the distinction of rights under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 and the Trade Marks Act, 1999.While dealing with the GI claims of Peru and Chile-based organisations in South America over 'PISCO' for certain alcoholic beverages, Justice Mini Pushkarna observed,“While the trademark is a private right of...