Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Asks Saket Gokhale, Lakshmi Puri To Settle Defamation Case, Says Courts Already 'Over Flooded'
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked All India Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale to settle the defamation case filed by former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, Lakshmi Puri, saying that the courts are already 'over flooded'. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that the parties may have a meeting to...
Right To Speedy Trial Cannot Be Diluted Merely Because Case Arises Under Special Enactment Like MCOCA: Delhi High Court
Reinforcing the principle of right to speedy trial, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday admitted on bail an accused under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act 1999, citing prolonged incarceration of over 8 years.Justice Sanjeev Narula observed,“The right to a speedy trial, now firmly entrenched in our constitutional jurisprudence under Article 21 of the Constitution of India,...
Three Judicial Officers Sworn-In As Judges Of Delhi High Court, Strength Increases To 43
Three judicial officers were sworn in as the judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday (July 24). The judicial officers are:- Mr. Vinod Kumar- Ms. Shail Jain- Ms. Madhu JainTheir appointment was announced by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in a post made on X (formerly Twitter).With their appointment, the strength of judges at the Delhi High Court will rise to 43. The sanctioned...
Delhi High Court Directs Meta, 'X' Social Media Platforms To Take Down Pirated Links Of 'Kannappa' Film
The Delhi High Court recently directed social media platforms Meta and X to take down pirated links of Vishnu Manchu starrer Telugu film 'Kannappa'.Justice Jyoti Singh passed the interim order on a copyright infringement suit filed by the film production Twenty-Four Frames Factory Private Limited.The plea claims that Kannappa, based on religious folkfare about Lord Shiva and his devoted...
High Court Unsatisfied With Steps Taken By Delhi Govt, Police In Running One Stop Centres For Women & Children; Issues Directions
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 23) said that it was not satisfied with the steps and measures taken by the Delhi Government and the Police in running one stop centres provide support for women and children facing violence in the national capital. Issuing guidelines to the authorities, a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed...
Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha In ED, EOW Cases Alleging Foreign Funding
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 23) granted anticipatory bail to Prabir Purkayastha, editor-in-chief and founder of news portal NewsClick, in Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case as well as Delhi Police's EOW FIR concerning allegations of foreign funding.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna pronounced the verdict and disposed of the pleas filed by Purkayastha in 2021. The Court...
Delhi High Court Orders Food Joints To Pay ₹5 Lakh Damages To 'Veerji Malai Chaap Wale' Restaurant Over Trademark Infringement
The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 5 lakh as costs and damages to famous Veerji Malai Chaap Wale restaurant in its trademark infringement suit against various eateries and food delivery joints. While the matter was settled with one of the defendant eateries, Justice Amit Bansal noted that the other five food joints did not appear before the Court and thus, their conduct not only warranted...
Advisable For Legislature To Correct Lacuna On What Constitutes 'Infringement' Under Patents Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has suggested to the legislature to define what constitutes 'infringement' under the Patents Act 1970.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul noted that while other intellectual property statutes define what constitutes infringement therein, the Patent Act is 'peculiarly' silent on this aspect.For context, Section 29 of the Trade Marks Act 1999...
Unauthenticated Documents From Foreign Govt Regarding Swiss Bank Account Of Assessee Can't Form Basis For Criminal Action: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against an assessee under Section 276C, 276D and 277 of the Income Tax Act 1961 merely on the basis of some unauthorised documents alleging existence of an undisclosed Swiss Bank account in his name.In doing so, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed,“Merely on some unauthenticated information received from a third Country...
Merely Receiving A Package Without Being Aware Of Illicit Contents Not 'Possession' Under NDPS Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that merely receiving a package without the accused being aware of its illicit contents is not “conscious possession” under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.“The act of merely receiving a package, absent any material to suggest that the Applicant was aware of its illicit contents, prima facie, cannot by itself satisfy the...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Judicial Officers As Delhi High Court Judges
The Union Government has notified the appointment of three judicial officers as the judges of the Delhi High Court. The judicial officers are:- Mr. Vinod Kumar- Ms. Shail Jain- Ms. Madhu JainThe announcement has been made by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in a post made on X (formerly Twitter) today. With their appointment, the strength of judges at the Delhi High Court will rise to 43....
Child Being In Husband's Custody After Matrimonial Dispute Not Cruelty Or Harassment U/S 498A IPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the child being in custody of the husband after matrimonial disputes arise between the parties is not cruelty or harassment under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860.“…merely because the child was in the custody of the husband after disputes interse arose, cannot be equated with cruelty or harassment as envisaged under Section 498A IPC,”...