Parties Can't Be Barred From Performing Contractual Obligations In Final Partial Award When It Remains In Force: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that parties cannot be prevented from performing their contractual obligations as interpreted in the Final Partial Award, especially when both the Final Partial Award as well as the contract interpreted therein have not been stayed and remain in force. The present appeal has been filed under section 37 of the Arbitration...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 07 To July 13, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 760 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 783NOMINAL INDEXM/S LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED. Versus RAIL VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 760 CELEBI AIRPORT SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v/s UNION OF INDIA & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 761 Raheja Developers Limited v. Ahluwalia Contractors India Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 762 STATE v. YOGESH @ GOLU & ANR 2025 LiveLaw...

S.107 GST Act | Impugned Order “Automatically Stayed” Once Appeal Is Filed & Pre-Deposit Is Made; No Attachment Of Bank Account: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that once an appeal is filed by the assessee under Section 107 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 and pre-deposit is made, there is “automatic stay” of the impugned order raising demand.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta thus interdicted the bank from attaching the account of an assessee, who had preferred...

Need Evidence To Ascertain Rent, Can't Do Guess Work To Calculate Mense Profit: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that coming to a figure which might be the rent of an area on its own, without any material, is not permissible in law.Justice Subramonium Prasad said mere guess work in thin air is no evidence and cannot be used to ascertain rent.“Mere guess work cannot be used for ascertaining the rent. This Court cannot make a guess work in thin air. Guess work cannot take...

Delhi High Court Restrains Rogue Websites From Streaming Maalik, Sarbala Ji Movie Content

The Delhi High Court has restrained 56 rogue websites from illegally and unauthorisedly streaming content of Maalik and Sarbala Ji movies.Justice Amit Bansal passed an ad-interim injunction order in favour of Tips Films Limited in its copyright infringement suit against the websites. The Court directed the domain name registrars to lock and suspend the domain name registration of the...

Delhi High Court Awards ₹8 Lakh In Favour Of Puma In Trademark Infringement Suit Against Counterfeit Products

The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 8 lakh in favour of footwear brand Puma in its trademark infringement suit against an individual manufacturing counterfeit products. Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that Puma's trademarks are well-known and that due to its long usage and association coupled with recognition, Puma and its trademarks call for a higher degree of protection, more so, when it...

S.3(k) Patents Act | Delhi High Court Declines Patent To US-Entity For System To Locate Users Sharing 'Sensitive Content' On P2P Networks

The Delhi High Court has declined a plea moved by US-based Kroll Information Assurance, seeking to patent 'System to locate users via a Peer to Peer Network'.Justice Amit Bansal cited Section 3(k) of the Patents Act 1970 which declares inventions related to 'algorithm' and 'computer program per se' as non-patentable. The bench observed,“For a software or computer programme to qualify as...

Cryptocurrency Has Profound Implications On Country's Economy, Dissolves Money: Delhi High Court Denies Bail In Fraud Case

Denying bail to a man in a fraud case, the Delhi High Court has observed that cryptocurrency has profound implications on country's economy which dissolves recognized money into “dark unknown and untraceable money.”“For, economic offences, unlike most conventional bodily offences, are committed with elaborate planning and expertise. Especially, dealing in crypto currency has...

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...