Delhi High Court
'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
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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...
Husband Dejected With Marriage Not Proof Of Abetment: Delhi High Court Upholds Wife's Acquittal In Suicide Case
The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a wife and her family members in a case accusing them of abetting the suicide of the husband, citing lack of evidence and proof. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that it may be a case where the husband was unhappy and dejected with his marriage but no act of abetment was made out against the wife and her family members, either from the...
Delhi High Court Stays Release Of 'Udaipur Files' Movie, Asks Centre To Decide On Revision Against CBFC Certificate
The Delhi High Court today stayed the release of the controversial movie "Udaipur Files : Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder", allowing Islamic clerics body Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind and other petitioners to approach the Central Government in revision against the certification granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for the movie.Till the Central Government took a decision on the...
Purpose Of Punishment Not 'Endless Incarceration': Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Life Convict Seeking Premature Release
The Delhi High Court has granted relief to a man, convicted for life in 2003 rape and murder case of an 8 year old, whose plea for premature release was rejected by the Sentence Review Board (SRB). Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that while the crime committed by the convict was gruesome, but he was awarded life imprisonment for the same and had already spent 24 years in jail.“The...
'Jurisdiction Issue': High Court On YouTuber Mohak Mangal's Plea To Transfer ANI's Copyright & Trademark Infringement Suit From Delhi Court
YouTuber Mohak Mangal on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking transfer of the copyright and trademark infringement suit filed by Asian News International (ANI) against him before city's Patiala House Court to the High Court.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani heard the matter briefly and questioned if the transfer plea could even be heard by him, because as per the Commercial Courts Act,...