Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Grants Exparte Injunction To Dazn india Against Websites Illegaly Streaming FIFA 25
The Delhi High court has granted ex parte dynamic injunction to DAZN Ltd.the official broadcasters of the FIFA World Cup 2025 against illegal streaming rogue website.A single bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee has allowed immediate blocking of rogue websites following an ex-parte order Background The plaintiff, DAZN Ltd., is engaged in the business of offering live broadcasting...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside ₹10 Crore Security Demanded By Customs For Provisional Release Of Seized Goods, Calls It 'Onerous'
Coming to the rescue of an importer, the Delhi High Court has set aside the security of ₹10 crore (approx) demanded by the Customs Department for provisional release of its perishable goods.Calling the condition 'onerous', a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta ordered provisional release of Petitioner's imported Roasted Areca Nuts on furnishing bond of...
Delhi HC Sets Aside Income Tax Action Against Rajat Sharma-Owned India TV's Parent Company Over Alleged Unaccounted Foreign Remittances
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside the reassessment action initiated against journalist Rajat Sharma's company, M/S Independent News Service Pvt. Ltd., which owns and runs the India TV channel, over alleged foreign remittances.The notice was issued following a survey conducted by the Income Tax Department at the J&K Bank back in 2019, revealing that the company had made...
Consumer Can't Be Misled To Believe In False Efficacy Of Drug In Name Of Commercial Freedom Of Speech: Delhi High Court In Dabur v. Patanjali
While dealing with a suit filed by Dabur India against commercial advertisements of Patanjali Ayurved allegedly disparaging its Chyawanprash product, the Delhi High Court has ruled that consumer must not be misled to believe in false efficacy or superiority of a regulated drug in the name of commercial freedom of speech.Justice Mini Pushkarna said that advertisers cannot be permitted to...
Appeal On Taxability Including Point Of Limitation Doesn't Lie Before HC U/S 35G Of Central Excise Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that an appeal from CESTAT under the Central Excise Act 1944 involving the issue of taxability will lie before the Supreme Court under Section 35L.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta ruled that such an appeal, even on a limited point of limitation, will not lie before the High Court under Section 35G. It observed,“Even...
Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Against Civil Services Exam 2023, Says It Can't Suggest Manner In Which Questions Are Framed In Paper
Rejecting a plea challenging Paper I and Paper II of Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023, the Delhi High Court has observed that it cannot suggest the manner in which questions are framed in a question paper, so long as there is no ambiguity in the question or the answers provided.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul noted that CSE involves lakhs...
'Family Of Marks' Concept Not Expressly Recognised Under Trademarks Act, But Can Be Applied To Injunct Specific Marks: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that though the Trade Marks Act 1999 does not expressly recognise the concept of a 'family of marks' however, the same is judicially developed and can be invoked by a registered trademark owner to seek injunction against specific marks.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul ruled,“When an entity is the proprietor of a number of...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 3 Judicial Officers As Delhi HC Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 01st July, 2025 has approved the proposal for appointment of the following Judicial Officers, Ms. Shail Jain, and Ms. Madhu Jain as Judges of the Delhi High Court.Also, the Collegium in its meeting held on 02nd July, approved the proposal for appointment of Shri Vinod Kumar, Judicial Officer, as Judge of the High Court of Delhi....
Can't Reject Claim Of Infringement Merely Because Defendant Could Seek Removal Of Plaintiff's Trademark Due To 'Non-Use': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that a registered trademark owner's claim against infringement cannot be rejected merely on the ground that the defendant could have sought removal of the mark from the trademark's register under Section 47 of the Trademarks Act, 1999 on grounds of 'non-use'.Section 47 deals with the right of one person to apply to the Registrar of Trade Marks to have...
Payments Made To AWS For Cloud Computing Services Not Taxable: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that payments made to Amazon Web Services (AWS) for cloud computing services do not qualify as “royalty.” The bench, comprising Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tejas Karia, upheld the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's (ITAT) decision which held that such payments are not taxable as royalties or fees for technical services (FTS). The Court referred...
Delhi Petrol Pumps Approach High Court Against Penalties For Supplying Fuel To End-of-Life Vehicles
The Delhi High Court has sought a response from the Delhi government on a petition filed by the Delhi Petrol Dealers Association, which has challenged the prosecution of fuel pump owners for supplying fuel to End of Life Vehicles (ELVs), which are petrol vehicles aged above 15 years and diesel vehicles aged above 10 years.Justice Mini Pushkarna, while issuing notice on the petition to...
Delhi High Court Modifies MTP Order After Minor Rape Survivor Agrees To Carry Pregnancy, Orders Free Medical & Psychological Help By AIIMS
A minor rape survivor, who had sought termination of her 27-week pregnancy, agreed before the Delhi High Court on Thursday to carry the child after AIIMS's medical board opined that the pregnancy be prolonged to 34 weeks of gestational period for the best interest of the girl as well as the baby.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal modified a...