Delhi High Court Permits Indiamart To Provide 'PUMA' Search Option In Drop Down Menu But It Must Delete Counterfeit Listings When Notified

The Delhi High Court has set aside a single judge ruling to the extent of restraining Indiamart from providing registered trademark “PUMA” in respect of the goods as search options in its drop down menu presented to prospective sellers at the time of their registration on the e-commerce platform.A division bench comprising Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju however...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Man Accused Of Causing Discomfort To Woman Flight Passenger By Constant Staring

The Delhi High Court has quashed the FIR registered against a man accused of causing discomfort to a fellow flight passenger by constantly staring at her.Justice Ravinder Dudeja noted that a settlement was reached between the parties and the prosecution also had no objection to the same. “In view of the aforesaid circumstances and the fact that parties have put a quietus to the dispute,...

Personal Loans Or EMIs Are Voluntary Financial Obligations, Can't Override Husband's Obligation To Maintain Wife: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that personal loans or EMIs are voluntary obligations which cannot override the obligation of an earning spouse to maintain the other spouse or the child.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Renu Bhatnagar said that deductions such as house rent, electricity charges, repayment of personal loans, premiums towards life insurance, or EMIs...

Delhi High Court Full Bench Closes Plea As Elections To DHCBA, All Bar Associations Conclude Successfully

As elections to the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and all bar associations in the national capital have been successfully concluded, the Delhi High Court has closed a petition on the issue.A full bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh, Justice Navin Chawla and Justice C Hari Shankar disposed of a plea plea in which directions were issued from time to time regarding conduct...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR In POCSO Case, Asks Accused To Pay ₹50K Costs And Do Community Service In Govt Hospital

While quashing a POCSO case, the Delhi High Court has directed the accused to do community service for a month at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital while also asking him to pay Rs. 50,000 costs to be deposited towards “Army Welfare Fund Battle Casualties.”Justice Sanjeev Narula quashed the case against the man accused of harassing a minor school going girl through exploitation. While...

'No Direct Interest': Delhi High Court Imposes ₹50K Costs On Frivolous Plea Alleging Illegal Construction

While dismissing a plea alleging illegal construction at a property with Rs. 50,000 costs, the Delhi High Court has deprecated filing of frivolous petitions with no direct interest in the matter. Justice Mini Pushkarna observed that the litigant had no connection with the property, was living 10 kms away from it and the only ground for filing the petition was that he had the same street...

Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks To Enhance Monthly Remuneration Of Law Researchers With Arrears

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to enhance the monthly remuneration of its law researchers from Rs. 65,000 to Rs. 80,000 along with arrears.The matter came up for hearing before a division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul on May 29. However, Justice Digpaul recused from hearing it as his brother's son was working as a law researcher. “As...

[Income Tax] Delhi HC Larger Bench To Decide On Retrospective Applicability Of Extended Limitation For Reassessment In Cases Involving Foreign Assets

A larger bench of the Delhi High Court will decide whether Section 149(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act 1961, inserted vide a 2012 amendment to provide an extended period of reassessment for cases involving foreign assets, applies retrospectively.Section 149(1)(c) prescribes that reassessment notice in respect of any income in relation to any asset located outside India, which had escaped...

Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Open School Students Left Out Of JEE Mains Counselling

The Delhi High Court has granted relief to various students who got registered with National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and were left out of JEE-Mains 2025 counselling process as their result for class XII examination was not declared. Justice Vikas Mahajan observed that students put hard labour for two to four years, or may be more, while preparing for JEE (Mains) and they should not...

S.161 CGST Act | Rectification Order Must Be Reasoned, Adverse Order Can Be Passed Only After Hearing Party: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an order in rectification proceedings must be reasoned, passed after affording an opportunity of hearing to the party.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta made the observation while dealing with a petition against rejection of Petitioner's application seeking rectification of impugned demand orderPetitioner pointed...

Delhi High Court Grants Superlative Injunction For 'Real-Time Blocking' Of Websites, Apps Unauthorisedly Streaming IPL, Other Cricket Matches

In a first-of-its-kind order, the Delhi High Court has granted a limited-duration superlative injunction— an enhanced form of dynamic+ injunction— to tackle the unauthorised streaming of IPL, India's England Tour by rogue apps and websites.Justice Saurabh Banerjee restrained the defendants from infringing Star India's exclusive streaming rights and ordered real-time relief against...

Delhi High Court Declares 'Ritz Carlton' As Well-Known Trademark In Hotel & Hospitality Industry In India

The Delhi High Court has declared that 'Ritz' and 'Ritz Carlton' run by the Paris based Ritz Hotel Limited are “well-known” trademarks in India.“The long duration for which the RITZ and RITZ-CARLTON marks have been in use by the plaintiffs, wide geographical area of their use, their knowledge among the general public and their goodwill and reputation due to the extensive...