Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Stays Order Against Indian Firm Making Irrigation Valves In Patent Dispute With Israel Company
The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed an order that had restrained an Indian irrigation equipment maker from selling its “Hydromat Valve”, which was earlier held to prima facie infringe a patent owned by an Israel-based company. A Division Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla pronounced the judgment on January 5, 2026, while deciding an appeal filed by...
Minor Discrepancies In Counting Can't Discredit Seizure Of Fake Currency: Delhi High Court Allows CBI Appeal, Reverses Acquittal
The Delhi High Court has set aside the acquittal of an accused in a counterfeit currency case, holding that minor discrepancies in counting fake currency notes are not sufficient to discredit the prosecution case when the recovery and possession are otherwise proved beyond reasonable doubt.Allowing CBI's appeal, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna reversed the trial court's judgment which had...
Delay Due To Medical Review Can't Justify Ante-Dated Seniority Of BSF Candidates: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court Full Bench has held that candidates appointed to the Border Security Force (BSF) after a delay caused by medical re-examination are not entitled to claim seniority over batchmates who joined the service earlier, even if the delay was not attributable to them.A three-judge Bench comprising Justices C. Hari Shankar, Jyoti Singh and Ajay Digpaul thus settled the...
Delhi High Court Warns Against 'Chaos' If Witnesses Are Recalled Every Time Counsel Changes
The Delhi High Court has refused to recall a complainant for further cross-examination in a cheque bounce case, observing that permitting recall every time a party changes its lawyer would lead to “chaos” and cause unnecessary delay in trials.Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed,“The newly engaged counsel steps into the shoes of previous counsel and cannot agitate that more questions...
Delhi High Court Stays NHAI Termination Notice, Protecting Roadway Solutions' ₹104 Cr Bonds In Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Dispute
The Vacation Bench of the Delhi High Court presided over by Justice Madhu Jain restrained the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) from acting on its Notice of Intention to Terminate (NITT) against Roadway Solutions India Infra Limited (RSIL) until the next hearing. The Court also protected the RSIL's insurance surety bonds of approx. Rs. 104 Crores from invocation.The petition was...
Security Guards Restraining People In Discharge Of Duty Can't Be Prosecuted For Wrongful Restraint Or Outraging Modesty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against security guards accused of wrongful restraint and outraging the modesty of a woman, holding that acts done bonafidely in the course of discharging duties can't be criminalised.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna was hearing a petition seeking quashing of charges framed under Sections 341 (wrongful restraint) and 354 (outraging modesty) of...
S.311A CrPC | Absence Of Formal Arrest Doesn't Bar Direction To Give Handwriting Samples: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that absence of formal arrest does not bar a Magistrate from directing a person to furnish handwriting or signature samples under Section 311A CrPC.For context, Section 311A CrPC empowers the Magistrate to order persons to give specimen signatures or handwriting for carrying out any investigation or proceedings. It adds a proviso that no order shall be made...
No 100% Pension Parity With Army For Pre-2009 Special Frontier Force Personnel: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that personnel of the Special Frontier Force (SFF) who retired prior to January 1, 2009 are not entitled to claim 100% pension parity with corresponding ranks in the Indian Army, and can only seek restoration of 45% of the commuted value of pension in terms of the earlier directions of the Court.A Division Bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice In RJ's Copyright Suit Against Riteish Deshmukh-Starrer 'Mastiii 4'
Radio jockey and popular content creator Ashish Sharma has moved the Delhi High Court, accusing the makers of the Hindi film Mastiii 4 of lifting a scene from one of his popular Instagram skits without his permission. Sharma has sought a permanent injunction, damages and rendition of accounts, claiming that a scene in the film closely mirrors his audio-visual skit titled “Shaq Karne...
Delhi High Court Raps Lawyer For Calling Others To Join Hearing On Alleged Arbitrary Empanelment Of Govt Counsel
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rapped a lawyer for publicly urging other members of the bar to join his petition alleging arbitrariness and unfairness in the appointment of lawyers as Union Government's panel counsel before the Supreme Court.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia pulled up Advocate Rudra Vikram Singh who is President of...
IRCTC Scam: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Tejashwi Yadav's Plea Against Framing Of Charges
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav challenging framing of charges against him in the alleged IRCTC scam case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of CBI and listed the matter for hearing on January 14 when a similar plea filed by Lalu Prasad Yadav is also listed.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for Yadav. CBI was represented...
Blue Jays' Global Reputation Alone Not Enough To Cancel Indian 'BLUE-JAY' Trademark: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that mere global reputation of a trademark, without proof of spillover of goodwill into India, is insufficient to cancel a registered Indian trademark.A Division Bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla thus set aside a single judge order cancelling the 'BLUE-JAY' mark used by an Indian partnership firm (Appellant-Defendant) on its apparel.The mark...