Delhi High Court
'Calcutta Bar Bodies Have Right To Express Dissent, I Don't Carry Anything In My Heart': Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma Bids Farewell To Delhi HC
While bidding farewell to the Delhi High Court on Friday on his transfer to Calcutta High Court, Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said that the bar associations in Calcutta have the right to express their dissent and that he does not carry anything in his heart.“I respect the dissent shown by the bar associations of Kolkata. They have their right to express their dissent, and I duly respect and...
Delhi HC Grants Part Relief To BJP's Shazia Ilmi In Defamation Case Against Rajdeep Sardesai But Imposes Cost On Her For Suppressing Tweets
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted partial relief to BJP leader Shazia Ilmi in her defamation case against journalist Rajdeep Sardesai over a video posted by him on 'X' alleging that she abused a video journalist of India Today during a televised debate.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora however imposed Rs. 25,000 costs on Ilmi for willfully suppressing two tweets made by her, forming part...
Independent Evidence To Determine Guilt/ Innocence Of Accused Can't Be Refused Citing Delay: Delhi HC Allows DNA Test At Final Arguments Stage
While allowing an application for DNA testing in a decade-old murder case at the stage of final arguments, the Delhi High Court remarked that in the interests of justice, independent evidence must not be refused on the grounds of delay, particularly in serious offences like murder. It was observed that such an application must be allowed if the evidence could help determine the guilt or...
Wikipedia Responsible For Contents Posted On It, Can't Cite Intermediary Status: Delhi High Court In ANI Defamation Case
The Delhi High Court has observed that Wikipedia cannot wash its hands of the contents published on it by merely claiming that it is an intermediary and cannot be held responsible for the statements published on the platform.“Defendant No.1 (Wikipedia) professes itself to be an encyclopedia and people at large have a tendency to accept the statements made on the web pages of Defendant No.1...
Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Fake Websites From Infringing Trademark Of Tata Group's Ginger Hotels, Imposes ₹20L Costs
The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favour of the Tata Group's Indian Hotels Company Limited, which owns the Ginger chain of hotels, against trademark and copyright infringement by fake websites.Noting that the fraudulent websites are bound to deceive a large number of customers into believing that they are associated with Ginger hotels, Justice Mini Pushkarna...
Adoption Of Mark Intended To Encroach On Built-Up Reputation Of Mankind Pharma: Delhi HC Directs Registry To Remove 'Kindpan' Trademark
The Delhi High Court has directed the removal of 'Kindpan' trademark, in a petition filed by Mankind Pharma Limited against a proprietorship firm which was granted registration of the mark in the medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations category.Mankind Pharma Limited (petitioner) submitted that it is the owner of 'Mankind' and 'Kind' marks. It stated that the respondent trading as M/s...
DNA Report Merely Proves Paternity, Can't Establish Absence Of Consent In Rape Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a DNA report merely proves paternity and cannot establish absence of consent of a woman in a rape case. Discharging a man in a rape case, Justice Amit Mahajan said:“….the DNA report merely proves paternity—it does not and cannot, by itself, establish the absence of consent. It is trite law that the offence under Section 376 of the IPC hinges on...
Driving In High Speed Insufficient To Conclude Driver Acted In Rash And Negligent Manner: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently observed that driving in “high speed” does not automatically leads to a conclusion that the driver acted in “rash and negligent” manner. Justice Saurabh Banerjee discharged a man accused of driving his car in high speed and hitting two pedestrians who later died in the accident.The Court said that merely because the man was driving at a “high...
Delhi High Court Upholds Charges Against Club Owners Accused Of Serving Hookah, Liquor To Minors
The Delhi High Court has upheld framing of charges against two men, an owner and partner of two clubs, accused of serving hookah and liquor to minor children to boost their earnings.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that prima facie, in an attempt to conceal their illegal activities, the two men deliberately deleted the CCTV recordings to prevent the Delhi Police from uncovering their...
Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Looting Weapon From State Armoury In Relation To Manipur Conflict
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to an accused under the UAPA in connection with the Manipur conflict between the Meitei and Kuki communities, for allegedly looting weapons from the State armoury.The accused/appellant, Moirangthem Anand Singh, is alleged to be an active member of People Liberation Army (PLA), a declared terrorist organisation under the UAPA. As per the prosecution's case,...
Courts Have Bounden Duty To Stand By Minor Victims Of Sexual Assault When Their Parents Don't: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently observed that Courts have bounden duty to stand by minor victims of sexual assault and uphold their voice when their own parents fail to do so.“The legal system recognizes the rights of every child, and even in situations where their own parents fail to stand by them or support them, the Court has a bounden duty to uphold their voice, protect their rights,...
Customs Must Preserve CCTV Footage Upon Receiving Complaint Of Officials Illegally Seizing Foreign Currency From Travellers: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Department to ensure that relevant CCTV footage is preserved whenever it receives a complaint from any traveller coming to India from abroad, regarding illegal detention of his foreign currency by its officials.“...if a complaint was received in this manner, the CCTV footage ought to be preserved immediately as the same is available only for...