Delhi High Court Directs To Re-Assess Bills Of Entry, Allows Infra Cess Exemption On E-Golf Carts Owing To Technical Glitch

The Delhi High Court in a matter where importer could not avail Infrastructure Cess exemption due to technical glitch, has directed the Customs Department to re-assess and refund the excess Infrastructure Cess of ₹55,876.29 paid by the Petitioner on imported electrically operated golf carts. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain, observed that...

Delhi High Court Imposes ₹20 Lakh Costs On Instant Bollywood Founder In Trademark Dispute

The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 20 lakh on Instant Bollywood founder Mandeep Singh for suppressing material facts about his knowledge of four trademark registrations first secured in Shabir Momin's name and subsequently assigned to Times Internet, while ordering status quo on the assignment. The court held that Singh failed to disclose key documents showing that he was aware...

Delhi High Court Advances Hearing In MJ Akbar's Appeal Against Priya Ramani's Acquittal In Criminal Defamation Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday advanced hearing in the appeal filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar, against acquittal of journalist PriyaRamani in the criminal defamation case filed by him over the "metoo" sexual harassment allegations made by her.Justice Ravinder Dudeja allowed the application filed by Akbar to advance the hearing from May 07 next year. The Court has now listed the...

Accused Cannot Demand Company and Bank Records During Investigation To Answer Queries: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an accused cannot invoke Section 91 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to seek production of company and bank records during an ongoing investigation merely to help him answer questions during interrogation, ruling that such a demand would amount to allowing the accused to interfere with the investigation. Dismissing a petition filed by Shantanu Prakash,...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of 'Objectionable Content' Against Jammu & Kashmir Deputy CM On Social Media

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered removal of objectionable content on social media against Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Justice Amit Bansal said that prima facie case was made out in favour of Choudhary in the defamation suit filed by him. “Prima facie case is made out….,” the judge said. The Court noted that as per the suit, Choudhary has...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Contempt Action Against DGCA, Centre Over FDTL Exemptions For Pilots

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a contempt petition against the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Union Government for granting exemptions to airlines from implementing the Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) scheme. Justice Amit Sharma sought response of the authorities on a plea filed by Indian Pilots Guild, a union of Air India pilots. The matter will be heard...

Mere Filing Of Complaints Even If Later Found False Not Defamation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that mere filing of complaints even if they are later found to be false does not automatically constitute the offence of defamation. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that for defamation to be established, it must be shown that imputations were made with the intention of harming reputation or with knowledge or reason to believe that such imputations would...

Stridhan, Gifts Not Source Of Income To Defeat Wife's Claim For Maintenance: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that stridhan, inherited property or gifts received by a wife from her parents or relatives cannot be construed as a source of income so as to defeat her claim for maintenance from the husband. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the claim for maintenance must be assessed with reference to a wife's present earning capacity and ability to sustain herself in...

Delhi High Court Quashes Pre- Insolvency Resolution GST Demands Against Patanjali Foods

The Delhi High Court has set aside GST demands raised against Patanjali Foods Limited (Ruchi Soya) for periods preceding the final approval of its insolvency resolution plan on September 4, 2019. The court held that all statutory dues not included in the approved plan stood extinguished. A division bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Shail Jain, in a judgment delivered on December...

Delhi High Court Allows Au Naturel Beauty To Rebrand NEUDE As BE NEUDE In Dispute With Wet and Dry

The Delhi High Court has allowed cosmetics brand Au Naturel Beauty Private Limited to switch from the mark “NEUDE” to “BE NEUDE,” holding that the new mark would eliminate the risk of confusion with rival brand Wet and Dry Personal Care Private Limited's trademark “NEUD.” A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta passed the order on December...

Delhi High Court Restrains Mumbai Apparel Brand Using Logo Similar To Beverly Hills Polo Club

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a Mumbai-based clothing business, Vivaan Enterprise, from using polo player logos on its apparel after finding them deceptively similar to the well-known “Beverly Hills Polo Club” brand. The order was passed without hearing Vivaan Enterprise at this stage, meaning the Court granted immediate protection to the brand owner based on the...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 08 To December 14, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1682 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1710NOMINAL INDEXPrincipal Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-I Vs. M/S Avery Dennison (India) Pvt. Ltd. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1682 M/s Sunlight Project Pvt. Ltd. v. Delhi Development Authority 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1683 Shambhu Nath Rai v. Union Of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1684 SURENDAR KUMAR v. BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI & ANR...