Delhi High Court
S.10(4) Patents Act | Delhi HC Rejects Appeal For Salmonella Microorganism-Based Live Vaccine, Says Application Lacks 'Inventive Contribution'
The Delhi High Court has upheld the refusal to grant a patent to the Regents of the University Of California relating to a recombinant Salmonella microorganism-based live vaccine for preventing enteric bacterial infection.Justice Amit Bansal observed that the patent application of the Regents of the University Of California did not make specific disclosures with respect to the insertion...
Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Against Rogue Websites Infringing Online Gaming Company Baazi Group's Trademark
The Delhi High Court recently issued a temporary injunction against 'rogue websites' from accessing and using the domain names infringing the trademark of Moonshine Technology Private Limited, the parent company of Baazi Group of Companies providing online gaming products and services.The rogue websites are operating under different names including baaziadda, baazi247, baazi365 and...
Delhi HC Grants Relief To Foreigner Whose Rolex Watch Was Seized By Customs, Says Waiver Of Show Cause & Hearing In 'Standard Form' Not Lawful
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that authorities making a traveller waive show cause notice before confiscation of goods, etc. under Section 124 of the Customs Act 1962, on a mere proforma, is not lawful.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Dharmesh Sharma thus granted relief to a permanent resident of Hong Kong, whose Rolex wristwatch valued at ₹30,29,400/- was confiscated...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 17 To February 23, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 190 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 219NOMINAL INDEXDR. B.K. TIWARI ADVISER (NUTRITION) verus UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 190 Gor Sharian v. The Commissioner Of Customs 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 191 Principal Commissioner, Central Tax Commissionerate, Gst Delhi West v. M/S Alkarma 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 192 JAN CHETNA JAGRITI AVOM SHAIKSHANIK VIKAS MANCH & ORS v....
Delhi High Court Dismisses Challenge Against Arbitral Award Rejecting Counterclaim For Failure To Raise Timely Objections On Quality Of Goods
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri has upheld an Arbitral award stating that objections regarding the quality of goods must be raised within a reasonable time as per section 42 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930. The court concurred with the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal that since the Petitioner failed to dispute the quality of supplies within a reasonable time,...
Inter Cadre Transfer Can't Be Denied Solely Citing Shortage Of Officers: Delhi High Court Raps West Bengal Govt
The Delhi High Court has rapped the action of West Bengal government for refusing, in multiple cases, the prayer for inter cadre transfers (ICTs) on the ground of shortage of officers.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul said:“The ground has been rejected in all the above cited cases, and there may be many more for all we know. Litigation is not fun...
High Court Orders Forest Department, Delhi Police To Evolve Mechanism For Rescuing Distressed Birds
The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Delhi Government's forest department and Delhi Police to evolve a mechanism for rescuing the distressed birds in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was dealing with a PIL filed by Save India Foundation seeking issuance of directions to the authorities to take...
Delhi High Court Again Reschedules Date Of Elections To All Bar Associations To March 21
The Delhi High Court has rescheduled again the date of elections to all Bar Associations in the national capital from February 28 to March 21, 2025.A full bench comprising Justice Yashwant Varma, Justice Rekha Palli and Justice C Hari Shankar took cognizance of the fact that the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) was yet to constitute its Election Commission. “We further bear...
Delhi High Court Junks PIL Against 'Illegal Constructions' At Ajmeri Gate, Imposes ₹10K Costs
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking to demolish the alleged illegal and unauthorized constructions within the regulated area of city's Ajmeri Gate. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela imposed Rs. 10,000 costs on the petitioner- Mirza Aurangzeb to be deposited with Delhi High Court Staff Welfare Fund. The Court observed...
Speedy Trial Can't Be At Cost Of Fairness Of Trial: High Court In Delhi Riots Case
While dealing with a case concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, the Delhi High Court has recently observed that expedition in trial cannot be at the cost of fairness of trial, since that would be against all canons of justice.“We must not delude ourselves into believing that the purpose of expeditious trial would be served by denying to an accused a fair and reasonable opportunity...
Central Govt Employee Cannot Change Destination Midway While Claiming Leave Travel Concession: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that in terms of the Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 an employee cannot change travel destination midway through the journey and if due to some unavoidable circumstance it has been changed, the same has to be a destination which is en route.In the case at hand, LTC was originally sought for travel to Trivandrum, which...
Delhi High Court Has Jurisdiction To Hear ANI's Copyright Infringement Suit Against OpenAI: Amicus Curiae
Amicus curiae Dr. Arul George Scaria on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it has the jurisdiction to hear the copyright infringement suit filed by Asian News International (ANI) against OpenAI Inc, which founded ChatGPT.Scaria is a Professor of Law at National Law School of India University. He submitted before Justice Amit Bansal that the Delhi High Court has the jurisdiction in the...