Wikipedia Moves Delhi High Court Against Order To Take Down Allegedly 'Defamatory' Content On ANI, Hearing Tomorrow

Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia platform, on Monday (April 7) moved the Delhi High Court against the order directing it to take down allegedly defamatory content and description of news agency ANI Media Private Limited.The matter was listed today before a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Renu Bhatnagar. However, the matter could not be heard as one of...

[Arbitration] Referral Court Should Limit Enquiry To Whether Plea Has Been Filed Within Limitation, Not Whether Claims Are Ex-Facie Time Barred: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri has observed that at the stage of appointment of arbitrator under Section 11, A&C, the referral court should limit its inquiry to whether the petition itself is within the limitation period of three years and should leave the question of whether the claims are deadwood to the arbitral tribunal. Facts The Petitioner...

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Considering Applications For Guardianship, Protection Of Properties Of Children

The Delhi High Court has issued guidelines to be followed by Courts for considering the applications for guardianship and for protection of the properties of children.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that the case of children who are helpless victims of circumstances must be dealt with compassion and a sympathetic attitude and approach must be adopted by the Courts.“Courts are...

Chief Commissioner's Recommendation To Prevent Deprivation Of PwD Rights Binding On Authority Except When Valid Reasons Exist: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that a recommendation or interim recommendation of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) under Section 76 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 is binding on the concerned authority, unless such recommendation cannot be acted upon by the authority due a valid reason such as administrative exigencies.A division bench of...

'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...