Delhi High Court
Citing Inability Of Authorities To Prevent Cattle Feeding On Garbage, Delhi HC Orders Shifting Of Dairies Located Near Landfill Site
The Delhi High Court has recently ordered the shifting of the Bhalaswa dairy colony–located near a landfill site, to the Gogha dairy colony within four weeks, after taking note of the “inability of statutory authorities” to prevent cattle from feeding on garbage in the area.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora in its July 19 order...
Non-Signatories Can Be Included In Arbitration Beyond Group Company Ties: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar has held the inclusion of a non-signatory in arbitral proceedings is not solely dependent on the non-signatory being part of the same group of companies as the signatory.The bench further clarified that a non-signatory can be included in arbitration if there is a contractual relationship that makes the non-signatory partially or...
Delhi's Shahdara Bar Association Supports PIL To Reserve 33% Seats For Women Lawyers In Lawyers' Bodies Elections
Delhi's Shahdara Bar Association has filed an affidavit before the Delhi High Court supporting a PIL seeking reservation of 33% seats for women lawyers in the elections of Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and All District Bar Associations in the national capital.The Executive Committee of the Shahdara Bar Association has said that it is in complete...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Netflix Release Of 'Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper' Show On ICAI's Plea
The Delhi High Court has recently refused to stay the release of “Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper” show on OTT platform Netflix. In an order passed on July 16, Justice Navin Chawla saw trailer of the show and observed that it did not refer to the profession of Chartered Accountancy in any manner. “It is a series which appears to be more in the genre of comedy, and merely describes the...
Evolve Protocol To Scrutinize Pleadings Before Filing: Delhi High Court To MCD
The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to evolve a protocol to scrutinize the pleadings and averments before they are filed in courts and ensure that they align with the law of the land. A division bench comprising Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju directed the Deputy Commissioner (Law) of MCD with the assistance of the Chief Law Officer...
Revoking Suspension Of Customs Broker Licence Can't Restrict Dept. From Inquiring For Imposition Of Penalty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the revoking suspension of license cannot restrict the customs department from inquiring for imposition of penalty.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has observed that the mere fact that the suspension of license had come to be revoked cannot possibly be viewed as restricting the respondents from proceeding further in accordance...
Misunderstanding Of Basic Contractual Framework Vitiates Arbitral Award: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Sachin Datta has held that an award with misreading/misunderstanding of the basic contractual framework vitiates it at its root and makes it vulnerable to challenge under Section 34(2)(b)(ii) and 34(2A) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.Section 34(2)(b)(ii) provides a basis for challenging an arbitral award on the grounds of public policy....
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction To Restrain Friends Inc. From Using 'PETER ENGLAND' Trademark
The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna granted an interim injunction to restrain Friends Inc., an apparel store, from using the registered trademark “PETER ENGLAND” owned by Aditya Birla Retail and Fashion Limited. It was held that Aditya Birla Retail was likely to suffer irreparable harm in case an injunction was not granted. Brief Facts: Aditya Birla...
Delhi High Court Discharges Man In Contempt Case For Defaming Judges On Social Media, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Fine
Accepting unconditional apology, the Delhi High Court has discharged a man who was held guilty of criminal contempt of court for posting a video on social media defaming the judges and claiming that they were doing “illegal acts.”A division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain accepted his unconditional apology and discharged him from the contempt...
[RTI Act] Delhi HC Denies Son's Plea For Details Of Deceased Father's Bank Locker, Says 'Larger Public Interest' Doesn't Include Individual Interests
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed an appeal against a single-judge bench's order upholding the Central Information Commission's (CIC) refusal to grant information to a man pertaining to a bank locker of his deceased father under the Right To Information (RTI) Act, 2005.The appellant Ravi Prakash Soni had said that his father had hired a bank locker at the Sardarshahar Branch of Bank...
Plea To Quash FIR Lodged Under IPC If Filed After July 1 Should Be Governed By BNSS: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently quashed a matrimonial case filed against a husband by his wife in 2018 while treating his plea for quashing of the FIR filed under Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (BNSS). Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani analyzed Section 531(2)(a) of BNSS and said that proceedings are to be disposed of, continued, held or made...
Delhi High Court Rejects Textile Firm's Sindhi Breakdown Of Word "Adidas" To Defend Trademark Infringement Suit
The Delhi High Court recently permanently restrained a textile firm and its partners from using the 'Adidas' mark, after the German sports and apparel wear company filed a trademark infringement lawsuit.In doing so, a single judge bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula rejected the defendants' contention that the name of the firm stems from one of the partners' “deep admiration for his elder...