Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Instagram Handles From Infringing House Of Masaba's Trademarks

The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of fashion designer Masaba Gupta's brand House Of Masaba Lifestyle Private Limited, against trademark infringement of its 'Masaba' and 'House of Masaba' marks by certain Instagram pages/handles.The plaintiff–House Of Masaba Lifestyle Pvt Ltd., had submitted that the Instagram pages of the defendants were using its...

Delhi High Court Injuncts Imposter Domain Names From Infringing Trademark Of Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd

The Delhi High Court has issued a permanent injunction in favour of Tata Power Solar Systems Limited, restraining several registrants of domain names from using the domain names and email addresses infringing upon the trademark of the company.Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (plaintiff) filed suit for a permanent injunction against domain names including...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash 2016 FIR Against Former DCW Chief Swati Maliwal For 'Naming' 14-Yr-Old Rape Victim

The Delhi High Court has recently refused to quash FIR registered in 2016 against Rajya Sabha MP and former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief for allegedly revealing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim. The minor girl had died in a hospital here after a neighbour allegedly raped her repeatedly in city's Burari area in 2016. As per the FIR, the minor was forced a corrosive...

[UAPA] Harbouring Terrorists Provides Them 'Veil Of Secrecy', Creates 'Safe Havens' Endangering Citizens' Security: Delhi High Court

Underscoring that harbouring terrorists is a serious offence under UAPA, the Delhi High Court has said that such an act creates “safe havens” for terrorists and provides them a “veil of secrecy” which endangers the life and security of the citizens. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that harbouring terrorists leads to disturbing society...

Violates Public Trust Doctrine: Delhi HC Sets Aside Tribunal's Award Allowing RIL To Explore 'Migrated Gas' Without Express Permission

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, comprising of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee, while hearing an appeal under Section 37 of the A&C Act, set aside an arbitral award in favour of Reliance Industries Limited(RIL). The Court invoked the doctrine of 'public policy in India', 'public law' and 'Public Trust Doctrine' and observed that the findings of the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 2 Judicial Officers As Delhi High Court Judges

The Central Government has notified the appointment of two judicial officers as judges of the Delhi High Court.They appointed are:1. Renu Bhatnagar.2. Rajneesh Kumar Gupta.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their elevation at a meeting held on February...

Delhi High Court Stays Injunction Against Samman Capital In Trademark Case By Svamaan Financial Services

The Delhi High Court has stayed the operation of a single bench's order that temporarily restrained Sammaan Capital Limited from using 'SAMMAAN' mark in a trademark infringement plea moved by Svamaan Financial Services Private Limited, a non-banking finance company (NBFC) providing microfinance loans. A division bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul observed “In view of...

Defamation: Delhi High Court Directs Karma News To Take Down Article Accusing Organizers Of 'Cutting South' Event Of 'Distorting' India's Map

The Delhi High Court has directed Karma News, a Kerala-based news channel, to take down an article on “Cutting South 2023” event accusing media outlet Newslaundry and other organizers of the programme of “corruption” and “distorting the map of India.”Justice Anish Dayal passed the order noting that the article was published after a coordinate bench had passed the order on July...

Only Apprehension, No Empirical Data: Delhi HC Closes PIL For CBI Probe Into Alleged Fraud By Building & Construction Workers Welfare Board

The Delhi High Court recently closed a PIL that sought a CBI investigation into alleged irregularities and fraud committed by the officers of Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board in connivance with political parties, where funds were allegedly siphoned off under the guise of providing allowance to construction workers.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra...

Delhi High Court Seeks Railways Response In PIL Over New Delhi Railway Station Stampede

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (February 19) sought a response from the railway authorities in a public interest litigation filed over the recent stampede that occurred at New Delhi Railway Station on February 15. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the railways to file a short affidavit in the PIL alleging...

DJS 2023: Delhi High Court Rejects Plea To Issue Fresh List For Viva Voce

The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a petition seeking issuance of fresh or revised list of shortlisted candidates for viva voce for Delhi Judicial Service Examination, 2023. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur dismissed the plea filed by a candidate- Shobhin Bali, while refusing to interfere with the results declared for the Mains...

Adolescents Should Be Allowed To Have Romantic Relationships Without Fear Of Criminalization: Delhi High Court In POCSO Case

While dealing with a POCSO case, the Delhi High has recently observed that adolescents should be allowed to engage in romantic and consensual relationships without the fear of criminalization. Affirming that consensual and respectful adolescent love is a natural part of human development, Justice Jasmeet Singh said:“I believe that societal and legal views on adolescent love should emphasize...