Delhi HC Awards ₹34.41 Lakh Damages To Japanese Automobile Tyres Manufacturer 'Bridgestone' Over Trademark Infringement By Indian Firm

The Delhi High Court has issued a permanent injunction in favour of the Japanese company, Bridgestone Corporation, against trademark infringement of its 'Bridgestone' mark by a similar business manufacturing tyres and tubes for automobiles under 'Brimestone' mark.Justice Amit Bansal awarded Rs. 34.41 lakh compensation to Bridgestone Corporation, noting that the defendant M/S Merlin...

Execution Of Gift Deed After Arbitral Award Was Passed Indicates Attempt To Frustrate Rights Of Decree Holder, Not Bona Fide Conduct: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Jain has held that the execution of the Gift Deed by the petitioner after an arbitral award is passed suggests an attempt to frustrate the rights of the decree-holder. Also, the court held that the manner in which the Gift Deed has been executed by the parents clearly suggests that the sole objective was to somehow thwart and defeat the...

Delhi High Court Hints At Allowing Jailed MP Engineer Rashid To Attend Parliament, Tells NIA To Not Underestimate Powers Of Court, Speaker

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday hinted on granting permission to jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to attend the second part of the parliamentary session, which will end on April 04, while being in custody. A division bench comprising of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved verdict on Rashid's plea after his counsel, Senior Advocate N...

Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitrator's Refusal Of Injunction Against Use Of Tagline "Jeeto Har DinZo" By Winzo Games

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad has upheld the findings of the Arbitrator, who refused to grant an injunction restraining Winzo Games Private Limited (“Respondent”) from using the tagline “Jeeto Har DinZo” developed by Creativeland Advertising Private Limited (“Appellant”). Since there was no formal agreement fixing a price for the tagline and...

Availability Of Drug For Rare Diseases At Economical Prices Material Factor To Be Considered Before Restraining Via Interim Injunction: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that availability of a drug for treatment of rare diseases at economical and competitive prices is a material factor to be considered for grant of interim injunction in an intellectual property right (IPR) lawsuit. “A drug which is the only one available for treatment in India, for a rare disease, its availability to the public at large at very economical...

X Corp Tells Delhi High Court That It Can't Be Compelled To Onboard SAHYOG Portal, Says It Has Own Mechanism To Take Down Unlawful Content

X Corp. (formerly Twitter) has told the Delhi High Court that it cannot be compelled to come on SAHYOG portal, which has been developed to bring together all authorized agencies and social media intermediaries on one platform for ensuring immediate action against unlawful online information. The portal aims at achieving a clean cyber space for Indian citizens by automating the process of...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Regulatory Mechanism To Ensure Taxi Apps Are Disabled Friendly Prior To Their Launch

The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to file a response on the regulatory mechanism in place to ensure that taxi applications are disabled friendly prior to their launch.“The respondent no.2/Ministry of Road Transport And Highways is directed to file an affidavit to place on record the regulatory mechanism that is in place to ensure that the application/s, such as the...

Delhi High Court Withdraws Judicial Work From Justice Yashwant Varma

Judicial work has been withdrawn from Delhi High Court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma with immediate effect in view of the controversy of alleged discovery of unaccounted currencies at the outhouse in his residential premises. A notice to this effect has been published on the official website of the Delhi High Court. “In view of recent events, the judicial work from Hon'ble Mr. Justice...

Court's Jurisdiction U/S 11(6) Of A&C Act Is Decided Under CPC When No Seat Or Venue Is Specified In Arbitration Agreement: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri has held that in the absence of a specified seat or venue in the Arbitration Agreement, the court's jurisdiction under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) is determined by Sections 16 to 20 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC). The relevant factors include where the respondent resides or...

Senior Advocate N Hariharan Elected As President Of Delhi High Court Bar Association

Senior Advocate N Hariharan has been elected as the President of Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) with 2967 votes. The elections were held on March 21. Senior Advocate Kirti Uppal secured the second position with 2880 votes. Senior Advocates Abhijat and Vivek Sood secured 1429 and 339 votes respectively. Senior Advocate Sacchin Puri has been elected as the Vice President of DHCBA...

Court Can Appoint Arbitrator U/S 11(6) Of Arbitration Act If MSME Council Fails To Initiate Mediation U/S 18 Of MSMED Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that When the Facilitation Council under the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Act (MSMED Act) fails to initiate the mediation process under Section 18 of the MSMED Act, the court can appoint an arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act). Brief...

Participation In Arbitral Proceedings Does Not Imply Acceptance Of Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrator Unless Objections Are Waived In Writing: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad has held that the mandate of the Arbitrator can be terminated under Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) if the Arbitrator was appointed unilaterally, which is explicitly prohibited under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration Act unless the ineligibility is expressly waived through a...