Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Issues Interim Order To Protect Trademark Infringement Of HCL's Mark In Healthcare Services
The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of HCL Corporation Pvt Ltd–one of the promoter companies of HCL Group of companies–while hearing its plea alleging the trademark infringement of its 'HCL' mark by a company providing healthcare services.HCL Corporation (plaintiff) is the owner of 'HCL' trademark and its formative variants and it adopted the mark as an...
Award Is Time-Barred U/S 34(3) Of Arbitration Act Due To Petitioner's Failure To Confirm Award Receipt On Affidavit: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad has affirmed that in absence of any positive affirmation on affidavit from the petitioner as to when the award was received, the Court cannot accept the mere ipse dixit of the petitioner that as soon as the award was received it was filed by the petitioner. Brief Facts: The petitioner has approached the court under Section...
Usage Of 'Separated/Divorced' Can't Be Restricted To Only Those With A Judicial Separation Decree: Delhi High Court
While hearing a minor boy's plea against non-issuance of Scheduled Caste certificate by the State on the ground that the application could only be accepted if the mother is legally divorced or separated, the Delhi High Court said that the terms like 'separated/ divorced/ single women' cannot be restricted to only those women who have a formal divorce or judicial separation decree. Justice...
Prima Facie No Error In Single Judge Ruling To Revise CLAT UG 2025 Marks: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that prima facie, there was no error in a single judge order directing revision in the results of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) UG 2025 examination after errors were found in the marking of two questions.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing an appeal filed by Consortium of National...
Delhi High Court Upholds Demolition Of Signature View Apartments, Raps DDA For Substandard Construction
The Delhi High Court has upheld the decision of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for demolition and reconstruction of Signature View Apartments in city's Mukherjee Nagar which was found to be unfit for habitation by structural experts and have been declared as dangerous.Justice Mini Pushkarna rapped the DDA for failure of discharging its public functions, observing that ordinary...
Delhi Riots: High Court Issues Notice On Tahir Hussain's Bail Plea In IB Staffer Ankit Sharma's Murder Case
Former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain on Tuesday (December 24) moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta issued notice on Hussain's bail plea and sought the response of the Delhi Police. Hussain's regular bail plea was rejected by the Trial Court...
Rape, Acid Attack And POCSO Case Survivors Must Be Provided Free Medical Treatment By All Hospitals: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that victims of rape, acid attack and sexual attacks as well as POCSO cases survivors are to be provided free medical treatment in all government and private hospitals and nursing homes. A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma passed a slew of directions, noting that survivors of sexual violence and acid attacks...
Centre Notifies Appointments Of Two Additional Judges Of Delhi High Court As Permanent
The Central government has notified the appointment of two additional judges as permanent judges of the Delhi High Court. They are: 1. Justice Shalinder Kaur, 2. Justice Ravinder Dudeja, Both the judges were sworn in as additional judges of the Delhi High Court in October...
Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former IAS Puja Khedkar
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by former probationer IAS officer Puja Khedkar who is accused of “misrepresenting and falsifying facts" in her application for Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, 2022.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh denied anticipatory bail to Khedkar observing that prima facie, a strong case is made...
Termination Of Mandate Of Arbitral Tribunal Results In Waste Of Time, Resources And Money, Court Allowed Petition U/S 29A (4) And (5) Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that the parties and the Arbitral Tribunal have invested a lot of time, effort and energy in the arbitral proceedings. The essence of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is a litigant-centric process to expedite the disposal of cases and reduce the cost of litigation. Also, the said delay of four and a half months...
Restraining Party From Participating In Any Tender Process U/S 9 of Arbitration Act Will Actually Thwart Competition: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court Bench of Chief Justice Subramonium Prasad has held that if the respondent is denied participating in any tender process and ultimately, in the arbitration proceedings and then in the award, it is held that the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, then irreparable loss will be caused to the respondent. The court held that restraining the respondent...
Whether A Word Or Sentence Would Outrage Woman's Modesty Would Depend On Her Background: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that whether a word or sentence outrages a woman's modesty would depend on the background from which she has and the circumstances surrounding her. “Modesty is an attribute associated with female human beings as a class and whether a particular sentence or word would outrage the modesty of the woman would depend upon the background from which...