Delhi High Court
One Year Separation Period For Presenting First Motion For Divorce By Mutual Consent Not Mandatory: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the one year separation period required as a pre-requisite for presenting the first motion for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13B(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act is not mandatory and can be waived.A full bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Justice Renu Bhatnagar said that the period can be waived by applying...
Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Issue Guidelines For Engagement Of Govt Counsel Within Three Months
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted three months time to the Union Government for issuing guidelines for engagement of counsels to represent its various departments. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was dealing with a PIL filed by one Vishal Sharma. Sharma challenged the recent empanelment of counsels to represent the Central...
Delhi High Court Declines PIL Seeking "Four Times" Compensation For Tickets Recently Cancelled By IndiGo, Judicial Inquiry Against DGCA
The Delhi High Court has declined a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking four times compensation for flight tickets recently cancelled by Indigo airlines, as well as a judicial inquiry against the DGCA over recent lapses which left millions of travellers stranded.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela heard the plea.Advocate Virag...
Delhi High Court Asks BJP Leader Sanju Verma To Consider Removing Tweet Calling Former IPS 'Blot On Uniform'
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked BJP's national spokesperson Sanju Verma to consider deleting her post made on X, formerly Twitter, calling former IPS officer Yashovardhan Azad a “blot on the uniform.”Justice Amit Bansal issued summons in the defamation suit filed by Azad. The Court also issued notice on Azad's application seeking interim injunction against the allegedly...
Delhi High Court Orders 'HERO' Mark Infringer To Pay ₹2.5 Lakh To NGO For Obstructing Court-Ordered Search
The Delhi High Court has directed a Sonipat-based manufacturer of motorcycle parts to pay a total of Rs 5 lakh after finding that it obstructed a court-ordered search in a trademark infringement case involving the “HERO” marks owned by Hero Investcorp Pvt. Ltd. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on December 8, 2025, while dealing with an application alleging...
Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Sale Of FOXTEEL Hair Products Over Similarity With Bare Anatomy Trade Dress
The Delhi High Court has restrained the manufacture, sale and marketing of hair care products sold under the brand name 'FOXTEEL', holding that their packaging is deceptively similar to the 'Bare Anatomy' products of premium personal care company Onesto Labs Private Limited. Justice Tejas Karia, in an order passed on December 2, 2025, granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction after finding...
PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Compensation Over Indigo Ticket Cancellations, Judicial Enquiry Against DGCA
A PIL has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking “four times” compensation of tickets recently cancelled by Indigo airlines and a judicial enquiry against Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for alleged lapses. The matter will be heard tomorrow by a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. The plea has been filed by Centre...
Delhi High Court Defers Hearing In Apple's Plea Against Global-Turnover Penalty Rule To January 27
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday listed to January 27, 2026, a plea filed by Apple INC challenging the amendment to the Competition Act, 2002, allowing the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to impose penalties based on a company's global turnover.The impugned provision empowers the CCI to impose fines of up to 10% of the average turnover of the preceding three financial years on...
Delhi High Court Upholds GST Adjudication Despite SCN Being Signed By One Officer & Reflected On Portal Under Another Officer's Name
The Delhi High Court has upheld the adjudication process in a matter involving validity of a Show Cause Notice which was signed by an Officer, but portal reflected the same under the name of another Officer. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain relegated the Petitioner to avail remedy of appeal against order passed by the Joint Commissioner,...
Delhi High Court Directs To Re-Assess Bills Of Entry, Allows Infra Cess Exemption On E-Golf Carts Owing To Technical Glitch
The Delhi High Court in a matter where importer could not avail Infrastructure Cess exemption due to technical glitch, has directed the Customs Department to re-assess and refund the excess Infrastructure Cess of ₹55,876.29 paid by the Petitioner on imported electrically operated golf carts. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain, observed that...
Delhi High Court Imposes ₹20 Lakh Costs On Instant Bollywood Founder In Trademark Dispute
The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 20 lakh on Instant Bollywood founder Mandeep Singh for suppressing material facts about his knowledge of four trademark registrations first secured in Shabir Momin's name and subsequently assigned to Times Internet, while ordering status quo on the assignment. The court held that Singh failed to disclose key documents showing that he was aware...
Delhi High Court Advances Hearing In MJ Akbar's Appeal Against Priya Ramani's Acquittal In Criminal Defamation Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday advanced hearing in the appeal filed by former Union Minister MJ Akbar, against acquittal of journalist PriyaRamani in the criminal defamation case filed by him over the "metoo" sexual harassment allegations made by her.Justice Ravinder Dudeja allowed the application filed by Akbar to advance the hearing from May 07 next year. The Court has now listed the...