GST | Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To ICICI Bank Over Demand Of ₹216 Crores For Minimum Balance Non-Maintenance Charges

In yet another writ petition by ICICI Bank, the Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to ICICI Bank in a demand pertaining to charged levied by the Bank for not maintaining a Minimum Average Balance (MAB). As is the norm in the banking sector, while opening a bank account, the customer signs an Account Opening Form post which the banking relationship is activated. One of...

J&K Terror Funding Case: Delhi High Court Rejects Pleas Of Accused Against Framing Of Charges

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the appeals filed by sons of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and others challenging the framing of charges against them in a Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case. A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Manoj Jain said that the appeals were not maintainable in view of Section 21 of the National Investigation...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Haryana Manufacturer From Using 'DINDAYAL' Mark For Ayurvedic Products

The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to Dindayal Industries Limited, a Madhya Pradesh-based manufacturer and seller of ayurvedic and herbal medicines, in a trademark infringement and passing-off suit concerning ayurvedic products. The court restrained Dindayal Ayurved Bhawan, a Haryana-based ayurvedic products manufacturer, from using the mark “DINDAYAL” or any formative...

Delhi High Court Injuncts Cawels Electric From Using 'CAWELS', Citing Similarity With Havells Trademark

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Cawels Electric Private Limited, a Delhi-based electrical products manufacturer, from using the brand names “CAWELS” and “CAWELS ELECTRIC,” holding that they are deceptively similar to “HAVELLS,” the well-known trademark of Havells India Limited. A single-judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the interim order on December 1,...

Performance Incentives Earned By Advertising Agency From Media Firms Not Taxable: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the incentives received by an advertising agency from media firms for achieving benchmark targets is not susceptible to levy of service tax.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“An advertising agency primarily books slots on electronic media and books space in the print media on behalf of its clients. The...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Westend Green Farms Society's Trademark Case Against Neighbouring Farmhouses

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed trademark and passing-off suits against neighbouring farmhouse owners filed by Westend Green Farms Society, which manages a gated farmhouse colony in south Delhi. The court held that merely displaying the name “WESTEND GREENS” on residential signboards did not amount to trademark infringement, as the use was not shown to be in the course of...

Sexual Assault By Husband's Family Members Also Form Of Cruelty Under S.498A IPC, Doesn't Warrant Separate Trial: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that sexual assault on a wife by family members of the husband is also a form of cruelty under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860, and does not warrant a separate trial. Justice Amit Mahajan said that if allegations are made by the wife against such family members, it can also be part and parcel of physical cruelty as defined in Section 498A. The...

Non-Obstante Clause U/S 13(2) Commercial Courts Act Prevails Over S.10 Delhi HC Act: Delhi High Court Dismisses Arbitral Appeals

The Delhi High Court Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela while dismissing an appeal under Section 10, Delhi High Court Act (“DHC Act”) and Section 13(2), Commercial Courts Act (“CC Act”) observed that the expression “any other law for the time being in force” used in Section 13(2), CC Act encompasses in its fold the provisions of...

Delhi High Court Bar Association Hosts Third Edition Of 'Fight For Justice Awards 2025' To Honour Litigants

The Delhi High Court Bar Association hosted the third edition of “Fight for Justice Awards 2025” to honour litigants for their cases which have resulted in landmark rulings.The awards were presented by Supreme Court judge, Justice N Kotiswar Singh as the Chief Guest of the function. The award ceremony was hosted at The Stein Auditorium, Indian Habitat Centre. The organizers of the event...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Actor R Madhavan; Restrains Sale Of Commercial Merchandise, Obscene Material

The Delhi High Court on Monday (December 22) passed an interim injunction order protecting the personality rights of actor R Madhavan, including restrain on the sale of commercial merchandise using his image and likeness as well as takedown of obscene material. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the ad interim injunction order protecting the actor's personality rights, and...

Termination Of Employee Solely For Being HIV-Positive Is Arbitrary & Unlawful: Delhi HC

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that termination of an HIV-positive employee without compliance with safeguards under the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017 is unlawful. Background Facts The petitioner was appointed as a...

Delhi High Court Asks Child Welfare Committees To Evolve Internal Mechanisms To Deal With Urgent Minor Rape Cases, Avoid Delays

The Delhi High Court has asked the Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) in the national capital to evolve internal mechanisms to ensure that urgent cases involving minor rape victims are addressed without avoidable delay, irrespective of weekends, holidays or non-working hours.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the manner in which CWCs organise their working hours, duty rosters, or...