Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Orders Upholding Arbitral Award In Favour of Kalanithi Maran In SpiceJet Dispute, Quashes ₹270 Crore Payment Directive
The Delhi High Court division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja set aside a Single-judge decision that upheld an arbitral tribunal's decision requiring the cash-strapped SpiceJet and its chairman, Ajay Singh, to refund ₹ 270 crore plus interest to media baron Kalanithi Maran and his company, KAL Airways. The arbitral award directed SpiceJet to refund...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 13 To May 19, 2024
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Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused In NSCN (IM) Terror Funding Case
The Delhi High Court has upheld the denial of bail to Masasosang Ao, the second accused in the terror funding case related to Naga insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN (IM)). The Court emphasized the seriousness of allegations levelled against Masasosang and underscored that the absence of a formal declaration labeling NSCN (IM) as a terrorist organization...
Citing Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Delhi High Court Reduces Sentence Awarded To Five JeM Members From Life Imprisonment To 10 Years
Citing Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky's quote from the book “Crime and Punishment”, the Delhi High Court on Monday modified and reduced the sentence awarded to five members of terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM) from life imprisonment to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for the offence under Section 121A of Indian Penal Code. A division bench comprising of Justice Suresh...
Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Relief To 'Forest Essentials' In Trademark Infringement Suit Against 'Baby Forest'
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the interim injunction plea filed by skincare and cosmetics brand Forest Essentials seeking to restrain another brand from using the marks “Baby Forest” and “Baby Forest- Soham of Ayurveda” while selling baby care products. Justice Anish Dayal observed that the word 'Forest' in itself is generic and Forest Essentials cannot claim dominance over the...
Delhi High Court Waives ₹75K Cost Imposed On Law Student For Filing PIL Seeking Release Of Arvind Kejriwal On Extraordinary Interim Bail
The Delhi High Court on Monday waived Rs. 75,000 costs imposed on a law student who filed a PIL seeking release of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on “extra ordinary interim bail” in all the criminal cases registered by against him. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora noted that the petitioner law student tendered an unconditional apology...
Delhi High Court Rejects Pleas Seeking Issuance Of Guidelines To Cap Airfares For Private Airlines
The Delhi High Court has dismissed public interest litigations (PILs) seeking the issuance of guidelines for putting a cap on airfares in order to prevent private airlines from charging arbitrary, irrational and exorbitant airfares for flights.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora rejected the pleas filed by Advocate Amit Sahni and one Bejon...
Delhi High Court Rejects PIL To Mandate Medical Professionals To Specify Risks Associated With Drugs
The Delhi High Court has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to mandate all medical professionals practicing in the country to specify to a patient, along with the prescription, all kinds of possible risks and side effects associated with a drug or a pharmaceutical product being prescribed.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS...
Delhi High Court Orders SpiceJet To Handover Leased Aircrafts With Engines To TWC Aviation
The Delhi High Court has recently ordered SpiceJet to handover two Boeing Aircrafts with engines to TWC Aviation over unpaid dues. Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that the aircrafts frames and aircraft engines being used separately by SpiceJet would cause considerable reduction in their value for TWC Aviation and that the dues were not forthcoming from the airline.“Under such...
Delhi High Court Orders ₹30 Lakh Compensation To Kin Of Three Deceased Manual Scavengers
The Delhi High Court has orders compensation of Rs. 30 lakh each to the kin of three manual scavengers who died while cleaning a drain in 2017. Justice Sachin Datta directed the city authorities to pay the amount to the families within eight weeks. The court was dealing with a plea moved by the kin of the deceased sanitation workers who were engaged by a sub-contractor of the Delhi Jal Board....
Delhi High Court Dismisses Relaxo's Plea Against HRX's Use Of 'X' Mark In Trademark For Footwear
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by leading footwear manufacturer Relaxo, which sought to prevent HRX from using the 'X' mark in its trademark for selling footwear.Justice Anish Dayal, presiding over the case, denied the interim injunction application filed by Relaxo. He rejected Relaxo's claim that the 'X' used by HRX appeared deceptively similar to the 'X' used by Relaxo's Sparx...
Delhi High Court Restrains Entities From Infringing Personality Rights Of Bollywood Actor Jackie Shroff
The Delhi High Court has recently restrained various entities from infringing the personality and publicity rights of Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff. Justice Sanjeev Narula passed an interim injunction order in favour of the actor in his suit seeking protection of his personality rights. The court restrained two entities from infringing personality or publicity rights of Shroff by utilizing...