Delhi High Court
News Reports Don't Impair Court's Ability To Determine True Facts: Delhi High Court Imposes Cost On Plea Seeking Gag Order Against Newspapers
The Delhi High Court has imposed Rs. 10,000 costs on a man who sought gag order against Hindustan Times and Dainik Jagran, claiming that the newspaper reports which mentioned his name will have an adverse effect on the cases filed by him in different forums.Justice Subramonium Prasad dismissed the plea moved by one Ajay Kumar seeking direction on the two newspapers to conceal his identity...
Defamation Suit Filed By Former Business Partner Mihir Diwakar Not Maintainable: MS Dhoni To Delhi High Court
Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the defamation suit filed against him by his former business partner Mihir Diwakar is not maintainable. Diwakar and his wife have filed the suit to restrain Dhoni from publishing defamatory and malicious statements against them alleging that the duo illegally gained Rs.15 crores from the cricketer. The suit has been...
Mere Reference Of Dispute To Arbitration Does Not Preclude The High Court From Examining Issue Of Stamp Duty In A Writ Petition: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has allowed a writ petition enabling the petitioner to approach the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority to adjudicate/decide on the amount payable on the instrument despite the reference of the dispute arising out of the instrument to arbitration under Section 8 of the A&C Act. The bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad held that merely because the...
Group Of Companies Doctrine Cannot Be Applied To Directors Of A Company To Make Them A Party To Arbitration: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that directors of a company cannot be made parties to arbitration through 'Group of Companies' doctrine. It held that the relationship between the company and its director(s) is that of the 'Principal' and 'Agent' as defined under Section 182 of the Indian Contract Act. The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma held that in terms of Section 230 of...
A Party Cannot Challenge An Arbitral Award After Receiving Amount Payable Under It: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that a party that has received payment in terms of an arbitral award cannot challenge the award with respect to the disallowed claims. The bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula held that acceptance of payments under the award would estop a party from challenging the award. It held that party after receiving payment cannot repudiate part award detrimental to...
Award Cannot Be Challenged On Ground Of Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrator If Appointment Was Not Contested Earlier: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that a party cannot challenge an arbitral award on the ground of the unilateral appointment of the arbitrator if it did not challenge the appointment at an earlier stage.The bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna upheld an arbitral award passed by a unilaterally appointed arbitrator by observing that aggrieved party did not challenge...
Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Injunction To 'Lotus' In Trademark Infringement Suit Against Deepika Padukone's Self Care Brand's 'Lotus Splash'
The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an interim injunction order in favour of “Lotus Herbals” in its trademark infringement suit against Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone's self-care brand 82E's “Lotus Splash” gentle face cleanser. Justice C Hari Shankar observed that the products are completely dissimilar in appearance with a wide difference in the prices and no case of passing...
Litigant Can't Be Allowed To Take Proceedings Initiated By Victim Under Domestic Violence Act For Granted: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a litigant cannot be allowed to take for granted the proceedings initiated by a victim of domestic violence under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005. “The DV Act was enacted to provide more effective protection to the rights of women granted under the Constitution, who are the victim of violence, of any kind, occurring within the family. The legislature...
'Habitual Offenders': Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Manufacturer From Selling Jeans Using Stitching Design Mark Of Levis
The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained a manufacturing company here from selling denim jeans using a stitching design mark identical and similar to that of Levis Strauss.Justice Sanjeev Narula decreed the suit filed by Levis Staruss in its favour and permanently restrained the manufacturer, Nab Productions Private Limited, its Directors and Head of Planning and Operations. The court...
Unnao Rape Case: Delhi High Court Refuses To Suspend Sentence Of Kukdeep Singh Sengar's Brother Convicted For Death Of Victim's Father
The Delhi High Court has refused to suspend the sentence of the brother of expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger, convicted for causing the death of the father of the 2018 Unnao rape victim. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the application moved by Jaideep Singh Senger seeking suspension of his 10-year sentence awarded in March 2020, during the pendency of his appeal against the...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Proceedings Against BJP Leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa In Criminal Defamation Case
The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the criminal proceedings against BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa in a criminal defamation case filed by former president of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, Manjit Singh GK.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma upheld the trial court order passed on November 29 last year which upheld the summons issued to Sirsa by an ACMM court. “Thus, upon a...
Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Operation & Maintenance Of Special Schools, Hostels For Visually Impaired Children
The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to the Delhi Government and its Directorate of Education (DoE) to ensure the smooth functioning, operation and maintenance of seven special schools and hostels in the national capital for visually impaired children. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed that the DoE shall...