Delhi High Court
Implement Policies On Vocational Training To Children With Special Needs In Letter And Spirit: High Court To Centre, Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and the Delhi Government to implement their policies on skill learning and vocational training to the children with special needs in letter and spirit with a timely reassessment to counter any challenges that may arise in future.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of a PIL moved by a class...
Conviction For Committing Sexual Offences No Ground For Denying Benefit Of Furlough: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that conviction for committing sexual offences is no ground for denying the benefit of furlough to an otherwise eligible prisoner.“In this Court’s opinion, merely because a person has been convicted for committing sexual offences, he cannot be denied benefit of furlough, which he is otherwise eligible for, on such erroneous grounds,” Justice Swarana...
Delhi High Court Grants Relief To “34 Chowringhee Lane” Acquirer, Sets Aside Fetters Put By Arbitrator On Opening Of Franchisees
Justice Sachin Datta of the Delhi High Court recently granted relief to “34 Chowringhee Lane” acquirer-HDA Flavours Pvt. Ltd., ruling that the Arbitrator, while dealing with a Section 17 application, should not have interdicted it from creating new franchisees.“A blanket embargo on the appellant from creating any new franchisee or entering into such business agreements as may be...
Delhi High Court Raps Litigant For Pursuing Contempt Against District Judge, Calls It Unmitigated Attack On Courts’ Majesty
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday warned a litigant for misusing the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, as he sought contempt action against a district court judge on the ground that his grievances were not duly addressed. Calling it an unmitigated attack on the majesty and honesty of the courts, Justice Jasmeet Singh said that the litigant, one Vijay Kumar Agarwal, exceeded the limits of...
Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Judicial Inquiry Into Appointment Of Morarji Desai National Institute Of Yoga’s Director
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL seeking judicial inquiry into the legitimacy of appointment of Dr. Ishwarappa Veerbhadrappa Basavaraddi as Director of the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, an autonomous institution under the Union Ministry of AYUSH. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula rejected the plea moved by one Dr....
Once The Licence Is Revoked, Any Use Of The Trademark By Ex-Licensee Would Amount To Infringement: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that once the licence is revoked by the licensor, any use of the mark by the ex-licensee would amount to an infringement of the trademark and would deceive the public, inasmuch as the public would be led to believe that the ex-licensee is still connected with the licensor. The bench of Justice Sachin Datta held that an ex-licensee cannot be allowed to use...
Delhi High Court Restrains Manufacturers From Using ‘Nilkranti’ Device Mark In Suit By ‘Nilkamal’, But Holds No Similarity Between Both Marks
The Delhi High Court has restrained two plastic chair manufacturers from using “Nilkranti” device mark or any other device mark which is confusingly or deceptively similar to the device marks of Nilkamal. Justice C Hari Shankar however rejected Nilkamal’s prayer in its trademark infringement suit to restrain the manufacturers from using “Nilkranti” as a word mark, either for chairs...
Mother Moves Habeas Corpus Plea In Delhi High Court But Refuses To Take Custody Of Minor Daughter Recovered Pregnant
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court recently disposed of a habeas corpus petition, where the missing girl, a minor, was recovered but her parents/petitioner refused to take custody in view of her pregnancy.Notably, the petition was filed by the mother of the girl, seeking directions for her production before the court. It was alleged that a boy had lured the daughter away,...
Delhi High Court Orders KVS Student Who Failed In Maths Be Promoted To Class-XII, Considers Marks Obtained In Physical Education
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani of the Delhi High Court recently allowed a student of Class-XI to be promoted based on marks obtained by him in Physical Education, an additional subject, instead of Mathematics (which he had failed to qualify).The petitioner's grievance was that he had been denied promotion on the ground of Article 106 of the KVS Education Code (as amended in 2018), even...
Delhi High Court Restrains Telangana Based Hospital Chain From Using ‘Maxi Cure’ Mark In Trademark Infringement Suit By Max Healthcare
The Delhi High Court has restrained a Telangana based hospital chain from using the mark “Maxi Cure” for its healthcare services in a trademark infringement suit filed by Max Healthcare.Keeping in view the fact that since Maxi Cure Hospital was using the impugned mark for a hospital, Justice Prathiba M Singh clarified that the injunction shall come into effect only from February 01,...
PIL In Delhi High Court Objects To Synonymous Usage Of 'Dharma' And 'Religion' In Govt Records, Says Two Are Independent Concepts
BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has filed a PIL before the Delhi High Court to distinguish between “Dharma” and “Religion” and seeking a direction on the Centre and Delhi Government to include a chapter on the subject in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools to “educate the masses and control the religion-based hatred and hate speeches.”The plea also...
High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Operationalize Within One Month Online Portal For Clearing Its Lawyers' Bills
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to immediate take steps for operationalizing the Online Single Window System (OSWS) portal for clearing fee memos of its lawyers and for inaugurating the same within the one month.Justice Prathiba M Singh asked the Delhi Government to file a report regarding the functioning of the portal and listed the matter for hearing on March 07....