Competent Court Can Examine Valuation Of IPR Suit Below ₹3 Lakhs, Transfer To Commercial Courts Not Necessary: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Thursday ruled that it would be open for the competent court to examine the “declared specified value” and the value ascribed to the reliefs claimed in an IPR suit if it is pegged below Rs. 3 lakhs, adding that its undervaluation would have to be evaluated based on the facts of each case. A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma said...

Failed Relationship No Ground For Lodging Rape FIR: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that if a romantic relationship does not work out, it cannot be a ground of lodging a rape case. “It is a settled law that if a relationship does not work out, the same cannot be a ground for lodging an FIR for the offence punishable under section 376 IPC,” Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain observed. The court made the observation while granting anticipatory bail...

PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Removal Of ‘Wrong Historical Facts’ On Taj Mahal’s Construction From History Books

A public interest litigation has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking removal of allegedly “wrong historical facts” related to the construction of Taj Mahal by Shahajahan from the history books in schools and colleges. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela is likely to hear the matter tomorrow. The plea has been moved by one Surjit...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Inclusion Of Ayurveda, Yoga In Ayushman Bharat PMJAY Scheme

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking inclusion of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy in Union Government’s public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought response of the Union Ministries of AYUSH, Finance,...

'Indian Stag' Liquor Deceptively Similar To ‘Royal Stag’ But No Case Of Passing Off Since Former Only Exported: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has confirmed an interim order passed in 2019 restraining two manufacturers/sellers from dealing in liquor and alcoholic beverages under the mark “Indian Stag” in a trademark infringement suit filed by Indian whiskey brand “Royal Stag”.Justice C. Hari Shankar said that the interim order passed by a co-ordinate bench on July 25, 2019 shall remain confirmed pending...

Delhi High Court Allows Income Tax Deduction On Upfront Loan Processing Fee To Indus Towers

The Delhi High Court has allowed income tax deduction on the upfront loan processing fee to the assessee, Indus Towers.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has observed that merely because the loan processing charges were paid upfront but amortized over a period of five years, solely to be in consonance with the mercantile system of accounting, the deduction of...

Transfer Pricing | Delhi High Court Excludes Comparables On The Basis Of Functional Dissimilarity

The Delhi High Court has excluded the comparables on the basis of functional dissimilarity in the transfer pricing case.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia excluded three comparables, namely Infobeans Technologies Ltd., Cybercom Datamatics Information Solutions Ltd., and Infosys BPO Ltd., citing clear reasons for their exclusion.The appellant/department assailed...

Kendriya Vidyalaya Recruitment: Delhi High Court Directs KVS To Provide 4% Reservation To Disabled Persons Including 1% To Hearing Impaired

The Delhi High Court has directed the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) to provide 4% reservation to the disabled persons in respect of the total vacancies, including 1% reservation for deaf and hard of hearing persons. “The exercise of appointing disabled persons, including deaf and hard of hearing persons be concluded within a period of six months from the date of receipt of certified...

Delhi Riots: High Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Sharjeel Imam, Others Afresh Following Elevation Of Justice Siddharth Mridul As CJ Of Manipur HC

The Delhi High Court will hear afresh the bail pleas of Sharjeel Imam, Khalid Saifi and other accused persons in relation to the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, after the elevation of Justice Siddharth Mridul as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Shailender Kaur will start hearing the appeals now from January 2024. The court...

S.427 CrPC | Delhi High Court Directs Sentence Of Man Convicted For Rape And Abetment Of Suicide To Run Concurrently, Not Consecutively

Justice Tushar Rao Gedela of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted benefit of Section 427 Cr.P.C. to a man convicted of rape (S. 376 IPC) and abetment of suicide (S. 306 IPC), holding that the causal facts giving rise to the two offences were intrinsically intertwined and could not be segregated into two distinct sets.The judgment came to be passed in response to an oral application made by...

‘No Repentance’: Delhi High Court Sentences Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Sitting Judge To Six Months In Jail

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sentenced a litigant to six months in jail who demanded that death penalty be imposed on a sitting judge who dismissed his pleas.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Shailender Kaur observed that Naresh Sharma, the litigant against whom criminal contempt proceedings were initiated in August, has no repentance for his conduct...

High Court Calls For Rigorous Enforcement Of Prohibitions On Plying Of Slow Moving Vehicles Including 2-Wheelers On Expressways In Delhi

The Delhi High Court has called for rigorous enforcement of existing prohibitions relating to the movement of slow-moving vehicles on expressways, within the territorial confines of the national capital. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula said that regular monitoring and prompt corrective actions should be taken where deviations from the...