Delhi High Court
No Chance Of Customer Getting Confused Between 'Xpert' Soaps And Harpic's 'DrainXpert': Delhi High Court Upholds Registration
The Delhi High Court has upheld the registration of “Harpic Drainxpert” trademark in favour of household goods manufacturer Reckitt and Colman. Justice C Hari Shankar dismissed the appeals moved by RSPL Health Private Limited, engaged in manufacturing similar goods such as dish washing bars and gels under the mark 'Xpert', seeking rectification of Register of Trademarks by removing the...
Provide Counselling To Parents For Accepting Lesbian Daughter 'As Per Her Wishes': Delhi High Court Directs Shelter Home
The Delhi High Court has directed a shelter home in the national capital to provide counselling to parents of a 22-years-old lesbian woman, at least on alternative days, for accepting their daughter “as per her wishes.”A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also ordered the shelter home’s Director to admit the woman for her stay, give...
2024 Lok Sabha Polls: PIL In Delhi High Court Against SEC's Conduct During ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs & VVPATs
A PIL has been moved before the Delhi High Court against the conduct of State Election Commission during the “First Level Check" of EVMs and VVPATs at eleven district offices in the national capital for their use in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The petition has been moved by Anil Kumar, who is the President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, a unit of Indian National Congress party. The PIL...
‘Security Of DTC Passengers Of Utmost Importance’: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Contempt Plea Concerning Deployment Of Bus Marshals
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea seeking contempt action against Delhi Government’s Chief and Finance Secretaries for violating earlier orders and delaying the deployment and payment of salaries of bus marshals in the national capital.Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that the security of passengers, especially women, children and elderly commuters, in the DTC buses is...
'Nation Wants To Know' Tagline: Times Group Withdraws From Delhi High Court Plea Seeking Contempt Action Against Republic TV, Arnab Goswami
Times Group has withdrawn from the Delhi High Court its application seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Republic TV and its Managing Director Arnab Goswami for violating an order passed in 2020 over the use of “Nation Wants To Know” tagline.The application was listed yesterday before Justice C Hari Shankar in a suit filed in 2017 by Bennett Coleman, a flagship...
Delhi High Court Rejects SpiceJet’s Plea To Stay Single Judge Order Upholding Arbitral Award In Favour Of Ex-Promoter Kalanithi Maran
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay a single judge order upholding an arbitral award asking SpiceJet and its promoter Ajay Singh to refund of Rs. 579.08 crores plus interest to media baron Kalanithi Maran. A division bench comprising of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma dismissed the plea moved by SpiceJet seeking stay of the single judge order passed on July 31....
‘People Of Delhi Gasping For Breath, Not Acceptable’: High Court Expresses Displeasure Over Concretization Inside Central Ridge
The Delhi High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure over encroachment in the Central Ridge in the national capital and asked the authorities to take corrective measures or face contempt action. “This will not happen. In case you don’t rectify and take corrective measures, we will initiate contempt. Get instructions by Monday. This is not acceptable. Nothing happens on the Central...
Pregnant Working Women Entitled To Maternity Benefits, Can’t Be Barred Solely Due To Nature Of Employment: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that pregnant working women are entitled to maternity benefits and cannot be denied reliefs under the Maternity Benefit Act, 2017, solely due to the nature of their employment. “There is nothing in the language of the Act or in its provisions which suggests that a working expecting woman would be barred from getting the reliefs due to the sole reason of...
Recourse To Section 34(4) Of The A&C Act Can Only Be Taken For Curable Defects, Courts Cannot Allow The Tribunal To Either Review Or Reconsider The Award: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that the recourse to Section 34(4) of the A&C Act, that grants courts the authority to remit an arbitral award to the Arbitral Tribunal, can only be taken for correcting the curable defects such as filling the gaps in reasoning, correct typographical and arithmetical errors and not to allow the tribunal to do a review of the award. The bench...
Delhi High Court Orders Routine Inspections To Assess Animal Welfare In Preparation Of Anti-Venom And Anti-Rabies Serums
The Delhi High Court has directed the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals and other government bodies to continue conducting routine inspections to assess the welfare and well-being of animals in preparation of anti-venom and anti-rabies serums.CPCSEA is a statutory body formed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Anti-toxins...
Civil Suit For Recovery Of Arrears Of Maintenance Maintainable When Amount Becomes ‘Debt’ And Is Payable To Wife Or Children: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that arrears of maintenance by a husband becomes “debt” once the definite amount becomes payable to the dependent wife or children or parents which can be recovered by way of a civil suit. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna held that a civil suit for recovery of maintenance amount, which acquires the character of...
Courts Can Partially Set Aside An Arbitration Award, Doctrine Of Severability Is Enshrined Under Section 34 Of The A&C Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the Courts exercising powers under Section 34 of the A&C Act has the power to partially set aside an arbitration award to strike off the offending portion of the award while retaining the remaining award. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma held that the doctrine of severability of arbitration award is explicitly recognised under Section...