Delhi High Court Refers EBC–Rupa Trademark Dispute on Constitution Pocket Edition To Mediation

The Delhi High Court has recently referred a trademark dispute between EBC Publishing Pvt. Ltd. and Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. to mediation before the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre. The dispute concerns the alleged deceptive similarity between the publishers' coat-pocket editions of the Constitution of India. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order...

NIA Requests Private Hearing From Delhi High Court In Plea Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday urged the Delhi High Court to hold private hearings in its appeal seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case.The request was made by NIA SPP Akshai Malik before a division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Manoj Jain. Malik requested that the proceedings be heard on a private...

Jaya Bachchan Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of Her Personality Rights

Actress and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Jaya Bachchan has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of her personality rights.The matter was heard by a bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora.Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi was appearing for Bachchan. He referred to the first defendant, saying that morphed images of the actress have been published. He also told the Court...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 03 To November 09, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1423 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1462NOMINAL INDEXRAJIV KHOSLA v. HIGH COURT OF DELHI & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1423 DR REDDYS LABORATORIES LIMITED & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1424 COURTS ON ITS OWN MOTION IN RE: SUICIDE COMMITTED BY SUSHANT ROHILLA, LAW STUDENT OF I.P. UNIVERSITY 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1425 SUMIT v. STATE NCT OF DELHI...

Inter-Caste Unions In National Interest, Must Be Protected From Familial Or Communal Interference: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that inter caste unions are in the national interest and must be protected from familial or communal interference. Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that when two consenting adults decide to marry or cohabit, neither family nor community can lawfully obstruct that choice or subject them to pressure, social sanctions or threats.“Supreme Court has recognised...

Transit Bail 'Short Lived' Safeguard, Effect Ceases When Competent Court's Jurisdiction Invoked: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the grant of transit bail is a short lived safeguard whose effect ceases when the jurisdiction of the competent court is invoked.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the relief is not intended to confer a continuing protection or to adjudicate upon the merits of the allegations against the accused.“Once the person avails of that opportunity and...

Courts Can't Compel University To Conduct Fresh Round Of Counselling For Admissions Even If Unfilled Vacancies Exist: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that it cannot pass a mandamus compelling a University to conduct a fresh round of counselling in its admission process. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected a plea filed by a candidate who gave CUET-PG 2025 for admission in the Delhi University. He challenged an order of the single judge which held...

Delhi High Court Rejects Lawyer's Plea To Contest Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Elections Citing Pendency Of Disciplinary Proceedings

The Delhi High Court dismissed a plea filed by a lawyer seeking to contest elections of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana. Justice Mini Pushkarna found no merit in the plea filed by Advocate Lokinder Singh Phougat and rejected the same. The fresh application was filed in the pending petition filed by Phougat challenging an order passed by the Bar Council of India prohibiting him from...

Delhi High Court Orders Enquiry Against Judges For Allegedly Attempting To Influence Woman Lawyer To Drop Rape Case

The Delhi High Court has ordered administrative inquiry action against two judicial officers of the national capital for their alleged role in influencing a young lawyer for influencing and coercing her to retract her allegations in a rape case filed against a lawyer. “Before delving into the same, this Court considers it apposite to mention that it is conscious that considering the...

Delhi High Court Stays Order Directing Transfer Of 'Bima Sugam' Domain Names

The Delhi High Court has stayed a Single Judge's order that had directed the transfer of the domain names www.bimasugam.com and www.bimasugam.in to the Bima Sugam India Federation, pending the outcome of a trademark dispute with A. Range Gowda, a private individual and insurance agent.A Division Bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla passed the interim order...

Delhi High Court Delivers Split Verdict In Jailed MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Against ₹4Lakh Costs To Attend Parliament

The Delhi High Court on Friday delivered split verdict in the plea moved by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid challenging costs imposed on him by a trial court while granting him custody parole to attend the Parliament.Justice Vivek Chaudhary, heading the bench, dismissed Rashid's plea whereas Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani allowed the same.The matter will now be placed before...

Delhi High Court Upholds One-Year 'Watch Period' Before Grant Of Furlough After Conviction Appeal Dismissal

The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the validity of a standing order issued by the Director General (Prisons) mandating one-year “watch period” before being eligible to be released on furlough on their return to jail after dismissal of their conviction appeals. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that the standing order was issued...