Delhi High Court
DHJS Mains 2022: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Decision To Award Additional Marks In Two Papers To Candidates, Orders Redrawing Of List
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside a notice declaring that the candidates appearing in the Delhi Higher Judicial Services Mains (Written) Examination, 2022 will be awarded additional marks in two papers i.e. Law-III and General Knowledge.A division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan directed the High Court administration to redraw the select list of candidates...
Delhi High Court Permits Go First To Carry Out Maintenance Of Aircrafts On Lease, Subject To Monthly Inspection By Lessors
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday permitted Go First to carry out maintenance of the aircrafts, currently on lease with the crisis-hit airline, subject to a monthly inspection by the lessors. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula was hearing an appeal moved by Go Airlines India Limited against a single judge order permitting the lessors to carry...
‘Publicity And Privacy Rights Not Heritable’: Delhi High Court Refuses To Injunct Movie Based On Life Of Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput
The Delhi High Court has refused to injunct further telecast of the movie “Nyay: The Justice” based on late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s life which was released on OTT platform Lapalap in June 2021. Justice C Hari Shankar dismissed the application seeking interlocutory injunction moved by the late actor’s father in his suit against the producers and director of the film....
File Complaint Before Delhi Police: High Court To AISA Activist Alleging Illegal Detention During Prime Minister’s Visit To DU
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked a Delhi University student and Delhi Unit President of CPI-ML's student wing All India Students’ Association (AISA), to file a complaint before the Delhi Police in relation to his allegations of “illegal detention” before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the varsity. A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice...
BREAKING - Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Tahir Hussain In Five Cases Related To North-Delhi Riots
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain in five different cases registered against him in connection with 2020 North-East Delhi riots. However, Hussain will still remain in judicial custody in other FIRs registered against him, including the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy to commit the riots.Justice Anish Dayal allowed the...
“Counter-Balancing” Not Achieved When 2/3rd Members Of The Arbitral Tribunal To Be Appointed By One Party: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that where a party is required to appoint an arbitrator from a panel made by the other contracting parties, it is mandatory for the panel to be sufficiently broad based, in conformity with the principle laid down by the top court in Voestalpine Schienen Gmbh vs. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, (2017) 4 SCC 665. The bench of Justice Sachin Datta made...
Delhi High Court Permanently Injuncts ‘Satta Dream 11’ In Trademark Infringement Suit By ‘Dream 11’
Ruling in favour of fantasy sports platform Dream 11, the Delhi High Court has granted permanent injunction against a website offering similar sports betting services under the mark “Satta Dream 11.”Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that the domain name www.sattadream11.com is nothing but a “malafide attempt” to ride on the goodwill of Sporta Technologies’ registered trademark...
Delhi High Court Sentences Business Tycoon’s Son To 3 Months Prison For Failure To Pay Maintenance To Ex-Partner
The Delhi High Court has sentenced a business tycoon’s son to three months in prison for failing to pay maintenance to a woman — who previously alleged that he performed a sham marriage ceremony with her, despite a judicial order recording his undertaking to pay the same. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also imposed a fine of Rs. 2000 on the man...
Mere ‘Idea In Vacuo’ Not Protected Under Designs Act, Test To Decide If A Shape Or Pattern Constitutes Design Is Visual: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently ruled that the Designs Act protects an idea which is to be applied to an article and not a mere “idea in vacuo” and that the test to decide if a shape or pattern applied to an article constitutes a design is ocular or visual.Justice C Hari Shankar observed that an idea, which is not intended for “temporal manifestation”, by application of an...
Provide Details Of Grievance Officers And Rules Applicable To People Creating User Profiles: Delhi High Court To LinkedIn In Suit By Tata Sky
The Delhi High Court has directed social media platform LinkedIn to provide details of its Grievance Officers and the relevant Rules applicable to persons creating user profiles as per its policy. Justice Prathiba M Singh also directed Linkedin to place on record the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP), if any, followed by its Grievance Officers whenever a complaint or grievance is received...
Provisions Of Income Tax Act Prevails Over MSMED Act Relating To Fee Payable To CA Firms For Special Audits: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961, prevail over the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act) relating to fees payable to CA firms for Special Audits directed under Section 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act.The bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh has observed that insofar as Audits under Section 142(2A) are concerned, the...
Delhi High Court Denies Bail To 'Conman' Sukesh Chandrasekhar's Wife Leena Paulose In Extortion Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Leena Paulose, the wife of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, in the Rs 200-crore extortion case.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also rejected the bail pleas moved by co accused persons Kamlesh Kothari and B. Mohan Raj.Paulose, who is presently in judicial custody, married Chandrashekhar in July 2014. She has been in jail since September 05,...