Delhi High Court
Dettol Vs Santoor Handwash: Delhi High Court Refuses To Injunct Broadcasting Of Wipro’s Advertisement
The Delhi High Court has observed that comparative advertising includes the right to show the competing product but denigration or disparaging rival’s product is impermissible. “While it is permissible, therefore, to state that the advertised product is superior to the competitor’s, it is not permissible to attribute this superiority to some failing, or fault, in the product of...
Application For Drawing Sample U/S 52A Of NDPS Act Should Be Made Within 72 Hours, Can’t Be Moved At Whims And Fancies Of NCB: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the application for drawing sample of a narcotic drugs or psychotropic substance before the concerned Magistrate under section 52A of NDPS Act should be made within 72 hours. Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that such an application cannot be moved at the “whims and fancies” of Narcotics Control Bureau, being the prosecuting agency. Observing that...
Delhi High Court Constitutes 5-Member Committee For Efficient Implementation Of National Rare Diseases Policy
The Delhi High Court has constituted a five-member committee so that the National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases, 2017 can be implemented in an efficient manner and also to ensure that its benefits reach the ultimate patients. Justice Prathiba M Singh said that there is a need for certain urgent steps to be taken in close coordination between the medical community, providers of...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Appointment Of Prof Najma Akhtar As VC Of Jamia Millia Islamia
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal challenging the appointment of Dr. Najma Akhtar as the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia.A division bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Talwant Singh upheld a single-judge order passed on March 05, 2021, which dismissed a plea challenging her appointment. The single judge had said that the court cannot sit in...
Delhi High Court To Decide Maintainability Of Pleas Filed By Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Charitable Trust Against Cancellation Of FCRA License
The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it will decide on July 28 the maintainability of the petitions moved by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, associated with the Gandhi family, challenging the cancellation of their Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license.Justice Jyoti Singh was hearing the pleas moved by the two organizations against the decision...
Appellate Tribunal Under Senior Citizens Act Should Make All Efforts To Decide Appeals Within One Month: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Appellate Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 should make all efforts to ensure that section 16(6), which states that appeals must be decided within one month, is implemented in its true spirit to the extent it is practical.Section 16(6) of the Act states that the Appellate Tribunal shall make an...
No Coercive Action To Be Taken Against Sameer Wankhede Till May 22 In Aryan Khan Bribery Case: CBI To Delhi High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that no coercive action will be taken against former Mumbai zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede till May 22 in the Aryan Khan bribery case. The oral assurance was given by CBI’s counsel Nikhil Goel before Justice Vikas Mahajan that the agency will not act against Wankhede till...
Delhi High Court Vacates Interim Injunction Against Use Of 'Rathi' Mark By ‘Permitted Users', Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Cost On Plaintiff
The Delhi High Court has vacated the interim injunction against the use of the mark ‘RATHI’ by entities who were granted licenses by the Rathi Research Centre (RRC), in a trademark suit filed by businessman Dhananjay Rathi for permanent injunction against the infringement of the trademark.Justice Amit Bansal said that the licensees were permitted users and thus, they cannot be said to...
Delhi High Court Notifies Arrangement For Hearing Of Urgent Matters During Summer Vacation In June
The Delhi High Court has notified its arrangement for hearing of urgent matters during summer vacations commencing from June 03 to June 30, 2023.The arrangement is in the following terms:- Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Girish Kathpalia: June 03 to June 09- Justice Jasmeet Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan: June 10 to June 16- Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju and Justice Amit Mahajan: June 17...
IP University Affiliated Private Colleges Can’t Charge Higher Fee From Students Admitted Through 10% Management Quota Seats: Delhi High Court
Observing that malpractices and backdoor entry into admissions in professional courses is not unknown in society, the Delhi High Court has said that transparent and merit based admission process needs to be encouraged as it encourages students to work hard and “realise their potential in their academic pursuits.”Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said that such a process also ensures that...
Punjab Kesari’s Articles Against Gautam Gambhir Prima Facie Indicative Of Wilful Campaign To Lower His Reputation: Delhi High Court
Refusing to pass an interim injunction order in favour of Gautam Gambhir in the defamation suit filed by him against Punjab Kesari, the Delhi High Court today however said that many of the articles published against former cricketer and BJP MP are indicative of a “wilful campaign” launched by the newspaper and its reporters to lower his reputation in the eyes of his constituents,...
Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction, Life Sentence Of Man Accused Of Murdering 2-Year-Old Girl In 2016
Observing that “taking a false defence itself adds up as an incriminating circumstance against the appellant”, the Delhi High has upheld the conviction of a person sentenced to life imprisonment under Sections 363/302 of IPC for kidnapping and murdering a one-year-four-month-old child in 2016.The division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Poonam A. Bamba said that non-proving of...