Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Author Amrit Wilson's Plea Against OCI Card Cancellation
UK based writer and journalist Amrit Wilson has moved the Delhi High Court against cancellation of her OCI card and sought restoration of the same. Wilson has sought quashing of the order passed by the High Commission of India in London on March 17. It is her case that the cancellation of her OCI card is ex-facie illegal and arbitrary. The Indian High Commission had issued a show cause notice...
Delhi High Court Orders Sudarshan News, Social Media Platforms To Remove News Reports Accusing Muslim Man Of Forced Religious Conversion
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed certain news channels including Sudarshan News and social media platforms like YouTube, Google and Twitter to block links of news reports accusing a Muslim man of forcefully converting a woman to Islam. Justice Prathiba M Singh was hearing a plea moved by one Azmat Ali Khan seeking removal of news items and videos published on online platforms in respect...
Adjudicate Payable Stamp Duty And Communicate It To Parties Within 30 Days: Delhi High Court To Collector Of Stamps
The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government’s Collector of Stamps to adjudicate the stamp duty payable on documents and communicate it to the concerned parties within 30 days till a specific entry is added in the Delhi Act, 2011 fixing a reasonable time limit for such adjudication.Justice Prathiba M Singh said that if such adjudication duty involves any complexity or...
Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Hospitality Company From Using ‘Vivanta’ Trademark, Imposes ₹6 Lakh Costs
The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained a hospitality company from using “Vivanta” mark in a trademark infringement suit filed by Indian Hotels Company Limited, a part of TATA Group of Companies and registered proprietor of “Vivanta” trademark.Justice Amit Bansal imposed costs of Rs. 6 lakhs on Vivanta Hospitality Private Limited and held that the company used the...
Delhi High Court Orders Surprise Inspections Of Tihar Jail; Seeks Report On Hygiene, Food Facilities For Inmates
The Delhi High Court on Thursday constituted a committee to conduct surprise inspections in Tihar Jail and sought a report on the details of food being provided to the inmates and hygiene level maintained in the sitting area and canteen. Justice Prathiba M Singh sought report on the nature of food provided to the inmates at all times, i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the details of...
Delhi High Court Restrains Villeroy & Boch From Using ‘Artis’ Mark In Trademark Infringement Suit By Jaquar
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a German-based company Villeroy & Boch from manufacturing sanitaryware and other bathroom fitting products under ‘Artis’ mark after Jaquar filed a suit alleging infringement of its trademark ‘Artize’. Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that not granting interim injunction would gravely prejudice Jaquar and general public, who could...
Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Manish Sisodia’s Bail Plea In CBI Case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved order on the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the CBI case alleging corruption in implementation of excise policy for 2021-22. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also directed the concerned Superintendent of Jail to ensure VC meetings between Sisodia and his wife between 3-4 PM every alternative day...
Delhi High Court Orders Preservation Of Hotel Booking Details, Phone Records Of Husband In Wife’s Plea Alleging Adultery
The Delhi High Court has directed preservation of guest register, booking invoices, CCTV footage of a hotel based in Goa and phone records of a husband, whose wife has sought divorce on the ground that he was living in adultery with another woman. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma clarified that the records will not be handed over to any of the parties but will be preserved by the concerned...
Can Husband’s Right To Privacy Prevail Over Wife’s Right To Seek Evidence For Proving Her Allegations Of Adultery? Delhi High Court Answers
Can the husband's right to privacy be permitted to prevail over his wife's right to seek redressal under the provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act?The Delhi High Court today ruled that since Hindu Marriage Act specifically recognises adultery as a ground for divorce, it would not at all be in public interest that the court should on the ground of right to privacy, come to the aid of a married...
Family Court Must Step In When Wife Seeks Help For Procuring Evidence To Prove Husband’s Adultery, Right To Privacy Not Absolute: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a wife can seek production of evidence or documents to prove the charge of adultery levelled by her against the husband in a divorce petition before family court and same will be in consonance with section 14 of Family Courts Act.“….when a wife seeks the help of the Court for procuring evidence which would go a long way to prove adultery on the part...
Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award In Favour Of Reliance; Dismisses GOI’s Challenge Alleging Fraud And ‘Unjust Enrichment’ In Relation To Gas Extraction
The Delhi High Court bench comprising Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has upheld the 2018 arbitral award passed in favour of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in an international commercial arbitration arising from a dispute between the conglomerate and the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, under a ‘Production Sharing Contract’ (PSC) executed in 2000,...
Delhi High Court Restrains MP-Based Liquor Manufacturer From Using Hindi Transliteration Of Mirinda Mark
The Delhi High Court has restrained a country-made liquor manufacturer from using the Mirinda mark, including its Hindi transliteration, while passing an interim injunction in favour of PepsiCo in a suit filed by the latter seeking permanent injunction against the infringement.Justice Jyoti Singh rendered a prima facie finding that the adoption of the mark by Jagpin Breweries was...