Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Permanently Bars Lubricant Maker From Using Castrol-Like Trademarks And Packaging
The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained ZRH Lubes, an automative lubricant maker from using marks such as CREMESTROL, ACTION, MADMAXX ACTION logo, and packaging, after finding them deceptively similar to Castrol Limited's registered trademarks and trade dress.The order was passed ex-parte on November 6, 2025, by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, as ZRH failed to file a written...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Bar On Appeals Against CCI Settlement Orders
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the provisions barring filing of appeal or judicial review against the settlement orders passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought response of the Union Government through Ministry of Corporate Affairs and CCI within six weeks....
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Reply To Ashok Swain's Plea Against 'Continuous Restraint' On Entering India Despite OCI Card Restoration
Academician and writer Ashok Swain on Friday moved the Delhi High Court against the alleged continuous restraint imposed upon him from entering India, despite a judicial order quashing Central Government's directive cancelling his OCI card. Justice Sachin Datta today issued notice on the plea and sought response of Union Government through Ministries of Home Affairs and External Affairs,...
No Technical Flaw If GST Orders Lack Visible Signatures; Digital Key Authentication Sufficient: Delhi High Court
The Central Goods and Services Tax Department recently explained to the Delhi High Court the process its officers follow when uploading any show cause notice or order on the GST portal. The explanation was tendered in response to a plea filed before the Court, challenging the legality of a demand order on the ground that the impugned SCN and the impugned order were not duly signed...
After Delhi High Court's Split Verdict, Third Judge To Hear Jailed MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Against Costs To Attend Parliament
The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will conduct a preliminary hearing on January 14 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 Ravinder Dudeja passed the order after the matter was listed before him, following a split verdict by a division bench...
Trader's Plea To Cancel GST Registration Unravels ITC Fraud, Delhi High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs Over Misleading Submissions
In an unusual turn of events at the Delhi High Court, an “innocuous” petition filed by a trader seeking cancellation of its GST registration unravelled fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit worth lakhs.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain thus imposed a cost of ₹5 lakh on the trader, ₹2 lakh of which would go to the Delhi High Court Bar Association, ₹2...
'Taxable Person' Under GST Includes Individual Behind Fake Firms Used To Fraudulently Avail ITC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that where fraudulent availment of tax by a fake firm comes to light, penalties can be imposed on the person behind the bogus operations.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain observed,“When the expression 'taxable person' has to be interpreted, the 'taxable person', so long as it is an identified real person/entity it would be the...
Delhi High Court Upholds Denial Of Cross-Examination By GST Dept Citing Trader's Conduct, Say It's Not An 'Unfettered' Right
The Delhi High Court recently slammed a trader, allegedly involved in clandestine manufacture of pan masala to evade tax and recovery of ₹70 lakh from his premises, for his failure to cooperate in the probe.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain in this backdrop upheld the GST Department's order, denying the Petitioner-trader's right to cross-examination. It...
Customs | Traveller Entitled To Release Of Goods If SCN Not Issued Within Time, No Liability To Pay Fine Or Penalty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has clarified that a traveller, whose goods are seized by the Customs, is not liable to pay a redemption fine or penalty for the release of goods if the Department failed to issue a show cause notice within the statutory timeframe.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain observed,“It is the settled position in law, after Union of India &Anr....
Delhi High Court Restrains Manufacture, Sale of Glucose Test Strips Copying Chinese Company Sinocare
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained several Indian firms from manufacturing, marketing, or selling blood glucose test strips or any other medical devices under the brand names “Safe AQ” and “Safe Accu”, after Chinese medical device maker Changsha Sinocare Inc. raised objection. The injunction will remain in place until March 3, 2026.A single bench of Justice Tejas...
Communication On Email Address Is Sufficient Service Under Section 169 GST Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that under Section 169(1)(c) of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, a communication sent to an email address provided at the time of GST registration is adequate service of a decision, order, summons or notice or any other communication.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“With respect to Section169 of the Act, this...
Civil Courts Have Exclusive Jurisdiction to Cancel Registered Sale Deeds Despite Ongoing SARFAESI Proceedings Before DRT: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi, while clarifying the limits of the jurisdictional bar under section 34 of the SARFAESI Act, has held that a civil suit seeking cancellation of a registered Sale Deed is maintainable before a civil court, even where the property is simultaneously subject to proceedings under the SARFAESI Act, 2002. The ruling reinforces that DRTs cannot adjudicate...