Delhi High Court
CCTV Footage Of 2024 Lok Sabha Polls No Longer In Custody Of District Election Officers In Delhi, Stands Destroyed: ECI To High Court
The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently informed the Delhi High Court that the CCTV footage of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is not longer in the custody of the seven District Election Officers (DEOs) in the national capital as the same stands destroyed.Justice Mini Pushkarna took the statement on record while hearing an application filed by Advocate Mehmood Pracha last year,...
Desire To Console Ailing Parents No Ground For Emergent Parole: Delhi High Court Denies Relief To UAPA Accused
The Delhi High Court has observed that an undertrial's desire to console ailing parents, is not, by itself, a ground for emergent parole under the Delhi Prison Rules.Justice Ravinder Dudeja dismissed the plea filed by a UAPA accused challenging the trial court order dismissing his application seeking custody parole for two weeks.Mohamed Ali Jinnah, jailed since September 22, 2022, had...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Reassessment Order Against Vedanta; Orders Fresh Consideration After GST Case Over Alleged ₹424-Crore ITC Fraud Closed
In granting relief to Vedanta Limited, the Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the the Income Tax Department for initiation of reassessment action against the Copper manufacturer, over alleged fraudulent availment of Input tax credit worth over ₹424 Crore.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed that the GST Department had already closed the...
Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow Appeals Seeking Disclosure Of PM Modi's Degree Details
The Delhi High Court will hear tomorrow a batch of appeals seeking disclosure of information with respect to the bachelor's degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela will hear the pleas tomorrow. The appeals have been filed by Right to Information activist Neeraj, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh...
Typographical Error In Title Of Arbitral Award Can Be Corrected Beyond 30 Days If Caused By Tribunal's Mistake: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court held that a clerical or typographical error in the title of an arbitral award can be corrected even after 30 day limitation period provided under section 33 of the Arbitration Act if the mistake originated from the tribunal itself and not from the parties. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela...
Conduct Inter-Ministerial Consultation On Whether Import Of Massagers/Sex Toys Is Allowed Or Not: Delhi High Court Tells CBIC
The Delhi High Court has directed the CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) to conduct inter-ministerial consultation in respect of coming up with a uniform policy permitting or prohibiting the import of products declared as 'body massagers' or sex toys. The bench opined that the question as to whether any product is obscene or not cannot, obviously, be left at the...
'Prima Facie Not Maintainable': Delhi High Court On Plea By Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia Against Privilege Committee Summons
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday listed for hearing tomorrow the plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia challenging the summons issued to them by Delhi Legislative Assembly's Privilege Committee over the “phansi ghar” controversy. Justice Sachin Datta orally remarked that prima facie, the petition is not maintainable.Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta appearing...
Delhi High Court Restrains Patanjali from Broadcasting 'Dhoka' Chyawanprash Ad in Dabur's Plea
The Delhi High Court has barred Patanjali Ayurved from airing an advertisement that labeled all other Chyawanprash products as “dhoka” (deception), ruling that it constitutes commercial disparagement. The restriction will remain in place until the next hearing on February 26, 2026. The court also directed Patanjali to remove, block, or disable the advertisement across all platforms within...
Delhi High Court Bars Hotel From Using 'Bukhara' Trademark, Grants Interim Relief to ITC
The Delhi High Court has restrained a city based hotel, Bukhara Inn, from using the name “Bukhara,” ruling that it infringed ITC Limited's well-known trademark associated with its iconic restaurant, Bukhara, at ITC Maurya, New Delhi. The order was passed by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora on November 7, 2025, in a suit filed by ITC Limited, which operates its hospitality business...
Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia Move Delhi High Court Against Privilege Committee Summons Over 'Phansi Ghar' Controversy
Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the summons issued to them by Delhi Legislative Assembly's Privilege Committee over the “phansi ghar” controversy. Their petition will be heard tomorrow by Justice Sachin Datta. Phansi Ghar was inaugurated by Kejriwal and Sisodia inside the Assembly complex on August 22, 2022, when they...
Delhi High Court Bars Another Company from Using Ching's 'Schezwan Chutney' Mark
In yet another order granting relief to Ching's Secret sauces maker Capital Foods Pvt. Ltd., the Delhi High Court has once again stepped in to protect the company's trademark “Schezwan Chutney.”Earlier this week, on November 3, 2025, the Court had restrained a Uttar Pradesh-based food manufacturer from using the name “Schezwan Tufani Chutney” or any expression deceptively similar...
Delhi High Court Restrains Pharma Firm from Using Marks Similar To Mankind Pharma's 'Kind' Brand
The Delhi High Court has recently restrained De Harbien Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., a pharmaceutical company, from using the marks “NEFROKIND” and “SILOKIND.” The Court found these marks deceptively similar to Mankind Pharma Limited's well-known trademarks “MANKIND,” “KIND,” and other “KIND” formative marks.A Single Bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the...