Singer Kumar Sanu Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights, Hearing On Monday

Indian playback singer, Kumar Sanu Bhattacharjee, has filed a suit before the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights.The matter will be heard on Monday by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. Sanu has sought protection of his personality or publicity rights, including his name, voice, vocal style and technique, vocal arrangements and interpretations, mannerism and manner...

Father Entitled To Child's Custody If Adultery Allegation On Mother Gets Accompanied By Neglect Of Maternal Duties: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a father is entitled to the custody of the child when the allegation of adultery against the wife gets clubbed with her deliberate neglect and conscious abdication of maternal obligations towards the minor.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar upheld a family court order granting interim custody of the...

Induction Of Officer With Vision Deformity In Indian Army May Seriously Prejudice National Security: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that induction of an officer suffering from vision deformity in the Indian Army may be seriously prejudicial to the country's national security.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla denied relief to one Uma Maheshwara Sastry Durbaka, who applied for admission to the NDA and Naval Academy Examination (II),...

Repeatedly Accusing Spouse Of Infidelity Without Proof, Damaging Reputation Amounts To Cruelty: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that repeatedly accusing a spouse of infidelity without proof and damaging the individual's reputation, coupled with harassment, is extreme form of cruelty. Underscoring that marriage rests upon trust and respect, a division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said:“The cruelty lies not in whether adultery...

Delhi High Court Allows Natco To Sell Spinal Muscular Atrophy Drug, Rejects Roche's Patent Infringement Appeal

The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld a single judge's refusal of an interim injunction sought by Swiss pharmaceutical giant F Hoffmann-La Roche AG against Natco Pharma Ltd, in a patent dispute over Risdiplam, a drug used to treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).A Division Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul dismissed Roche's appeal against a Single Judge's decision,...

Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, Orders Take Down Of AI & Deepfake Videos In 48 Hours

The Delhi High Court on Friday (October 10) passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Journalist and Editor-in-chief of DD News Sudhir Chaudhary, who had sought relief regarding circulation of allegedly misleading and AI generated videos against him on social media.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora in her order noted that in addition to the links mentioned in suit,...

Landlord Need Not Disclose Exact Nature Of Business To Seek Eviction Of Tenant For Bonafide Need: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that in today's fast-changing economy, a landlord seeking eviction of tenant under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act 1958 for bonafide use, need not disclose the exact nature of business proposed to be carried out from the tenanted premises.Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed,“In the opinion of this Court, the nature/ purpose/ disclosure of the...

Delhi High Court Restrains YouTuber From Posting Disparaging Content Against 'BROCODE' Beverage

The Delhi High Court has restrained a YouTube channel 'Sipp_Smart' ran by influencer Praveen Aminigadda from publishing or circulating any content or video on social media which disparages the goodwill and reputation of alcoholic beverage brand 'BROCODE'.Justice Tejas Karia directed the influencer to take down a YouTube video which claimed that Brocode is 'poisonous', 'deadly' and 'not fit...

Lack Of Pleadings Showing Neglect No Grounds To Reject Senior Citizen's Plea To Void Gift Deed In Favour Of Child: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a senior citizen's plea to void the gift deed in favour of their child, over neglect or for want of maintenance, cannot be thrown out merely for lack of pleadings to that effect.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed,“While exercising the powers under Section 23(1) of the Senior Citizens Act on...

Delhi Govt Can Regulate Private School Fees Only To Prevent Profiteering, Not To Control Fee Structure: High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Delhi Government's Directorate of Education (DoE) has the power to regulate fee structure of unaided private schools only to the extent necessary to curb profiteering, commercialization of education, and collection of capitation fees.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela clarified that the government...

Social Media Posts Crossing Line Into Insult Or Humiliation Affect Person's Right To Dignity: Delhi High Court

“When the speech crosses the line into insult, humiliation or incitement, it collides with the right to dignity…The freedom of 'speech' and 'expression' granted by the Constitution under Article 19 must be exercised within the bounds of the reasonable restrictions it places,” the judge said.

Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Actor Aijaz Khan Booked For Making Sexually Explicit Remarks On YouTuber Harsh Beniwal's Family

The Delhi High Court today granted anticipatory bail to actor Ajaz Khan, booked for making sexually explicit remarks on social media against the mother and sister of YouTuber Harsh Beniwal.Justice Ravinder Dudeja however sounded a note of caution against the ills of social media.“Any content on the internet is porous and accessible to a large audience. Every content on the internet must...