Delhi High Court
Mother Silencing Minor Daughter, Permitting Accused To Sexually Assault Her Amounts To 'Abetment' Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the act of a mother of silencing her minor daughter and permitting an accused to sexually abuse and assault her amounts to “abetment” under Section 17 of the POCSO Act. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma upheld the conviction of a mother for abetting the rape of her 11 year old minor daughter for the offences under Section 6 read with 17 and 21 of the...
Delhi High Court Restores Increment Stoppage Penalty On Tihar Jail Superintendent Over Alleged Ill-Treatment Of Prisoners, Extortion
The Delhi High Court has restored the penalty of stoppage of two increments imposed on an Assistant Superintendent of Tihar Jail in 2005 over allegations of ill-treatment of jail inmates and extortion of money.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain allowed the plea filed by the Director General of Tihar Jail and set aside an order passed by Central...
Delhi High Court Fines Mother, Says Shield Under POCSO Act Can't Be Converted Into Sword For Vindictive Prosecutions
The Delhi High Court has pulled up a mother for choosing her minor daughter “as a weapon” to settle personal scores with her estranged husband by lodging a case against him under the POCSO Act. “The shield of child protection laws cannot be converted into a sword for vindictive prosecutions,” Justice Arun Monga said in a ruling passed on September 02.An FIR was lodged by the mother...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 22 To September 28, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1159 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1209NOMINAL INDEXHARMEET SINGH KAPOOR & ANR. versus M/S NEO DEVELOPERS PVT LTD and Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1159 Genesis Enterprises v. Principal Commissioner CGST Delhi East 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1160 DEVANGANA KALITA v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1161 ARVIND KUMAR AND OTHERS v. THE STATE AND ANOTHER and other connected...
Trademark Infringer's Objective Is Served By Diverting Customer's Initial Attention: Delhi HC Rules Against 'Hotelscom' In Suit By Hotels.com
Explaining the 'Initial Interest Confusion' test in the realm of trademark law, the Delhi High Court has issued a permanent injunction restraining 'HOTELCOM' from infringing the trademark of global hotel booking service provider Hotels.com.Justice Tejas Karia observed that the Test proceeds on the principle that confusion in the minds of consumers may arise even at the preliminary stage, prior...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 15 To September 21, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1117 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1158NOMINAL INDEXAmrita Jain v. State 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1117 Kritika Jain v. Rakesh Jain 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1118 Exotic Mile v. Imagine Marketing Pvt Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1119 Sh. Kewal Krishan v. Sh. Gulshan Kumar & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1120 PRAVEEN RANA v. STATE GNCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1121 DR THELMA J TALLOO...
Notional Interest Earned On Terminal Benefits Of Deceased Family Member Relevant To Determine Eligibility For Ex-Gratia Compensation: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that the notional interest on terminal benefits earned by the family of a deceased government employee is relevant when determining its need and eligibility for grant of ex-gratia compensation in lieu of compassionate appointment.Justice Prateek Jalan observed that the objective of the scheme is to provide immediate relief from indigence, without constituting a...
Delhi High Court Calls Upon Bar Councils To Frame Policy For Financial Assistance To Deceased Lawyers' Families
The Delhi High Court has called upon the Bar Council of India as well as the Bar Council of Delhi to frame a policy providing financial aid to the families of deceased lawyers.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that a lawyer's earnings are totally dependent on his professional expertise and on its lapse upon his demise, the...
Contractual Dispute Between Rehabilitation Council Of India & Organisers Of Aptitude Test Cannot Stall Admissions: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to stall the admissions of specially abled candidates to diploma courses amid a contractual dispute between the examining body— Rehabilitation Council of India and a private entity— which won the tender to organise the exam.Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that staying admissions would directly impact the academic and professional futures of thousands...
Delhi High Court Says ED's Approach Of Not Arresting Main Accused 'Arbitrary', Grants Bail To Others
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to three men in a money laundering case, while saying that the approach of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in not arresting the main accused with graver role was “manifestly arbitrary.”“Having not arrested an accused who appears to have a graver role than the applicants and not even arraigned a person named to have facilitated in arranging the...
Use Of Another Company's Registered Trademark As Trade Name Amounts To Infringement: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that under Section 29(5) of the Trade Marks Act, the use of a registered Trade Mark as a Trade Name itself amounts to infringement of the registered Trade Mark.Justice Tejas Karia thus granted interim injunction in favour of global integrated security company 'G4S' and restrained '4GS', also engaged in providing security services and registered with...