Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan

The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe interim order protecting the personality rights of Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Pawan Kalyan.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the defendants were using Kalyan's name, likeness, voice, and image for selling merchandise for commercial gains, without his consent, either directly or through e-commerce platforms.The Court said that...

Delhi High Court Refuses Ex-Parte Injunction To YSRCP Leader In Defamation Case Against Tirupati Laddu Adulteration Case Reporting

The Delhi High Court recently refused interim relief to YSRCP leader Y. V. Subba Reddy, in his defamation suit filed against media reporting of Tirupati laddu adulteration case.Justice Amit Bansal was not inclined to grant an ex-parte ad interim injunction in favour of Reddy and against the defendants qua the impugned publications or articles. The Court said that prima facie, it would only...

Delhi High Court Appoints Wife As Legal Guardian Of Husband In Comatose State, Exercises Parens Patriae Jurisdiction

The Delhi High Court has appointed a wife as legal guardian of her husband who has been in a vegetative or comatose state after suffering from an “Intracranial Haemorrhage” in February, 2025. Justice Sachin Datta invoked the parens patriae jurisdiction for appointing legal heir or spouse as the legal guardian.The Court directed that the wife, Professor Alka Acharya, shall have the right...

Brevity Of Reasons In Order Refusing Sanction To Prosecute Public Servant Not Ground To Invoke Writ Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that mere brevity of reasons in an order refusing sanction to prosecute public servants is not, by itself, a ground to invoke writ jurisdiction, so long as the record demonstrates due application of mind by the competent authority.Justice Amit Mahajan observed,“Mere brevity of reasons in the impugned order, by itself, cannot be a ground to invoke writ...

Delhi High Court Rejects Zydus Plea Against Helsinn's Nausea Medication Patent

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the grant of a pharmaceutical patent for a nausea medication dismissing a challenge by Zydus Healthcare Ltd. against Swiss drugmaker Helsinn Healthcare SA The court held that the Patent Office committed no jurisdictional error and did not violate principles of natural justice while granting the patent. In a judgment dated December 24,...

Delhi High Court Criticizes Police For Inserting 'Haath Mara' Expression In Every Assault FIR Lodged By Women

Calling it unfortunate, the Delhi High Court has recently observed that every FIR alleging assault or outraging modesty of a woman mentions the expression “haath mara” which is not endorsed by the complainant. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that the situation is “gross misuse of law” and requires introspection at the level of all police stations. “It is unfortunate that in every...

Delhi High Court Bars Use Of “IGBC” Name Over Similarity With US Green Building Council Mark

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained Mumbai-based Deming Certification Services Private Limited from using the marks “International Green Building Council,” “IGBC,” or any deceptively similar to the mark of U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The court held that the use infringed the registered trademarks of the USGBC, a non-profit organisation that promotes...

Transfer Pricing | Comparables With Non-Export Operations Can't Be Benchmarked Against Export-Only Assessee: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that companies engaged in activities beyond export services cannot be treated as functionally comparable to an assessee providing export-only services.A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar thus upheld exclusion of such entities for the purpose of transfer pricing analysis qua an assessee engaged in providing investment...

Employment Agreement Is Valid Proof of Right: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Patent Rejection After Inventor's Death

The Delhi High Court has set aside a Patent Office order that refused a patent application filed by Nippon Steel Corporation for a “high-strength steel sheet and its manufacturing method.” The court held that the Patent Office wrongly rejected the application on the ground that Nippon Steel had failed to establish “proof of right.” It also found fault with the Patent Office's view...

Not Chargesheeted Or Summoned In Predicate Case, Woman Accused Gets Bail Under PMLA: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a woman accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), noting that she was neither chargesheeted by the police nor summoned by the Magistrate in the predicate offence.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed,“the record reflects that the applicant was not found culpable at the stage of police investigation, nor was any prima facie...

Delhi High Court Bars Misuse Of Moneycontrol Name For Running Fraudulent Investment Schemes

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained several individuals from misusing the “Moneycontrol” name, a widely used financial news and stock market information platform, to run fraudulent investment schemes on WhatsApp. The court also ordered that the WhatsApp accounts and mobile numbers linked to the scam must remain blocked. A single bench of Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Injuncts Sale Of Copycat “Little Hearts” Biscuits In Relief To Britannia

The Delhi High Court has granted an ad-interim injunction in favour of Britannia Industries Limited, restraining Shri Swastik Organics and its associates from manufacturing, selling or marketing biscuits under the name “Little Hearts” or using an identical heart-shaped biscuit design. The court found that the rival manufacturer had adopted the mark and product design in a clear...