Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Grants Relief To 'Crocs', Cancels Registration Of Deceptively Similar "Croose" Trademark
Granting relief to multinational footwear manufacturer Crocs, the Delhi High Court has ordered cancellation of trademark registration granted to mark 'CROOSE' in Class 25 which includes footwear for human use.Justice Tejas Karia found the CROOSE mark to be “deceptively similar” to the US-based footwear brand's Crocs.The bench observed, “the placement of the Impugned Mark is identical...
Delhi High Court Restrains Princeton Schools & Colleges From Opening New Institutions In Plea By US-Based Princeton University
The Delhi High Court has granted partial relief to prestigious Princeton University in the United States, by restraining Hyderabad based educational institutions using the name 'Princeton' from opening any new institutions with the said name.A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Renu Bhatnagar passed the order while hearing the US varsity's appeal against a single bench order...
Delhi High Court Allows Withdrawal Of Plea Over False Citation Of Case Laws, Paragraphs From Non-Existing Judgments
The Delhi High Court has allowed withdrawal of a petition which relied upon case laws which did not even exist, including some of the fake paragraphs quoted from judicial precedents.Justice Girish Kathpalia dismissed as withdrawn a plea filed by Greenopolis Welfare Association against various homebuyers, after the Court was informed that the case laws cited in the petition were false....
Delhi High Court Upholds Retired Judge MM Dhonchak's Suspension From DRT Over 'Behavioural Issues'
The Delhi High Court has upheld the suspension of MM Dhonchak, a retired judicial officer and former Presiding Officer of Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Chandigarh, following various complaints alleging behavioural issues.Justice Prateek Jalan dismissed a plea moved by Dhonchak challenging the order passed by Union Government placing him under suspension on February 13 last year. The Court...
'Skincare Buyers Focus On Formulation, Not Packaging': Delhi High Court Denies Interim Injunction To Derma Co Against Dermatouch
The Delhi High Court has declined an interim injunction restraining skincare brand Dermatouch in a suit for alleged infringement of copyright, trade dress and packaging filed by The Derma Co.Justice Tejas Karia reasoned that the products offered by the two are distinct and since a skincare consumer's decision to purchase is guided primarily by the formulation and claimed efficacy of the...
Delhi High Court Orders Sealed Cover Disclosure Of Sunjay Kapur's Assets; Priya Kapur, Karisma Kapoor's Children Agree To Not Leak Info
Priya Kapur, wife of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, and his former wife Karisma Kapoor's children who have filed a suit seeking a share in their father's assets submitted before the Delhi High Court on Friday (September 26) that neither they nor their counsel would make any statement in the press or leak any information regarding the case. The court was hearing an application moved by...
Delhi High Court Full Bench To Decide If Armed Forces Tribunal Can Decide On Vires Of Legislations Other Than AFT Act
The Delhi High Court's full bench is set to decide whether the Armed Forces Tribunal is competent to adjudicate on the vires of statutory legislations other than the Armed Forces Tribunals Act. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla referred the question to be decided by a full bench, comprising three judges. The Full Bench will also decide if...
Cash For Query Row: Delhi High Court Declines Urgent Orders On Mahua Moitra's Plea To Stop Lokpal From Hearing BJP MP Nishikant Dubey
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass urgent orders in a plea filed by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra praying that complainant Nishikant Dubey be not heard in the proceedings pending against her before the Lokpal of India on October 06, in relation to the cash for query row.Moitra made the prayer alleging that Dubey leaked confidential information and documents related to...
Newslaundry, Ravish Kumar Reach Understanding With Adani Enterprises, Delhi High Court Closes Pleas Against Centre's Take Down Orders
The Delhi High Court on Friday (September 26) closed two pleas filed by digital news platform Newslaundry and journalist Ravish Kumar challenging Centre's direction asking them to take down multiple reports and videos concerning the Adani Group of Companies, after noting that the parties have reached an 'understanding'.While permitting impleadment applications filed by Adani Enterprises in...
Obscene, Sexually Suggestive Posts Not Free Speech: Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Defamatory Posts Against Gaurav Bhatia
The Delhi High Court has directed take down of two allegedly defamatory social media posts made over a video of Senior Advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia's recent appearance on a TV debate, which went viral on social media.Justice Amit Bansal said that attacking the dignity of a person using obscene and sexually suggestive language under the guise of free speech cannot be permissible under...
Delhi High Court Questions Sameer Wankhede On Maintainability Of Defamation Suit Over 'Ba***ds Of Bollywood', Permits Him To Amend Plaint
The Delhi High Court on Friday (September 26) questioned IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede as to how his defamation suit against Red Chillies Entertainment, Netflix and others over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the new Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan, was maintainable in Delhi. At the outset, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav asked Senior Advocate Sandeep...
Separate Pleas By Husband, Wife Can't Be Converted To Petition For Divorce By 'Mutual Consent': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that separate petitions by husband and wife seeking dissolution of their marriage cannot be converted to a petition for “mutual consent” divorce under Section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act. “The mere fact that both spouses have, independently and separately, sought dissolution of the marriage does not convert their respective petitions into a petition...