Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 400Goodwill Acquired After 'Terminus Ad Quem' Inconsequential: Delhi HC Declines Interim Relief To 'Khadi' In Trademark Infringement SuitTitle: KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION v. GIRDHAR INDUSTRIES AND ANR.Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1The Delhi High Court has refused to pass interlocutory injunction order against two entities from using “Girdhar Khadi” and “BR Khadi” marks in a trademark suit filed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission.Justice C Hari Shankar however directed the two manufacturers to maintain accounts of the manufacture, stock and sales of their products bearing the two marks and file accounts with the court every three months, pending disposal of the suit.Accused Can't Be Denied Right To File SLP On Ground Of Unsatisfactory Jail Conduct: Delhi High Court Grants ParoleTitle: VINOD KUMAR v. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI)Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 2The Delhi High Court has observed that the right to effectively pursue legal remedy by filing Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, which is the last hope for availing justice, cannot be denied to an accused on the ground of “unsatisfactory conduct.”Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that such a right cannot be withheld or the remedy denied to an accused on the ground that free legal aid is available in the jail and SLP can be filed from there. Actual Interest Expenditure Had To Be Adjusted Against Income Earned By Way Of Interest: Delhi High CourtCase Title: CIT Versus RRPR Holding Pvt. Ltd.Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 3The Delhi High Court has held that actual interest expenditure had to be adjusted against the income earned by way of interest.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has observed that the assessee has parked its surplus funds in fixed deposits of the bank from which it earned interest income. At the same time, the assessee has also paid interest to the bank. The interest earned has to be netted off with interest expenditure.Parliament Security Breach: Delhi High Court Dismisses Accused Neelam Azad's Plea Seeking Release From CustodyTitle: Neelam Azad v. StateCitation: 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 4The Delhi High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition moved by accused Neelam Azad, arrested over the security breach in the Parliament last month, seeking immediate release from police custody.A division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain observed that the plea is not maintainable as Azad has already moved bail plea before the trial court.“…the petition is not maintainable and is dismissed accordingly,” the bench said.Accused Can't Be Coerced To Reveal Passwords Of Digital Devices While Trial Is Ongoing: Delhi High Court Grants BailTitle: Sanket Bhadresh Modi v. Central Bureau Of Investigation & Ors.Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 5The Delhi High Court has recently observed that an accused cannot be coerced to reveal or disclose the passwords or any other similar details of the digital devices or gadgets seized during investigation while the trial is ongoing, in view of the protection guaranteed under Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India.Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that the investigating agency cannot expect an accused to "sing in a tune which is music to their ears", more so when such an accused enjoys the Constitutional protection against self-incrimination.Delhi High Court Closes Proceedings Against Anand Ranganathan In Criminal Contempt Case For Tweets Against Justice S MuralidharTitle: Court In Its Own v. S GurumurthyCitation: 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 6The Delhi High Court has closed the criminal contempt proceedings against author Anand Ranganathan in relation to a suo motu case initiated by the court regarding certain tweets made in 2018 against former Justice Muralidhar.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain noted that the original initiator of the “contemptuous allegations” against the judge, including editor of Tamil political weekly Thuglak and RSS Ideologue S Gurumurthy S Gurumurthy and filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, have already been discharged in the matter.Delhi High Court Orders Constitution Of Joint Task Force To Inspect Infra Of Coaching Centres In Mukherjee NagarTitle: SANJAY SINGHAL v. STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. and other connected mattersCitation: 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 7The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Fire Services (DFS) to constitute a Joint Task Force which may examine and inspect all coaching and teaching centres situated in city's Mukherjee Nagar area.A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja ordered that the Joint Task Force will draw up a comprehensive report indicating the “infractions and other non-conforming aspects” that may come to its notice on the issue.[KVS Admissions] EWS Certificate Must Be Obtained From State Where Verification Possible, Not Where School Is Situated:...

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