Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 14 To April 20, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 443 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 454NOMINAL INDEXEpiphany Hospitality Pvt Ltd v. The Commissioner Excise Entertainment And Luxury Tax Department Govt Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 443 Sandeep Kumar Bhatt vs. Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 444 Kiran Suran v. Satish Kumar 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 445 AZURE HOSPITALITY PRIVATE LIMITED v. PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LIMITED 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 446 Medha Patkar v. LG Saxena 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 447 H-D U. S. A., LLC vs. VIJAYPAL DHAYAL OWNER/ PROPRIETOR OF RED ROSE INDUSTRIES 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 448 Delhi Public School Dwarka vs. National Commission For Protection Of Child Rights And Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 449 NALIN SATYAKAM KOHLI v. D.B. CORP LIMITED & ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 450 Diageo Scotland Limited vs. Prachi Verma & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 451 ASHOK KUMAR SINGH v. State & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 452 MINOR S (THR. FATHER B) v. State & Anr 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 453 Shashank Garg vs. State 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 454Delhi High Court Provides Relief To Hauz Khas Social, Directs Excise Dept To Allow Liquor Service Till Decision On Eatery's License RenewalCase title: Epiphany Hospitality Pvt Ltd v. The Commissioner Excise Entertainment And Luxury Tax Department Govt Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 443The Delhi High Court has granted relief to the city's famous restaurant outlet Hauz Khas Social against the Excise Department's direction to put on hold the sale of liquor, citing the absence of an “Eating House License”.Justice Sachin Datta noted that the license has been granted to the restaurant-cum-bar since the year 1994 and merely because there was a delay at the authority's end in renewing it, would not play against the interests of the restaurant.Delhi High Court Reduces Suspension Period Imposed By IBBI Disciplinary Committee On Insolvency Professional, Finds Penalty DisproportionateCase Title: Sandeep Kumar Bhatt vs. Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 444The Delhi High Court bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela have reduced the suspension period imposed on the Appellant/Resolution Professional, noting that the Disciplinary Committee of IBBI overlooked material aspects and relied on incorrect data while imposing the penalty. It reduced the suspension to the period already undergone.Delivering Arbitral Award To Power Of Attorney Holder Satisfies Requirement Of 'Delivery' U/S 31(5) Of A&C Act: Delhi High CourtCase Title – Kiran Suran v. Satish KumarCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 445The Delhi High Court bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja has observed that the delivery of a copy of the Award to the Power of Attorney holder, who has also represented the party in the arbitral proceedings, shall be a due compliance with Section 31(5) of the A&C Act.PPL Can't Issue Licenses For Sound Recordings In Its Repertoire Without Registering Itself As Copyright Society: Delhi High CourtCase Title: AZURE HOSPITALITY PRIVATE LIMITED v. PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE LIMITEDCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 446The Delhi High Court has ruled that Phonographic Performance Limited cannot be permitted to issue or grant licences for the sound recordings in its repertoire without registering itself as a copyright society or becoming a member of any registered copyright society.“We, therefore, are unable to accept the principle that PPL was entitled, without either registering itself as a copyright society or becoming a member of any registered copyright society, to issue licenses in respect of the sound recordings assigned to it under Section 18(1) of the Copyright Act,” a division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul said.Delhi High Court Asks Trial Court To Postpone Hearing In Medha Patkar's Defamation Case Against LG VK SaxenaTitle: Medha Patkar v. LG SaxenaCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 447The Delhi High Court directed a trial court here to postpone hearing in the defamation case filed by Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar against Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.Justice Shalinder Kaur asked the trial court to list the matter to a date beyond May 20, the date fixed by the High Court in Patkar's plea challenging the order rejecting her application to introduce and examine an additional witness to prove her defamation case.Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Footwear Seller From Using Harley Davidson's 'Eagle Logo', Imposes ₹5L CostsCase title: H-D U. S. A., LLC vs. VIJAYPAL DHAYAL OWNER/ PROPRIETOR OF RED ROSE INDUSTRIESCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 448The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favour of the American company, Harley-Davidson LLC, against trademark and copyright infringement by a seller of footwear using the 'Eagle' logo similar to that of Harley-Davidson.The motorcycle manufacturer, Harley-Davidson LLC (plaintiff) also...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 14 To April 20, 2025

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