Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 01 To May 07

Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 356 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 376NOMINAL INDEXA v. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HEALTH GNCTD 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 356Mohammed Akmam Uddin Ahmed & Ors. Versus Commissioner Appeals Customs And Central Excise 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 357BPI Sports LLC v. Saurabh Gulati & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 358SMITA MAAN AND ANR. v. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 359KANKIPATI RAJESH v. ADJUDICATING AUTHORITY, PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002 & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 360Chandini through her natural guardian v. BFI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 361Delhi Waqf Board v. Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 362ALEMLA JAMIR v. NIA 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 363PONDICHERRY BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION v. UNION OF INDIA and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 364ASHISH MITTAL v. SERIOUS FRAUD INVESTIGATION OFFICE 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 365BUDDHABHUSHAN ANAND LONDHE & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 366SJ v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 367Sushma Prasad v. GNCTD & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 368Fedders Electric & Engineering v. Srishthi Constructions 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 369NINA LATH GUPTA v. UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 370NISHA PRIYA BHATIA v. CPIO, DIRECTORATE OF ESTATES, MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT & ANR 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 371NAVEEN KUMAR DALAL v. NEELAM KADYAN 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 372NEETA BHARDWAJ & ORS. v. KAMLESH SHARMA 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 373Master Arnesh Shaw v. Union of India & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 374PREETENDRA SINGH AULAKH v. GREEN LIGHT FOODS PVT. LTD. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 375SMT. ASHA GUPTA v. SHRI SANDEEP GUPTA AND OTHERS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 376Don’t Disclose Identity Of 14-Yr-Old Seeking Termination Of Pregnancy In Report To Police: Delhi High Court To LNJP HospitalTitle: A v. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HEALTH GNCTD Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 356The Delhi High Court directed the Medical Superintendent of LNJP Hospital to not disclose identity details of a 14-year-old, who is seeking termination of her 11-week pregnancy.Justice Prathiba M Singh also directed the concerned SHO of Delhi Police to ensure that the identity of the minor or her family is not disclosed during the process of investigation.Section 19(1) of POCSO Act provides mandatory reporting of child sexual offences to the Special Juvenile Police Unit or the local police.Delhi High Court Allows Appeal Of Poor Daily Wage Earners Against Seizure Of Goods Without Pre-DepositCase Title: Mohammed Akmam Uddin Ahmed & Ors. Versus Commissioner Appeals Customs And Central ExciseCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 357The Delhi High Court has allowed the appeals of poor daily wage earners against the seizure of goods without insisting on the requirement of pre-deposit.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju has observed that the statute may, at times, impose conditions as a requirement of filing an appeal. However, a condition that is unduly onerous will render the right to appeal null and void.'Trade Mark Squatting' Amounts To 'Bad Faith' Within Meaning Of S. 11(10)(ii) Of Trade Marks Act: Delhi High CourtCase Title: BPI Sports LLC v. Saurabh Gulati & Anr.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 358The Delhi High Court, while directing removal of a word mark from the register of trade marks, has observed that 'trade mark squatting', which is an internationally known intellectual property misdemeanour, would certainly amount to “bad faith” within the meaning of Section 11(10)(ii) of the Trade Marks Act even if the term does not find a special mention in the law.The court held that the real intent and purpose of Section 11(10)(ii) is to disentitle registration of a mark, the request for registration of which is tainted by bad faith.Minor’s Passport Can Be Issued Without Father’s Name, Depending Upon Circumstances: Delhi High CourtTitle: SMITA MAAN AND ANR. v. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICERCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 359The Delhi High Court has observed that the passport of a minor child can be issued without the biological father’s name under “varying circumstances” and that such a relief depends upon the “facts of each case.”Emphasising that no hard and fast rule can be applied in such cases, Justice Prathiba M Singh said that the Passport Manual of 2020 and the official memorandum issued by Union Ministry of External Affairs on February 28 last year recognise that passports can be issued under different circumstances without father’s name.‘Repeated Use Of Template Paragraphs Impermissible’: Delhi High Court Warns PMLA Adjudicating Authority Of ActionTitle: KANKIPATI RAJESH v. ADJUDICATING AUTHORITY, PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, 2002 & ORS.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 360The Delhi High Court had warned the Adjudicating Authority under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) to not use “disconcerting language” in its orders and said that repeated use of “template paragraphs” is not permissible.Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the Appellate Tribunal under...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 01 To May 07

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