Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 642 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 784NOMINAL INDEXJ. VINUTHA v. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES - AIIMS & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 642 SpiceJet Limited vs Kal Airways Pvt Ltd & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 643 MONK ESTATES PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 644 RAVINDER SINGH BHASIN v. KANWALJIT KAUR &...
Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 642 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 784
NOMINAL INDEX
J. VINUTHA v. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES - AIIMS & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 642
SpiceJet Limited vs Kal Airways Pvt Ltd & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 643
MONK ESTATES PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 644
RAVINDER SINGH BHASIN v. KANWALJIT KAUR & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 645
ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 646
B L Kashyap and Sons Ltd vs Emaar India Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 647
STATE (NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY) v. MOHD YASIN MALIK 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 648
VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 649
TEJASWI CHHATWAL & ORS. v. DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY DELHI AND ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 650
WHITEHAT EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED v. VINAY KUMAR SINGH 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 651
MOHD. YASIN PATEL ALIAS FALAHI v. STATE 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 652
PCIT Versus Maharani Enterprises 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 653
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd vs Director of Legal Metrology & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 654
MANMOHAN SINGH @ MONU v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 655
Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh vs Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 656
NATIONAL PROJECTS CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATION LTD v. M/S INTERSTATE CONSTRUCTION 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 657
VIVEK KUMAR & ORS. v. STATE & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 658
FOODLINK F AND B HOLDINGS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v. WOW MOMO FOODS PRIVATE LIMITED 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 659
Jaiprakash Associates Limited v. MSEFC 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 660
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE WEST DISTRICT THROUGH NEHA BANSAL v. JOSAN DIAGNOTICS CENTRE & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 661
SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED vs GOLDMINES TELEFILMS PRIVATE LIMITED 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 662
DR. REDDYS LABORATORIES LIMITED & ANR. v. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 663
SUN PARMA LABORATORIES LTD. v. MYLAN LABORATORIES LIMITED & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 664
RAKESH v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHII & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 665
SARTAJ @ALLAHARAKHA v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 666
RAVI MANCHANDA TRADING AS SEEMA ENGINEERING WORKS v. THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 667
PCIT Versus M/S Eltek Sgs Pvt. Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 668
ANURAG GOEL v. CHHAVI AGARWAL 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 669
NABAL THAKUR (IN J.C.) v. THE STATE 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 670
Landmark Property Development and Company Limited & ORS. vs Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Limited & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 671
ISHWAR SINGH DAHIYA v. STATE OF NCT DELHI AND ORS and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 672
ARJUN KAMTI v. THE STATE OF GNCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 673
Gannon Dunkerley and Co Ltd v. Zillion Infraprojects Pvt Ltd, OMP(COMM) 234 of 2023 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 674
GOOGLE LLC v. DRS LOGISTICS (P) LTD. & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 675
PARVIN JUNEJA v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 676
MANKIND PHARMA LIMITED v. NOVAKIND BIO SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 677
Mrs. Vinnu Goel v. Mr. Santosh Goes and Ors 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 678
NHAI v. M/S. T.K. TOLL PRIVATE LIMITED 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 679
DR J THULASEEDHARA KURUP v. APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE OF THE CABINET THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 680
DEPTT.OF HEALTH, GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI v. KAMLA MEHNDIRATTA & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 681
Oxfam India Versus Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 682
RANJEET KUMAR YADAV v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 683
H&M Pvt. Ltd. vs Legal Metrology Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 684
SRI SATYA SAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL SCIENCES SEHORE v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 685
THE STATE v. MAIKALE RAM & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 686
Blackberry India Pvt Ltd. Versus The Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise And CGST Division 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 687
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC. v. CONTROLLER GENERAL OF PATENTS, DESIGN, TRADEMARK AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 688
Diamond Entertainment Technologies Pvt Ltd & Ors. vs Religare Finvest Limited 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 689
Reliance Infrastructure Limited v. Madhyanchal Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Limited 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 690
HERO MOTOCORP LIMITED v. SHREE AMBA INDUSTRIES 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 691
PCIT Versus ARN Infrastructure Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 692
PCIT Versus Yakult Danone India Pvt. Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 693
LK v. OPM 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 694
NARENDER BHUTANI v. ANJALI BHUTANI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 695
MANOHAR LAL SHARMA v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (C.B.I) & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 696
SUN PHARMA LABORATORIES LTD. v. FINECURE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD& ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 697
Geeta Sharma vs Public Enterprises Selection Board & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 698
Emami Limited vs Dabur India Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 699
XYZ v. BHARAT PRAKASHAN (DELHI) LTD AND ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 700
Y.K. Goyal v. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 701
R.K. KAPOOR v. NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI & ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 702
Steelman Telecom Limited v. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 703
RDB AND CO(HUF) v. HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS INDIA PVT. LTD. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 704
CONFERENCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (INDIA) (REGD.) v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. and other connected matter 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 705
CCL M A v. STATE (NCT) OF DELHI and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 706
COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SOUTH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 707
M/S Vikas Enterprises Versus Commissioner Of Central Tax (GST) 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 708
Deepak Khandelwal Proprietor Versus Commissioner Of CGST 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 709
Darpan Kohli Versus Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 710
SUMAIYA JAN @ SOUMAYYA v. STATE NCT OF DELHI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 711
M/s G.S. Express Pvt Ltd v. NTPC Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 712
ABHIJIT MISHRA v. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA & ANR and other connected matter 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 713
Rajani Kumari v. BCD 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 714
ABHISHEK @ LOVE & ORS. v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 715
Government of NCT of Delhi v. R.S. Sharma Contractors Pvt Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 716
DGIT Versus The Indian Plywood Mfg. Co. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 717
VENUS WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED v. POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK (PEN) PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 718
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC. AND ORS. v. DOTMOVIES.BABY AND ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 719
SAGAR v. THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT) 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 720
Sachin Arora v. State of GNCT of Delhi 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 721
STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI v. MOHD K. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 722
Raghav Bahl v. ED and other connected matter 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 723
NIDHI KAPOOR v. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER AND ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA & ORS. and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 724
STATE v. USHA DEVI & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 725
STATE v. HARIPAL and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 726
STATE v. DHEERAJ SHARMA & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 727
SMT. K.S. SUMI MOL v. SH. SURESH KUMAR E.K. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 728
SEEMA CHOPRA v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 729
Flipkart India Private Limited Versus Value Added Tax Officer 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 730
KARAN S THUKRAL v. THE DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE & ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 731
Spelndor Landbase Ltd v. Aparna Ashram Society 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 732
Girish Kumari Gupta v. UOI and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 733
NOVA EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 734
Splendor Landbase Ltd v. Aparna Ashram Society 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 735
SJ v. S 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 736
KSG v. P 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 737
Nishkarsh Singh Patel vs National Medical Commission & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 738
NHAI v. Trichy Thanjavur Expressway Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 739
VASU BAJAJ v. RAKESH BAJAJ 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 740
PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS (PETA) INDIA v. THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 741
NHAI v. Trichy Thanjavur Expressway Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 742
ANNWESHA DEB v. DELHI STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 743
SpiceJet Limited vs Kal Airways Pvt Ltd & Ors. and other connected matter 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 744
X v. Y 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 745
M/S.RSPL HEALTH PRIVATE LIMITED v. RECKITT AND COLMAN (OVERSEAS) HYGIENE HOME LIMITED & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 746
X v. Y 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 747
TIMES NOW NAVBHARAT v. NARESH BALIYAN 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 748
Shri Anil Kumar v. Election Commission of India & Anr 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 749
PCIT Versus M/S National Fertilizers Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 750
RAKESH KUMAR KALRA DEAF DIVAYANG v. STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 751
RAHUL v. STATE OF DELHI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 752
Saurabh Shukla v. Max Bupa Insurance & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 753
Selishia Mohandas v. UOI & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 754
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN SAS & ANR. v. M/S THE SHOE BOUTIQUE – SHUTIQ 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 755
M/S. Hanuman Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Versus The Additional Director General Directorate General Of GST 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 756
Aseem Aggarwal v. Ashi Kumar 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 757
ROYAL CHALLENGERS SPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED v. SUN PICTURES A DIVISION OF SUN TV NETWORK LTD.AND ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 758
RS v. AS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 759
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports v. ERNST and YOUNG PVT LTD 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 760
VARUN BHATIA v. STATE AND ANOTHER 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 761
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports v. ERNST and YOUNG PVT LTD 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 762
DELHI HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 763
RAMADA INTERNATIONAL,INC v. LA-RAMADA WORLD PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 764
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. v. SHEETAL 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 765
Siddharth Mishra & Ors. v. UPSC 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 766
POOJA SINGH v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 767
Spelndor Landbase Ltd v. Aparna Ashram Society 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 768
RAMESH v. SMT. MEENAKSHI LEKHI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 769
Rajeev Chhatwal Versus Commissioner Of Goods And Services Tax (East) 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 770
NATIONAL SEEDS CORPORATION LTD v. RAM AVTAR GUPTA 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 771
J BALAJI v. THE HINDU NEW DELHI AND ANR 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 772
DIXITA GOLWALA vs NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 773
ZAHIR ABDULLAH & ANR v. OMAR ABDULLAH and other connected matter 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 774
PRAFUL BILLORE & ANR. v. BAEROJGAR & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 775
MS. N v. STATE & ANR 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 776
SHRI ANIL KUMAR v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 777
SILVERMAPLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS vs DR AJAY DUBEY & ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 778
A v. S 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 780
Rekha Rani and Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 781
Liberty Footwear Company v. Liberty Shoes Limited 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 782
Amit Guglani v. L&T Housing Finance 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 783
UNION OF INDIA v. VANSH SHARAD GUPTA 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 784
Title: SHABNAM v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS and other connected matter
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 641
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to conduct a survey of all the pending applications for ration cards and decide if the persons will be entitled to receive the food security allowance.
Justice Subramonium Prasad directed the Delhi Government to complete the exercise “as expeditiously as possible” and sought a status report on the same.
“The State Government is, therefore, directed to conduct the survey of all pending applications to see as to whether they would be entitled to receive the allowance under Section 8 of the Food Security Act,” the court said.
Title: J. VINUTHA v. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES - AIIMS & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 642
The Delhi High Court has directed AIIMS to permit a candidate, whose OBC certificate was initially rejected on the ground that it was not as per the prescribed format and later because the re-submission was beyond the cut off date, to appear in second stage interview for the post of senior resident doctor.
Granting interim relief to the candidate who approached the court challenging the rejection of her candidature under OBC category during the selection process, Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said:
“Prima facie, this Court finds force in the arguments advanced on behalf of the petitioner that the candidature of the petitioner for the Reserved Category post may not be rejected on the sole ground that the Caste Certificate of the petitioner was not in accordance with the prescribed format, especially when the same was issued by an authorised and competent authority.”
Case Title: SpiceJet Limited vs Kal Airways Pvt Ltd & Ors.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 643
The Delhi High Court has upheld the 2018 arbitral award passed in favour of Kalanithi Maran, former promoter of SpiceJet, and his firm Kal Airways Pvt Ltd, in a share transfer dispute with the airline and its current promoter, Ajay Singh.
Justice Chandra Dhari Singh has also dismissed Maran’s challenge to the award where his claim for damages and restitution of 58.46% shareholding in SpiceJet was rejected by the Tribunal.
The dispute between the parties had arisen under a ‘Share Sale and Purchase Agreement’ (SSPA) executed between them in 2015, where Maran and his firm had sold their entire 58.46 per cent stake in SpiceJet to its co-founder, Singh.
Title: MONK ESTATES PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 644
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure availability of Delhi Online Registration System (DORIS), a cloud storage server, to all Sub-Registrars for preservation of documents including those relating to land records.
“For the said purpose the Principal Secretary (Revenue), GNCTD shall be personally responsible to ensure implementation of the DORIS system,” Justice Prathiba M Singh directed.
Title: RAVINDER SINGH BHASIN v. KANWALJIT KAUR & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 645
The Delhi High Court has said that the family court should not give an adjournment for long period while referring the parties to a matrimonial dispute to a Court Counsellor for exploring the possibility of a settlement.
While preponing a matrimonial dispute pending before a family court which was adjourned to October 18, Justice Navin Chawla said:
“Even though the order records that there are approximately 4000 matrimonial cases of various nature pending before the learned Family Court, such a long adjournment is still not warranted. The Court has to keep a watch on the petition/counseling proceedings that take place before the Court Counselor on a regular basis, and such watch cannot happen if the Court adjourns the matter for such a long date.”
Title: ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 646
The Delhi High Court recently refused to entertain a public interest litigation to restrict cash transaction of goods, products and services purchased through online shopping platforms like Amazon and Flipkart.
The petitioner, Advocate and BJP leader Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay, sought to withdraw the PIL after a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula expressed the inclination of dismissing the plea.
As the bench was about to reserve the order on merits, Upadhyay prayed for withdrawal of the petition, with the liberty to take recourse to other remedies available under law.
Case Title: B L Kashyap and Sons Ltd vs Emaar India Ltd
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 647
The Delhi High Court has ruled that alleged liquidity crunch of the award debtor cannot be a sufficient cause under Order XXI Rule 26(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) to grant stay of the enforcement proceedings in relation to an arbitral award.
The bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna made the observation while hearing a plea seeking modification of the court’s order in the execution petition filed by the award holder, where the court had directed the award debtor to deposit the entire award amount of Rs.165 crores. The award debtor sought to modify the court’s order so as to enable him to furnish bank guarantee instead of cash deposit, on the ground that the same shall lead to liquidity crunch in its company.
Title: STATE (NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY) v. MOHD YASIN MALIK
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 648
The Delhi High Court has directed the Tihar jail superintendent to produce Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, convicted in a terror funding case, via video conferencing only and not in person on August 09, when the appeal moved by NIA seeking death penalty for him is listed for hearing.
A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anish Dayal allowed an urgent application moved by Tihar jail authorities to produce Malik through video conferencing.
The court modified its earlier order passed on May 29issuing production warrants against Malik for August 09. The jail authorities had moved the application citing heavy security issue” in producing Malik physically in court.
Title: VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 649
The Delhi High Court has said that the candidates intending to apply for admissions in different colleges affiliated with the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University under the Management Quota seats shall be eligible to apply in both online and offline modes.
A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna directed the varsity to make an online portal to display the branch and college-wise seats available with it under Management Quota so that the prospective students can apply online as well as offline against the available seats.
“The college shall display the list of aspirant admission seekers on the online portal as well as on the notice board of the college. The college shall prepare common merit wise list of candidates who have applied through online and offline mode. The merit list college wise shall be published online,” the bench directed.
Title: TEJASWI CHHATWAL & ORS. v. DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY DELHI AND ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 650
The Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University has informed the Delhi High Court that it has withdrawn the advertisement requiring a mandatory disclosure of religion by those applying to the post of Guest Faculty in the varsity’s School of Global Studies.
Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was informed by the varsity’s counsel that the employment notice published on July 24 has been withdrawn.
Taking note of the University’s submission, the court disposed of a plea moved by three “prospective applicants” for their empanelment as the Guest Faculty who challenged the advertisement.
Case Title: WHITEHAT EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED v. VINAY KUMAR SINGH
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 651
The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained an individual from using ‘Whitehat SR’ mark, logos or any name which is either identical or deceptively similar variant of the mark “WhiteHat Jr” which is registered in favour of an online coding tutoring platform for children.
“The mark ‘WHITEHAT JR’ is a registered trademark which has acquired enormous reputation owing to the extensive use which has been done over a short period of time. The impugned mark of the Defendant is ‘WHITEHAT SR’, which is almost identical to the Plaintiff’s mark. In fact, the writing style of the letter ‘W’ is also identical to the Plaintiff’s writing style. The mark is a registered trademark of the Plaintiff,” Justice Prathiba M Singh said.
Case Title: MOHD. YASIN PATEL ALIAS FALAHI v. STATE
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 652
The Delhi High Court recently allowed a US national, who was convicted in 2003 under the POTA Act and for the offence of Sedition under IPC for being member of the banned outfit SIMI, to travel abroad for four weeks to visit his ailing father in Chicago.
“Accordingly, we allow the applicant/appellant to travel to Chicago, U.S.A. for the abovementioned purpose for the period of 4 (four) weeks from the date he actually departs from Delhi,, subject to furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- in respect of him with the Surety Bond of like amount each to be furnished by his wife, two sons and one daughter with the Register General of this Court,” a division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said.
No TDS Deductible On Commission Payment To Non-Resident Agent Overseas: Delhi High Court
Case Title: PCIT Versus Maharani Enterprises
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 653
The Delhi High Court has held that commission payments to non-resident agents overseas are not chargeable to tax and there is no TDS required to be deducted under Section 195 of the Income Tax Act.
The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that there is no material on record to even remotely suggest that the non-resident, who had been paid the export commission, had any permanent establishment in India, carried on any business within the taxable territory in India, or had any business connection in India rendering them liable to pay tax.
Case Title: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd vs Director of Legal Metrology & Ors.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 654
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the ‘compounding fee’ paid for compounding an offence under a Statute, is not in the nature of a tax or duty. The court remarked that the compounding fee is deposited by a person to avoid initiation of coercive proceedings against him and to obtain closure. Thus, the deposit of compounding fee should not in all circumstances be necessarily viewed as an acceptance of guilt or an admission of violation of a statutory obligation, the court said.
The bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Dharmesh Sharma made the observation while hearing a plea filed by oil marketing companies- the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL). The appellant-companies had challenged the Single Judge’s order where it had refused to grant refund of the compounding fee paid by them under Section 48 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 for compounding the offences under the Act.
Case Title: MANMOHAN SINGH @ MONU v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 655
The Delhi High Court has deprecated the practice of filing writ petitions for grant of parole instead of approaching the competent authorities for seeking the relief.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was hearing a plea moved by one Manmohan Singh alias Monu seeking second spell of furlough for two weeks or grant of parole for 30 days in a gang rape case registered against him in 2008.
The FIR was registered at Tilak Nagar police station for the offences under Sections 376(2)(g) [punishment for gang rape], 328 [causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence] and 34 [common intention] of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Case Title: Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh vs Union of India
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 656
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the writ petition challenging the Central Government’s decision to convert the Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) from a government department into seven public sector companies.
The bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula said the corporatisation of OFB was a policy decision of the Government of India taken in national interest keeping in view the defence requirements of the country, and therefore, no case of interference was made out.
Case Details: NATIONAL PROJECTS CONSTRUCTIONS CORPORATION LTD v. M/S INTERSTATE CONSTRUCTION
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 657
The Delhi High Court has held that the arbitrator cannot add the amount of pre-reference interest to the principal amount while determining pendente lite interest as the same would amount to levying interest on a compounded basis. It held that the principal amount has to remain static throughout.
The bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Dharmesh Sharma held that Section 31(7)(a) of the A&C Act provides only for two periods of interest payable under the Act i.e., from the cause of action till the date of the award and from the date of the award till the payment is made. Further, it held that the distinction between pre-reference and pendente lite interest has vanished and is inapplicable to arbitrations governed by the Act of 1996.
Title: VIVEK KUMAR & ORS. v. STATE & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 658
The Delhi High Court has taken serious objection against the drafting of settlement agreements in matrimonial cases by mediation centres on “printed proforma.”
“This court while dealing with petitions of matrimonial quashing often comes across the settlement agreements being drafted by the Mediation Centres which are on a printed proforma. This court takes serious objection to it,” Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said.
The court added that the settlements on printed proforma sometimes gives an impression that there is no application of mind and the settlement deed has been drafted mechanically.
Title: FOODLINK F AND B HOLDINGS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v. WOW MOMO FOODS PRIVATE LIMITED
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 659
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained fast food chain WOW! Momo from using the mark “WOW China Bistro” in a trademark infringement suit filed by an entity that has been operating various restaurants under its registered mark “China Bistro.”
Justice C Hari Shankar however clarified that WOW! Momo would be entitled to use the mark “WOW! CHINA” or “WOW! CHINA LIVE CHINESE” logo.
The court observed that when compared as wholes, the two individual marks in question are deceptively similar as their textual components, which constitute their essential and distinctive features, are deceptively similar to each other.
Case details: Jaiprakash Associates Limited v. MSEFC
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 660
The Delhi High Court has held that an issue whether an agreement is in the nature of works contract and the consequent issue of applicability of MSMED Act to such contracts is to be decided by the arbitrator.
The bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra and Justice Saurabh Banerjee dismissed an LPA against the orders of a single judge bench holding that the single bench had correctly referred the issue to be decided by the arbitrator as the court cannot go into the said determination at the stage of appointment of arbitrator or in a writ petition. It further held that that mere nomenclature of the agreement is not material to determine its nature.
Title: DISTRICT MAGISTRATE WEST DISTRICT THROUGH NEHA BANSAL v. JOSAN DIAGNOTICS CENTRE & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 661
The Delhi High Court has observed that courts should prioritize the purpose and objective of Pre-Conception and-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, while adjudicating the applications seeking condonation of delay in cases pertaining to the enactment.
“The primary intent of PC&PNDT Act is to safeguard the rights of the unborn girl child and promote gender equality by curbing the misuse of diagnostic techniques for sex determination. Therefore, while deciding applications seeking condonation of delay, Courts should prioritize the Act's underlying purpose over technicalities,” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said.
Case Title: SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED vs GOLDMINES TELEFILMS PRIVATE LIMITED
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 662
The Delhi High Court has directed the production house Goldmines Telefilms to not upload songs from 14 Bollywood movies on YouTube after T-Series filed a suit for permanent injunction claiming copyright over the same.
T-Series said that it owns prior assignment deeds in respect of the audio-visual works and the cinematograph films for the songs from movies like Guru and Vaastav, and that Goldmines does not have rights to authorise uploading of the songs on YouTube.
Title: DR. REDDYS LABORATORIES LIMITED & ANR. v. THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 663
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a revocation petition under Section 64 of the Patents Act is not a suit within the meaning of Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Section 64 of the Patents Act provides various grounds for revocation of patents. On the other hand, section 10 of CPC deals with stay of a suit — it states that no court shall proceed with the trial of any suit in which the matter is also directly and substantially in issue in a previously instituted suit between the same parties or between parties under whom they or any of them claim litigating under the same title where such suit is pending in India.
Title: SUN PARMA LABORATORIES LTD. v. MYLAN LABORATORIES LIMITED & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 664
The Delhi High Court has awarded costs of Rs. 5 lakh to pharma company Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited in a trademark infringement suit filed by it over its registered mark “Oxiplat”, which is named after one of its drug preparations.
The mark ‘Oxiplat’ was coined by Sun Pharmaceuticals in 2001. Since then, it has been used for medicinal preparations consisting of Oxaliplatin, a drug which is used in treatment of cancer of colon and rectum.
Title: RAKESH v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHII & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 665
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, is a gender-neutral legislation and that it is insensitive to argue that the law is being misused.
While dealing with a POCSO case where the accused submitted that the enactment is a gender-based law and therefore is being misused, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said:
“To say the least, POCSO Act is not gender based and is neutral as far as victim children are concerned. Moreover, to argue that the legislation is being misused and using the language such as “as the complainant by keeping a gun on her minor daughter’s shoulder had implicated the applicant in the present case so as to coerce him to re-pay a friendly loan that he had taken from her husband” (as mentioned in the petition) have been found to be most insensitive by this court."
.Title: SARTAJ @ALLAHARAKHA v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 666
The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to the authorities for ensuring protection of mental and emotional health of the prisoners, observing that while imprisonment restricts the right to liberty, it does not restrict the human rights of convicts.
“It is time to ensure that a convict who leaves the correction home/prison is restored to the society as a law abiding citizen who has repented his past conduct. This can be achieved only if the mental health issues of the convicts in prisons are recognized and attended to, rejecting the notion that this view is too idealistic,” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed.
The court directed that in case a convict shows signs of mental health issues which are reflected through the behaviour, the administration concerned should bring it to the notice of psychiatrist posted in the prison.
Title: RAVI MANCHANDA TRADING AS SEEMA ENGINEERING WORKS v. THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 667
Taking exception to a “blank order” passed by a Senior Examiner of Trade Marks, the Delhi High Court recently said that it is no longer surprised at the kind of orders passed by the Registry of Trade Marks or Controller General of Patents.
“This Court never ceases to be surprised at the kind of the orders which come before it, from the office of the Registry of Trade Marks/Controller General of Patents. The present case is, in fact, sui generis,” Justice C Hari Shankar said in an order passed on August 03.
Case Title: PCIT Versus M/S Eltek Sgs Pvt. Ltd.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 668
The Delhi High Court has held that depreciation is allowable on goodwill arising in a scheme of amalgamation even though no actual cash payment was made for the acquisition of goodwill.
The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma has observed that sections 49 and 55(2) deal with ‘capital gains’ arising on the sale of goodwill and not with respect to depreciation on goodwill. Section 47, in express terms, excludes the transfer of capital assets in a scheme of amalgamation from the purview of capital gains.
Title: ANURAG GOEL v. CHHAVI AGARWAL
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 669
The Delhi High Court has held a wife guilty of contempt of court for wilfully violating a settlement agreement with her husband and disobeying the undertaking to abide by the same given to the family court.
Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora imposed a penalty of Rs. 2,000 on the wife and also sentenced her to one month of simple imprisonment, considering that she “deliberately, wilfully, intentionally and defiantly” disobeyed the undertaking despite various opportunities were granted to her, “only with an intent to enhance her financial settlement with the husband.”
“This Court therefore, imposes a fine of ₹ 2,000/- on the Respondent. This Court further sentences the Respondent to simple imprisonment for a term of one (1) month. In case of default of payment of fine, the Respondent shall further undergo 15 days of simple imprisonment,” the court said.
Title: NABAL THAKUR (IN J.C.) v. THE STATE
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 670
The Delhi High Court has issued various guidelines to be followed by the doctors and the Delhi Police while dealing with cases of medical termination of pregnancy of victims of rape.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma directed that where an order for medical termination of pregnancy has been passed, the Delhi Police’s Investigating Officers must produce the victim before the concerned hospital for conducting the procedure within 24 hours, even in cases where the gestation period of the pregnancy is less than 20 weeks.
The court also directed the Delhi Government’s Department of Health and Family Welfare and Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to ensure that the existing guidelines or Standard Operating Procedure for conducting examination of the victims of sexual assault are circulated in all the hospitals in the national capital.
Case Title: Landmark Property Development and Company Limited & ORS. vs Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Limited & Ors.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 671
The Delhi High Court has directed release of over Rs. 16 Crores deposited with the court Registry, in favour of the Landmark Group in the execution petition filed by it seeking enforcement of the arbitral award passed against the Ansal Group.
In 2018, an Arbitral Tribunal had awarded a sum of Rs. 46.01 Crores in favour of the Landmark Group against the Ansals in a dispute between the two business groups.
Vide order dated 05.01.2022, the Delhi High Court in the execution petition filed by Landmark, had directed Ansals to deposit the entire principal amount of Rs. 46.01 Crores awarded by the arbitrator, along with an additional amount of Rs. 34 Crores. Ansals were directed to deposit the amounts as a condition for vacating the stay order that had been passed in relation to their immovable properties.
Title: ISHWAR SINGH DAHIYA v. STATE OF NCT DELHI AND ORS and other connected matters
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 672
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to continue taking steps to restrain the sale of banned Chinese manjha in the national capital during the Independence day season.
"It is directed that Delhi Police shall continue to take steps to restrain the sale of Chinese manjha in Delhi even during the forthcoming Independence Day period, which is the kite-flying season,” Justice Prathiba M Singh said in an order passed on August 08.
While hearing a bunch of pleas highlighting the menace of manufacturing and sale Chinese manjha for kite flying in Delhi, the court perused the status report filed by the Delhi Police indicating the steps taken to stop the sale of Chinese manjha in the national capital.
Title: ARJUN KAMTI v. THE STATE OF GNCT OF DELHI THROUGH SHO & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 673
The Delhi High Court has quashed a rape and POCSO case against a man after he and the victim consensually got married and the complainant father said that he had filed the FIR out of anger and misunderstanding. It was alleged that the accused kidnapped the girl and took her out from her father’s guardianship.
The accused and the victim, who expressed her desired to live with him, got married with each other. They also became parents of two children.
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain quashed the proceedings in the case after noting that the victim stated that she was leading a happy married life with the accused and the complainant father also took a stand that he was not interested in the continuing the case.
Case Title: Gannon Dunkerley and Co Ltd v. Zillion Infraprojects Pvt Ltd, OMP(COMM) 234 of 2023
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 674
The Delhi High Court has held that a contractor cannot deny payments to the ‘Sub-contractor’ merely on the ground that the contract is on back-to-back basis and it has not received the payments from the main employer.
Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri held that ordinarily in back-to-back contracts, the payments due to a ‘Sub-contractor’ is subject to the payment by employer to the Contractor. However, this mechanism is to be followed only during the currency of the contract and once the parties are in a dispute, Contractor cannot defer payments in perpetuity on the ground of the pendency of payments, when it has not otherwise disputed the correctness of the bills.
Title: GOOGLE LLC v. DRS LOGISTICS (P) LTD. & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 675
The Delhi High Court has ruled that Google is not entitled to the safe harbour protection under the Information Technology Act, 2000, as well as from the liability of trademark infringement where it uses a trademark as a keyword in its Ads Programme.
“It is difficult to accept that Google is entitled to exemption under Section 79 of the IT Act from the liability of infringement of trademarks by its use of the trademarks as keywords in the Ads Programme. It can hardly be accepted that Google can encourage and permit use of the trademarks as keywords and in effect sell its usage and yet claim the said data as belonging to third parties to avail an exemption under Section 79(1) of the IT Act,” a division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan said.
The bench noted that while Google did not permit use of trademarks as keywords prior to 2004, it amended its policy thereafter for increasing the revenue and introduced the tool which actively searches the most effective terms including well known trademarks as keywords.
Case Title: PARVIN JUNEJA v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 676
The Delhi High Court has permitted an accused in a money laundering case to travel abroad for admission of his son, observing that a person should not be denied such “special moments of small pleasures in life” even if he is accused and facing trial.
"Admission of a child whether in school or in a college/University is a moment the parent and the child cherish forever. It is a feeling of togetherness as well as support by the mere presence with each other, which is expected by each child and parent while achieving such a milestone. Even if a person is an accused and is facing trial, he should not ordinarily be denied these special moments of small pleasures in life," Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed.
‘Mankind’ And ‘Novakind’ Marks Confusing When Used For Pharmaceutical Preparations: Delhi High Court
Case Title: MANKIND PHARMA LIMITED v. NOVAKIND BIO SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 677
Observing that the marks “Novakind” and “Mankind” are confusing when used for pharmaceutical preparations, the Delhi High Court has made absolute the interim injunction order against an entity manufacturing medicines using the suffix “Kind” till final disposal of a trademark infringement suit filed by Mankind Pharma.
“The “KIND” suffix not being endemic to pharmaceutical preparations, there is every likelihood of a customer of average intelligence and imperfect recollection, who chances across the defendant‟s “NOVAKIND” product, to believe it to be one of the KIND family of the marks belonging to the plaintiff,” Justice C Hari Shankar observed.
Case Title: Mrs. Vinnu Goel v. Mr. Santosh Goes and Ors
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 678
The Delhi High Court has held that all the members of the families would be bound by the terms and conditions of a settlement agreement executed between the heads of the two branches of families if they have signed the said agreement that pertains to the properties owned by them.
Justice Navin Chawla held that a party appending its signature of an MoU is bound by the terms and conditions of such an agreement, including the arbitration agreement. It held that a party cannot escape the agreement merely on the ground that it was not expressly made a party under the agreement.
Case Title: NHAI v. M/S. T.K. TOLL PRIVATE LIMITED
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 679
The Delhi High Court has held that a supplementary agreement executed by a contractor whereby it agrees to forego of its claims cannot preclude him from claiming damages against the employer if the execution of such agreement was a pre-condition to the issuance of PCC necessary for collection of toll taxes in BOT contracts.
Justice Yogesh Khanna held that a party would be acting under economic duress or coercion if it has to execute a supplementary agreement foregoing all its claims against the employer as a pre-condition for the issuance of PCC, ergo, it would not be a bar to contractor later claiming damages for the losses suffered by it.
Title: DR J THULASEEDHARA KURUP v. APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE OF THE CABINET THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 680
The Delhi High Court has upheld a January 2019 decision of the Union Ministry’s Department of Personnel and Training rejecting the proposal for appointment of Dr. J Thulaseedhara Kurup as the director of National School of Drama.
Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed that were adequate reasons for the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for not accepting the proposal for consideration of Kurup’s candidature for the post.
“Hence, considering the entirety of the matter, the facts, circumstances, submissions, objections, the contents of the impugned order and, most importantly, the contents of the original files as placed before this Court by Ms. Anjana, Under Secretary, Ministry of Culture, this Court does not find any reason to interfere with the impugned order dated 29th January 2022. There were adequate reasons for the ACC for not accepting the proposal for consideration of the petitioner’s candidature for the post of Director at respondent no. 3/NSD,” the court observed.
Title: DEPTT.OF HEALTH, GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI v. KAMLA MEHNDIRATTA & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 681
The Delhi High Court has observed that condonation of delay is an exception which should not be used as per convenience of the Government departments.
Justice Chandra Dhari Singh added that courts must not treat Government agencies differently while deciding the applications for condonation of delay and that the Government is under “special obligation” to ensure that their duties are properly performed.
While pulling up the Delhi Government’s health department for filing an application seeking condonation of delay of 651 days in filing the application for restoration of a petition which was dismissed in default in May 2017, the court said:
“The petitioner though a State Department having numerous resources at its disposal, has still been unable to file the application of restoration in a timely manner. It is a well settled principle that the Government is under a special obligation to perform duties with diligence and commitment. The condonation of delay is an exception which should not be used as per convenience of the Government Departments.”
Delhi High Court Stays Income Tax Reassessment Proceedings Initiated Against Oxfam India
Case Title: Oxfam India Versus Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 682
The Delhi High Court has stayed the income tax reassessment proceedings initiated against Oxfam India.
"A counter-affidavit will be filed within the next six (6) weeks. Rejoinder thereto, if any, will be filed at least five days before the next date of hearing. In the meantime, there shall be a stay on the continuation of the reassessment proceeding till further directions of the court," the bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has observed.
The assessee/appellant has challenged the reassessment notice under Section 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Title: RANJEET KUMAR YADAV v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 683
The Delhi High Court has observed that mere absence of injuries on victim’s private parts cannot be a ground to hold that penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act did not take place.
Justice Amit Bansal made the observation while upholding the conviction of a man for committing rape of a four and a half years old girl in June 2017.
The court observed that the man, who was the minor’s neighbor, was not able to shake the version of the prosecution which had successfully proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
Delhi HC Quashes Summons Issued To H&M Over Alleged Violation Of 2011 Legal Metrology Rules
Case: H&M Pvt. Ltd. vs Legal Metrology Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 684
The Delhi High Court bench led by Justice Amit Bansal quashed a summoning order against H&M Pvt. Ltd., situated at Select City Walk Mall, Saket for violating Section 13(3)(b) of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 [“2011 Rules”].
H&M Pvt. Ltd. is a multinational clothing company based in Sweden that focuses on fast-fashion clothing. Upon being inspected, the Legal Metrology Department wrongfully concluded that H&M Pvt. Ltd. had not followed the mandatory labelling requirements. The High Court held that the 2011 Rules are not applicable on ‘loose garments’. Hence, H&M Pvt. Ltd. was absolved of liability.
Title: SRI SATYA SAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL SCIENCES SEHORE v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 685
The Delhi High Court has observed that no dilution of the time schedule with respect to medical courses, which is mandatory and binding on all, is permissible in exercise of writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in absence of any justifiable reason.
“Undoubtedly, medical education requires facilities and infrastructure of the highest standard as also the adherence to the time schedule for imparting premier education to candidates, thereby ensuring that the community receives the best possible medical practitioners,” Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said.
Title: THE STATE v. MAIKALE RAM & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 686
Invoking the famous American short story “Rip Van Winkle”, the Delhi High Court has refused to condone the delay of more than 27 years in filing of an appeal by the prosecution against the acquittal of various accused persons way back in 1995 in relation to the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots case.
“In the present case, Rip Van Winklian Slumber has extended to more than 27 years and there is no explanation for this inordinate delay and the grounds taken by the State are not justifiable. Therefore, we find no merit in the present application, and the same is hereby dismissed,” a division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said.
Case Title: Blackberry India Pvt Ltd. Versus The Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise And CGST Division
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 687
The Delhi High Court has directed the adjudicating authority to process Blackberry’s claim of interest under Section 11BB of the Excise Act.
The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that there is no cavill that the petitioner would be entitled to interest in terms of Section 11BB of the Excise Act from the date immediately after the expiry of three months from the date of receipt of an application for a refund if it is not processed within the said period of three months.
Title: AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC. v. CONTROLLER GENERAL OF PATENTS, DESIGN, TRADEMARK AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 688
The Delhi High Court has requested the Controller General Of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks to ensure strict compliance of the provisions dealing with pre or post grant oppositions to a patent under the Patents Rules, 2003.
“…Controller General is requested to ensure that, hereafter, there is strict compliance with the provisions of the Patents Rules, particularly Rule 57, read with the judgment of the Supreme Court in Cipla, while dealing with and processing pre- or post-grant oppositions,” Justice C Hari Shankar said.
The Supreme Court in Cipla Ltd v. Union of India held that the report or recommendation of the Opposition Board should be made available to the parties in question before the Controller passes orders under Section 25(4) of the Patents Act.
Case Title: Diamond Entertainment Technologies Pvt Ltd & Ors. vs Religare Finvest Limited
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 689
The Delhi High Court recently observed that the SARFAESI Act provides statutory remedies for borrowers, including the right to appeal, and that the court should not interfere in recovery proceedings unless there is a clear violation of law.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav reiterated that the borrower will have to wait till measures under Section 13(4) of the SARFAESI Act for taking possession of the mortgaged property are taken by the creditor. In the interregnum period, the scope for interference in writ jurisdiction is not warranted.
Designation Of Venue Would Override A Generic ‘Exclusive Jurisdiction’ Clause: Delhi High Court
Case Title: Reliance Infrastructure Limited v. Madhyanchal Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Limited
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 690
The Delhi High Court has held that a venue where the arbitral proceedings were anchored is essentially the ‘seat of arbitration’ and it would override a generic exclusive jurisdiction clause. It held that a generic exclusive jurisdiction clause is not a contrary indicia that prevents the venue from becoming the seat of arbitration.
The bench of Justice Sachin Datta held that for an exclusive jurisdiction to override a venue clause, it must specifically provide that the Courts at a particular place have exclusive jurisdiction over the arbitral proceedings and a generic exclusive jurisdiction clause which does not refer to arbitration proceedings as such does not override the venue clause.
Title: HERO MOTOCORP LIMITED v. SHREE AMBA INDUSTRIES
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 691
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to temporarily restrain a bike manufacturer from selling front fender for its motorcycles in a suit filed by Hero Motocorp alleging that it was a copy of its registered V shaped front fender design fixed to “HERO HF DELUXE” bikes.
Justice Amit Bansal said that Hero Motocorp failed to make out a case for grant of interim injunction in its favour and that irreparable harm will be caused to manufacturer, Shree Amba Industries, if an interim injunction is granted in favour of Hero.
Officer Concerned Not Authorized To Administer Oath, No Evidentiary Value: Delhi High Court
Case Title: PCIT Versus ARN Infrastructure Ltd.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 692
The Delhi High Court while upholding the ITAT’s ruling held that the addition of Rs. 10 crore was made purely on the basis of the statement made by directors without corroborative evidence.
The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has observed that there is a qualitative difference between the statement recorded under Section 133A and Section 132(4) of the Income Tax Act. The statement recorded under Section 133A of the Act has no evidentiary value since the officer concerned is not authorised to administer an oath and record a sworn statement. It is in contradiction with the statement recorded under Section 132(4), which is recorded on oath by an officer who is vested with the necessary powers.
Case Title: PCIT Versus Yakult Danone India Pvt. Ltd.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 693
The Delhi High Court has deleted the Bright Line Test (BLT)-based Advertising, Marketing, and Promotion (AMP) Adjustment for Yakult Danone for the non-existence of international transactions.
The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has dismissed the department’s appeal, which challenged the ITAT’s order, and held that the "bright line test" has no statutory mandate and a broad-brush approach is not mandated or prescribed.
False Allegations Of Illicit Relationship Are Ultimate Kind Of Cruelty: Delhi High Court
Case Title: LK v. OPM
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 694
Upholding a family court order granting decree of divorce to a husband on the ground of mental cruelty by wife, the Delhi High Court has observed that false allegations of illicit relationship are “ultimate kind of cruelty.”
“False allegations of illicit relationship are the ultimate kind of cruelty as it reflects a complete breakdown of trust and faith amongst the spouses without which no matrimonial relationship can survive,” a division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said.
Case Title: NARENDER BHUTANI v. ANJALI BHUTANI
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 695
The Delhi High Court has directed its Registry to register a case of criminal contempt against a man for making scandalous allegations against a Principal Judge of a family court in the national capital.
“The Registry is directed to register a case of Criminal Contempt against the petitioner and subject to the orders of Hon’ble the Chief Justice, place the same before an appropriate Division Bench of this Court,” Justice Navin Chawla said.
While directing the man to appear in person before the division bench on September 1, the court prima facie observed that the husband was in the habit of making scandalous remarks against the judges in order to browbeat them.
Case Title: MANOHAR LAL SHARMA v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (C.B.I) & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 696
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police and college authorities to ensure that proper police force is available before a fest or function is organized in the institutions in national capital.
A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula also clarified that as and when such functions take place in any college or institution, it shall be the Delhi Police’s duty to ensure the safety and security of the students.
The court passed the order while disposing of a public interest litigation seeking inquiry by Central Bureau of Investigation into the alleged instances of molestation and sexual misconduct inside Delhi University’s Gargi College in 2020.
Case Title: SUN PHARMA LABORATORIES LTD. v. FINECURE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD& ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 697
The Delhi High Court has ruled that proprietorship of registration in respect of a trademark does not ipso facto entitle to the proprietor the right to obtain relief against infringement of the mark.
Justice C Hari Shankar added that the rights to claim exclusivity over the trademark and to obtain relief against its infringement, as envisaged under Section 28(1) of the Trade Marks Act, are conditional on the trademark registration being valid.
Case Title: Geeta Sharma vs Public Enterprises Selection Board & Ors.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 698
The Delhi High Court has referred to a larger bench the issue of whether Seniority Guidelines based on pay scales/Board Level positions can override the preference for Chartered Accountants in the job advertisement for the post of Director (Finance) in Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs).
Justice Jyoti Singh was dealing with a petition challenging the appointment of Directors (Finance) in Telecommunications Consultants (India) Ltd. (TCIL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
Case Title: Emami Limited vs Dabur India Ltd.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 699
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order restraining Dabur from selling its ‘Cool King Thanda Tel’ in a packing confusingly or deceptively similar to Emami’s 'Navratna Ayurvedic Oil'.
The bench comprising of Justice C. Hari Shankar noted that there was a clear attempt by Dabur to make its product appear similar to Emami’s Navratna Ayurvedic Oil and that prima facie, the same was intended to create confusion in the mind of an average consumer.
Case Title: XYZ v. BHARAT PRAKASHAN (DELHI) LTD AND ORS
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 700
The Delhi High Court has directed RSS weekly magazine “Organizer” and another website “The Commune” to remove an article alleging that the Principal of a reputed Christian school in the national capital sexually exploited nuns and Hindu women.
Justice Jyoti Singh passed an ex parte ad-interim injunction in favour of the Principal in his suit against the two publications which published the article titled “Indian Catholic Church Sex Scandal: Priest exploiting nuns and Hindu women exposed” in June this year.
Case Title: Y.K. Goyal v. Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 701
The Delhi High Court has held that in a multi-tier dispute resolution clause which provides for pre-arbitration reference to Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), the failure to refer the dispute to DRC would not be a ground to refuse appointment of arbitrator when the Chief Engineer against whose decision an appeal was to be filed before DRC failed to respond to notice of dispute.
The bench of Sachin Datta held in a multi-tier arbitration clause, a party would have no occasion to file an appeal before the DRC when the Chief Engineer has failed respond to that party’s notice of dispute, therefore, not approaching the DRC would be no ground to dismiss the arbitration petition. It further held that it is incumbent upon the Chief Engineer to render its decision within the time period provided in the agreement.
Case Title: R.K. KAPOOR v. NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI & ORS
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 702
Taking note of the “unprecedented weather events” witnessed by the national capital this year, the Delhi High Court has observed that rainwater harvesting should be seamlessly integrated into the city's climate resilience planning for which the authorities must continually explore innovative strategies.
“A persistent focus on educating the public and resident welfare associations about the advantages of rainwater harvesting, coupled with practical implementation guidance, can catalyze a cultural shift towards sustainable water practices,” a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula said.
Case Title: Steelman Telecom Limited v. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 703
The Delhi High Court has held that the equilibrium is disturbed where the party drawing up the panel of arbitrator is given a further right to accord its “confirmation” to nomination made by other party.
Justice Sachin Datta held that in terms of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE), the appointment of an arbitrator from a panel maintained by the other party is not invalid as it seeks to counterbalance the right of one party to draw a panel of arbitrator with the right of the other party to make the appointment from such a panel, however, it must be a broad panel as held by the Apex Court in Voestalpine Schienen.
Case Title: RDB AND CO(HUF) v. HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS INDIA PVT. LTD.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 704
The Delhi High Court has upheld a single judge order which ruled that late director Satyajit Ray is the first owner of copyright in 1966 Bengali film 'Nayak' and that the right to novelize its screenplay is also vested in him.
A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed the appeal moved by RDB and Co. HUF, whose 'Karta' R.D. Bansal had commissioned Ray to write and direct the film, challenging the single judge order passed on May 23.
Case Title: CONFERENCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (INDIA) (REGD.) v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. and other connected matter
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 705
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government and civic authorities to continue making efforts for sterlization and immunization of stray dogs in the national capital.
“The respondents are directed to ensure that they continue with their efforts and drive for sterilization and immunization of stray dogs, as the same is an important public function and is required to be performed in all its earnestness,” a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Jasmeet Singh ordered.
Case Title: CCL M A v. STATE (NCT) OF DELHI and other connected matters
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 706
The Delhi High Court has ruled that every preliminary assessment under section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act in relation to heinous offences committed by a juvenile must be initiated and concluded expeditiously in terms of section 14 of the Act.
“In case of heinous offences, the Juvenile Justice Boards are required to follow the mandate of Section 14(3) and proviso to Section 14(4) in their true spirit and dispose of the proceedings before it expeditiously and without any unnecessary and unreasonable delay,” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said.
Title: COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SOUTH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 707
The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to ensure that there is no illegal dumping of electrical, plastic and medical garbage in the national capital.
A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula also directed the civic body to take appropriate action against all the defaulting units under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957.
Case Title: M/S Vikas Enterprises Versus Commissioner Of Central Tax (GST)
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 708
The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 5,000 on the department and observed that the provisional attachment of bank accounts adversely impacts the assessee’s business.
The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that the communication seeking to place a debit freeze on the petitioner’s account emanated from Superintendent Anti-Evasion and not from the Commissioner exercising jurisdiction in respect of the taxpayer. The communication also does not indicate that it was issued with the authority of the Commissioner.
Case Title: Deepak Khandelwal Proprietor Versus Commissioner Of CGST
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 709
The Delhi High Court has directed the release of the currency and other valuable assets seized from the petitioner during the search proceedings.
The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that the notice under Section 74 of the CGST Act does not specify any particular reasons to show that "input tax credit has been wrongly availed of or utilised."
Case Title: Darpan Kohli Versus Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 710
The Delhi High Court has quashed the penalty notice issued on the strength of a non-existent assessment order.
The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has observed that the department had issued a show cause notice for penalty under Section 271 F on the strength of an assessment order dated May 9, 2023, which was already set aside by the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court vide judgement dated May 31, 2023.
Title: SUMAIYA JAN @ SOUMAYYA v. STATE NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 711
The Delhi High Court has said that the trial court is required to give a prima facie view stating that on what basis charges have been framed against an accused under the Juvenile Justice Act.
“Though at the stage of charge the court is not required to pass detailed order. However, the court is required to give prima facie view that on what basis the charges were framed,” Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said.
Case Title: M/s G.S. Express Pvt Ltd v. NTPC Ltd
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 712
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that an arbitration clause that restricts the right of a party to a mere of 6 months is invalid. The bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna held that the right to invoke arbitration cannot be restricted to a period lesser than that provided under the Limitation Act, 1963.
The Court was hearing an application under Section 11(6) filed by G.S. Express Pvt Ltd (Petitioner) seeking appointment of a sole arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute that has arisen between the parties.
Delhi High Court Dismisses PILs Alleging Violation Of Regulatory And Privacy Norms By Google Pay
Title: ABHIJIT MISHRA v. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA & ANR and other connected matter
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 713
The Delhi High Court has dismissed two public interest litigations filed against Google Pay alleging that the payment platform violated regulatory and privacy norms under the Indian law.
A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad rejected the petitions moved by Abhijit Mishra, who sought directions on Reserve Bank of India to direct Google Pay to cease its operations in India for the alleged violation.
One of the PILs moved by Mishra sought direction upon the UIDAI to initiate action against Google Pay for collecting, storing and using the users’ Aadhar information in the violation of the Aadhar Act, 2016.
Case Title: Rajani Kumari v. BCD
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 714
The Delhi High Court has directed the Bar Council of Delhi to notify on its website the notification which withdrew an earlier notification issued on April 13 making filing of Aadhar Card and Voter ID bearing address of Delhi or NCR region mandatory for future enrolments.
A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula granted four weeks’ time to the lawyers’ body to notify the subsequent notification.
Case Title: ABHISHEK @ LOVE & ORS. v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 715
Observing that settlement of non-compoundable offences through mediation agreements is not permissible, the Delhi High Court has issued various guidelines to be followed in such cases by mediators in all mediation centres in the national capital.
“… to permit the accused and complainant to compromise an offence on payment of money, in session triable serious criminal cases which attracts punishment up to life, cannot be subject matter of mediated settlement agreements,” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said.
Case Title: Government of NCT of Delhi v. R.S. Sharma Contractors Pvt Ltd, OMP(COMM) 130 of 2023
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 716
The Delhi High Court has held that mere execution of an NCC in favour of the employer would not disentitle the contractor from later claiming damages if it is shown that it was executed under duress and not out of free will.
Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri held that an endorsement given by Contractor, while seeking extension of time, would not come in its way in seeking escalation cost, especially when the delay was attributable to the employer.
Case Title: DGIT Versus The Indian Plywood Mfg. Co.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 717
The Delhi High Court has held that the income tax department is not under the obligation to grant additional tax concessions as per the order passed by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR).
The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that the obligation to extend further concessions could not be imposed on the Central Government (Income Tax Department) without its consent. The Income Tax Department had not consented to extend any concession.
Case Title: VENUS WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED v. POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK (PEN) PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 718
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the mark “Khiladi” pertaining to the 1992 Akshay Kumar starrer Bollywood movie and the mark “Khiladi” of a Telugu action thriller film which was released last year are prima facie not similar.
Justice Jyoti Singh dismissed the application seeking interim injunction filed by Venus Worldwide Entertainment Private Limited, the production company which produced the 1992 movie, in its trademark infringement suit against filmmakers of the Telugu movie.
Case Title: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC. AND ORS. v. DOTMOVIES.BABY AND ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 719
The Delhi High Court has passed a “dynamic+ injunction” order restraining various vogue websites from streaming the existing as well as future content of six American studios.
Justice Prathiba M Singh passed the ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of Universal City Studios LLC, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc, Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Netflix Studios LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Disney Enterprises Inc, in their suit against the rogue websites.
Case Title: SAGAR v. THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT)
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 720
Observing that discovering husband’s infidelity shortly after marriage can have devastating effects on the mental and emotional well-being of a woman, the Delhi High Court has denied bail to a husband accused of abetting suicide of his wife who was found dead within 13 days after marriage.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that the emotional trauma of discovering infidelity and subsequent ill behavior of a spouse can drive a woman to take extreme steps to the extent of committing suicide.
Case Title: Sachin Arora v. State of GNCT of Delhi
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 721
Observing that Section 50 of the NDPS Act will be attracted in case of 'comprehensive search' of belongings as well as personal search, the Delhi High Court has granted bail to a person accused of supplying heroin and apprehended under Sections 21 and 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) in 2019.
Case Title: STATE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI v. MOHD K.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 722
The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a Muslim man in a rape case observing that his physical relationship with the child victim aged about 15 years, who was also his wife, cannot be termed as rape.
A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld the trial court order which observed that no offence under Section 6 read with Section 5(1) of POCSO Act was made out against the man in view of the testimony of the child victim that she got married to him in December, 2014, and only thereafter did they have a physical relationship.
Case Title: Raghav Bahl v. ED and other connected matter
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 723
The Delhi High Court has allowed The Quint's founder Raghav Bahl and co-founder and his spouse Ritu Kapur to travel abroad to London and New York next month for attending business meetings between September 02 - September 16.
Justice Amit Bansal also suspended the Look Out Circular issued against them by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case, on the said dates.
Case Title: NIDHI KAPOOR v. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER AND ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA & ORS. and other connected matters
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 724
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the importation of gold is a “prohibited item” within the meaning of Section 2(33) of the Customs Act, 1962.
A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma also observed that the redemption in case of importation of gold which is brought into India illegally in the form of smuggling does not entitle the owner or importer for automatic release of such item.
Case Title: STATE v. USHA DEVI & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 725
Pulling up the Delhi Police for conducting “terrible and unfair investigation”, the Delhi High Court has acquitted two accused persons and awarded them Rs. 50,000 compensation each, since the prosecution “floated trial” despite lack of evidence against them.
A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna gave a word of caution to the prosecution agencies to carry out investigation in a prudent manner and said that the trial courts are expected to judiciously assess the material placed on record, “so that no innocent has to bear the torment of incarceration.”
Case Title: STATE v. HARIPAL and other connected matters
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 726
The Delhi High Court has observed that procuring call detail records, including the tower-wise location of the police officials can prejudice their safety and privacy.
“The concerned police officers may be involved in dealing with cases of different nature, including sensitive or heinous cases or cases of national security, and orders, such as those impugned before this Court, can directly encroach upon the privacy of the police officials,” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said.
Case Title: STATE v. DHEERAJ SHARMA & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 727
The Delhi High Court has deprecated the Delhi Police for conducting “lackadaisical investigation” in a dowry death case and said that no effort was made by the probe agency to ascertain the actual cause of death of the 23-years-old deceased woman.
“The ante mortem injuries and the Post Mortem Report clearly pointed out that it may be a case of homicidal death despite which the Investigating Agency has not even made any effort to conduct thorough investigations to ascertain the actual cause of death,” a division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said.
Case Title: SMT. K.S. SUMI MOL v. SH. SURESH KUMAR E.K.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 728
The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions to the family courts in the national capital for speedy disposal of cases relating to marriage and family affairs within a time frame, in the absence of any specific Rules regarding the same.
A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna directed that when a suit has been duly instituted, summons may be issued to the defendant to appear and answer the claim and to file the written statement of defence within 30 days.
Title: MS. SEEMA CHOPRA v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. and other connected matters
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 729
The Delhi High Court has ordered release of various “end of life vehicles” subject to an undertaking being furnished by their owners that such vehicles will not be plied on the streets or parked in any public space within the national capital and will be kept in a private parking space.
Justice Prateek Jalan also asked the Delhi Government to frame a policy to deal with similar vehicles in cases where the owners are ready to give an assurance that the vehicles will not be used in the national capital.
Case Title: Flipkart India Private Limited Versus Value Added Tax Officer
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 730
The Delhi High Court, while allowing the refund to Flipkart India, held that a pre-deposit made before the Objection Hearing Authority (OHA) cannot be adjusted against any other tax dues.
The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma has observed that Section 38(2) of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004 (DVAT Act) uses the expression "recovery of any other amount due under this Act".
Case Title: KARAN S THUKRAL v. THE DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE & ORS
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 731
The Delhi High Court has directed all the district courts in the national capital to adopt a “standardized online filing system” for pleadings, documents, and miscellaneous applications and issued a slew of directions to be followed till the time appropriate Rules are in place.
A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula directed the District Courts to centralize all filings related to ongoing and pending cases, similar to the existing procedure for new cases.
Case Title: Spelndor Landbase Ltd v. Aparna Ashram Society
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 732
The Delhi High Court has held that the true or certified copy of the agreement containing the arbitration agreement would be sufficient for the purpose of Section 11 petition when on the face of it, the same is duly stamped and a statement to this effect is made in the petition under Section 11 of the Act, and the same is not controverted by the opposite party.
Case Title: Girish Kumari Gupta v. UOI and Ors.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 733
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking directions on the Delhi Government to frame a policy to connect coaching centres with schools and colleges.
A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that the court cannot direct the Delhi Government to frame such a policy and thus, it found no reason to grant the relief as prayed in the matter.
Case Title: NOVA EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 734
The Delhi High Court has observed that an apex body like National Medical Commission is not expected to assess different institutions on different yardsticks, based on grounds that seem wholly arbitrary.
“The NMC is entrusted with the functions and duties conferred under the provisions of the NMC Act, 2019. The NMC and all autonomous Boards constituted under the NMC Act, 2019 discharge public function. The action of statutory bodies must conform to the norms and standards stipulated therein and are to be uniformly made applicable to all the institutions. Their action must necessarily be reasonable and free from any prejudice,” Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed.
Case Title: Splendor Landbase Ltd v. Aparna Ashram Society
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 735
The Delhi High Court while reiterating that it is mandatory for the Court exercising power under Section 11 of the A&C Act to impound the non-stamped or insufficiently stamped agreement held that the Court can itself collect the deficient/requisite stamp duty under Section 35 of the Stamps Act, 1899 and enable deposit of the requisite stamp duty along with penalty as contemplated under proviso (a) to Section 35 of the Stamp Act.
Case Title: SJ v. S
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 736
The Delhi High Court has held that wife's insistence to live separately from other family members of the husband without any justifiable reason can be termed as an act of 'cruelty'.
A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna added that such acrimonious atmosphere at home cannot be a conducive environment for a married couple to forge a cordial conjugal relationship.
Case Title: KSG v. P
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 737
The Delhi High Court has observed that a wife’s conduct of making false allegations against the husband and his family members and a constant threat to them regarding being summoned to the police station are acts of cruelty which severely impact mental balance.
A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna allowed a husband’s appeal against a family court order dismissing his petition seeking divorce on the ground of cruelty and desertion by the wife.
Case Title: Nishkarsh Singh Patel vs National Medical Commission & Ors.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 738
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the Graduate Medical Education Regulations 1997 as ultra vires and violative of the New Education Policy 2020, insofar as it requires an aspirant to have studied Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English together at 10+2 level.
The bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Saurabh Banerjee was dealing with the plea of a candidate who had cleared his 10+2 back in 2010 with subjects Physics, Chemistry and Maths, and after obtaining a degree in engineering and masters in management, transgressed his career path to medicine.
Case Title: NHAI v. Trichy Thanjavur Expressway Ltd
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 739
The Delhi High Court has held that the Courts exercising powers under Section 34 of the A&C Act has the power to partially set aside an arbitration award to strike off the offending portion of the award while retaining the remaining award.
The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma held that the doctrine of severability of arbitration award is explicitly recognised under Section 34(2)(a)(iv) of the Act.
Title: VASU BAJAJ v. RAKESH BAJAJ
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 740
The Delhi High Court has ruled that arrears of maintenance by a husband becomes “debt” once the definite amount becomes payable to the dependent wife or children or parents which can be recovered by way of a civil suit.
A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna held that a civil suit for recovery of maintenance amount, which acquires the character of a “debt” is maintainable, once a final order is made under Section 125 of Cr.P.C.
Title: PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS (PETA) INDIA v. THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 741
The Delhi High Court has directed the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals and other government bodies to continue conducting routine inspections to assess the welfare and well-being of animals in preparation of anti-venom and anti-rabies serums.
A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula also directed the authorities to initiate action against defaulting establishments under extant laws and regulations.
Case Title: NHAI v. Trichy Thanjavur Expressway Ltd
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 742
The Delhi High Court has held that the recourse to Section 34(4) of the A&C Act, that grants courts the authority to remit an arbitral award to the Arbitral Tribunal, can only be taken for correcting the curable defects such as filling the gaps in reasoning, correct typographical and arithmetical errors and not to allow the tribunal to do a review of the award.
Case Title: ANNWESHA DEB v. DELHI STATE LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 743
The Delhi High Court has observed that pregnant working women are entitled to maternity benefits and cannot be denied reliefs under the Maternity Benefit Act, 2017, solely due to the nature of their employment.
“There is nothing in the language of the Act or in its provisions which suggests that a working expecting woman would be barred from getting the reliefs due to the sole reason of the nature of their employment,” Justice Chandra Dhari Singh ruled.
Case Title: SpiceJet Limited vs Kal Airways Pvt Ltd & Ors. and other connected matter
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 744
The Delhi High Court has refused to stay a single judge order upholding an arbitral award asking SpiceJet and its promoter Ajay Singh to refund of Rs. 579.08 crores plus interest to media baron Kalanithi Maran.
A division bench comprising of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma dismissed the plea moved by SpiceJet seeking stay of the single judge order passed on July 31.
Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 745
The Delhi High Court has directed a shelter home in the national capital to provide counselling to parents of a 22-years-old lesbian woman, at least on alternative days, for accepting their daughter “as per her wishes.
A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also ordered the shelter home’s Director to admit the woman for her stay, give her necessary facilities including food and shelter and provide her with counselling sessions.
Case Title: M/S.RSPL HEALTH PRIVATE LIMITED v. RECKITT AND COLMAN (OVERSEAS) HYGIENE HOME LIMITED & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 746
The Delhi High Court has upheld the registration of “Harpic Drainxpert” trademark in favour of household goods manufacturer Reckitt and Colman.
Justice C Hari Shankar dismissed the appeals moved by RSPL Health Private Limited, engaged in manufacturing similar goods such as dish washing bars and gels under the mark 'Xpert', seeking rectification of Register of Trademarks by removing the mark “Harpic Drainxpert”.
Case Title: X v. Y
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 747
The Delhi High Court has observed that insistence of a wife’s family for her husband to abandon his parents, become a “Ghar Jamai” and live in their house amounts to cruelty.
A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna granted divorce to a couple, who got married in 2001 and started living separately after a year, on the ground of cruelty and desertion under the Hindu Marriage Act.
Case Title: TIMES NOW NAVBHARAT v. NARESH BALIYAN
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 748
The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a plea moved by Times Now Navbharat challenging a trial court order restraining the news channel from telecasting a programme “Operation Paap” against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Balyan.
Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora refused to entertain the petition in light of the statutory provisions contained under Code of Civil Procedure and the remedies available with the news channel under the statute.
Case Title: Shri Anil Kumar v. Election Commission of India & Anr
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 749
The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a PIL against the conduct of State Election Commission during the “First Level Check" of EVMs and VVPATs at eleven district offices in the national capital for their use in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The petition was moved by Anil Kumar, President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee which is a unit of Indian National Congress party.
Case Title: PCIT Versus M/S National Fertilizers Ltd.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 750
The Delhi High Court has rejected the appeal of the income tax department and refused to condone the delay of 498 days.
"Even in this hi-tech "click of the mouse" age, some of the government officials are yet to come out of their love for the "snail pace" style of working. The worst is when such delays are aimed at simply completing formalities so that the government appeals get dismissed on the grounds of limitation, to the intended benefit of the other party. Whatever the reason, it is either the loss to the exchequer or the abrogation of the valuable rights of the assessee litigating against the state," the bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia observed.
Case Title: RAKESH KUMAR KALRA DEAF DIVAYANG v. STATE GOVT OF NCT DELHI
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 751
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to provide infrastructure and financial assistance for procuring essential electronic gadgets for conducting trial in cases where the accused person is differently-abled.
“No citizen in this country should feel that due to his physical or mental disability, justice was not done to him either due to lack of material infrastructure or moral, ethical, sensitive and understanding by the judicial system and Court,” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed.
Even Minimal Penetration Is Sufficient To Establish Sexual Intercourse: Delhi High Court
Case Title: RAHUL v. STATE OF DELHI
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 752
Observing that the nature of the offence as to whether it constitutes rape or an attempt to commit rape needs to be considered carefully, the Delhi High Court has said that even minimal penetration is sufficient to establish sexual intercourse by a man.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made the observation while upholding the conviction of a man in 2008 for attempting to rape a seven year old girl child in 2006 and confining her in a room. The court also upheld the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for five years and fine of Rs. 5,000 awarded to him.
Case Title: Saurabh Shukla v. Max Bupa Insurance & Anr.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 753
Noting that a total of 29 insurance companies in India have introduced health insurance products for persons with disabilities, the Delhi High Court has observed that the step will offer such individuals a ray of hope and would be a first step in achieving equality for them.
“While the said products may not be the most ideal for persons with disabilities, this would merely be a first step in the process of achieving Equality for PwDs, which is the solemn intent of legislations including the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016,” Justice Prathiba M Singh said.
NEET-UG: Delhi High Court Imposes Rs 20K Cost After Candidate Produces Fabricated OMR Sheet
Case Title: Selishia Mohandas v. UOI & Ors.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 754
The Delhi High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 20,000 against a NEET aspirant who claimed to have scored higher marks than what was reflecting on the record by producing a fabricated OMR Sheet.
Expressing shock over the stand of the aspirant, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said, “it is stated by counsel for the petitioner that earlier the name of the petitioner was appearing, however, on modification of the answer sheet, the same stands deleted. Such a stand is again unacceptable and shocking to the conscience of the court.”
Case Title: CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN SAS & ANR. v. M/S THE SHOE BOUTIQUE – SHUTIQ
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 755
Refusing to rely on ChatGPT responses in a suit filed by french luxury company Christian Louboutin over its unique “red sole” shoes design, the Delhi High Court has said that artificial intelligence cannot substitute either human intelligence or humane element in the adjudicatory process.
“Accuracy and reliability of AI generated data is still in the grey area. There is no doubt in the mind of the Court that, at the present stage of technological development, AI cannot substitute either the human intelligence or the humane element in the adjudicatory process. At best the tool could be utilised for a preliminary understanding or for preliminary research and nothing more,” Justice Prathiba M Singh said.
Case Title: M/S. Hanuman Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Versus The Additional Director General Directorate General Of GST
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 756
The Delhi High Court has held that the Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence (DGGI) cannot be stopped from taking intelligence-based enforcement action when investigations by other authorities are going on.
The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that if any of the authorities have found it necessary to investigate the petitioner based on certain information, the investigation cannot be stopped or interdicted on account of an investigation conducted with respect to any other entity.
Case Title: Aseem Aggarwal v. Ashi Kumar
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 757
The Delhi High Court recently said that Courts must judiciously use the provision for rejection of plaint, Order VII Rule 11, to dispose of the pleas expeditiously and to discard frivolous litigation.
The division bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed,
“ Scrupulous adherence to provisions of CPC especially provisions like Order VII Rule 11 CPC can curtail litigation like the present one, which aside from clogging the litigation that could have been nipped in the initial stage itself, also keeps the parties embroiled in litigation with a false hope of some relief, which is never to come their way. This not only leads to dejection amongst the litigants towards the system but also leads to prolonged acrimony between the parties which is not conducive to a robust judicial system and ultimately to a peaceful society.”
Don't Exhibit 'RCB Jersey' In Jailer Movie: Delhi High Court To Filmmakers In Suit By IPL Team
Case Title: ROYAL CHALLENGERS SPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED v. SUN PICTURES A DIVISION OF SUN TV NETWORK LTD.AND ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 758
The Delhi High Court has directed the filmmakers of Rajnikanth starrer Jailer movie to ensure that from September 01 onwards, none of the theatres exhibit the jersey of IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore, as worn by a contract killer in one of the scenes in the film.
Regarding the movie’s release on television, satellite or any OTT platform, Justice Prathiba M Singh said that an altered version of the film shall be broadcasted or telecasted prior to such release.
Husband Has No Right To Torture Wife And Beat Her Merely Because They Are Married: Delhi High Court
Case Title: RS v. AS
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 759
While dissolving a decade old marriage of a couple, the Delhi High Court has observed that no law has given husband the right to subject his wife to beatings and torture merely because they got married.
“ Merely because the parties got married and the respondent was her husband, no law gave him the right to subject his wife to beatings and torture,” a division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said.
Case Title: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports v. ERNST and YOUNG PVT LTD
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 760
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that a Section 34 petition filed unaccompanied by the impugned award and without the statement of truth would not constitute a valid filing. The Court observed that the petition as originally filed was without the impugned award and statement of truth and constituted of only 46 pages, however, the refiled version ran into 1785 pages which included the impugned award, therefore, the original filing would be non-est.
The bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna held that the period of limitation for the purpose of Section 34 would stop only on the date when the petition is properly filed and a non-est filing would not stop the limitation.
Case Title: VARUN BHATIA v. STATE AND ANOTHER
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 761
The Delhi High Court has ruled that insulting a woman, being rude to her and not behaving with her in a chivalrous manner, as she would expect one to behave, will not be covered under the definition of “outraging the modesty of a woman” as per Section 509 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
“ The Courts will also have to consider, while adjudicating the cases of Section 509 IPC, the background of the complainant before it, as that can also guide the Courts in deciding as to what the complainant in a case, in given circumstances, would have interpreted or would the complainant's modesty with those words could be said to be outraged,” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said.
Case Title: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports v. ERNST and YOUNG PVT LTD
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 762
The Delhi High Court has held that an email sent by the arbitral tribunal to the parties wherein the scanned copy of the signed award is attached constitutes a valid delivery of the award under Section 31(5) of the A&C Act.
The bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna held that the period of limitation for challenging an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Act would commence on the date of the subject email and the fact that the award was physically collected on a later date is immaterial qua the limitation.
Case Title: DELHI HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 763
The Delhi High Court has constituted a four member fact finding committee to evaluate the drinking water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in Tihar Jail.
A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula directed that the members of the committee shall be Advocates Dr. Amit George, Santosh Kumar Tripathi, Nandita Rao and Tushar Sannu.
Case Title: RAMADA INTERNATIONAL,INC v. LA-RAMADA WORLD PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 764
The Delhi High Court has directed a hotel to deposit Rs. 5 lakhs with its Registry for repeated breach and “contumacious disobedience” of an injunction order passed against it in a trademark infringement suit filed by international hospitality company Ramada.
Justice C Hari Shankar said that in case the sum is not deposited, Kumar Sambhav, the Director of La Ramada World Resort and Spa, would be taken into custody to suffer incarceration in civil prison for a period of week.
Case Title: GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. v. SHEETAL
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 765
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) to amend its selection process and ask the candidates to upload documents showing their eligibility, caste and other details at the time of submission of the application itself.
A division bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta passed the direction to ensure that in case a candidate is unable to upload the said documents after the results are announced, the DSSSB can rely or consider them after they are uploaded at the time of submission of the application and due verification.
Civil Services Exam 2023: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 10% Reduction In CSAT Cut-Off
Case Title: Siddharth Mishra & Ors. v. UPSC
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 766
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the order of Central Administrative Tribunal which refused to order reduction in cut off for Civil Services Aptitude Test 2023 from 33% to 23%.
Referring to a number of precedents including Ranjan Kumar & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Ors., (2014), the division bench of Justice V. Kameshwar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendriatta said,
“ The Tribunal had rightly observed that the said judgments restrain judicial bodies/fora from interfering with competitive selection processes merely on the ground that some of the candidates may have questioned the selection process or the syllabus of the examination, even though they had voluntarily participated in the examination.”
Extortion Case: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Conman Sukesh Chandrashekar’s Alleged Woman Aide
Case Title: POOJA SINGH v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 767
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a woman, an alleged close aide of conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, accused of assisting him while he was lodged in Tihar Jail through a contractual nursing staff and for helping him run an extortion racket from the prison.
Pooja Singh was employed by Chandrashekar’s wife Leena Maria Paul as manager of her nail artistry salon. Paul is also a co-accused in the case.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma observed that Singh was a young woman of about 25 to 26 years and that the Enforcement Directorate did not allege that she used “even a single paisa” for her own benefit.
Case Title: Spelndor Landbase Ltd v. Aparna Ashram Society
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 768
The Delhi High Court has held the Court exercising power under Section 11 of the A&C Act has the power to issue time bound directions to Collector of Stamps to decide on unstamped arbitration agreements to ensure that the mandate of Section 11(13) of the A&C Act that provides for expeditious disposal of Section 11 petition should not be defeated.
Case Title: RAMESH v. SMT. MEENAKSHI LEKHI
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 769
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Meenakshi Lekhi, current Union Minister of State for External Affairs, from the New Delhi Parliamentary Constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Justice Sanjeev Narula rejected the plea moved by Ramesh who contested as an independent candidate from the constituency and raised allegations of discrepancies in Lekhi’s election expenditure and her involvement in corrupt election practices.
Case Title: Rajeev Chhatwal Versus Commissioner Of Goods And Services Tax (East)
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 770
The Delhi High Court has held that Section 67(2) of the GST Act does not empower the seizure of currency available on premises during a search.
The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has directed the department to remit the amount seized to the petitioner’s bank account within a period of two weeks, along with accrued interest.
Case Title: NATIONAL SEEDS CORPORATION LTD v. RAM AVTAR GUPTA
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 771
The Delhi High Court has held that Section 14 of the Limitation Act, which provides for exclusion of time consumed in civil proceedings initiated before a Court not having the jurisdiction, applies to proceedings under Section 34 of the A&C Act.
The bench of Justice Jyoti Singh excluded 1239 days spent in prosecuting the petition under Section 34 petition before a Court not having the pecuniary jurisdiction. The Court observed that a party prosecuting its case with due diligence, in good faith and under a bonafide mistake before a Court not having the jurisdiction would get the benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act and the time consumed in such proceedings would stand excluded from the purview of limitation.
Title: J BALAJI v. THE HINDU NEW DELHI AND ANR
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 772
The Delhi High Court has observed that the situs of a workman’s place of employment is a determinative factor in conferring territorial jurisdiction on a labour court although not specified in the Industrial Disputes Act.
“Though the Industrial Disputes Act does not make any reference to the aspect of territorial jurisdiction, however, situs of the place of employment of a workman would be a determinative factor in conferring territorial jurisdiction upon a Labour Court for deciding a labour dispute raised by a workman,” a division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna observed.
Recovery Of Drugs From Couple’s Bedroom Is Attributable To Both Husband And Wife: Delhi High Court
Case Title: DIXITA GOLWALA vs NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 773
The Delhi High Court observed that recovery of drugs from the bedroom of a couple is attributable to both the husband and wife.
The court made the observation in a bail plea filed by the woman who was arrested in 2021 after drugs were recovered from the couple’s bedroom at their residence and from the husband’s office premises.
Justice Jasmeet Singh said that bedroom is a private space shared by a husband and wife. Therefore, even if ganja is recovered from the couple’s bedroom at the instance of the husband, the recovery was made from the joint space of the couple and thus, it cannot be attributable to the husband alone.
Title: ZAHIR ABDULLAH & ANR v. OMAR ABDULLAH and other connected matter
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 774
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to pay interim maintenance of Rs. 1,50,000 per month to his estranged wife Payal Abdullah.
Justice Subramonium Prasad increased the amount of interim maintenance from Rs. 75,000 which was directed by the family court in April 2018.
Case Title: PRAFUL BILLORE & ANR. v. BAEROJGAR & ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 775
The Delhi High Court has directed nine YouTube channels to take down certain “defamatory and disparaging videos” against cafe chain MBA Chai Wala and its founder Praful Billore.
Justice Prathiba M Singh viewed one of the videos and noted that expressions like “MBA Fraud Wala” and various other derogatory expressions were used by the YouTube channels.
Case Title: MS. N v. STATE & ANR.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 776
The Delhi High Court has directed its Registrar (Vigilance) to seek an explanation from a trial court judge for passing a “non-reasoned” order granting bail to a POCSO accused.
“The Registrar (Vigilance) of this Court is directed to seek explanation on the administrative side from the concerned Judge, as to the reasons for passing the non-reasoned impugned order, report whereof shall be placed before the concerned Hon‟ble Inspecting Judges Committee of this Court within one week for consideration,” Justice Saurabh Banerjee said.
Case Title: SHRI ANIL KUMAR v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ORS.
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 777
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL against the procedure adopted by the Chief Electoral Officer during the First-Level Checking (FLC) of EVMs and VVPATs to be used in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
The PIL was filed by the President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee through Advocates Aljo K. Joseph and Sunil Kumar alleging that sufficient notice was not given to political parties before conduct of FLC and that EVM details were not provided despite asking, thus defeating the whole purpose of the process.
Case Title: SILVERMAPLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS vs DR AJAY DUBEY & ORS
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 778
The Delhi High Court has ruled that in cases where the impugned mark has been used by the defendant for any length of time, the courts must give an opportunity to the defendant to respond to the application for interim injunction filed in a trademark infringement suit before passing any orders.
“ Where the impugned mark has been used by the defendant for any length of time, that sole factor would entitle the defendant to an opportunity to respond, inviting, to the prayer for interlocutory injunctive relief, before orders are passed by the Court thereon,” the bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar observed.
Case Title: A v. S
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 780
The Delhi High Court has observed that making false allegations of dowry harassment or rape against the husband’s family members is an act of extreme cruelty for which there can be no condonation.
A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld a family court order which held a husband as entitled to divorce from his wife on the ground of cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
Title: Rekha Rani and Ors. v. State of NCT of Delhi
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 781
The Delhi High Court has observed that it will not be safe to prosecute an accused for the offence of abetment of suicide when the deceased was “hyper-sensitive.”
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain observed that in order to constitute the offence of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, there should be abetment and intention of the accused to aid or instigate or abet the deceased to commit suicide.
Case Title: Liberty Footwear Company v. Liberty Shoes Limited
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 782
The Delhi High Court has decided that if a petition under Section 9 is submitted to any court other than the one where the initial application was made, Section 42 of the A&C Act will prevent it.
This section grants exclusive jurisdiction to the first court for arbitration-related cases. First court is basically the court where an arbitration petition is filed at the first instance. Section 42 says that if I have filed an application before the Delhi High Court, any other application that I file before any other court say Calcutta, would be barred by limitation.
Case Title: Amit Guglani v. L&T Housing Finance
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 783
The Delhi High Court has held that when there are two interconnected agreements with conflicting arbitration clauses, the arbitration clause contained in the main/umbrella agreement should be given primacy over the other clause.
Justice Jyoti Singh held that when disputes under two connected agreements had different Arbitration Clauses, the disputes should be resolved under the main or umbrella agreement and the seat of arbitration should be determined as per the clause contained in the main agreement.
Case Title: UNION OF INDIA v. VANSH SHARAD GUPTA
Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 784
The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Law and Justice to periodically monitor the status of uploading Central Acts and subordinate legislations on “India Code” portal.
“The Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice is directed to periodically monitor the status of uploading the Acts on the India Code portal and ensure that the process is completed seamlessly and in a time-bound manner,” Justice Manmohan ordered.