Delhi High Court
Parents Not Strangers After Daughter's Marriage, Can Testify About Her Harassment: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Man In Wife's Suicide Case
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a husband after his wife, who was three months pregnant, committed suicide within nine months of marriage over alleged harassment for dowry and cruelty towards her. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the deceased's voice cannot be silenced forever and can be heard through the evidences brought forth by her parents. “The right of the victim,...
'Udaipur Files' Row: Delhi High Court Questions Centre's Power In Revisional Jurisdiction To Recommend Cuts In Film
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 30) orally questioned the Centre whether it had the authority to pass the kind of order it did to direct effecting six cuts to the film 'Udaipur Files:Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' while exercising revisional powers under Section 6 of the Cinematograph Act.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing...
RTI Act | Central Information Commission Cannot Make 'Policy Prescriptions' To Any Public Authority: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the role of the Central Information Commission constituted under the Right to Information Act 2005 is to ensure transparency and disclosure of information by a public authority, and not make policy prescriptions.Justice Prateek Jalan held thus while allowing Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's (HPCL) plea against a show cause notice issued to it by...
Delhi High Court Grants Relief To IP Holding Company Of Canadian Baseball Team Toronto 'Blue Jays' In Trademark Infringement Suit
Noting the global goodwill of 'BLUE JAYS' in connection with Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto, the Delhi High Court ordered cancellation of 'BLUE-JAY' trademark registered in favour of a partnership firm in India.The IPR holding company of Major League Baseball was aggrieved of the use of 'deceptively similar' trademark on the apparel manufactured by the...
Simplicity No Bar To Patentability, Even Simple Changes Can Lead To New Inventions: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that a simple invention, if novel and non-obvious, warrants patent protection when it addresses a technical problem with ingenuity.Justice Mini Pushkarna observed,“It needs no emphasis that simplicity is no bar to patentability and even simple changes can introduce discernible and substantive differences, leading to a new invention.”The observation...
Delhi High Court Upholds Medha Patkar's Conviction In Defamation Case Filed By LG VK Saxena
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar in the criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001.VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. Justice Shalinder Kaur found no illegality of material irregularity in the findings of the trial court and observed that the order of conviction...
'One Line Email, Non Application Of Mind': Delhi High Court Sets Aside Centre's Decision Refusing To Renew NGO's FCRA Certificate
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Union Government refusing to renew the certificate issued under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act of an NGO namely Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF).A division bench comprising Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Anish Dayal observed that the renewal was rejected by the Central Government without reasons or even...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 21 To July 27, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 826 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 847NOMINAL INDEXYash Sharma and Ors vs. West Central Railway and Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 826 Teena Choudhary v. UPSC & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 827 Banti Kumar Mathur v. The State Of Nct Of Delhi 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 828 X v. Y 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 829 SANEESH SOMAN v. NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 830 Anurag Dalmia v....
Delhi High Court Declares 'Nutella' As Well-Known Trademark, Says It Is Recognized All Across The Globe
The Delhi High Court has declared “Nutella”, a popular hazelnut cocoa spread, as a well known trademark, saying that it is recognized all across the globe and not just India. “This leaves no shadow of doubt that plaintiffs are well established in the markets all across the globe and are not mere fly by night operators. Their registered trademarks 'NUTELLA'/ and its variants are...
Delhi High Court Asks MHA To Inquire Into Incident Of Violence At Detention Centre After Agencies Pass Buck On CCTV Footage
The Delhi High Court has asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to conduct an inquiry or investigation in an incident alleging violence in a detention centre by the detainees, after the agencies, including the Delhi Police, passed buck on manning the CCTV which captured the occurrence. This was after Justice Girish Kathpalia had asked the prosecution to make submissions to rule out...
NEET-Constitute Committee To Resolve Grievances Of Candidates Suffering Loss Of Time Due To Technical Issues: Delhi High Court To NTA
While dealing with a plea concerning NEET-UG 2025, the Delhi High Court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to constitute a Standing Grievance Redressal Committee to resolve issues of candidates who suffer loss of time due to technical issues, without any fault on their part.Justice Vikas Mahajan further ordered that the Standing Committee shall also be at liberty to devise a...
