Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Orders TMC MP Saket Gokhale To Pay Rs 50 Lakh Damages For Defamatory Tweets Against Lakshmi Puri
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed All India Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale to pay Rs. 50 lakhs damages to former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, Lakshmi Puri, in her defamation suit against him.Gokhale in his tweets had referred to a property purchased by Puri in Switzerland and raised questions regarding her and her husband, Union Minister Hardeep...
Courts Can Delve Into Examination Of Trademark Infringement In Execution Petitions, New Suit Not Needed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh allowed an execution petition against the Defendants engaged in the infringement of the trademarks of Glaxo Group Limited, a biopharma company engaged in the production of vaccines. The High Court held that an executing court can delve into the merits of infringement to judge the violation of an original decree granting a...
Delhi High Court Stays Arvind Kejriwal's Bail, Says Trial Court Didn't Properly Appreciate ED Case & Materials
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday(June 25) stayed the trial court's order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain allowed the application moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking stay of the trial court's order. The court said that the Vacation Judge passed the bail order without going through ED's entire material which...
Non-Participating Party Cannot Challenge Tender Awards: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora has held that a party which did not participate in a tender process lacks the standing to challenge the tender's award. The bench held that such a party has no right to voice grievances regarding the tender. Brief Facts: Primatel Fibcom Ltd (Petitioner), a company engaged...
Delhi High Court To Pronounce Tomorrow Judgment On ED's Plea To Stay Arvind Kejriwal's Bail
The Delhi High Court will pronounce tomorrow judgment on a plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking stay of the trial court order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case. Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain will pronounce the verdict at 2:30 PM. Kejriwal was granted bail by the trial court on June 20. On June 21, ED moved the Delhi High Court challenging...
Objections Regarding Time-Barred Claims Under Section 11 Petition Should Be Left For Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has held for the purposes of proceedings under Section 11 of the Arbitration Act, where the appointment of an arbitrator is sought, the question of whether the claims are time-barred should ideally be left for determination by the arbitral tribunal. Brief Facts: Capri Global Capital Limited (Petitioner) approached the...
Court Empowered To Extend Mandate Of Arbitral Tribunal Even After Its Expiry: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench Justice Manoj Jain has held that the court is fully empowered to extend the mandate, even after the expiry of the mandate of the tribunal under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 pertains to the extension of the time period for arbitral tribunals to make their awards....
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 17 To June 23, 2024
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 726 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 728NOMINAL INDEXMAHAVEER SINGHVI v. HINDUSTAN TIMES LIMITED & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 726Infosys Ltd vs. Southern Infosys Ltd 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 727ED v. Arvind Kejriwal 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 728Delhi High Court Rejects IFS Mahaveer Singhvi's Defamation Suits Against Hindustan TimesTitle: MAHAVEER SINGHVI v. HINDUSTAN TIMES LIMITED...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 10 To June 16, 2024
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 707 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 725NOMINAL INDEXPrincipal Commissioner Of Income Tax 1 Versus M/S Care Health Insurance Limited 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 707INDEPENDENT NEWS SERVICE PRIVATE LTD & ANR. v. RAVINDRA KUMAR CHOUDHARY & ORS. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 708AMIT KATYAL v. DIRECTORATE OFENFORCEMENT GOVERNMENT OFINDIA 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 709Nirmaan Malhotra vs. Tushita...
BREAKING| Delhi High Court Stays Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Till Final Pronouncement On ED's Stay Application
The Delhi High Court on Friday (June 21) stayed the order granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case connected to the liquor policy case.The Court stayed the operation of the bail order till final order is passed on the stay application filed by the Directorate of Enforcement(ED)."Arguments are heard. I am reserving this order for two three days....
Delhi High Court Grants Injunction To 'INFOSYS' Against 'Southern Infosys Ltd', Says Phonetic & Conceptual Similarity May Confuse Consumers
The Delhi High Court has recently clarified that minor procedural missteps that are adequately explained should not overshadow the merits of the case, particularly if there exists clear evidence of trademark infringement. Court said that visual or phonetic similarities may lead to consumer confusion.A single bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that “the combination of visual, phonetic,...
Delhi High Court Rejects IFS Mahaveer Singhvi's Defamation Suits Against Hindustan Times
The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed two defamation suits filed by 1999 batch IFS Mahaveer Singhvi against Hindustan Times newspaper, both English and Hindi editions, over two news reports published in 2002. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed the suits and observed that the articles published in the two newspapers were not per se defamatory. “Balancing the right of information of...