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...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Tweets By Congress Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma

The Delhi High Court has ordered removal of tweets made by Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera alleging that senior journalist Rajat Sharma used abusive language on air during a show on the election result day.Granting ex-parte ad interim injunction order in favour of Sharma in his defamation suit, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna ordered:“…it is directed that the...

Delhi High Court Directs Social Media Platforms To Remove Video Recording Of Court Proceedings Concerning Arvind Kejriwal

The Delhi High Court on Saturday directed various social media platforms to take remove audio or video recording of court proceedings when Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressed the court personally after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged liquor policy scam.A division bench comprising of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Amit Sharma issued notice on a...

Journalist Rajat Sharma Files Defamation Suit Against Congress Leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh & Pawan Khera In Delhi High Court

Senior journalist Rajat Sharma on Friday filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera over their tweets alleging that he used abusive language on air during a show on the election result day.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna heard the matter and reserved order on Sharma's interim relief application seeking take down of...

Provisions For Unsettled Outstanding & IBNR Claims Allowable U/s 37 Being Ascertained Liabilities: Delhi High Court

While upholding ITAT's decision deleting disallowance of provisions for unsettled outstanding claims and 'Incurred But Not Reported' (IBNR) claims of health insurance company, the Delhi High Court held that provisions for unsettled outstanding and IBNR claims are not contingent liabilities, and hence allowable u/s 37 of Income tax Act. Section 37 of Income Tax Act states that any...

Non-Payment Of Tax Due To Uncertain Legal Position Existing At Time Of Filing Return Is Outside Scope Of 'Mis-Reporting': Delhi HC Deletes Penalty U/s 270A

While quashing a show cause notice issued by the Department for initiation of penalty proceedings u/s 270A in a vague manner, the Delhi High Court held that categorical finding of 'mis-reporting/ under-reporting' is essential for levy of penalty u/s 270A. The High Court also set aside an order dismissing immunity claimed by the assessee u/s 270AA and dropped the penalty proceedings...

Reassessment On Non-Searched Entity Is Governed By Limitation In First Proviso To Sec 149(1) R/w Sec 153C & 153A: Delhi High Court

While quashing the reassessment notice issued to the Assessee, pursuant to a search operation conducted against a third party, the Delhi High Court held the same to be barred by limitation under first proviso to Section 149(1) read with Section 153C & Section 153A of Income tax Act. The High Court rejected the AO's contention that Section 148 notice would not be beyond the...

[Arbitration Act] Scope Of Inquiry In Section 9 Petition Is Limited, Interpretation Of Contract Would Be Within Domain Of Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna has held that under a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the scope of inquiry is very limited to grant interim relief. The bench held that issues of fact or law are not to be determined finally at the Section 9 stage as they fall within the jurisdiction of the arbitral Tribunal. It held...

Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Accused Bibhav Kumar's Bail Plea

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought Delhi Police's response on the bail plea filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bhibhav Kumar in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case.A vacation bench comprising of Justice Amit Sharma issued notice on Kumar's bail plea and asked the Delhi Police to show the status of investigation in the status report. Senior Advocate N Hariharan appeared...

Delhi High Court Restrains Rogue Websites From Unauthorisedly Streaming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024

The Delhi High Court recently restrained various rogue websites from unauthorisedly and illegally streaming the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that the plaintiff, Star India Private Limited, made out a prima facie case for the grant of an interim injunction. The court said that the need for immediate relief was particularly pressing in the case,...