Delhi High Court Restrains HUL From Comparing Its 'Ponds' Products With 'Nivea', Says In-Mall Marketing Campaigns Also Advertisements

The Delhi High Court has restrained Hindustan Unilever Limited from engaging in marketing or advertising activity of comparing its 'Ponds' products with 'Nivea' products, either expressly or by implication or association, through sale representatives in various malls in the national capital and Gurugram. Observing that the activity amount to disparagement or denigration of the latter's...

Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Maintain Hygiene In Dairies, Medical Care Of Cattle

The Delhi High Court has recently issued a slew of directions for maintaining hygiene in dairies in the national capital, to ensure medical care of cattle kept therein and for use of spurious oxytocin. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Ps Arora was prima facie not persuaded by the submission of the Delhi Government's Chief Secretary that the cattle...

Implement Recommendations Of Court Constituted Committee To Improve Medical Services: Delhi High Court To Chief Secretary

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government's Chief Secretary to ensure implementation of the recommendations given by a seven member Committee constituted by the court to streamline the process of availing free medical treatment under various government schemes in the hospitals in the national capital.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet...

Delhi High Court Allows Police's Plea To Verify 'Forged Aadhar Card' Details Of Accused With Aadhar Data Bank

The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide to the Delhi Police all information pertaining to a “forged Aadhar card”, recovered from a man accused of supplying fake currency notes, for verifying it with the Aadhar data bank.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri allowed Delhi Police's plea seeking verification of the forged Aadhar card with...

AO Can't Proceed With Assessment In Absence Of Section 127 Transfer Order: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Assessing Officer cannot proceed with assessment in the absence of a transfer order under Section 127 of the Income Tax Act.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that once the case of the assessee is centralized, then the transfer of the case of the assessee to another AO would not be permissible without...

Show Cause Notice Not Adjudicated For Nearly 14 Years; Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Dept.

A division bench of the Delhi High Court, comprising Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Ravinder Dudeja, has issued the notice to the department in a petition assailing the jurisdiction to adjudicate the Show Cause Notice, which has not been adjudicated for nearly 14 years.The petitioner/assessee is a manufacturer of Pan Masala containing tobacco commonly known as Gutkha, commercially...

143 Separate Public Toilets Built For Transgender Persons, Construction Of 253 More Underway: Delhi Govt To High Court

The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that 143 separate public toilets have been constructed in the national capital for transgender persons. The court is also informed that the construction of 223 public toilets for transgender persons is in process and the same is yet to start for 30 more toilets. The Delhi Government has also said that 1584 toilets meant for persons...

"Misconceived": Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking FIR Against Prime Minister Narendra Modi Over Alleged 'Hate Speeches'

The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking immediate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other candidates for delivering allegedly “communally divisive speeches” in violation of the Model Code of Conduct amid the Lok Sabha polls.Justice Sachin Datta rejected the plea observing that the same is wholly misconceived. The petition sought a direction on the ECI to...

Delhi High Court Stays Felling Of Trees In Central Ridge, Orders Removal Of Garbage

The Delhi High Court has directed that no further felling of trees or removal of shrubs and other bushes shall take place in the Central Ridge in the national capital, without the permission of the Court.The court has also directed the Forest Department and other local authorities to ensure that no dumping of garbage or any other waste material is carried out in the Central Ridge. ...

Condition Of Pre-Deposit Duly Complied, Delhi High Court Restores Appeal On Board Of CESTAT

The Delhi High Court has held that the appeal itself may be restored on the Board of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), bearing in mind the undisputed position that the condition of pre-deposit has been duly complied with.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has allowed the instant writ petition and set aside the impugned...

Non-Compliance Of Notification Conditions For Export Of Banned Non-Basmati White Rice; Delhi High Court Dismisses Exporter's Appeal

The Delhi High Court while dismissing the rice exporter's appeal, upheld the decision of the single bench holding that the exporter cannot be permitted to export 11,000 MT of banned non- basmati white rice, due to the non-fulfilment of the conditions entitling it to an exemption from the ban on export imposed by Notification bearing no. 20/2023 dated 20th July, 2023 issued by the Department...

[Arbitration Act] Issue Of Limitation In Section 11 Petition Should Be Deferred To Arbitral Tribunal, Court May Address Only In Specific Circumstances: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Prateek Jalan held that the court may address the issue of limitation during a petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, but only under specific circumstances. It held that this occurs when the limitation bar is clearly evident from the petition and accompanying documents. At the preliminary stage, it held that the...