Delhi HC Awards ₹14 Lakh Costs To 'New Balance' In Trademark Infringement Suit Against Website Selling Counterfeit Products

The Delhi High Court has recently awarded more than Rs. 14 lakh as costs to sports footwear and apparel brand “New Balance” in a trademark infringement suit filed by it against a rogue website selling counterfeit products. Justice Mini Pushkarna decreed the suit in favour of New Balance and against the website - www.luxurytag.in, its owner and operators. The Court noted that since...

Delhi High Court Allows Disbursement Of Funds To NSFs For Participation In Events, Training Sportspersons

The Delhi High Court has allowed the Union Government to disburse funds to the National Sports Federations (NSFs) for participation of Indian sportspersons in international events, conduct of national and international events here, training and preparation of athletes.A division bench comprising of former Chief Justice Manmohan (now Supreme Court judge) and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that...

Music Producer Amandeep Singh Batra Files Protection Plea In Delhi High Court After 'Threat Calls' From Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar

Music producer Amandeep Singh Batra has filed a protection petition before the Delhi High Court after receiving threats and extortion calls from persons claiming to be from the gangs of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar.Batra has alleged that the calls were made to him at the behest of one Prateek Chaudhary, a businessman, who has a personal vendetta against him. Justice Jasmeet...

Trademark Infringement: Delhi High Court Issues Permanent Injunction In Favour Of Tobacco Company Which Owns 'Marlboro' Cigarettes

The Delhi High Court has issued permanent injunction in favour of Philip Morris Brands SARL, an American tobacco company, against trademark and copyright infringement of its cigarette packs.Philip Morris adopted the trademark 'MARLBORO' for its cigarette packs in 1924. It started selling cigarettes bearing the said mark in India through a trading company in 2003. It also uses other marks for...

Unnao Rape Case: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Kuldeep Singh Sengar On Medical Grounds

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted two weeks of interim bail on media grounds to expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in Unnao rape case. A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that Sengar's medical ailments cannot be ignored and directed him seek admission at AIIMS tomorrow.The...

Convict Without 'Permanent Residential Address In Delhi' Not Barred From Getting Furlough: High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that a convict without a permanent residential address in the national capital cannot be barred from being granted furlough. “Therefore, taking into account the relevant rules stipulated in the Delhi Prison Rules, this Court concludes that there is no rule or condition that a convict-prisoner, not having a permanent residential address in Delhi, would...

Delhi Riots: High Court Quashes FIR Against Tahir Hussain, Orders Chargesheet To Be Treated As Supplementary Chargesheet In Similar FIR

The Delhi High Court has recently quashed an FIR registered against former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain in connection with the North-East Delhi riots of 2020.Justice Subramonium Prasad directed that the chargesheet in the FIR in question [FIR 116 of 2020] be treated as a supplementary chargesheet in another case [FIR 101 of 2020] which was registered on the same incident,...

Foreign National Wearing Personal Jewellery To India Not Subject To Import Duty: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the jewellery worn to India by a foreign national is not subject to customs duty.A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Ravinder Dudeja thus declared as illegal the action of the Customs Department, confiscating a Thai national's gold chain and kara. It observed,“In the present case also, petitioner is a foreign national, who brought a chain and...

Delhi High Court Impleads ED In Cyber Fraud Case Involving Crores Of Rupees In Fake Stock Market Investments

The Delhi High Court has impleaded the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a case of cyber fraud, where fraudsters allegedly duped crores of rupees from people on the pretext of investment in the stock market.The petition initially included the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as parties, seeking their intervention to address the organized cyber frauds. Justice Jasmeet Singh allowed the impleadment of ED and issued notice to it. The...

Compensation Received Under SC/ST Rules Must Be Returned If FIR Quashed Due To Settlement: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that any compensation received under the SC/ST Rules should be returned when the legal proceedings are discontinued due to a settlement.Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that the compensation mechanism under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act read with the Rules is intrinsically linked to the continuation of legal proceedings.“The intent of the...

Disturbing Trend Of Exploiting Social Media Platforms To Commit Sexual Crimes Against Minors: Delhi High Court

While denying anticipatory bail to a man in a POCSO case, the Delhi High Court has taken note of the “disturbing trend” of exploiting the anonymity and reach of social media platforms to perpetrate sexual crimes against minors.“This Court cannot ignore the broader societal implications of such acts and the urgent need to send a strong message against the misuse of technology,”...

Expansive Interpretation Of “Last Pay Drawn”; Term Includes CPF Contributions: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Dharmesh Sharma found the Chief Secretary of GNCTD to be in contempt for not complying with court orders regarding certain Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) contributions. These CPF contributions were for judicial members of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC). The court affirmed that “last pay drawn” includes...