'No Infirmity In The Decision To Direct Payment Of Interest On Interest', Delhi High Court Upholds Decision Of Central Administrative Tribunal

A division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices C Hari Shankar and Sudhir Kumar Jain dismissed a Petition that sought to quash the judgement of the Central Administrative Tribunal directing the Petitioners to pay the Respondent the interest on interest at the rate of 10 percent. The Court held that the proscription on interest on interest as per Section 3(3)(c) of the...

No Basis For Reassessment If Nature & Source Of Receipts Are Verified, AO Doesn't Find Any Contradictory Evidence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court stated that once nature and source of receipts have been satisfactorily proved and AO has not contradicted information given by assessee, there lies no cause for initiating the reassessment action. The Division Bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Ravinder Dudeja observed that “………Once the nature and source of receipts have...

Rahul Gandhi Citizenship Row: Allahabad HC Petitioner Appears Before Delhi High Court, Claims CBI Is Investigating The Issue

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday was informed that investigation by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been initiated over a PIL filed in the Allahabad High Court against the alleged British citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.The submission was made by Vignesh Shishir, BJP member from Karnataka who filed the PIL in the Allahabad High Court, after he appeared virtually before...

Challenge To Award U/S 34 Of Arbitration Act Without Award Itself Being Filed Would Not Be A Valid Filing: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad, held that a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act is for challenging the Award. It cannot be said that a challenge to the Award without the award itself being filed would be a valid filing. Without the Award, the challenge would become meaningless because unless the Award is perused by the Court,...

Delhi High Court Rejects PIL To Allow Chhath Puja Celebration At Yamuna After Govt Flags River's Pollution Level

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking to allow the public to perform the festival of Chhath Puja at Geeta Colony Ghats on the Yamuna riverbed in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the PIL moved by Purvanchal Nav Nirman Sansthan, underscoring that performance of Chhath Puja...

Delhi High Court Restrains Alpino Health Foods From Publishing Advertisements 'Disparaging' Oats

The Delhi High Court has recently restrained Alpino Health Foods Private Limited, a Bengaluru-based brand, from publishing or sharing its advertisements disparaging “Oats” as a category of foods, either on social media or otherwise. Justice Mini Pushkarna passed the ex parte ad interim injunction order in favour of Marico Limited in its suit against Alpino, a brand which has actress...

Insisting Presence Of MD/CEO Merely For Disposing Traffic Challans On Vehicle Registered In Company Name Uncalled For: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a Trial Court's direction requiring the physical presence of a company's MD/CEO emrely for the purpose of disposing traffic challans was irrational. Benetton India Private Ltd. filed the petition to quash the orders passed by a Trial Court, where it directed the MD/CEO of Benetton to appear in the proceedings relating to the disposal of traffic challans....

Delhi High Court Restrains 'Rogue App' From Streaming Star's Contents

In relation to a copyright suit filed by Star Channels, the Delhi High Court has restrained a 'rogue app' and related websites from streaming, reproducing and making the contents of Star Channels available to the public.Star Channels filed the suit for a permanent injunction against King's Pro+ app and related websites (defendant no.1) for allegedly making Star's original content available...

Contempt: Delhi High Court Issues Show Cause Notice To Lawyer For Interrupting Court Proceedings Despite Warning

The Delhi High Court yesterday issued show cause notice to a lawyer asking as to why contempt proceedings be not initiated against him for continuously interrupting court proceedings despite warning, forcing the judge to pass the order in chamber. While hearing a fresh application filed in a petition field by a woman against United India Insurance Company, Justice Girish Kathpalia said that...

Delhi High Court Orders Surrender Of Sikh Leader In Ex MLC Trilochan Wazir's Murder Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed surrender of Sikh leader and former President of Jammu and Kashmir State Gurdwara Parbandhak Board, Sudershan Singh Wazir, in relation to the murder case of former National Conference MLC Trilochan Singh Wazir in September 2021.Justice Anish Dayal allowed the application filed by the prosecution seeking surrender of Sudershan Singh Wazir, who was...

Delhi High Court Awards ₹7 Lakh As Costs And Damages To 'New Balance' In Trademark Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court has recently awarded Rs. 7 lakh as costs and damages to sports footwear and apparel brand “New Balance” in a trademark infringement suit filed by it against a manufacturer.Justice Mini Pushkarna decreed the suit in favour of New Balance and concluded that Pulkit Khubchandani, the defendant, had infringed the its registered trademark. Khubchandani's company, Kiran...

Delhi HC Initiates Suo Moto Criminal Contempt Against Man For Brandishing Pistol During Inspection By Court-Appointed Local Commissioner

The Delhi High Court has initiated suo moto criminal contempt proceedings against a man for taking out a pistol during an inspection being carried out by a Court-appointed Local Commissioner.The Court had appointed an advocate as a Local Commissioner in an order where it had restrained the respondent from disposing of industrial coal. The Court had asked the Local Commissioner to visit...