Delhi High Court
Litigants Keeping Disputes Alive For Malafide Reasons Has Tendency Of Keeping Courts' Docket Heavy: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently said that the conduct of the litigants to keep the dispute alive for mala fide reasons has the tendency of keeping the docket of the Courts heavy to the detriment of other litigants whose cases have been pending for years.Justice Amit Mahajan made the observation while quashing two complaints filed in 2016 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 against a man. The man approached the court challenging the trial court order directing the trial to proceed,...
Trademark Registration Does Not Confer Immunity From Challenges, When Allegations Of Passing Off Are Substantiated: Delhi High Court
Finding that the contents of the plaint sufficiently demonstrate the Plaintiff's rights in the trademark “HUALI”, as well as their prior and extensive use of the same, the Delhi High Court held that the Plaintiff holds the seniority in usage rights of the “HUALI” trademark. Therefore, the High Court restrained the Defendants from manufacturing, selling, exporting, offering for sale, advertising/ displaying, directly or indirectly, their products under the trademark “HUALI”. Section...
Judiciary Taking Firm Stand Against Child Sexual Harassment Encourages Victims, Their Families To Report Crimes: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that when the judiciary takes a firm stand against child sexual harassment, it encourages victims and their families to report such crimes and reduces the stigma associated with seeking justice and ensuring that cases are handled with the utmost seriousness.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that victim and victim's family shaming must not be allowed as it will be a deterrent and road block in the real victims reporting such offences to the authorities. “For...
SC Collegium's Reasons For Rejecting HC Judges' Appointment If Published, Will Be Detrimental To Those Whose Names Were Recommended: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court recently observed that publication of reasons by the Supreme Court Collegium for rejection of the recommendations made by the High Court Collegium for elevation of Judges to the High Court will be detrimental to the interests and standing of people whose names have been recommended by the High Courts.A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan said that the collegium deliberates and decides on the basis of information which is private to the individual being...
Upper Side Of Age Must Be Considered In POCSO Cases Where Victim's Age Is Estimated Through Bone Ossification Test: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that in cases under the POCSO Act, the court is required to consider the upper side of the estimated age of the victim where the age of is proved through bone age ossification test.“In such cases of sexual assault, wherever, the court is called upon to determine the age of victim based on "bone age ossification report", the upper age given in "reference range‟ be considered as age of the victim,” a division bench comprising of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice...
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Moves High Court Seeking Bail In CBI Case Over Alleged Liquor Policy Scam
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail in CBI case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Notably, Kejriwal has directly approached the High Court for seeking bail without approaching the trial court.The matter was mentioned today by Advocate Rajat Bhardwaj before a division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan which allowed urgent listing for July 05.Bhardwaj said that Kejriwal has been taken into illegal custody by CBI without...
'Needs Medical Help': Delhi High Court Raps Litigant Who Sought Disqualification Of Prime Minister Narendra Modi From Contesting Elections
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal against a single judge order rejecting a plea seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting the Lok Sabha elections.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the appeal filed by Captain Deepak Kumar. Kumar had alleged that Modi and his accomplices attempted to destabilize the national security by planning a fatal crash of an Air India flight in 2018 where he...
'You'll Have To Comply': Delhi HC To X Corp In Appeal Against Single Judge Direction To Remove Tweets Against Journalist Rajat Sharma
X Corp. (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against a single judge order which directed 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.Senior Advocate Rajshekhar Rao appearing for X Corp. told a division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan that the social networking platform is aggrieved as the single judge...
Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2024 [Citations 1 - 733]
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 733NOMINAL INDEXKHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION v. GIRDHAR INDUSTRIES AND ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1VINOD KUMAR v. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 2CIT Versus RRPR Holding Pvt. Ltd. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 3Neelam Azad v. State 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 4Sanket Bhadresh Modi v. Central Bureau Of Investigation & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To CBI On Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Challenging His Arrest In Liquor Policy Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on the plea moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest as well as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remand of three days in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna sought response of the probe agency and listed the matter for hearing on July 17.Kejriwal has also sought...
'Significant Step In Achieving Justice At Doorstep': Delhi High Court Acting CJ Manmohan On New Court Complex Stone Laying Foundation Ceremony
Delhi High Court's Acting Chief Justice, Justice Manmohan, on Tuesday said that the stone laying foundation ceremony of three new court complexes at Rohini, Shastri Park and Karkardooma is a significant step in achieving the “justice at doorstep” initiative.“I have no doubts that today's ceremony is a significant step forward in achieving the "Justice at Doorstep" initiative, which aims...
Quashing Sexual Violence Cases Based On Monetary Payments Would Imply 'Justice Is For Sale': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that criminal cases involving allegations of sexual violence cannot be quashed on the basis of monetary payments as doing so would imply that “justice is for sale.”Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made the observation while rejecting a plea moved by a rape accused seeking quashing of an FIR registered by a woman on the ground that the matter was amicably...