Delhi High Court

Sharjeel Imam
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Courts have to remain alive to both the ends of spectrum, on one hand, safeguarding the liberty of an accused, while on the other, ensuring the right of the prosecution to establish its case. The assessment of grant or refusal of bail, therefore, is also guided by a judicious balance between these two considerations, so that the enforcement of criminal law is neither diluted nor diminished.”

Zepto trade mark infringement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The defendants were operating several websites and applications to trick the general public into believing that they were representatives/associates of Zepto and so as to scam them into paying for fake job opportunities with Zepto

Justice Tara
Appointments & TransfersNews

On 27-8-2025, the Supreme Court of India had notified the Collegium’s decision to recommend transfer/repatriation of 14 Judges, including Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju.

spouse’s location data in divorce case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

By allowing production of documents directly pertinent to the issues in dispute, the Court ensured the wife’s access to necessary evidence, while avoiding unnecessary intrusion into unrelated financial matters. Such a calibrated approach aligns with the principle of proportionality and prevents the discovery process from becoming a fishing expedition.

Stigma of rape should not be on victim
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There has to be paradigm shift in societal mindset by attaching stigma to the accused and not to the girl who underwent the horrid suffering by way of rape.”

woman’s appointment to IAF post
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The distinction between male and female has, in the present time, been reduced to nothing more than a chance chromosomal circumstance, and ascribing, to it, any greater relevance would be illogical as well as anachronistic.

Delhi trial court judge suspended
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Justice Sanjeev Kumar has been placed in suspension following a disciplinary proceeding.

bail in cheating case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court observed that one of the primary objects of bail was to secure the presence of the accused during trial. The accused has been in custody since 7-11-2024, has cooperated throughout the investigation, and there is nothing to suggest that he would abscond, interfere with evidence, or influence witnesses.

tata payments trade mark infringement suit
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In July 2025, Tata Sons (P) Ltd. discovered Defendant 1’s website, ‘https://www.tatapayment.net/’ offering digital payment services while wholly incorporating trade marks, ‘TATA’, ‘TATA PAYMENTS’.

NDTV in trade mark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court directed the Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to issue a notification calling upon the various internet service providers and telecom service providers, registered under it to block access to the various websites identified by NDTV in the present suit or such other websites that may subsequently be notified by them.

One accused can be convicted in gang-rape case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, the convict and the co-accused had kidnapped the minor girl on their bike and raped her in the jungle. The convict had been apprehended but the co-accused had managed to escape.

Delhi LG Notification
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, challenged the vires of the Notification dated 13-8-2025, issued by the Home (General) Department, Government of NCT of Delhi (’GNCTD’), with the approval of the Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor.

Sci-net and Sci-hub blocked
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Given the wilful disregard for the undertaking by Defendant 1, blocking access to ‘Sci-Hub’ and ‘Sci-Net’ through internet service providers is a necessary and proportionate enforcement measure, failure of which may embolden further violations of the plaintiffs’ copyrights.”

Educational qualifications are personal information
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“… what may superficially appear to be an innocuous or isolated disclosure could open the floodgates of indiscriminate demands, motivated by idle curiosity or sensationalism. … The RTI Act was enacted to promote transparency in government functioning and not to provide fodder for sensationalism.”

Registration of Mankind's 'PETKIND' mark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Likelihood of confusion is not to be easily presumed. The nature of the goods and the class of their purchasers has to be borne in mind.”

12 guilty of assaulting 11 advocates
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Interfering with the work assigned to the Advocate Commissioners amounts to interference in the administration of justice. If such of those persons who have interfered with the administration of justice are not dealt with heavy hands, the majesty of law will come down in the eyes of ordinary citizens which will have a deleterious effect on the fabric of the society.”

Right to residence after divorce
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A plain reading of Section 17 DV Act confers upon every woman in a domestic relationship the right to reside in the shared household, irrespective of whether she has any right, title or beneficial interest in the same. However, it does not create a proprietary interest in the property and is subject to lawful eviction in accordance with due process.”

Yatra is generic
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Plaintiff’s registered marks are Device Marks and not Word Marks. Hence, no infringement can be brought merely because of the use of the word ‘YATRA’ by the Defendant as ‘YATRA’ is a generic and a descriptive word.”

recalling witnesses in POCSO cases
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the present case, it is merely stated that certain clarification is required, for which cross-examination of the witnesses is sought. Such vague assertion, without specifying the nature of the discrepancies or their relevance to the just adjudication of the case, cannot constitute a sound ground for allowing an application to recall witnesses.

Ghar Soaps trademark
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is clear that whilst selling counterfeit products, these listings display marks/trademarks that are deceptively similar to the Plaintiff’s marks, thereby infringing the Plaintiff’s trade marks and constituting an act of passing off as well.