Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To EEE MD In ₹9.31 Crore BESCOM Payment Diversion Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused anticipatory bail to Aswath Reddy N, Managing Director of Electrical Energy Equipments India Pvt Ltd (EEE), in a case involving allegations that he induced a company to supply materials worth about ₹9.31 crore. The complainant alleged that the supplies were made on the assurance that payments from Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (BESCOM) would be routed through an Escrow Account that was never operationalised. Justice Madhu Jain held that...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons In Former Tihar Jail Officer's Defamation Suit Against 'Black Warrant' Authors

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in a defamation suit filed by former Tihar Jail officer L.P. Nirmal against author and former Tihar jailer Sunil Gupta and others over the book 'Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer'. Nirmal claims the book falsely links him to an inmate escape that never occurred. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued summons in the suit on May 29. The Court did not grant any ex parte interim relief and has listed Nirmal's injunction application for hearing on August...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Fake IndiaMart Websites, Blocks WhatsApp Accounts

The Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction in favour of IndiaMart Intermesh Limited against unidentified persons allegedly operating fake websites, WhatsApp accounts, and bank accounts using the company's INDIAMART marks. The Court also directed the takedown of specified URLs and blocking of identified WhatsApp accounts. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the order on May 26 while dealing with a suit filed by IndiaMart. The company alleged that unidentified persons were operating fake...

Delhi High Court Finds 'Konaflex' Deceptively Similar To 'Koanaflex', Grants Injunction To PVC Pipe Maker

The Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining a Jaunpur-based manufacturer of water storage tanks from using the mark "Konaflex" on its products, finding it deceptively similar to the "Koanaflex" mark and logo used by Modern Pipe Industries. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29 while rejecting the defendant's objection to the Delhi High Court's territorial jurisdiction and restraining further use of the impugned mark pending the suit. "Except for the first...

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown Of Social Media Posts Alleging Amul Supplies Cow Meat

The Delhi High Court has ordered the takedown of social media posts claiming that Amul supplies cow meat, holding that the content was prima facie disparaging and appeared designed to provoke public sentiment against the dairy cooperative. Justice Jyoti Singh observed that the posts and videos demonstrated a deliberate attempt to associate the AMUL brand with cow meat and inflame public sentiment. “The narrative and the posts are prima facie disparaging and demonstrate a deliberate attempt to...

Bombay HC Makes Absolute Injunction Against 'Utsaha' Tea, Finds Packaging Prima Facie Copy Of 'Umang' Label

The Bombay High Court has confirmed an interim injunction against the makers of "Utsaha" tea, holding that the product's packaging prima facie infringes the copyright and trade dress of the "Umang" tea label. Justice Sharmila U. Deshmukh, by an order dated June 8, made absolute an ad-interim order passed on June 14, 2024 in a suit filed by Anil Srichand Kundnani, proprietor of Bhagyalaxmi Tea Centre, against Pruthvi Ishwar Patel, proprietor of Maa Bahucharaji Sales."It is therefore not a case...

Customs Cannot Deny Clearance For Goods Imported Before DGFT Notification: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 4 June held that import restrictions introduced through a DGFT notification cannot apply to goods imported before the notification acquired legal force upon publication in the e-Official Gazette. A Division Bench of Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Ajay Digpaul allowed a writ petition filed by Bright Metal Refiners and directed customs authorities to process and release consignments of platinum alloy jewellery imported from Thailand. The judges held: “The...

Delhi High Court Appoints Former SC Judge Arun Mishra Arbitrator In NHIDCL Contract Dispute

The Delhi High Court on May 19 dismissed an appeal filed by National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) against an order restraining the encashment of bank guarantees furnished by a contractor. With the consent of both sides, the court also appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra as the sole arbitrator to adjudicate disputes arising from a highway project in Assam. A division bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Vinod Kumar upheld a February 24 order...

Delhi High Court Rules Intas' BEVATAS Does Not Infringe Sun Pharma's BEVETEX Trademark

The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of Intas Pharmaceuticals, setting aside a permanent injunction that had restrained the company from using its trademark 'BEVATAS' for its anti-cancer drug. A Division Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora held that Intas' mark 'BEVATAS' does not infringe Sun Pharma Laboratories' registered trademark 'BEVETEX', allowed the appeal and dismissed Sun Pharma's suit. The dispute dates back to December 2017, when Sun Pharma...

Delhi High Court Cancels 'PONTA' Trademark In Plea By Panasonic, Holder Of 'PENTA' Mark

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered the cancellation of the word mark 'PONTA' and its device variant, holding that they are deceptively similar to Panasonic's registered 'PENTA' trademark for electrical goods. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, deciding two rectification petitions filed by Panasonic Holdings Corporation, directed the Registrar of Trade Marks to remove both marks from the Register within four weeks. "What strikes the eye at the first glance is the glaring similarity, rather...

Delhi High Court Bars Sale Of Irish Whiskey Brand 'The Whistler' In India In Trademark Dispute With Piccadily

The Delhi High Court has restrained Robert A. Merry and Co. Ltd., the Irish whiskey maker behind “The Whistler” brand, from selling its Irish whiskey in India. The court found that the company failed to establish that its transborder goodwill and reputation had spilled over into India before Piccadily Agro Industries Ltd. launched its own “Whistler” whiskey in 2018. Justice Jyoti Singh, deciding two cross-suits filed by the rival whiskey makers, dismissed Robert A. Merry's application for an...

Delhi High Court Holds 'Glass Skin' Descriptive, Orders Cancellation Of Trademark Registration.

The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered cancellation of the trademark registration for "GLASS SKIN," holding that the term is descriptive of cosmetic products and cannot remain on the Register of Trade Marks. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the judgment while allowing a petition filed by Renee Cosmetics Private Limited challenging the registration of the mark. Holding that the registration could not be sustained, the curt observed, "the entry made in the Register of Trade Marks of the mark...