Claims Not Part Of Insolvency Resolution Plan Cannot Be Revived Through Arbitration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that claims that are not part of an approved insolvency resolution plan cannot later be revived through arbitration. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed: “Once the corporate insolvency resolution process attains finality within the statutory framework contemplated under the IBC, the claims of all stakeholders stand crystallized and are thereafter governed exclusively by the terms of the Resolution Plan. Such claims cannot be revived, re-agitated, or...

Unenforceable Foreign Arbitral Award Does Not Extinguish Original Cause Of Action: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that a foreign arbitral award that has been found unenforceable in India does not extinguish the original civil claim between parties, while restoring a recovery suit filed by a U.S.-based almond supplier. A Division Bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held, “the cause of action for recovery of the amount claimed does not cease to exist merely because a foreign arbitral award has been passed, particularly when such award has been held to...

Delhi High Court Orders Cancellation Of Indian Firm's 'ALPHARD' Trademark Registrations In Favour Of Toyota

The Delhi High Court has allowed Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha's appeal and directed removal of the trademark 'ALPHARD' from the Indian Trade Marks Register, holding that the Japanese automaker had established spill-over reputation of the mark in India prior to Tech Square Engineering Pvt. Ltd.'s registration of the mark. A Division Bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla, in a judgment pronounced on May 4, cancelled Tech Square's ALPHARD trademark registrations...

Delhi High Court Directs Release of Seized Gold, Notes Redemption Relief Already Granted

The Delhi High Court has directed Customs authorities to release seized gold after noting that an individual passenger had already been granted redemption of the goods in appeal, which was affirmed in revision. A bench of Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Ajay Digpaul observed that the petitioner, Harish Kumar, had secured substantial relief through the appellate process, which stood affirmed by the Revisional Authority. Emphasising this, the Court directed immediate release of the gold...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Stock Broker's Plea Against Order Summoning Him In ₹42,000 Crore DHFL Fraud Case

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by stockbroker Jalaj Batra challenging an order dated April 27, 2024 of a Special Judge (PC Act) at Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi, summoning him as an accused in the Rs 42,000 crore DHFL loan fraud and alleged share price manipulation case. The order involves taking cognisance of offences under the IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act, including criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and corruption. A bench of Justice Manoj Jain held that...

Delhi High Court Restrains Brahmastra Pharmacy From Using 'STAND UP' Mark Over Trade Dress Similarity

The Delhi High Court on 30 April restrained Brahmastra Pharmacy from using the mark 'STAND UP' along with its label and trade dress in a suit filed by PSTGems Private Limited and found prima facie similarity warranting injunctive relief. A Bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed that interim protection can be granted against adoption of a deceptively similar trademark and trade dress when visual comparison indicates a likelihood of consumer confusion. He held: "the mark 'STAND UP'...is...

Receipt Of Indian Rupees From NRE Account Not “Foreign Exchange Dealing” Under FERA: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 30 April held that receipt of Indian currency from a Non-Resident External (NRE) account does not amount to “dealing in foreign exchange” under Section 8(1) or Section 8(2) of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (FERA). A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja set aside a penalty imposed on Prakash Chandra Yadav and allowed his appeal. It observed: “In the present case, the allegation against the appellant is not of dealing in foreign...

Withdrawn Claim Cannot Be Revived In Arbitration: Delhi HC Upholds Setting Aside Of Award Against Omaxe

The Delhi High Court has upheld an order setting aside an arbitral award that granted buyers of a commercial unit about ₹1.05 lakh per month as assured returns from Omaxe Limited, after finding that the arbitrator had granted relief on a claim that was no longer part of the arbitration. Explaining why, a Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar held that the arbitrator “erred in awarding the AMR as compensation as it was beyond his jurisdiction,” noting that once the claim was...

West Asia Hostilities No Ground: Delhi HC Dismisses SpiceJet Review Plea Against ₹144.51 Crore Deposit Order

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed review petitions filed by SpiceJet Ltd and its promoter Ajay Singh, refusing to modify its March 18, 2026 order and grant further time, thereby requiring compliance with directions to deposit ₹144.51 crore in an arbitration dispute with Kal Airways Pvt. Ltd. Justice Subramonium Prasad held that subsequent developments such as the outbreak of hostilities in West Asia cannot be used to avoid compliance with binding judicial directions or as a ground for...

Delhi High Court Declines To Examine Cartelisation Claims In Tender Dispute, Says Issue Falls Within CCI Domain

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to examine allegations of cartelisation in a public tender under its writ jurisdiction, holding that such issues require fact-intensive economic analysis and fall within the specialised domain of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan dismissed Interlink Foods' challenge to its disqualification from a National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) tender,...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains TechWiser, TechBar From Disparaging AI+ Smartphones

The Delhi High Court recently granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of NxtQuantum Shift Technologies India Private Limited, which trades as AI+ Smartphones, and its founder, Madhav Sheth. The order was passed on April 28, 2026. The court restrained unknown parties and the YouTube channels TechWiser and TechBar from publishing or spreading any content that amounts to disparagement of the plaintiffs on YouTube or any other social media or digital platform. Justice Tushar Rao...

Delhi High Court Restrains Pronton Plast Pack From Manufacturing Containers Infringing Mold Tek Patents

The Delhi High Court has granted and continued an interim injunction in favour of Mold-Tek Packaging Limited, restraining Pronton Plast Pack Pvt. Ltd. and its agents from manufacturing or selling plastic containers and lids that prima facie infringe two patents held by Mold-Tek. Justice Tejas Karia, in a judgment pronounced on April 30, 2026, held that Mold-Tek had made out a prima facie case of patent infringement and that permitting Pronton to continue dealing in the impugned products would...