Delhi High Court
Mozambique Coal Mine Dispute: Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay $10.53 Million Bank Guarantee Encashment
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by Black Gold Resources Private Limitada to prevent the termination of its coal mining contract in Mozambique as well as the invocation of a $10.5 million Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) by International Coal Ventures Pvt. Ltd. and Minas De Benga Limitada. While withdrawing an earlier interim stay, Justice Jasmeet Singh on December 17, 2025, noted that the petitioner had not proven "irretrievable harm" and that the issues at hand were...
Delhi High Court Cancels Trademark Similar To Punjab Football Club Held By Apparel Company
The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of the “PFC” trademark registered in favor of Posshusa Apparels India Private Limited, holding that the mark was deceptively similar to the trademarks of Punjab Football Club and had remained unused since its registration. By an order dated December 11, 2025, Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora allowed a plea filed by Punjab FC, a Mohali-based professional football club competing in Indian football leagues seeking rectification of the trademark...
Delhi High Court Flags Customs' Practice Of Mentioning Communicating Officer's Name In Order Instead Of Deciding Officer
The Delhi High Court has disapproved of the Customs Department mentioning the name of such officer in the order who communicated it to the party, instead of the officer who actually passed the order.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“Orders which are passed have to be signed by the Officials who pass the said orders. The communication of the same can be done by anyone else but the name and designation of the Official who is actually passing the order has to...
Multiple-Noticee GST Cases Must Be Adjudicated By Single Commissionerate Based On Highest Demand: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that in cases involving multiple noticees, adjudication has to be done by a single commissionerate, depending upon the highest monetary demand.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“This Court is of the opinion that in cases involving multiple noticees, the adjudication cannot be done by different commissionerates and the commissionerate is decided, depending upon the monetary demands that are proposed to be raised and the...
MBBS Seat Row: Delhi High Court Quashes Executing Court's Order Compelling Jamia Hamdard University To Grant Consent Of Affiliation
The Delhi High Court on 17th December set aside an order dated 8th December 2025, of the Executing Court which directed Jamia Hamdard Deemed to be University to issue a Consent of Affiliation (CoA) for 150 MBBS seats at the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR). The Court ruled that the executing court had acted beyond its jurisdiction by deciding matters outside the scope of the arbitral order and the statutory framework. A Division Bench comprising of Justices Anil...
Income Tax Act | S.153C Trigger Starts On Handing-Over Date, Not Search Date: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central), Gurugram, upholding the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's order which had rejected a reassessment notice issued under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act for AY 2013-14. A Division Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Vinod Kumar held that the six-year block period under Section 153C must be computed from the date when seized documents were handed over to the Assessing Officer...
Can GST Be Levied On Medicines Supplied During In-Patient Treatment? Delhi High Court To Examine
The Delhi High Court will examine whether GST can be demanded on medicines and consumables supplied to patients as part of inpatient treatment.The court issued notice in a writ petition filed by Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortis Healthcare, challenging a GST demand of Rs 6.66 crore, along with interest and penalty. A division bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Shail Jain clarified that adjudication proceedings arising from the...
IPR Disputes On Same Issues Can Be Heard Together Even If Pending in Non-Commercial Courts: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that intellectual property disputes involving the same or overlapping issues should be heard together to prevent parallel cases and conflicting decisions, even if some of those cases are pending before non-commercial courts. The court said its power to transfer cases under the Code of Civil Procedure is broad and continues to apply to intellectual property disputes. This power is not limited by the Intellectual Property Division (IPD) Rules, which mention...
Fraudulent CENVAT Credit Allegations Involving Complex Facts Not Fit For Writ Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the precedents barring invocation of writ jurisdiction in cases involving complex GST/ ITC transactions equally apply to cases of fraudulent CENVAT Credit.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Renu Bhatnagar observed,“This Court has consistently taken the view that in cases involving fraudulent availment of ITC, ordinarily, the Court would not be inclined to exercise its writ jurisdiction…In such cases, it would be necessary to consider the burden...
Customs | Attending Weddings Can't Justify Indian Origin Foreigner Bringing Half Kilogram Gold Jewellery: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that under the garb of attending weddings where wearing gold jewellery is a common affair, a foreigner of Indian origin cannot be permitted to bring half kg gold jewellery to India.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Renu Bhatnagar further added that there was no explanation for the Petitioner, a US citizen, to bring 17 high value mobile phones (iPhones) to India and walk through the green channel.“A total of 17 mobile phones were brought by...
Export Held Up Due To Conflicting Lab Reports: Delhi High Court Asks Customs To Decide Pan Masala Exporter's Plea
The Delhi High Court has asked the Customs authorities to consider releasing the bank guarantee of a city-based pan masala exporter, forfeited after conflicting lab reports about adulteration of its export products with tobacco.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed that when no objections were found in the first lab test report (CRCL), “the circumstances which warranted the issuance of the second CRCL report are completely unknown and it does not specify as to...
GST Department Can't Raise Fresh Demands For Pre-CIRP Period After Resolution Plan Approval: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the GST Department cannot raise fresh demands for a period prior to the commencement of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, after the resolution plan has been approved by the NCLT.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain held, “no demand can be raised after the resolution plan has been approved ,in respect of a period prior thereto.”For context, Petitioner was involved...