Delhi High Court Cancels 'STONEX WORLD' Mark Finding Likelihood Of Confusion With 'STONEX India Pvt Ltd'

The Delhi High Court on 10 August cancelled the registration of the trademark “STONEX WORLD” held by individual proprietor Mohit Kumawat, after finding it deceptively similar to the registered “STONEX” marks of Stonex India Private Limited, a dealer in marble and natural stone. Justice Jyoti Singh allowed a rectification petition filed by Stonex India under Section 57 of the Trade Marks Act, holding that “the averments of the petition including the aforesaid allegations are deemed to be...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Trademark Registry Order Refusing “AYU LIFESCIENCE” Registration

The Delhi High Court on 21 August set aside the Trademark Registry's order refusing to register the device mark “AYU LIFESCIENCE”, finding that the Registry could not rely on cited marks without first examining whether they were validly subsisting on the register. Justice Jyoti Singh allowed an appeal filed by Ayu Lifescience Industries FZE against the Registry's order dated 10 October 2025, which had refused registration under Section 11(1) of the Trade Marks Act on the ground that the applied...

Delhi High Court Quashes Tax Demand Against Ex-Kingfisher Airlines Employee Over Undeposited TDS

The Delhi High Court on 21 August quashed a tax demand raised against a taxpayer after finding that his former employer, Kingfisher Airlines, failed to deposit the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) deducted from his salary. A Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta allowed the petition and directed the Revenue to refund the amount recovered from the petitioner within three months. The dispute arose from an intimation dated 23 September 2025 issued under Section 143(1) of...

Delhi High Court Questions Income Tax Dept's Withholding Of ₹71.71 Lakh Refund Against ₹1.25 Lakh Demand

The Delhi High Court on 21 August questioned the Income Tax Department's decision to withhold the entire refund of Rs.71.71 lakh payable to Civitech Housing India against an outstanding demand of only Rs.1.25 lakh. A Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed that it failed to comprehend why such a “meagre” demand warranted withholding the entire refund. It observed: “We fail to comprehend that while would the respondents withheld the entire refund of...

Delhi High Court Upholds ₹3.65 Crore Advance Tax Credit Against Capital Gains Liability

The Delhi High Court on 21 August upheld an Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) order directing the Income Tax Department to allow Marguerite Lasusa Chawla, a taxpayer, credit of Rs. 3.65 crore advance tax paid in an earlier assessment year against her capital gains tax liability arising in a subsequent assessment year. A Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed: "Technically and legally, the advance tax…deposited and the return furnished by the respondent...

Cheque Handover Date Discrepancy Does Not Defeat Liability When Signatures Are Admitted: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 10 August held that a discrepancy regarding the date on which a cheque bearing the defendant's admitted signatures was handed over, does not, by itself, undermine the underlying loan liability. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed Rakesh Srivastava's appeal and upheld the 30 April 2026 judgment of the District Judge, which had decreed Pradeep Yadav's recovery suit for Rs. 6 lakh with pendente lite and future interest at 9% per annum. She observed: "When the cheque...

Delhi High Court Directs BDR To Seek Prior Approval Before 'Dabrafenib' Launch In Novartis Patent Suit

The Delhi High Court on 17 August directed BDR Pharmaceuticals International Private Limited to seek the Court's prior approval before taking any steps towards commercial manufacture or launch of Dabrafenib, in a patent infringement dispute brought by Novartis AG. Justice A. J. Bhambhani passed the direction while hearing Novartis' interim injunction application in a quia timet action, which seeks to prevent an apprehended patent infringement before it occurs. The Bench directed that "before...

Delhi High Court Says AO Must Objectively Consider Taxpayer's Reply, Upholds Deletion Of ₹55 Cr. Addition

The Delhi High Court on 21 August dismissed the Income Tax Department's appeal against Ansal Phalak Infrastructure Pvt Ltd and upheld the deletion of the Rs. 55 crore addition by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) and the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). A Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta emphasised that an Assessing Officer must objectively consider the reply and documents furnished by a taxpayer and cannot brush them aside while making an addition...

Delhi High Court Refers Territorial Jurisdiction Question In HUL's Disparagement Suit Against Kwick Living To Larger Bench

The Delhi High Court has referred to a larger bench the question of territorial jurisdiction in intellectual property suits, after finding conflicting precedents on when a court can entertain a case merely on the ground of website accessibility.Justice A. J. Bhambhani made the reference while hearing Hindustan Unilever Limited's suit against Kwick Living (I) Private Limited over an advertisement campaign titled "War on What's Hidden" which allegedly disparaged HUL's products.HUL had sought a...

Delhi High Court Restrains Healing Pharma From Using Trade Dress Similar To Himalaya Products

The Delhi High Court on 18 August granted an ad-interim injunction restraining Healing Pharma India Private Limited from using packaging and trade dress deceptively similar to Himalaya's Liv.52, Cystone, Mentat, Speman, Pilex and Confido products. Justice A. J. Bhambhani passed the order while hearing a commercial suit filed by Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd over products sold under the names 'Liverheal', 'Liverheal 52', 'Liverheal DS', 'Senstone', 'Braintat', 'Spermax', 'Pilefine' and...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Sale Of Counterfeits With Sun Pharma's 'Photostable,' 'Bello' Marks

The Delhi High Court on 10 August granted an ad-interim injunction restraining several entities from selling counterfeit dermatological and skincare products bearing Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd's registered trademarks 'PHOTOSTABLE' and 'BELLO'. Justice A. J. Bhambhani passed the order in a commercial suit filed by Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd against Wear and Glow and other defendants, alleging trademark infringement. The Bench observed: “the plaintiffs have succeeded in making-out a...

Delhi High Court Holds Outstanding Demand Can't Block Refund, Orders ₹53 Cr. Release To Vodafone Idea

The Delhi High Court on 18 August allowed three petitions filed by Vodafone Idea Limited challenging the Income Tax Department's refusal to release Rs. 53,09,56,470 in tax refunds on the ground of outstanding demands against its PAN and sister TANs, and directed the Department to pay the amount with applicable interest by 30 September 2026. A Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta held that an outstanding tax demand does not by itself permit the Department to withhold...