Delhi HC Grants Bail To Deepak Ramnani In PMLA Case Linked To Sukesh Chandrashekhar Extortion Racket

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to Deepak Ramnani and his brother Pradeep Ramdanee in a case arising from an alleged ₹217 crore extortion racket that, according to the prosecution, was orchestrated by Sukesh Chandrashekhar and his associates. The court also granted bail to Deepak in the connected money laundering case investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Justice Prateek Jalan held that, considering the period of custody already undergone by Deepak and Pradeep and the...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Restore LOC Against SSK Trading Directors In Bank Fraud Case

On 4 June, the Delhi High Court dismissed Bank of Baroda's appeal and upheld a 21 January 2026 order of a Single Judge that had quashed a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against Surender Kumar Bansal and another director of SSK Trading Pvt. Ltd. in a bank fraud and loan default case, subject to conditions requiring them to cooperate with the criminal trial and obtain prior permission before travelling abroad. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia...

Delhi HC Temporarily Restrains 'MicroTV', 'ReelTV' Platforms From Streaming StoryTV Micro-Drama Content

On 29 May, the Delhi High Court granted an ad interim injunction in favour of Greenhorn Wellness Private Limited, the company behind the short drama platform “StoryTV”, and restrained rogue websites and Telegram channels from hosting and distributing its copyrighted micro-drama content without authorisation. Justice Jyoti Singh granted the relief after holding that StoryTV made out a prima facie case and that the balance of convenience lay in its favour. She noted that StoryTV would suffer...

Delhi High Court Orders Takedown of Rogue Website Misusing 'GOLDIEE' Trademark in Investment Scam

The Delhi High Court on 1 June granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of spice manufacturer Shubham Goldiee Masale Pvt. Ltd. and ordered action against a rogue website that misused its well-known trademark 'GOLDIEE' to run an alleged fraudulent online investment scheme. Justice Saurabh Banerjee passed the order and granted urgent relief, directing the takedown, blocking, and suspension of the website within 72 hours of receiving the order. He also directed domain registrar Dynadot...

Delhi HC Refuses To Quash Case Against Aryan Energy, Says Coal Beneficiation Issue Must Go To Trial

On 1 June, the Delhi High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against Aryan Energy Pvt Ltd., holding that whether coal beneficiation amounts to “manufacturing” under the Companies Act, 2013 requires evidence and cannot be decided at the stage of quashing. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna held that the company's claims involve disputed questions of fact that must be decided at trial. She observed: “In light of the aforesaid discussion, it cannot be said that per se Beneficiation of Coal is...

Delhi High Court Grants Zee Temporary Injunction Against Illegal Streaming Of FIFA World Cup 2026

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted a temporary injunction in favour of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. The court restrained rogue websites from illegally streaming FIFA World Cup 2026 content and directed internet service providers to block access to them in real time. Zee holds exclusive media rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in India across cable, satellite, terrestrial, IPTV, broadband, and mobile transmission platforms. The tournament is scheduled to take place from June 11 to...

Closure Of Non-Fraud GST Proceedings Does Not Bar Fraud-Related Proceedings By Central Authorities: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that the closure of proceedings by State GST authorities under Section 73 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 does not, by itself, prevent Central GST authorities from proceeding under Section 74 of the Act, observing that the two provisions operate on "altogether different considerations."Section 73 applies to cases involving tax not paid, short paid, erroneously refunded, or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised without allegations of fraud,...

Delhi High Court Restrains Use Of 'Liv-22', Protects Himalaya's 'Liv.52' Mark

The Delhi High Court on 29 May granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd, restraining the makers of a liver care product sold under the mark "Liv-22" from manufacturing, selling or advertising the product pending further hearing. A Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh observed: "I am of the view that Plaintiffs have made out a prima facie for grant of ex parte ad interim injunction against the Defendants. Balance of convenience lies in favour of the Plaintiffs...

Bennett Coleman Withdraws Delhi HC Plea Against Lord's Mark Share Listing Following Settlement

Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (BCCL), publisher of The Times of India, has withdrawn its petition before the Delhi High Court challenging the proposed listing and commencement of trading of shares of Lord's Mark Industries Ltd. The withdrawal came after Lord's Mark acknowledged BCCL's entitlement to 10,28,483 equity shares and agreed to place its claim before the Monitoring Committee supervising implementation of the resolution plan through which Kratos Energy and Infrastructure Ltd. was merged...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Use Of Jeans Pocket Stitching Designs Similar To Levi's Arcuate Mark

The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Levi Strauss and Co., restraining Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited from using stitching designs on its Killer and Integriti jeans that were found prima facie to be deceptively similar to Levi's Arcuate Stitching Design Mark. Relief was, however, denied in respect of the company's Lawman Pg3 stitching design.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora delivered the judgment on May 29, 2026. The court observed that "the Defendant's adoption of deceptively...

Draft Agreements, WhatsApp Chats Alone Cannot Create Binding Arbitration Agreement: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that draft agreements, WhatsApp exchanges and prolonged commercial negotiations cannot, by themselves, create a binding arbitration agreement unless the parties have clearly and finally agreed on all essential terms of their arrangement. A Bench of Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar dismissed a petition filed by Midpoint Commodeal Private Limited seeking protection of ₹15.30 crore allegedly invested in the "Sky Palazzos" real estate project in Gurugram. “Mere...

Delhi HC Restrains Use Of MakeMyIndiaTrip Mark, Says Adding 'India' Does Not Distinguish It From MakeMyTrip

The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained MakeMyIndiaTrip from using the marks "MakeMyIndiaTrip" and its logo, holding that the addition of the word "India" was insufficient to distinguish the impugned marks from MakeMyTrip's registered trademark. Justice Jyoti Singh passed the order on May 29 in a trademark suit filed by online travel platform MakeMyTrip (India) Private Limited. The Court found a prima facie case of infringement and observed that the adoption of the impugned marks...