Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains MDL Herbal From Using “HAJMOLA” Mark In Dispute With Dabur
The Delhi High Court on 8 July granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Dabur India Limited and restrained the proprietor of MDL Herbal Dhanvanatri Ayurvedic Mahamritunjay from using the mark “HAJMOLA” or any deceptively similar mark. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani held that Dabur had established a prima facie case of trademark infringement and passing off. He observed:“In the opinion of this court, the plaintiff has made-out a prima facie case in its favour and against the...
Delhi High Court Rules Section 43(3) Of Arbitration Act Cannot Save Void Arbitration Clause
The Delhi High Court has recently held that a provision empowering courts to extend the contractual time for commencing arbitration in cases of undue hardship cannot, by itself, validate a contractual clause that is otherwise void under the law.Referring to Section 43(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the court observed,"The provision does not validate or positively enact the enforceability of contractual time-bar clauses. It addresses only the limited question of whether a court...
Delhi High Court Protects “BATA” From Counterfeiters, Directs Flipkart To Remove Infringing Listings
The Delhi High Court on 8 July granted an ex-parte ad interim injunction in favour of Bata India Limited, restraining the two individuals from selling or promoting footwear under the BATA trademark.A Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh also directed Flipkart Internet Pvt. Ltd. to remove the infringing listings, holding that identical marks and identical goods are likely to cause confusion and constitute prima facie infringement and passing off. She observed: “The marks being identical and the rival...
Delhi High Court Upholds Award In Turner Morrison's Construction Cost Recovery Dispute Against NIRLAC
The Delhi High Court on 16 July held that Courts cannot interfere under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act with an arbitral tribunal's plausible interpretation of a contract merely because another view is possible, while dismissing Turner Morrison Ltd.'s appeal against parts of an award. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Amit Mahajan upheld the tribunal's interpretation of the Construction Agreement with the Namgyal Institute for Research on Ladakhi Art and...
Delhi High Court Restrains Astormueller From Using 'n:' And 'nu:beat' Marks In New Balance Trademark Suit
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained Swiss footwear company Astormueller AG and its Indian subsidiaries from manufacturing, selling, or advertising footwear bearing the standalone "n:" logo or the "nu:beat" logo mark. The restraint will operate during the pendency of a trademark suit filed by New Balance Athletics Inc.Justice Jyoti Singh held that New Balance had made out a prima facie case for passing off. The court also found that the impugned logo marks were deceptively similar to...
Content Creators Move Delhi HC Alleging Misuse Of Facebook 'Edit Post' Tool To Trigger False Copyright Strikes
Two content creators have approached the Delhi High Court alleging that Meta's copyright enforcement system is being exploited by bad actors who manipulate Facebook's "Edit Post" feature to make stolen videos appear older. They claim the allegedly backdated posts are then used to file false copyright complaints against the original creators, resulting in repeated takedowns of their own content.While one creator says the alleged abuse led to the permanent disabling of his verified Instagram...
Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award, Says Tribunal Cannot Revisit Merits After Passing Award
The Delhi High Court has held that once an arbitral award is passed, the arbitral tribunal becomes functus officio and cannot reopen the merits of its decision. Its powers thereafter are confined to correcting computational, clerical, typographical, or similar errors. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar delivered the ruling while dismissing cross-petitions filed by Supreme Advertising Private Limited and Genus Power Infrastructures Limited. The court observed, "Once an award is rendered, the...
Delhi High Court Refers SOCIAL HOUSE-SOCIAL Trademark Row To Mediation
The Delhi High Court has referred the trademark dispute between hospitality brands "SOCIAL HOUSE" and "SOCIAL" to mediation. It also issued notice on an appeal filed by SOCIAL HOUSE proprietor Vardhaman Choksi against a judgment that had cancelled his trademark. A division bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was hearing Choksi's appeal against a common judgment dated April 10, 2026. By that judgment, a single judge had ordered removal of the "SOCIAL HOUSE"...
Delhi High Court Upholds Confiscation of 2.7 kg Undeclared Gold, Says Experienced Traveller Knew Customs Rules
The Delhi High Court has upheld the confiscation of over 2.7 kilograms of gold brought into India from Dubai without declaration, observing that the petitioner's experience as an international traveller showed that he was fully aware of his obligation to declare dutiable goodsA Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Shail Jain refused to interfere with the concurrent findings of the adjudicating authority, the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) and the revisional authority, which had held...
Delhi High Court Allows L'Oreal To Amend 'Garnier Bright Complete' Suit To Add Trademark Infringement Plea
The Delhi High Court has set aside a Saket District Court order that refused L'Oréal SA permission to amend its passing-off suit over the 'GARNIER BRIGHT COMPLETE' mark to include a claim of trademark infringement.Justice Jyoti Singh on July 13, 2026 observed that the Trial Court erred in treating the subsequent registration of the mark as giving rise to a fresh cause of action barring amendment.L'Oréal had moved for a permanent injunction against Vekariya Nikunj Arvindbhai and others, alleging...
Delhi High Court Cancels 'ZORA' Trademark, Holds It Deceptively Similar To Well-Known ZARA Mark
The Delhi High Court has cancelled the registration of the trademark 'ZORA', holding it to be deceptively similar to the Spanish fashion company ZARA's well-known mark. Justice Jyoti Singh set aside an order of the Registrar of Trade Marks that had dismissed ZARA owner Industria De Diseno Textil S.A.'s opposition to the mark. The court directed the Registrar to rectify the Register of Trade Marks by removing the trademark ZORA within two months. The appeal arose from an order dated February...