Informant Has No Right To Hearing At CCI Screening Stage, Must Approach NCLAT: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 14 May held that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) is not required to issue notice or grant a hearing to an informant at the prima facie screening stage under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002, and that the appropriate remedy against such closure lies in a statutory appeal before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav dismissed the writ petition filed by KSD Zonne Energie LLP and upheld the CCI's closure of...

Delhi High Court Restrains Breakaway Karan Satsang Group From Portraying HDH Bapji As Its Founder

The Delhi High Court has restrained a breakaway organisation formed by former members of Shree Swaminarayan Sarvopari Siddhant Digvijay Trust from using the trademark "Karan Satsang" and portraying the Trust's founder, His Divine Holiness Devnandandasji Swami (HDH Bapji), as its own founder. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the ex-parte ad-interim order on May 26 in a suit filed by the Trust against Sukhmay Karan Satsang Foundation and its office-bearers. The Trust stated that former trustees...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Use Of 'Elitecourt' Mark In Passing Off Dispute With Glossy Color

The Delhi High Court has restrained a firm operating under the mark 'Elitecourt' from manufacturing, selling, or advertising products under that brand, holding that Glossy Color and Paints Pvt. Ltd. had made out a prima facie case of passing off. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela declined to grant relief on the allegation of trademark infringement, noting that 'Elitecourt' is itself a registered trademark. The plaintiffs have already moved the High Court seeking cancellation of that registration. The...

Delhi HIgh Court Orders Scientico To Remove Alfa Therm's Photographs From Website, IndiaMart Listings

The Delhi High Court has directed Scientico to remove from its website, IndiaMart listings and other online platforms photographs that waste management systems manufacturer Alfa Therm Limited alleged had been copied from its website without authorisation. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted interim protection to Alfa Therm after prima facie finding that photographs displayed on Scientico's website were identical to photographs that had earlier appeared on Alfa Therm's website. "the defendant who...

Telangana School Agrees To Drop 'Vasant Valley' Name In Trademark Suit Filed By Delhi School

The Delhi High Court has decreed a trademark suit filed by Education Today, which runs Vasant Valley School in New Delhi. The decree came after a Telangana-based school agreed under a settlement to change its name by June 30, 2026, remove the registered mark "Vasant Valley" from its name, and stop using the mark or any deceptively similar mark. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of the suit in terms of a settlement agreement dated May 12, 2026. Under the agreement, Vasant Valley Concept School,...

Delhi HC Restrains Further Publication Of Content Branding 'Dubai Bling' Star Satish Sanpal A 'Fraudster,' 'Satta King'

The Delhi High Court on May 6 granted interim protection to Dubai-based businessman Satish Sanpal by restraining 21 media houses, digital news portals, and journalists from publishing posts branding him a hawala operator, bookie, fraudster, "Satta King," or absconder. The court also directed them to take down specified existing posts. Sanpal, Chairman of ANAX Holding and a cast member of the Netflix reality series Dubai Bling, filed the suit against Jagran Prakashan Limited and 25 others. He...

Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Ex-Best Foods MD Dinesh Gupta In ₹1,740 Crore PMLA Case

The Delhi High Court on Saturday granted bail to Dinesh Gupta, former Managing Director of Best Foods Ltd, in a money laundering case arising from allegations that loan funds obtained from a consortium of banks led by the State Bank of India were diverted and siphoned off. The loan account was eventually declared a non-performing asset, with outstanding liabilities of about ₹1,740.30 crore. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma held that further incarceration was not warranted at this stage. The Court...

Delhi HC Orders Restoration Of Kamdhenu Idol Listings On Amazon, Restrains Repeated Takedown Complaints

The Delhi High Court recently (May 5) directed Amazon to reinstate certain deactivated listings of silver-plated Kamdhenu cow idols and restrained a rival seller operating under the brand name 'Svastika' from issuing further marketplace complaints alleging copyright or other intellectual property infringement against those products. Justice Tejas Karia passed the ex-parte ad-interim order in a suit filed by Avaia Ventures Private Limited and Dev Aastha Impex against Wildship Enterprises Private...

Fraud Findings Cannot Rest On Conjectures: Delhi HC Partly Sets Aside Order Against BRH Wealth Kreators

The Delhi High Court has partly set aside findings of a District Judge that had held brokerage firm BRH Wealth Kreators Ltd. guilty of defrauding an investor in connection with alleged unauthorised trades in his demat account. It held that findings of fraud cannot be returned without documentary evidence and cannot be based on intuition, conjectures or surmises. However, a Division Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora upheld the District Judge's order only...

After Corporate Veil Was Lifted, Delhi HC Lets Directors Raise Company's Objections To Arbitral Award

The Delhi High Court has held that directors of International Print O Pac Ltd., against whom execution proceedings were initiated after the corporate veil of the company was lifted, can raise all objections available to the company, including a plea that the arbitral award sought to be enforced is a nullity. A Division Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar set aside a Saket Commercial Court order rejecting objections filed by directors Amila Singhvi and another against...

Delhi High Court To Pass Orders In Personality Rights Suit Of Actor Varun Dhawan

The Delhi High Court has indicated it will issue an interim order in favor of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan to protect his personality rights.Justice Jyoti Singh today indicated that the court would direct the removal of offending links tied to defendants allegedly involved in the unlicensed sale of merchandise, the creation of deepfake content, and the circulation of pornographic material misusing the actor's likeness.Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi, representing Dhawan, walked the bench through...

Delhi High Court To Pass Orders In Personality Rights Suit Filed By Actor Naga Chaitanya

The Delhi High Court on Thursday indicated that it is likely to pass orders in a personality rights suit filed by Telugu actor Akkineni Naga Chaitanya. The actor has sought protection against a range of alleged online violations, including pornographic websites using his name, unauthorized merchandise, AI-generated content featuring him and his former spouse, and YouTube videos he claims infringe his personality rights. The matter came up before Justice Jyoti Singh. During the hearing, the...