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...

Personality Rights Cannot Extinguish Parody, Caricature Or Lampooning: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 5 August held that personality rights cannot be used to extinguish entire genres of expression such as caricature, lampooning or parody, while granting PhysicsWallah founder and physics educator Alakh Pandey interim protection against three specific forms of misuse of his persona. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was hearing a commercial suit filed by Pandey against social media accounts, sticker platforms, coupon websites and domain registrars accused of misusing his name,...

Closure of Interim Pleas for Non-Payment of Arbitral Fees Not Appealable: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 18 August held that an arbitral tribunal's order closing a party's interim relief applications and counterclaim for non-payment of arbitral fees is procedural and does not amount to an order granting or refusing interim relief appealable under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Justice Om Prakash Shukla dismissed as non-maintainable the appeal filed by Orbit In-Te-Rio against American Epay Services Pvt. Ltd., while granting the former liberty to...

Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Jurisdiction In HUL's Disparagement Suit Against Beco

The Delhi High Court on Monday concluded hearing arguments on the preliminary question of territorial jurisdiction in Hindustan Unilever Limited's disparagement suit against Kwick Living (I) Private Limited, which runs the cleaning brand Beco.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved the order on jurisdiction after hearing both sides at length, while making it clear that no interim or ad-interim order would be passed before deciding the question of jurisdiction.The jurisdictional objection arose...

Delhi High Court Vacates RewireX Injunction Against Nugenesys, Finds Celagenex Wilfully Suppressed Facts

The Delhi High Court on 20 August allowed an appeal by Nugenesys Pharmaceuticals and vacated an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining it from selling nutraceutical products under the mark “RewireX”. A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora held that Celagenex Research (India) had obtained the order by wilfully suppressing material facts and imposed costs of Rs. 2 lakh on it. The judges held: “The conduct of the Respondent in wilfully suppressing the...

Taxpayer Who Opts For Settlement Cannot Later Challenge Underlying SCN Through Writ: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 21 August held that a taxpayer who voluntarily chooses to settle a dispute before the Settlement Commission cannot subsequently challenge the validity of the underlying show cause notice (SCN) through a writ petition. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar dismissed the writ petition filed by Nitco Ltd. challenging an order of the Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax Settlement Commission. The judges held: “Having consciously...