Delhi High Court Upholds Rejection Of Swiss Company's Patent For Plastic Static Mixer

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the rejection of Swiss company Sulzer Mixpac AG's patent application for a plastic static mixer used to mix molten polymers. It held that the claimed invention did not involve an inventive step over the company's own earlier patents and amounted to "a mere modification" based on prior art. A division bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla upheld the earlier decision rejecting the application filed by the Swiss company. It found...

Delhi High Court Holds NSE Is Public Authority Under RTI Act, Upholds 2010 Ruling

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld a 2010 ruling declaring the National Stock Exchange (NSE) a public authority under the Right to Information Act. It held that the exchange must be regarded as having been established or, at the very least, constituted by an order of the Central Government because governmental recognition is required for a stock exchange to function and the recognition order is issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as the Central Government's...

Politicians Must Tolerate AI Satire, But Not Vulgar Deepfakes: Delhi High Court In Raghav Chadha Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday partly allowed Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha's plea for interim relief against AI-generated deepfake content. It directed Meta Platforms and another platform arrayed as a defendant to take down URLs corresponding to six of the 52 impugned posts after finding them to contain "explicit content" that was "profane and vulgar in nature." The court declined to restrain the remaining content, holding that most of it amounted to political satire rather than defamation. ...

Delhi High Court Confirms Order Directing Kannada Film Mask Makers To Remove 'Naguva Nayana' Or Deposit ₹30 Lakh

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday made absolute an earlier ex parte ad-interim injunction in a copyright suit filed by Saregama India Ltd. against Black Madras Films. The suit concerns the unauthorised use of the classic Kannada song Naguva Nayana in the Kannada film Mask. By doing so, a single-judge bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela confirmed its earlier direction requiring the makers of Mask to either remove the song from the film before its OTT release or deposit ₹30 lakh with the court as...

Delhi High Court Rules Ilaiyaraaja Cannot License Songs From 134 Films Pending Saregama Copyright Suit

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday made absolute an ad interim injunction restraining composer Ilaiyaraaja from exploiting or licensing music composed for 134 films in a copyright suit filed by Saregama India Limited, claiming ownership over the works.The list includes iconic films such as 'Pallavi Anu Pallavi', '16 Vayathiniley', 'Mullum Malarum', 'Nizhalgal' and 'Moodu', all bearing Ilaiyaraaja's compositions.Justice Tushar Rao Gedela delivered the ruling today, which upheld the ex-parte...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Refund Order For Non-Refundable Processing Fee In Undisbursed Loan Case

The Delhi High Court has held that a borrower who has accepted a facility letter expressly stipulating that the processing fee is non-refundable cannot subsequently seek its refund merely because the loan was never disbursed, particularly where the disbursal failed due to the borrower's inability to satisfy the conditions precedent.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna allowed an appeal filed by Standard Chartered Bank and set aside the trial court's decree directing the bank to refund the processing fee...

Delhi High Court Restores Interim Relief For Kumar Foods, Finds “10X SHAKTI” Similar To SHAKTI BHOG

The Delhi High Court on 19 June restored interim protection in favour of Kumar Foods Industries in its dispute against GRM Foodkraft Private Limited and held that the latter's use of the mark “10X SHAKTI” for wheat flour is prima facie deceptively similar to the former's registered mark “SHAKTI BHOG”. A Vacation Bench of Justices Tejas Karia and Madhu Jain allowed Kumar Foods's appeal against the order of the District Judge, Rohini dated 6 June 2026, which had vacated an ex-parte injunction...

Delhi High Court Bars Sree Tirumalaa Traders From Using “Lakshmi Srinivasa” Mark & Trade Dress

On 22 June, the Delhi High Court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Agro Foods and SLS Agro Ventures against Sree Tirumalaa Traders, restraining the use of the mark “LAKSHMI SRINIVASA” and a deceptively similar trade dress in relation to rice products. Justice Tejas Karia held that a prima facie case of trademark infringement and passing off was made out and allowed the plaintiffs' application for urgent interim protection, while restraining the...

Delhi High Court Stays Non-Bailable Warrants Against Venugopal Dhoot In Alleged Share Deal Fraud Case

The Delhi High Court has stayed the execution of non-bailable warrants (NBWs) issued against Videocon Group founder Venugopal N. Dhoot in a cheating case over the alleged fraudulent sale of shares of Tirupati Ceramics Ltd. The warrants had been issued by a Delhi trial court after it found that Dhoot had repeatedly failed to appear before it despite being permitted to join the proceedings through video conferencing.The relief came after he undertook to appear before the trial court through video...

Delhi High Court Cancels 'SHAKTI' Trademark On 'SAKTHI' Mark Owner's Plea

The Delhi High Court has directed the Registrar of Trade Marks to remove the trademark "SHAKTI" from the Register of Trade Marks after holding that it was registered without any bona fide intention to use the mark. The court found that neither the registered proprietor nor the assignee had produced any documentary or other evidence showing independent use of the standalone "SHAKTI" mark. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the judgment on June 24 while allowing a rectification petition filed by...

Delhi High Court Restrains NCERT From Invoking ₹6.09 Crore Bank Guarantee Against Paper Supplier

The Delhi High Court has restrained the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) from taking coercive steps to invoke a ₹6.09 crore bank guarantee furnished by a paper supplier. It also directed that no coercive action be taken pursuant to NCERT's order terminating the supply contract and debarring the company for two years, until the next hearing on July 20. Justice Mini Pushkarna passed the interim order in an arbitration petition filed by Bafna Global Venture Pvt. Ltd....

CAG Audit Of BSES Discoms Cannot Be Blocked At Show-Cause Stage: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 22 June held that a writ petition challenging a notice proposing entrustment of audit to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is premature, reiterating that courts ordinarily do not interfere at the stage of a show cause notice as it does not give rise to a cause of action unless it is issued without jurisdiction. Justice Tejas Karia dismissed the writ petition filed by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited and BSES Yamuna Power Limited, upholding the Government of...