Mere Objections To Specific Performance Not Enough To Deny Interim Relief In Arbitration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently held that mere invocation of statutory restrictions on specific performance cannot, by itself, justify refusal of interim protective relief in arbitration proceedings. It observed that such objections must be clearly established before a court can decline measures aimed at preserving the subject matter of a dispute pending arbitration. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar made the observation while granting interim protection to Conscient Infrastructure Pvt....

Delhi HC Directs IndiaMart To Take Down MJ Talk Tools Listings Over Alleged Copying Of SpeechGear's Products

The Delhi High Court has recently directed IndiaMart to take down specified listings of MJ Talk Tools before the next date of hearing. The direction came in a suit filed by SpeechGears India Pvt Ltd, which alleges infringement of its copyrights, trade dress and the shape of tools used in kits designed for children with autism and speech impairment. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29 while hearing an application seeking ex-parte ad-interim relief. "The images of the...

Delhi HC Grants Temporary Injunction Against 'Milan's Kreamy Toffee' In Amber Nutrition Trademark Dispute

The Delhi High Court has recently granted a temporary restraint on the sale and marketing of confectionery products under the names "Milan's Kreamy Toffee" and "Milan's Kreami Toffee", finding them deceptively similar to Amber Nutrition Private Limited's "Amber Kream Toffee" products. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29. The court held that the products infringed Amber Nutrition's trademark, trade dress and copyrighted artistic work associated with its "Amber Kream Toffee"...

Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Medical Device Firms From Using 'MOTHERSON' Trademark

The Delhi High Court has granted temporary relief to auto components manufacturer Motherson, restraining Motherson Industries Private Limited and another entity described as its sister concern from using the "MOTHERSON" mark and device mark pending further proceedings in a trademark infringement suit. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on May 29, 2026, after holding that Motherson had made out a prima facie case for protection of its trademark rights. Observing that the word...

Similarity With 'Excel' Alone Not Bad Faith; Delhi HC Sets Aside Award Transferring 'exceltotally.in' To Microsoft

The Delhi High Court has set aside an arbitral award that directed the transfer of the domain name "exceltotally.in" to Microsoft Corporation. The Court held that confusing similarity with Microsoft's "EXCEL" trademark, by itself, was not enough to establish bad faith under the .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP). Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed that the arbitrator had not independently examined whether the registrants intentionally sought to deceive users, exploit...

Delhi High Court Grants Ex Parte Injunction Against Clone Websites Impersonating Signature Global

The Delhi High Court on 29 May granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of real estate developer Signature Global (India) Limited and restrained the operators of multiple clone websites and social media accounts from impersonating the company and defrauding homebuyers. A Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh held: “Having heard learned counsel for the Plaintiff and upon perusal of the documents, I am of the view that Plaintiff has made out a prima facie case for grant of ex parte ad interim...

Defendant Cannot Invoke Arbitration Clause After Participating In Trial Without Objection: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on 3 June reiterated that a defendant who files a written statement and participates in the trial without seeking reference to arbitration at the appropriate stage cannot later invoke an arbitration clause to challenge the maintainability of the suit. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld a recovery decree of Rs. 2.91 lakh in favour of Dollar Security & Support Services against Amber Electrotech Ltd., finding that the company had never disputed the outstanding invoice...

'Economic Decision, Not A Criminal Offence': Delhi HC Quashes FIR, ED Case Against NewsClick, Founder Over Foreign Funding

The Delhi High Court has recently quashed an FIR registered against digital media platform NewsClick and its founder, Prabir Purkayastha, along with the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case, holding that the allegations failed to disclose offences of cheating or criminal breach of trust. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that the basic ingredients of the offences were absent. The court held: "Even if all the allegations are accepted, no offence under 406 or 420 IPC is disclosed...

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Former Reliance Power CFO Ashok Kumar Pal In ₹68.20 Crore PMLA Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday denied regular bail to Ashok Kumar Pal, former Chief Financial Officer of Reliance Power Ltd and authorised signatory of Reliance NU BESS Ltd. The case arises from the alleged submission of forged bank guarantees worth ₹68.20 crore for a Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) battery storage project. Justice Madhu Jain held that the material relied upon by the Enforcement Directorate, including statements, documents, and electronic communications, could not...

Plea In Delhi High Court Alleges NCLAT E-Filing Glitches Hampering Appeal Against CCI's Rapido Order

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday heard a petition alleging that repeated non-speaking defect notices issued by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Registry and technical glitches in its e-filing portal were obstructing the petitioner's statutory right to pursue an appeal. The appeal,filed by Vedansh Pandey, challenges a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order that closed his complaint against Rapido over alleged permit violations in Uttarakhand.During the hearing,...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Lift Injunction Against KS Agro's Rice Packaging Over Similarity To Zarda King

The Delhi High Court has refused to lift an interim injunction restraining KS Agro Impex from selling Golden Sella Basmati Rice in packaging alleged to imitate GRM Foodkraft's 'Zarda King' trade dress. The court held that KS Agro's packaging was deceptively similar to GRM's. It further held that GRM had established a prima facie case of passing off and copyright infringement. Justice Jyoti Singh observed that a comparison of the rival packaging revealed striking similarities. The court found...

Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Acharya Manish Against AI-Generated Fake Endorsements

The Delhi High Court has granted temporary protection to the personality rights of Manish Grover, popularly known as 'Acharya Manish' or 'Chikitsaguru,' after finding a prima facie case that unknown persons used artificial intelligence to create fake endorsements of health products using his voice and videos. Granting an ad-interim injunction on June 5, a vacation bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed that the unknown operators of various social media accounts had “gone a step further”...