Delhi High Court
58,912 judgments
Honasa Consumer Limited v. Cloud Wellness Private Limited & Anr.
The Delhi High Court dismissed the Plaintiff's interim injunction application in a copyright and passing off suit over skincare product trade dress, holding that disputed questions of originality, prior use, and distinctiveness require trial and that mere similarity in colour schemes without evidence of confusion does not warrant interim relief.
XERO DEGREES v. M/S FRANKART GLOBAL PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS.
The Delhi High Court allowed the Plaintiff to file additional WhatsApp communications at a preliminary stage under Order XI Rule 1(5) CPC upon establishing reasonable cause for non-disclosure, emphasizing substantive justice over procedural technicalities.
G4S LIMITED AND ANOTHER v. 4GROUP SAFEGUARD AND SECURITY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS
The Delhi High Court granted and confirmed interim injunction restraining defendants from using marks deceptively similar to plaintiffs' registered trademarks 'G4S', holding that corporate name registration does not excuse trademark infringement.
Mandeep Singh & Ors. v. The State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR and criminal proceedings under Sections 451, 323, 506, and 34 IPC based on an amicable settlement between the parties, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC.
HOTELS.COM, LP v. BARATH M L AND ANR
The Delhi High Court granted summary judgment in favor of HOTELS.COM, LP, restraining the defendants from using deceptively similar marks and awarded damages for trademark infringement and passing off.
Aethlon Medical, Inc v. Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
Delhi High Court remanded a patent refusal under Section 3(i) for fresh consideration of amended claims, holding that belated objections cannot be entertained and amendments at appellate stage are permissible.
Helsinn Healthcare SA & Anr. v. Hetero Healthcare Limited
The Delhi High Court held that the period for filing replication in a suit where the defendant's written statement is belatedly filed and condoned starts from the date the written statement is taken on record, allowing the plaintiff's replication filed within that period.
Vinkal Prakash v. The State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR under Sections 498A and 406 IPC based on an amicable settlement between estranged spouses, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to prevent abuse of process.
Neeraj Gupta v. The Controller of Patents and Designs
The Delhi High Court set aside the Controller's rejection of a patent application for an intravenous catheter device due to inadequate reasoning on inventive step and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.
Afzal v. State (NCT of Delhi)
The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of the appellant for robbery at knife point, holding that credible eyewitness testimony sufficed despite absence of CCTV footage and public witnesses.
Omwati v. The Bank of Maharashtra and Anr
The Delhi High Court upheld the Bank’s policy of including notional interest income from terminal benefits in family income calculation, dismissing the petitioner’s claim for ex-gratia payment under compassionate appointment scheme.
Naresh Batra v. Anand Prakash Bansal
The Delhi High Court upheld the decree of specific performance, holding that the plaintiff proved continuous readiness and willingness to perform the contract under the Agreements to Sell.
Poonam Agarwal v. Government of NCT
The Delhi High Court held that non-renewal of a contractual employee’s contract contrary to established appraisal policy and motivated by pregnancy was arbitrary, entitling her to contract renewal and maternity benefits with compensation.
Sallauddin v. The State NCT of Delhi
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused in a murder case, emphasizing that prolonged pre-trial detention violates the right to speedy trial under Article 21, despite the seriousness of charges.
State of Delhi v. Shyam & Anr
The Delhi High Court upheld conviction under Sections 325/323/34 IPC and dismissed the State's appeal seeking conviction under Section 308 IPC, affirming that grievous injuries without intention or knowledge to cause death do not attract Section 308 IPC.
CROCS INC v. THE REGISTRAR OF TRADEMARKS NEW DELHI & ANR.
The Delhi High Court allowed Crocs Inc.'s petition to cancel a deceptively similar trademark registration, holding that the impugned mark infringed the prior registered 'CROCS' mark under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB v. Bhanwar Lal Dhabhai and Ors.
The Delhi High Court granted permanent injunction and damages against Defendant No. 1 for infringing the registered trademark "SANDVIK" by using deceptively similar marks on identical goods, establishing liability for trademark infringement and passing off.
ChamelI Devi v. Ashwani Kumar & Anr.
The Delhi High Court granted interim relief under Article 227 preventing MCD from demolishing the petitioner's property until the non-functional Appellate Tribunal MCD hears the stay application.
Manish Kumar Giri alias Sabi Giri v. Union of India and Ors.
The Delhi High Court referred to a Full Bench the question of whether the Armed Forces Tribunal can adjudicate constitutional challenges to statutory provisions like Section 9 of the Navy Act, holding that such challenges generally lie within the exclusive jurisdiction of constitutional courts.
M/S DEN DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NETWORKS PVT LTD v. M/S EXPLORER ASSOCIATES
The High Court upheld the trial court's discretion to allow additional evidence before the defendant's evidence commenced, emphasizing that disputes must be decided on merits rather than procedural defaults.