Search Judgments

Search by legal issue, facts, citation, statute, or case name

Vest Pharma Pvt Ltd v. M/s Vets Farma Ltd

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5873

Delhi High Court upheld permanent injunctions and trademark assignments in favor of Vest Pharma Pvt Ltd, cancelling Vets Farma Ltd's trademark registration and rejecting its cancellation petition against Vest Pharma's mark.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed

Fluke Corporation v. Registrar of Trademarks

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5900

The Delhi High Court allowed the appeal and directed advertisement of the trademark 'DATAPAQ', holding that a descriptive mark can be registered if it has acquired secondary meaning, subject to conditions restricting exclusivity over generic components.

intellectual_property appeal_allowed

Mohd Kamil v. State of NCT of Delhi

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5802

The Delhi High Court granted bail to the accused in a fake currency case, holding that mere possession does not prima facie attract Section 489B IPC and considering the long incarceration and trial progress.

criminal appeal_allowed

Lata Kumari v. Om Prakash Mandal

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5786-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld a divorce decree granted on grounds of mental cruelty, holding that service on the appellant's father was valid and that the appellant was not denied natural justice despite ex-parte proceedings.

family appeal_dismissed

Mohd Shamshad v. MCD and Ors.

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5920-DB

The Delhi High Court directed the MCD to allow the petitioner street vendor to vend peacefully at his designated site strictly in accordance with his Certificate of Vending and its terms.

administrative appeal_allowed

Urmila Verma v. Director of Education and Anr.

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:6122

The Delhi High Court allowed the writ petition directing retrospective promotion and salary arrears to a teacher due to unreasonable delay by the school in convening the promotion committee despite vacancy and eligibility.

administrative appeal_allowed

Lava International Limited v. Union of India & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5936

The Delhi High Court upheld the 60-day suspension of Lava International's GeM account for submitting incorrect product specifications, ruling that the administrative action was justified, proportionate, and not liable to judicial interference under Article 226.

administrative appeal_dismissed

Union of India v. Nain Singh Deceased Thr LRs & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5806

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging property attachment for unpaid land acquisition compensation but granted a four-week extension to deposit the decretal amount.

civil appeal_dismissed

Piyush Kumar Pappu v. Mukesh Kumar Bharti

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5758

The Delhi High Court condoned delay in filing revision but upheld the summoning order under Section 138 NI Act, holding that defences to cheque dishonour require evidence and can only be examined at trial.

criminal petition_dismissed

State of NCT Delhi v. Laxmi Narayan @ Lalla & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5799

The Delhi High Court upheld the trial court's framing of charges against accused under IPC and POCSO, dismissing the revision petition for lack of grounds to interfere at the charge framing stage.

criminal appeal_dismissed

Kumar Raghvendra & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5926-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the seniority of directly appointed CRPF officers over local promotees as per the Recruitment Rules, dismissing the petition challenging the seniority order.

administrative petition_dismissed

Muthuveerappan Arunachalam v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5937

The Delhi High Court quashed a Look Out Circular issued against a petitioner on grounds of arbitrariness and violation of his fundamental right to travel abroad, holding that mere loan default and foreign bankruptcy do not justify such restrictions under Indian law.

constitutional petition_allowed

State of West Bengal v. Parul Kush Jain & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:5779-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing deputation of officers on health grounds and mandated issuance of NOC by the State of West Bengal, emphasizing adherence to DOP&T transfer rules.

administrative petition_allowed

Vinod Kumar Jha v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023:DHC:8829

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition seeking inter-zonal transfer after the petitioner consented to initial posting, holding that transfer is an incidence of service and courts will not interfere absent mala fide or statutory violation.

administrative petition_dismissed

Y.P. Lele v. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd.

Supreme Court of India · 16 Aug 2023

The Supreme Court held that the explanation to Order XVII Rule 2 CPC does not apply to defendants who have not led evidence, allowing the setting aside of an ex parte decree under Order IX Rule 13 CPC and restoring the suit for adjudication on merits.

civil appeal_allowed

H. Vasanthi v. A. Santha

Supreme Court of India · 16 Aug 2023

The Supreme Court held that an unmarried daughter's coparcenary status under Section 29A does not entitle her to partition of property effectively severed from the joint family estate by prior valid partition and sale.

property appeal_dismissed

Pesala Nookaraju v. The Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.

Supreme Court of India · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023INSC734

The Supreme Court clarified that the three-month limit in Section 3(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act applies to delegation of power to issue detention orders, not the detention period itself, and upheld the validity of a 12-month preventive detention order following due procedure.

criminal appeal_dismissed

DHARMIN BAI KASHYAP v. BABLI SAHU

Supreme Court of India · 16 Aug 2023 · 2023 INSC 712

The Supreme Court held that an election petition seeking only recounting of votes without claiming reliefs under Rule 6 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayats Rules, 1995 is not maintainable and dismissed the appeal challenging the High Court's order setting aside the recounting.

administrative appeal_dismissed

3ce81454e08401dacc5d90d1e2341dbc8c516135e985f322ae4b3b62f05602f2

High Court of Odisha, Cuttack · 16 Aug 2023

The court upheld the lawful fee increase by State health authorities for medical services, dismissing the petitioners' challenge on grounds of procedural regularity and reasonableness under constitutional and statutory law.

administrative petition_dismissed

Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences & Anr. v. Bikartan Das & Ors.

Supreme Court of India · 16 Aug 2023

The Supreme Court held that the enhanced retirement age of 65 years for AYUSH doctors under the Ministry of AYUSH does not automatically apply to employees of autonomous bodies like CCRAS whose retirement age is governed by their Bye-Laws.

administrative appeal_allowed