Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Reinstates 'Makhan Fish Corner Trademark', Cites Non-Application Of Mind By Registry
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Trade Marks Registry that removed the trademark “MAKHAN FISH CORNER” from the Register of Trade Marks, holding that the decision was poorly reasoned and ignored important evidence. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia said that statutory authorities are required to pass reasoned orders, particularly when they affect the statutory rights of a registered trademark owner. “It is trite law that a non-speaking, unreasoned or cryptic order passed...
Financial Creditor Cannot Refuse To Share CIRP Cost After Taking Part In Its Approval: NCLT Delhi
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at New Delhi has ruled that a financial creditor cannot refuse to pay its share of insolvency costs after participating in Committee of Creditors (CoC) meetings where those costs were placed before members and approved. A bench of Judicial Member Manni Sankariah Shanmuga Sundaram and Technical Member Atul Chaturvedi directed CFM Asset Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd. to immediately pay Rs 14.85 lakh towards Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) costs in...
Appointment Of SEBI Adjudicating Officer To Conduct Inquiry Is An Administrative Step, Not Finding Of Guilt: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently held that the appointment of an adjudicating officer by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is only an administrative step to initiate an inquiry and does not amount to finding of guilt at that stage. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar overturned a Single Judge's decision that had halted SEBI's action against Amit Jain, a significant shareholder of Himalaya Granites Ltd., for allegedly not disclosing his...
GST | Cannot Seek Pre-Arrest Bail At Stage Of Summons, Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea By Tobacco Trader
The Delhi High Court has dismissed Writ Petitions challenging GST Summons issued by the Enforcement Agency, Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) alleging clandestine trading of tobacco on 'merits'. In a judgment delivered on December 16, 2025, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, deliberated on the interplay between Section 70 of the CGST Act, 2017 and Section 193 and Section 228 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The Delhi High Court made observations on how 'Summons'...
Delhi High Court Orders 'HERO' Mark Infringer To Pay ₹2.5 Lakh To NGO For Obstructing Court-Ordered Search
The Delhi High Court has directed a Sonipat-based manufacturer of motorcycle parts to pay a total of Rs 5 lakh after finding that it obstructed a court-ordered search in a trademark infringement case involving the “HERO” marks owned by Hero Investcorp Pvt. Ltd. A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on December 8, 2025, while dealing with an application alleging wilful disobedience of an earlier injunction, along with a suit seeking a permanent injunction against infringement of...
Delhi High Court Temporarily Bars Sale Of FOXTEEL Hair Products Over Similarity With Bare Anatomy Trade Dress
The Delhi High Court has restrained the manufacture, sale and marketing of hair care products sold under the brand name 'FOXTEEL', holding that their packaging is deceptively similar to the 'Bare Anatomy' products of premium personal care company Onesto Labs Private Limited. Justice Tejas Karia, in an order passed on December 2, 2025, granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction after finding that the overall look, packaging and presentation of the FOXTEEL products were likely to confuse consumers...
Delhi High Court Upholds GST Adjudication Despite SCN Being Signed By One Officer & Reflected On Portal Under Another Officer's Name
The Delhi High Court has upheld the adjudication process in a matter involving validity of a Show Cause Notice which was signed by an Officer, but portal reflected the same under the name of another Officer. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain relegated the Petitioner to avail remedy of appeal against order passed by the Joint Commissioner, Delhi (South), CGST before the Commissioner (Appeals), Gurugram. The Delhi High Court observed that...
Delhi High Court Directs To Re-Assess Bills Of Entry, Allows Infra Cess Exemption On E-Golf Carts Owing To Technical Glitch
The Delhi High Court in a matter where importer could not avail Infrastructure Cess exemption due to technical glitch, has directed the Customs Department to re-assess and refund the excess Infrastructure Cess of ₹55,876.29 paid by the Petitioner on imported electrically operated golf carts. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain, observed that since Electronically Operated Golf Carts qualified for exemption from payment of Infrastructure Cess, the...
Delhi High Court Imposes ₹20 Lakh Costs On Instant Bollywood Founder In Trademark Dispute
The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs 20 lakh on Instant Bollywood founder Mandeep Singh for suppressing material facts about his knowledge of four trademark registrations first secured in Shabir Momin's name and subsequently assigned to Times Internet, while ordering status quo on the assignment. The court held that Singh failed to disclose key documents showing that he was aware as early as 2022 that the Instant Bollywood trademarks stood exclusively in Momin's name. These included the...
Delhi High Court Quashes Pre- Insolvency Resolution GST Demands Against Patanjali Foods
The Delhi High Court has set aside GST demands raised against Patanjali Foods Limited (Ruchi Soya) for periods preceding the final approval of its insolvency resolution plan on September 4, 2019. The court held that all statutory dues not included in the approved plan stood extinguished. A division bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Shail Jain, in a judgment delivered on December 11, 2025, allowed Patanjali Foods' writ petition challenging an order dated January 21, 2025, along...
Delhi High Court Allows Au Naturel Beauty To Rebrand NEUDE As BE NEUDE In Dispute With Wet and Dry
The Delhi High Court has allowed cosmetics brand Au Naturel Beauty Private Limited to switch from the mark “NEUDE” to “BE NEUDE,” holding that the new mark would eliminate the risk of confusion with rival brand Wet and Dry Personal Care Private Limited's trademark “NEUD.” A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta passed the order on December 10, 2025, while modifying an interim injunction imposed earlier by a commercial court in a trademark dispute between...
Delhi High Court Restrains Mumbai Apparel Brand Using Logo Similar To Beverly Hills Polo Club
The Delhi High Court has temporarily restrained a Mumbai-based clothing business, Vivaan Enterprise, from using polo player logos on its apparel after finding them deceptively similar to the well-known “Beverly Hills Polo Club” brand. The order was passed without hearing Vivaan Enterprise at this stage, meaning the Court granted immediate protection to the brand owner based on the material placed before it. The restraint will remain in force until March 23, 2026. Justice Tejas Karia passed the...