Delhi High Court
Internal Dispute Among Directors Of Company Not 'Genuine Hardship' Preventing Timely Filing Of ITR: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that internal disputes between the Directors of a company is not 'genuine hardship' under Section 119(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act 1961, preventing timely filing of its Income Tax Return, particularly in absence of convincing evidence.A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Madhu Jain observed,“The internal dispute among the Directors of the company is not a genuine hardship, which can be the ground on which the delay can be condoned. Even otherwise, we are...
Actor NTR Junior Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights
Actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR Junior, moved the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking protection of his personality rights. The matter was heard today by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. The Court directed the social media platforms and e commerce platforms to treat the actor's suit as a complaint under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The judge ordered the platforms to take necessary steps on the complaint...
DDA Has No Obligation To Provide Infrastructure Before Full Payment On Plots Sold On 'As Is Where Is Basis: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that where DDA has sold plots to buyers on “as is where is basis”, the buyer cannot refuse to pay the balance sale consideration on the ground that DDA did not provide the requisite civic amenities. In such a situation, DDA has no obligation to provide the facilities as a pre-requisite to full payment. Facts The Petitioner i.e. M/s Sunlight Project Pvt Ltd (“Sunlight”) filed the present petition under Section 34,...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal In Avery Dennison Transfer Pricing Case, Upholds ITAT Order On Intra-Group Services
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the Income Tax Department's appeal against M/s Avery Dennison (India) Pvt. Ltd., reaffirming that no substantial question of law arises where the Transfer Pricing Officer's (TPO) conclusions are unsupported by cogent evidence and the issue stands settled in favour of the assessee in earlier years. A Division Bench comprising Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Mini Pushkarna was hearing an appeal filed by the Revenue for AY. 2012-2013, stated that that...
Delhi High Court Summons Woodland's MD and Senior Manager In Trademark Infringement Suit
The Delhi High Court has summoned Woodland (Aero Club) Pvt. Ltd.'s Managing Director Harkirat Singh and Senior Manager Madan Kalra to personally appear and file affidavits explaining why key correspondence with rival manufacturer Speedways Tyre Treads was not disclosed in Woodland's trademark infringement suit. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued the direction on December 01, 2025 while hearing Speedways' applications seeking rejection of Woodland's plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC and...
Income Tax Act | CIT(A) Can't Remand Matter Back To AO Without Deciding Jurisdictional Validity Of S.144 Order: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that the Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals cannot remand assessment back to the Assessing Officer, unless it decides the jurisdictional validity of AO's order passed under Section 144 of the Income Tax Act 1961.Section 144 empowers the deals with the assessment of a taxpayer that is carried out by the Assessing Officer (AO) as per his best judgement and based on all relevant information gathered.In the case at hand, the Appellant-assessee argued that the...
Income Tax Act | No Error In Issuing Successive Reassessment Notices On Same 'Reasons To Believe': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with income reassessment action initiated by the tax authorities merely on the ground that two successive notices under Section 148A(1) of the Income Tax Act 1961 were issued to the assessee.A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar observed,“as the fresh notice dated 13.06.2025 was issued with the same contents, the previous notice automatically becomes infructuous. Thus, no jurisdictional issue arises.”Briefly put, the Department...
Delhi High Court Awards ₹1.5 Lakh To Tommy Hilfiger Against Kolkata Trader Who Sold Fake Products
The Delhi High Court has recently held that a clear case of trademark infringement and passing off has been established against a Kolkata trader who was found supplying counterfeit Tommy Hilfiger products. A bench of Justice Tejas Karia delivered the judgment on November 28, 2025, holding that the use of Hilfiger's registered marks on fake goods had deceived consumers into believing there was an association with the brand.According to the facts placed before the Court, Tommy Hilfiger filed a...
Delhi High Court Upholds DMRC's Arbitral Award Against Parsvnath Builders Amounting To ₹70 Lakhs
The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has upheld an arbitral award in favour of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (“DMRC”) against Parsvanath Developers Limited (“PDL”) relating to development of commercial space in Tis Hazari Metro Station. The Court affirmed the view taken by the Arbitrator that DMRC was not in violation of its obligations under the Concession Agreement. DMRC had co-operated with PDL and the sub-licensee and the non-completion of the project was because of ...
Mere Forgery Claims Do Not Oust NCLT's Jurisdiction To Examine Disputed Company Records: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently held that mere allegations of fraud or forgery cannot be used to oust the jurisdiction of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The court ruled that civil courts cannot entertain parallel suits when the same issues are already before the NCLT in an oppression and mismanagement case. A single bench of Justice Amit Mahajan, subsequently, set aside a trial court order that had refused to reject a civil suit filed by the founders of a defence-tech startup,...
Delhi High Court Rejects ITC's Plea To Restrain Adyar Gate Hotels From Using 'Dakshin' Mark
The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected ITC Limited's interim plea to restrain Chennai-based Adyar Gate Hotels Limited from using the restaurant brand Dakshin. The court held that ITC had failed to establish territorial jurisdiction and had not made out a prima facie case of infringement or passing off. It said ITC could not rely on online reservations or the existence of their Dakshin outlet in Delhi to invoke the court's jurisdiction, and noted that the balance of convenience and the...
“Customs Cannot Resort To Delaying Tactics”: Delhi High Court Slams Dept For Not Releasing Seized Goods Despite Court Order
The Delhi High Court has slammed the Customs Department for repeatedly delaying implementation of its orders for release of articles seized from passengers arriving from abroad.Calling out the authority's “delaying tactics”, a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Renu Bhatnagar warned of “stringent action” along with imposition of costs on errant officials.“This Court repeatedly notices that various judgments and orders which are passed, especially order directing release of detained...