Trial Court Cannot Issue Summons To Accused Without Assigning Proper Reasons: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that a trial court cannot issue a summons to an accused person without assigning proper reasons for the same.Justice Amit Mahajan observed, “Merely taking note of the facts of the case and recording prima facie satisfaction, without giving any reasons for the same, is insufficient.”The bench thus set aside the summons issued to the accused in an FIR for alleged cheating, lodged by Indiabulls Securities, noting that the summons were 'unreasoned' and issued...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To ICICI Bank On Plea Alleging Lack Of Access To Digital Services For Persons With Disabilities

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea alleging lack of accessibility standards for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in ICICI's digital banking services.Justice Vikas Mahajan sought response of ICICI Bank Limited, Union of India through Ministries of Finance and MeitY and Reserve Bank of India. The plea has been filed by lawyer Anchal Bhatheja and businessman Rahul Jain. Both are persons with visual impairment. The plea addresses the alleged inaccessibility of the digital...

Delhi High Court Stays Ruling Asking Amazon To Pay ₹339.25 Crore To 'Beverly Hills Polo Club' Over Trademark Infringement

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed a single judge ruling asking Amazon Technologies Inc to pay Rs. 339.25 crore damages and costs for trademark infringement of the luxury lifestyle brand, Beverly Hills Polo Club.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul pronounced the order today on Amazon's plea for stay on the ruling. “The considerations outlined herein above make out, in our considered opinion, an exceptional case, in which it would be...

Priyadarshini Mattoo Case: Delhi High Court Finds 'Element Of Reformation' In Life Convict, Orders Review Of Plea For Early Release

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a decision of the Sentence Review Board (SRB) of Delhi Prisons denying the request for premature release made by Santosh Kumar Singh, convicted in the 1996 rape and murder case of law student Priyadarshini Mattoo in the national capital. Singh is serving life imprisonment in the case. Justice Sanjeev Narula pronounced the order which was reserved on May 14.“The Court has found elements of reformation in him (Singh). I have set aside the SRB decision and...

Delhi High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate 27-Week Pregnancy

The Delhi High Court has allowed a minor rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy of approximately 27-weeks gestational period and directed the Medical Superintendent of AIIMS to make necessary arrangement for the same.Vacation judge Justice Manoj Jain noted that the 16-year-old girl was a victim of sexual assault and was not interested in continuing with the pregnancy.“The physical fitness of the minor, for the purpose of undertaking termination of pregnancy, is not in debate as such physical...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 23 To June 29, 2025

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Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of Gameskraft; Restrains Rogue Websites From Using 'Rummy Culture', 'Ludo Select' Marks

Ruling in favour of Gameskraft Technologies, the Delhi High Court has restrained various rogue websites, mobile applications and domain entities from using the registered trademarks “Playship”, “Plego”, “Ludo Select”, “Pocket 52”, “Rummy”, “Rummy Culture”, “Gameskraft” and “Culture of Champions.”Justice Amit Bansal further restrained the defendant entities...

Delhi High Court Reprimands Lawyer Appearing On VC From Park, Again Requests Bar Associations To Sensitize Advocates

Reprimanding a female lawyer for appearing on video-conferencing from a park, the Delhi High Court has once again requested bar associations across the national capital to sensitize their members about appearance in Courts through VC.Justice Girish Kathpalia said that the VC facility was started during COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that lawyers appear before Courts while sitting in their office...

Delhi High Court Passes Dynamic+ Injunction In Favour Of JioHotstar, Restrains Illegal Streaming Of India Tour Of England 2025

The Delhi High Court has passed a dynamic+ injunction in favour of JioStar India Private Limited and restrained the illegal and unauthorised streaming of India Tour of England 2025.Justice Saurabh Banerjee passed the dynamic+ injunction order to protect the copyrighted works of JioStar, as soon as they are infringed or created.While passing ad interim injunction order in favour of JioHotstar,...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To MCD On Contempt Plea Over Alleged 'Midnight' Demolitions Around Mangolpuri Masjid

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (June 25) issued notice to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on a contempt plea filed in wake of the body's recent demolition drive around a Masjid in city's Mangolpuri area.Justice Renu Bhatnagar asked the municipal authority to file its response within a week, after Petitioners— Mangolpuri Muhammadi Jama Masjid and Madarsa Anwarul Uloom...

GST | Alleging Denial Of Hearing Insufficient If Assessee Itself Wasn't Diligent In Responding To SCN Or Attending Hearing: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with a demand order passed by the GST Department without hearing the assessee, after noting that the assessee itself was not diligent in responding to the show cause notice or attending the personal hearing despite notice.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed,“Considering the fact that (i) The...

Party That Unilaterally Appointed Arbitrator Not Barred From Challenging Appointment U/S 12(5) Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Tejas Karia and Justice Vibhu Bakhru has held that a party that unilaterally appoints an arbitrator is not prohibited from challenging the award on the ground that it violates Section 12(5) read with the Seventh Schedule of the Arbitration Act. Mere exercise of the power to make such an appointment does not constitute an express written waiver...