Chinese court cannot stop suit in India, says Delhi High Court
The Hindu
Halts enforcement of Wuhan court order against U.S. tech firm on Xiaomi patent infringement
In a strongly worded judgment, the Delhi High Court has ruled that a foreign court does not have the jurisdiction to restrain a party before it from pursuing its cause before a court in India. Justice C. Hari Shankar halted the enforcement of an order passed by the Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court in September last year directing InterDigital Technology Corporation, a U.S. technology firm, not to pursue its patent infringement case against Chinese tech giant Xiaomi Corporation in India. “...It is totally impermissible for a court in one sovereign jurisdiction to injunct the party before it from pursuing its cause against infringement of its intellectual property before another sovereign jurisdiction...,” Justice Shankar observed.“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”