The Delhi High Court has in its Judgement dated 15 January 2025 held that a revocation petition is maintainable even if the petitioner had filed a written statement, taking a defence of invalidity of the suit patent under Section 107 of the Patents Act, in an infringement suit filed by the patentee. The petitioner had filed a written statement seeking invalidity of the subject patent in an infringement suit filed before the Himachal Pradesh High Court by the patentee/respondent (in the present revocation petition).

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (‘MEITY’) released the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (‘DPDP Rules’ or ‘Rules’) on Friday, over a year since the passing of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (‘DPDPA’) for public consultation and feedback until 18 February 2025.

The Delhi High Court has held that telecommunication towers would not fall within the ambit of Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act and thus denial of input tax credit is consequently not sustainable. Several petitioners were represented by Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys here.