Justice Valmiki Mehta of the Delhi High passed away this morning after suffering a heart attack.
Born on June 6, 1959, in Mumbai, Justice Mehta assumed office as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court on April 15, 2009.
He began his career as an advocate in 1982, and was designated as a Senior Advocate in 2001, at the age of 42 years.
Justice Mehta finished his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Vishakhapatnam. Thereafter, he completed graduation in B.Com(H) from Sri Venkateshwara College, Delhi University.
Justice Mehta pursued LL.B. from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University.
Justice Mehta was part of the five-judge Bench which recently held that two causes of action – one for relief in respect of passing off, and another in respect of design infringement under the Designs Act, 2000 – can be joined and tried in a composite suit. The draft judgment was authored by Justice Mehta. While the other four judges concurred with his opinion, they added additional reasons for arriving at their conclusion.
Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi is related to Justice Mehta. Justice Gogoi’s daughter is married to Justice Mehta’s son.
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