Glipa-Ipa & ANR. v. Union Of India & ORS.

$~102 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13613/2025 GLIPA-IPA & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Gopal Jain (Sr. Adv) along with Mr. Siddhant Chamola, Adv.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. P.S. Singh (CGSC) along with Ms. Minakshi Singh, Mr. Rajneesh K. Sharma, Mr. Ashutosh Bharti Advs.

Ms. Nitika Bhutani (PC) for R2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA % 04.09.2025

O R D E R

CM APPL.55821/2025 (Exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

The application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 13613/2025 3.

The limited grievance canvassed by the petitioner is that there has been unexplained and unjustified delay by the respondent no.2/ Registrar of Firms and Societies, South-East Delhi, and the respondent no.3 /Ministry of Consumer Affairs, in granting registration to the petitioner under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

4.

It is stated that the proposed name of the Society is 'GLIPA-IPA'.It is submitted that despite all statutory compliances, the registration of the society has been stalled for unknown reasons, and no communication has been provided to the petitioner as regards the cause for the delay. 5.

Learned counsel for the respondent no.2, who appears on advance The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/09/2025 at 12:24:49

notice, submits that while processing the petitioner's application for registration, a reference was made by the said respondent to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, on the ground that the petitioner's proposed society claims to be the Indian chapter of the Global Intellectual Property Alliance (GLIPA). It is submitted that there was an apprehension on account of the use of the word "global" in the aforesaid description. 6.

Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the apprehension of the respondent no.2 is misplaced inasmuch as the name of the society does not include 'global'. Attention is drawn to the proposed Memorandum of Association (which is appended as Annexure P-1 to the present petition) which clearly discloses the name of the society to be 'GLIPA'.

7.

In view of the limited relief sought by the petitioner, the petition is disposed of with the following directions:- i.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs shall respond to the reference made by the respondent no.2 vide letter dated 15.08.2025. Let the same be done within a period of three weeks from today. It shall be taken into account that the proposed name of the society does not include the word "Global" as part thereof.

ii.

Thereafter, the respondent no.2 shall take expeditious steps for registration of the society's name after compliance of all necessary formalities.

8.

The petition is disposed of in the above terms. SACHIN DATTA, J SEPTEMBER 4, 2025/uk The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/09/2025 at 12:24:49