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17. The present application is filed by the plaintiff under Section 151 of CPC seeking leave to file documents in a pen drive.

18. The said documents comprise of the TVC which disparages the plaintiff's product "DABUR AMLA HAIR OIL".

19. Rule 24 of Chapter-XI of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018, make it clear that electronic records can be received in CD/DVD/Medium encrypted with a hash value. The said rule is extracted as below:

"24. Reception of electronic evidence - A party seeking to tender any electronic record shall do so in a CD/ DVD/ Medium, encrypted with a hash value, the details of which shall be disclosed in a separate memorandum, signed by the party in the form of an affidavit. This will be tendered along with the encrypted CD/ DVD/ Medium in the Registry. The electronic record in the encrypted CD/ DVD/ Medium will be uploaded on the server of the Court by the Computer Section and kept in an electronic folder which shall be labeled with the cause title, case number and the date of document uploaded on the server. Thereafter, the encrypted CD/ DVD/ Medium will be returned to the party on the condition that it shall be produced at the time of admission/denial of the documents and as and when directed by the Court/ Registrar. The memorandum disclosing the hash value shall be separately kept by the Registry on the file. The compliance with this rule will not be construed as This is a digitally signed order.
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 27/07/2024 at 05:26:22 dispensing with the compliance with any other law for the time being in force including Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872."

20. Accordingly, Registry may receive electronic record on pen drive, so long as it is encrypted with a hash value or in any other non-editable format. The video recording containing the pen drive be placed in the electronic record of the present suit, in a format which is non-editable, so that the same can be viewed by the Court during hearing.