Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 10 To February 16, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 153 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 189NOMINAL INDEXRENUKA KULKARNI & ORS v. STATE and other connected matter 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 153 SIR RATAN TATA TRUST & ANR v. DR. RAJAT SHRIVASTAVA & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 154 Rocktek Infra Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Principal Commissioner Of Customs (Import) 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 155 Abdul Rashid Sheikh v. NIA 2025 LiveLaw...

'Homage' To Deceased Singer: Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Author Of Book On Sidhu Moosewala In Defamation Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted anticipatory bail to the author of a book based on deceased Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala's life account, in a defamation case.A complaint was filed by Moosewala's father against the author–Manjinder Singh who wrote the book 'The Real Reason Why Legend Died' under sections 451, 406(criminal breach of trust), and 380(theft) of the Indian...

MV Act | 'Victim Deprived Of Compensation For Over 20 Yrs, Our System Responsible For Delay': Punjab & Haryana HC Awards ₹1.3 Crore As Damages

Observing that the judicial system needs self-assessment as it was "responsible" for a delay of 24 years to decide "just compensation" to a road accident victim suffering pelvic fracture urethral injury, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has awarded the claimant Rs.1.3 Crores in compensation.The Court enhanced the compensation from Rs.7 lakhs awarded by the Tribunal to Rs.1.3 Crores to the...

Section 36 Of Arbitration Act As Amended Applies To Pre-Amendment S.34 Applications: Allahabad High Court Reiterates

The Allahabad High Court bench of Justice Piyush Agrawal, placing reliance upon the judgment of the Supreme Court in Board of Control for Cricket in India vs. Kochi Cricket Private Limited & Others (2018), held that the amended Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 applies prospectively to court proceedings initiated on or after the date of commencement...

J&K High Court Cautions Against Use Of "Divorcee" Against Name Of Women In Cause Title, Says Such Pleas Would Not Be Registered

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court directed practitioners/litigants to refrain from using the expression “divorcee” against the name of women in any petitions or applications in court proceedings. The Court also warned that if any petition or application refers to such an expression, the same shall not be registered/diarized. The Court observed that if a woman is labeled and shown...

'Long Incarceration Can Damage Undertrial's Mental Health, Lead To Drug Abuse': Bombay HC Grants Bail To Murder Accused In Jail For Over 9 Yrs

The Bombay High Court on Friday (February 14) while granting bail to a man who spent more than nine years in jail, stressed on the long-term negative effects due to long incarceration on the physical and mental health of an individual.Justice Milind Jadhav noted that the applicant Ganesh Mendarkar spent nine years and twenty five days in jail on a charge of murder, while the co-accused in...

Madras High Court Stays Single Judge Order Directing Enquiry Against Customs Officers For Seizing 'Thalikodi' Of Newly Married Woman

A division bench of the Madras High Court has stayed a single judge order directing inquiry against Customs officers who forcefully removed the thali of a newly married woman on suspicion of smuggling gold. The division bench of Justice SS Sundar and Justice C Saravanan stayed the order of Justice Krishnan Ramasamy on an appeal filed by the Principal Commissioner of Customs,...

"Didn't Have Conscious Possession": Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Delivery Boys Booked Under NDPS Act For Transporting Illicit Goods

A Division Bench of Calcutta High Court has granted bail to three accused persons who were delivery boys of Delhivery Ltd, accused of offences under the NDPS Act,1985.The division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Prasenjit Biswas held that the accused persons were employed as delivery boys by Delhivery and were doing their regular course of duty by picking up the shipments...

Settlement Cannot Justify Quashing Serious Crimes Like Murder, Rape, Or Corruption; No Legal Sanction For Such Compromises: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that quashing criminal proceedings on the ground of a settlement between an offender and the victim is not the same as compounding an offence.A bench of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul emphasized that serious crimes such as murder, rape, dacoity, and offences of moral turpitude under special statutes cannot be quashed merely because the...

J&K HC Upholds Compensation For Man Disabled Due To Tear Gas Fired By Police, Says Criminal Justice Would Look 'Hollow' If Victim Not Compensated

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that permanent disability of the citizen due to state action violates their fundamental rights and has to be fully compensated by the State. The court also held that when the service of notice is made at the correct address, the addressee is deemed to have knowledge of the said notice. The court, therefore, presumed the notice on the part...

Availing Employee's Services Without Pay Violates Fundamental Right Against 'Begar': Rajasthan HC Slams State Over Unpaid Dues Since 2016

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that depriving any employee of their salary without any justification amounted to violation under Articles 21, 23 and 300-A of the Constitution of India. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand was hearing a petition filed by a public employee who was not paid his salary since 2016, for almost 97 months now without any justification, despite providing...

Special Receiver Is 'Agent' Of Court, Must Be Given Immediate Assistance By Police For Executing Court Orders: Bombay HC

In relation to an IPR suit, the Bombay High Court flagged the issue of police officers failing to provide assistance to additional special receivers (who report to court receivers), observing that they are agents of the court who execute ex-parte ad interim orders and so must be given effective immediate assistance by the police machinery. Highlighting the need to provide police assistance...