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Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 15 To September 21, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1117 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1158NOMINAL INDEXAmrita Jain v. State 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1117 Kritika Jain v. Rakesh Jain 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1118 Exotic Mile v. Imagine Marketing Pvt Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1119 Sh. Kewal Krishan v. Sh. Gulshan Kumar & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1120 PRAVEEN RANA v. STATE GNCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1121 DR THELMA J TALLOO...
'Social Media Intoxication' Among Police : MP High Court Says Use Of Mobile/Social Media By Police Guards On Duty Must Be Curbed
In a police personnel's plea against compulsory retirement given for sleeping under influence while on guard duty, the Madhya Pradesh High Court flagged growing mobile/social media 'intoxication' among the 'uniform clad departments' suggesting that presence of police personnel on social media be checked while they are on duty. The bench of Justice Anand Pathak and Justice Pushpendra...
Delhi High Court Says ED's Approach Of Not Arresting Main Accused 'Arbitrary', Grants Bail To Others
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to three men in a money laundering case, while saying that the approach of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in not arresting the main accused with graver role was “manifestly arbitrary.”“Having not arrested an accused who appears to have a graver role than the applicants and not even arraigned a person named to have facilitated in arranging the...
Employees Compensation Act Does Not Bar Lok Adalat From Adjudicating Compensation Claim Upon Employee's Death: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently held that Permanent Lok Adalats can settle or adjudicate the claims for compensation against employers upon the death of employees. It found that the bar under the Employees Compensation (EC) Act do not apply to the proceedings under Section 22C of the Legal Services Authorities Act.Justice M.A. Abdul Hakhim was considering an appeal preferred by the parents of...
Mere Pendency Of Appeal Does Not Operate As Stay On Execution Of Trial Court's Decree: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that mere pendency of appeal in a Civil Court does not operate as stay on execution of a decree passed by the Trial Court.For context— the Court was dealing with a case where the petitioner lost a suit for eviction and filed an appeal, which was later dismissed for non-prosecution, leaving the Trial Court's decree intact. The decree holder...
'State Cannot Evade It's Financial Obligations': J&K High Court Calls For Framework On Speedy Payment To Contractors
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that “the State cannot be permitted to evade its financial obligations” and directed the UT authorities to release ₹97.87 lakh along with 6% interest to a contractor whose bills were kept pending since 2017.Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, while pronouncing judgment in the petition filed by M/s Saint Soldier Engineer and Contractor Pvt....
Cruelty After Marriage Robs Women Of Dignity, Fight Against Domestic Violence Far From Over: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that cruelty in the matrimonial homes robs women of their dignity, underscoring that fight against social evils like dowry and domestic violence is far “from over.”“It is profoundly unfortunate that, even in present times, many women continue to suffer cruelty within their matrimonial homes, inter alia, for demand of dowry. Such cruelty not only robs...
AP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Power Of Deputy Director Of Prosecution U/S 20(8) BNSS To “Examine” Police Reports
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has admitted a writ petition filed by one Keyur Akkiraju, challenging the constitutional validity of Section 20(8) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).Section 20(8), which is a new provision added in the BNSS, provides that the powers and functions of the Deputy Director of Prosecution (DDP) shall be to examine and scrutinise police reports...
Confirmation Of Attachment Under PMLA Does Not Authorize Property Retention, Valid Order Must: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the confirmation of attachment of property involved in money laundering under Section 8(3) of PMLA does not authorize retention of such a property, as the process requires a valid order to be passed under Section 20. A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that the procedural safeguards...
Allahabad High Court Quashes FIR Against Shaadi.com, CEO Anupam Mittal In Alleged Cheating Case
On Friday, the Allahabad High Court quashed the FIR lodged by a customer against Shaadi.com CEO, Anupam Mittal in an alleged cheating case on grounds that he did not commit any offence in his personal capacity.The informant, a lawyer, had paid for services on shaadi.com. It is his case that he was being harassed and blackmailed by one Monika Gupta, who had allegedly recorded the...