Delhi High Court
Install Requisite Infra For Internet Connectivity, Hybrid Hearings In DRTs: Delhi High Court To Union Govt
The Delhi High Court has asked the Union Ministry of Finance to install requisite infrastructure for internet connectivity and facilitation of hybrid hearings at Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) in the national capital.“The court would expect the Administrative Ministry to be mindful of and anticipate the needs of the Bar and the Tribunals in the years to come and install all requisite infrastructure for such needs, including for facilitation of hybrid hearing of cases, as has been directed by the...
Victimization Of Trees: Delhi High Court Sentences Two Senior PWD Officers For Contempt Of Court
The Delhi High Court recently sentenced two senior officers of the Public Works Department to imprisonment after they were held guilty of contempt of court last year for not following judicial orders with regard of protection of trees. The court had earlier directed the PWD to "exercise due caution apropos all its ongoing civil works as well as for all future projects."Justice Najmi Waziri sentenced the Engineer-in-Chief and Executive Engineer of PWD to four and two months in jail...
Faceless Assessment Is Not A Fundamental Right: Delhi High Court Dismisses Gandhis, Aam Aadmi Party's Pleas
The Delhi High Court, while dismissing the plea of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and the Aam Aadmi Party, has held that neither the e-assessment nor the faceless assessment scheme in any manner modifies the power to transfer cases from one Assessing Officer under a Principal Commissioner of Income Tax to another Assessing Officer under another Principal Commissioner of Income Tax who are holding non-concurrent charges.The Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma has observed...
Agniveer Vayus Being Recruited In Air Force Without Gender Discrimination: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the “Agniveer Vayus” are being recruited in the Air Force without any gender discrimination.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad disposed of a public interest litigation seeking directions to allow recruitment of females for the post of Airmen in group "X" and "Y" trade in all the departments of the Indian Air Force.“An affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Union of India and it has been brought to the...
NIA Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik In Terror Funding Case
The National Investigation Agency has moved the Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik who was convicted in connection with a terror funding case.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh will hear the matter on Monday. Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special NIA court in May last year. He had pleaded guilty in the case and did not contest to the charges against him.While awarding him life sentence, Special...
What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Allegedly Made Hate Speech Against Mohd. Zubair? High Court Pulls Up Delhi Police
The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Police over no action taken against the man who allegedly made hate speech and posted offensive tweets against Mohammed Zubair in August 2020. The court was hearing Zubair's plea against the FIR under POCSO Act — he has already been given a clean chit in the case.“You went hammer and tongs against him [Zubair]. But the case has now ended in a whimper, as it should have... because there was no evidence. But what action have you taken against...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere With TRAI's Recommendation For Rs 1050 Crore Penalty On Vodafone, Says TDSAT Can Decide Issue On Merits
The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendation to impose a penalty of Rs. 1050 crores on Vodafone for failing to provide interconnectivity services to Reliance Jio Infocom Limited under an Interconnection Agreement executed between them.The bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad noted that both the Central Government’s order dated 29.09.2021, imposing penalty of Rs. 950 Crores on Vodafone Idea,...
‘Not Demonetisation, Only Currency Management Exercise’: RBI To Delhi High Court On Decision To Withdraw Rs 2,000 Currency Notes From Circulation
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday defended its recent decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation and informed the Delhi High Court that it is only a “currency management exercise” and not demonetisation.Senior Advocate Parag P. Tripathi made the submission before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad during the hearing of a public interest litigation challenging the decision of the central bank. Opposing the plea, Tripathi suggested...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Pleas By Gandhis, Aam Aadmi Party Against Transfer Of Income Tax Assessments To Central Circle
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a bunch of pleas moved by Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Wadra, Aam Aadmi Party and other charitable trusts challenging the decision of Income Tax authorities to transfer their tax assessments to the central circle.A division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma dismissed the petitions and observed that transfer was in accordance with law. However, the court clarified that it did not examine the matter...
Govt Servants Can’t Be Excluded From Protection Of Fundamental Rights: Delhi High Court On Public Servants’ Right To Form Association
Observing that government servants "cannot be excluded from the protection" of fundamental rights, the Delhi High Court has set aside the 2019 Memorandum Order (M.O.) that de-recognised the Central PWD Engineers Association. During the pendency of the matter, the Association was granted recognition in 2021.The decision was not issued with the approval of the Competent Authority, as provided under the CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993, but was only taken at the level of DG, CPWD, the court said.The bench of...
Agreement Providing For Exclusive Appointment Of Party’s Nominee As Arbitrator, Conditional Acceptance; A Case Of Non-Survival Of Arbitration Clause: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled where the Arbitration Agreement unambiguously provides that in case the stipulated person cannot act as an Arbitrator, the dispute is not to be referred to Arbitration at all, the same reflected the conditional acceptance of Arbitration by the party.The bench of Justice Navin Chawla was dealing with an arbitration clause in a petition filed under Section 11 of...
