Delhi High Court
Elections For All Bar Associations Shall Be Held In One Day For Uniform Period Of Two Years: Delhi High Court Full Bench
A full bench of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that elections to the Executive Committee of all bar associations in the national capital shall be held simultaneously on the same day for a uniform period of two years.A full bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan, Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Suresh Kumar Kait clarified that the electoral rolls of all the bar associations shall be prepared as per their own Rules and Bye-Laws. The court held that as the term of most of the bar...
Delhi High Court Paves Way For Ukrainian Woman To Leave India With 5-Yr-Old Child, Rejects Former Husband's Custody Plea
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea moved by a former husband challenging a family court order which rejected his guardianship petition seeking custody of his 5 year old minor child, a citizen of Ukraine. A division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Amit Bansal said that it is in the best interest of the child, notwithstanding the hostilities in other parts of the country, to remain in the company of the mother and his sibling, also citizens of Ukraine, as it will provide...
Won't Be Appropriate To Provide Centres In Manipur For Civil Services Prelims Examination 2024: Manipur Govt Tells Delhi High Court
The Manipur Government on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that given the situation there, it will not be appropriate to provide centres in the State for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2024, to be held on May 26. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was dealing with a plea moved by the Zomi Students Federation seeking a direction on the authorities to make alternate and adequate arrangements for tribal candidates...
Congress Moves Delhi High Court Against Tax Re-Assessment Proceedings
The Indian National Congress approached the Delhi High Court on Tuesday against the initiation of income tax re-assessment proceedings against it by the tax authorities.The matter was mentioned by Advocate Prasanna S before a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora which allowed it to be listed tomorrow. “If in order…list tomorrow,” the bench said. Recently, a coordinate bench upheld the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) on...
Delhi High Court Rejects Lawyer's Plea With ₹1 Lakh Costs, Says Extreme View To Be Taken When Process Is Abused By Members Of Legal Fraternity
The Delhi High Court has imposed Rs. 1 lakh costs on a lawyer for filing an application under Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and trying to resuscitate the issue of forged and fabricated title documents filed in a civil suit in 2009.“The applicant is a practising advocate. This Court cannot believe that the applicant is unaware of the law. It is obviously in full knowledge and consciousness of what he is doing, and the manner in which he is abusing the legal process with impunity,...
Tribunals Under Senior Citizens Act Expected To Expeditiously Adjudicate Matters, Amendments To Existing Laws Necessary: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the tribunals established under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, to protect the rights and interests of the elderly are expected to adjudicate their matters expeditiously in order to provide them support and redressal.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that specific amendments to the existing laws are necessary to ensure the timely resolution of cases involving senior citizens.The court said that such amendments should...
Delhi High Court Amends Rules For Designation Of Senior Advocates
The Delhi High Court has amended its 2019 Rules and notified “The High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2024.”“Rules framed by the High Court vide Notification No. 295IRuiesIDHC dated 13.03.2019 further amended vide Notification No. 679IRuiesIDHC dated 20.08.2019 for designating an Advocate as Senior Advocate are hereby repealed. However, this repeal shall not, by itself, invalidate the actions taken under the repealed rules,” the notification published on March 14 states. As...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 11 To March 17, 2024
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Whether A Non-Signatory Guarantor Can Be Impleaded As A Party To Arbitration Is For Arbitral Tribunal To Decide: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that a determination on the impleadment of a non-signatory guarantor to the arbitration proceedings should be made by the arbitral tribunal once the referral court forms a prima facie view on non-signatory being a veritable party. The bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh following Cox & Kings held that the scope at referral stage is only limited to prima facie examination of arbitration agreement and forming a prima facie view on non-signatory being a...
Court Must Scrutinize Wife's FIR To Determine If Allegations Are 'Case Of Clever Drafting' Or Have Some Element Of Truth: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the court must scrutinize the complaint or FIR filed by the wife against the husband and his family members to determine whether the allegations are a “case of cheer drafting” or have some element of truth.Justice Navin Chawla observed that where the wife is set to implicate the entire family of the husband in a criminal case, it is to be expected...
Pre-Arrest Bail Can't Be Routinely Granted Since Accused May Use It As Shield, Custodial Interrogation To Be Avoided When Accused Joins Probe: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has said that an order for the grant of pre-arrest bail cannot be passed in a routine manner so as to allow the accused to use it as a shield.Justice Amit Mahajan observed that a great amount of humiliation and disgrace is attached to arrest, and custodial interrogation must be avoided where the accused has joined the investigation, cooperates with the investigating...
Delhi High Court Hosts International Judicial Conclave On Intellectual Property Rights
The Delhi High Court hosted the International Judicial Conclave on Intellectual Property Rights on March 16-17 at the auditorium and judges' lounge, S Block.The event was cohosted by Delhi Judicial Academy, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Department of Justice.The conclave, running into two days, had sessions on various topics like protecting and enforcing...