Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Orders Counselling Of POCSO Victim Raped By Elder Brother, Orders Disbursement Of ₹13 Lakh Compensation
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) to appoint a support person and provide counselling to a POCSO victim and her family in a case where she was repeatedly raped by her biological elder brother when she was a 15 year old minor, leading to her pregnancy which was later aborted.Justice Sanjeev Narula asked the DSLSA to coordinate counselling for...
Educated Woman In Relationship Despite Knowing Partner's Marital Status Can't Be Said To Be Exploited In Law: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently observed that when an independent and educated woman willingly continues to engage in a romantic relationship even with knowledge of her partner's marital status, it cannot be said that she was misled or exploited in law.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that permitting failed relationship between two consenting adult to be converted into the offence of...
Customs Broker's Failure To Oversee Warehousing Of Re-Export Goods Leading To Sale In Local Market Is 'A Clear Infraction': Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that a Customs Broker must diligently perform its responsibilities under the 2018 Licensing Regulations however, any failure thereof must be met with a proportionate punishment.While dealing with a case where the broker's license was suspended due to alleged failure to oversee warehousing of goods meant for re-export, leading to their sale in the domestic market,...
Delhi High Court Orders Customs To Release Padma Bhushan Awardee's Imported Artwork Amidst Dispute Over Valuation
The Delhi High Court has ordered the Customs Department to release the artwork of Padma Bhushan awardee Late BC Sanyal, seized amid a dispute surrounding its valuation.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed there is no conclusive proof that the artwork was made in Pakistan, as claimed by the Department.“The bill of entry itself reveals that the import is...
Delhi High Court Denies Relief To Man Convicted For Life For Abducting Foreign Nationals To Pressurise Govt To Release Jailed Militants
The Delhi High Court has denied relief to a man convicted for life in 2002 for being part of a “terrorist conspiracy” of abducting four foreign nationals with the objective of pressuring the Indian Government to release jailed militants.Justice Sanjeev Narula rejected the plea filed by Nasir Mohd Sodozey alias Aftaab Ahmed against an order dated 30th June, 2023 passed by the Sentence...
High Court Asks Delhi Police To Probe Incident Alleging Murder Of 'Sewadar' In Kalkaji Temple
The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Police to conduct investigation into an incident alleging that a “sewadar” was “brutally killed” within the precincts of the Kalkaji temple in the evening of August 29. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna issued notice on a plea filed by the deceased's brother and two eye witnesses of the incident seeking transfer of the probe from Delhi Police to...
Might Reconsider Decision Linking CLAT-PG Scores To Lawyers Recruitment: NHAI Tells Delhi High Court
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it is likely to reconsider its decision making scores of CLAT-PG a basis for recruitment of lawyers.The submission was made by NHAI's counsel before a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. The Court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by lawyer...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 01 To September 07, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1050 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1068NOMINAL INDEXSharjeel Imam v. State & other connected matters 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1050 VIKAS VERMA v. DIRECTOR OF PROSECUTION AND ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1051 Himanshu v. TCNS Clothing Co. Ltd 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1052 AJAY KUMAR NAYYAR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1053 X v. Y 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1054 Chetan v....
Independent Panel Of Arbitrators Not Curated By Either Party Cannot Be Challenged On Grounds Of Impartiality: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that when the panel of arbitrators from which appointments are to be made is broad-based, comprising retired Supreme Court Judges and other eminent officials, and is independent, not controlled by any party, the other party cannot refuse to abide by the institutional rules it has consciously agreed to, on the ground that the...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 25 To August 31, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1012 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1049NOMINAL INDEXUniversity of Delhi v. Neeraj and other connected matters 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1012 Bhupinder Kumar Malik v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1013 M/S ECG Easy Connect Logistics Pvt. Ltd v. Commissioner Of Customs 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1014 Yogesh Singh v. State NCT of Delhi 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1015 X v. Y 2025 LiveLaw...
Wife Of Judgment-Debtor Not Stranger To Decree, Can't Invoke Order XXI Rule 99 CPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that Order XXI Rule 99 of CPC cannot be invoked by a Judgment-Debtor, including their spouse, since it is only meant to enable a 'stranger' to the suit to seek relief.The provision stipulates that where any person, other than the judgment-debtor, is dispossessed of immovable property by the holder of a decree for possession of such property, he may make...
TDS Default | Higher Compounding Fees On Second Plea Not Applicable If First Application Was Rejected: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the higher rate of 5% interest to be paid when an assessee moves second plea for compounding the offence of failure to pay Tax Deductible at Source (TDS), is not applicable if their first plea was simply rejected.A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar observed,“5% is only chargeable when the earlier offence has been compounded. This...