Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Filmmaker Karan Johar; Orders Take Down Of 'Disparaging' Posts, Memes

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood filmmaker and producer Karan Johar. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora has ordered take down of “disparaging material” against Johar, including videos, memes and social media posts. “On a prima facie assessment, it is evident that the videos, memes and social media posts available on...

'Brutal Rapes Persist Despite Nirbhaya Reforms': Delhi HC Orders Security In Isolated Hospital Areas Citing Vulnerability Of Female Staff

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take steps to provide security to the areas of hospital buildings in the national capital which are deserted or isolated and may be misused for committing rapes and sexual assault.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that "despite the nationwide awakening and legal reforms" that followed the Nirbhaya case, incidents of "brutal"...

Newslaundry Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Centre's Directive For Removal Of Content Against Adani Companies

Digital news platform Newslaundry has approached the Delhi High Court challenging a direction issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) asking digital news publishers to take down multiple reports and videos concerning the Adani Group of Companies.The matter was listed before the Bench of Justice Sachin Datta today; however, it was not taken up and has now been adjourned...

Delhi High Court Rejects MCD's Challenge Against Master Plan For Aerocity, Declares It Part Of Airport

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that Aerocity, a business and hospitality hub developed around the Delhi airport, is a part of the airport site and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi cannot assert its rights on the area.The finding was rendered after MCD contended that the Airport Site does not include Aerocity and therefore the municipal body is within its right to include Aerocity in...

Six Governments Since 1990 Engaged Me For Kashmir Conflict Resolution : Yasin Malik Tells Delhi High Court

Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, sentenced to life by a NIA Court back in 2022 for terror funding and conspiring to wage war against India, has told the Delhi High Court that he had "working relationship" with six consecutive governments since 1990, headed by then Prime Ministers VP Singh, Chandra Shekhar, PV Narsimha Rao, HG Devagauda, Inder Kumar Gujral, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and...

Any Legal Heir Or Representative Of Deceased Can Maintain Consumer Complaint On Their Behalf: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that any “legal heir” and “representative” of a deceased consumer can maintain a consumer complaint on his/her behalf.Justice Manoj Jain observed that the Consumer Protection Act 1986 does not make any distinction between a class-I or class-II legal heir defined under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.The bench thus dismissed objections to a deceased...

"Nothing More Grave": Delhi High Court Cancels Bail Of Father Booked For Repeatedly Raping Minor Daughter

The Delhi High Court has cancelled the bail granted to a man accused of repeatedly raping his minor daughter for years, forcing her to watch porn and terrorising her by abusing her mother in her presence.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed,“There cannot be anything more grave than a child being abused by her own father, who gave her birth and holds the pious duty and responsibility...

Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction Of Adoptive Parents For Cruelty, Sexual Assault On Minor; Says Police Failed To Examine Trafficking Angle

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of adoptive parents of a minor girl of about six years over cruelty and sexually assaulting her, while citing the possibility of it being a case of child trafficking.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the biological parents of the child were not even attempted to be traced by the investigating officer, nor was any inquiry conducted as to how...

Information On SEBI's Internal Probe Into Alleged Insider Trading Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that information pertaining to internal investigation being conducted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is exempt from disclosure under the Right to Information Act, 2005.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela thus upheld a single bench order declining to interfere with Chief Public Information Officer's...

Delhi High Court Questions Patanjali's Appeal In Dabur Chyawanprash Ad Case, Warns Of Costs

Patanjali Ayurved has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge order restraining it from running advertisements allegedly disparaging to Dabur's Chyavanprash product.The matter was heard today by a division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla. At the outset, the Court orally told Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta representing Patanjali that there was...

Calling Woman 'R***i' Attacks Her Character By Questioning Sexual Dignity, Amounts To Insulting Modesty: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that calling a woman “r***i” attacks her character by questioning her sexual dignity and will amount to the offence of outraging her modesty. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the word in question, when directed towards a woman, is laden with sexual innuendo and directly imputes unchastity to her. The Court said that the word is not a "casual term of...

Accused Not Stating Self-Incriminatory Facts, Refusing To Confess Is Not Non-Cooperation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the act of an accused not responding to the questions asked by the investigating officer on dotted lines or refusing to make any confession cannot be termed as non-cooperation. Justice Arun Monga said that even the refusal by an accused to say anything incriminating against him cannot be called non-cooperation.The Court was dealing with a plea filed by...