Delhi High Court
Judicial Institution May Evolve But Its Integrity And Independence Must Remain Constant: Justice Vibhu Bakhru Bids Farewell To Delhi High Court
Justice Vibhu Bakhru on Wednesday bid farewell to the Delhi High Court on his elevation as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.In his farewell speech, Justice Bakhru said that the judicial institution evolves but the integrity, empathy and independence, which is its core, must remain constant.“The institution evolves, but at its core, integrity, independence and empathy must...
Make Ad-Hoc Appointments To Posts Of Public Prosecutors Pending Regular Recruitment: High Court To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take steps to make ad-hoc appointments to the post of Additional Public Prosecutors or Assistant Public Prosecutors in the criminal courts, pending regular recruitment. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal directed that steps for making the alternative arrangement of ad-hoc appointment, either...
Frame SOP To Avoid Unnecessary References To Forensic Labs In Criminal Cases: High Court To Centre, Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Union and Delhi Governments to take a decision on framing a standard operating procedure (SOP) or guidelines to avoid unnecessary references being made to the forensic science laboratories (FSLs). A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal directed the Union of India and Delhi Government to take a decision...
Delhi High Court Deprecates Investigating Officer Appearing Without Case Diaries, Grants Bail In Murder Case
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man accused in a murder case while strongly deprecating the conduct of an investigating officer who appeared in Court without proper case file and diaries. “To begin with, it is strongly deprecated that in order to oppose the liberty of an individual, the Investigating Officer has appeared without the original police file or Case Diaries. It is...
Self-Declared Information On Matrimonial Site Not Admissible Proof Of Income: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that any “self-declared information” made on a matrimonial portal, without verification or corroborative evidence, cannot be treated as reliable or admissible proof of income. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that a court of law cannot rely upon a declaration made by a person on a matrimonial website.The bench thus rejected a wife's plea challenging a...
Domestic Violence Act Doesn't Distinguish Between First Or Subsequent Marriage For Maintenance: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Domestic Violence Act does not distinguish between a first or subsequent marriage for the purpose of entitlement to maintenance.While dealing with a maintenance dispute, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected a husband's submission that the wife's marriage with him was her second marriage and that she had children from a previous marriage. The...
No Bar On Re-Arrest Of Accused After Procedural Defects Of Prior 'Illegal Arrest' Are Cured: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that there is no statutory or judicial bar on re-arrest of an accused after curing the procedural defects of a prior illegal arrest. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that a lapse or omission on the part of the investigating agency, whether inadvertent or deliberate, cannot result in a blanket immunity to the accused against any future arrest in the same case....
Delhi HC Issues Notice On NCBs Plea Challenging Direction To Disclose Mobile Location Details Of Officer Probing Drugs Case
The Delhi High Court recently issued notice on a petition moved by the Narcotics Control Bureau against a special court order directing disclosure of the mobile location details of an investigating officer probing a drugs case.Justice Ravinder Dudeja has directed the Respondent, who had sought preservation and disclosure of Cell Location ID charts and mobile data of the IO under Section 94...
'Triple Identity Test Satisfied': Delhi High Court Restrains Infringement Of Johnson & Johnson's ORSL Trademark, Awards ₹1.2 Cr Damages
The Delhi High Court today (July 15) awarded Rs. 1,21,56,864 cumulative damages to pharmaceutical multinational Johnson & Johnson over infringement of its ORSL trademark.ORS-L (later changed to ORSL) is a range of flavoured electrolyte drinks first introduced by Jagdale Industries Limited in 2003.Johnson & Johnson acquired the brand and its formative marks back in November...
Delhi High Court Provides Interim Relief To Jio & Reliance, Orders E-Commerce Platforms To Delist Counterfeit FMCG Goods
The Delhi High Court has ordered e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart to temporarily delist pages of as many as 21 sellers offering counterfeit products in the FMCG sector by misusing Reliance and Jio trademarks.Stating that the dispute involves edible products and misuse of brand name may risk consumer safety, Justice Saurabh Banerjee held that a “a more cautious and...
Using Social Media For Disseminating Radical Ideology Attracts UAPA: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that using social media for disseminating radical information or ideology attracts UAPA and that it is not necessary that such an act must be a physical activity. A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar analyzed Section 18 of UAPA which deals with punishment for conspiracy, attempt, advocacy, abetment...
Applications For Furlough, Parole Can Be Considered During Pendency Of Appeal Against Conviction Before Supreme Court: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that applications for furlough and parole of a convict can be considered by the prison authorities during the pendency of their appeals against conviction before the Supreme Court.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that the Delhi Prison Rules do not bar consideration of parole and furlough if the matter is...