Delhi High Court
Stigma Of 'Unfair Means' Adversely Affects Candidate's Career, Must Be Supplied Relevant Docs, CCTV Footage To Enable Defence: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court recently came to the rescue of a doctor, whose candidature was rejected by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences and was barred from appearing in the exam for two years, over unsubstantiated allegations of using 'unfair means' during the exam.Justice Vikas Mahajan observed that the stigma of indulging in unfair means can adversely affect the career of...
'Was Returning From Mecca': Delhi High Court Orders Customs To Release Woman's Gold Jewellery, Says 24 Kt Purity Not Grounds For Seizure
The Delhi High Court has ordered the Customs Department to release the gold jewellery which was seized from a Muslim woman while she was returning from a religious pilgrimage to Mecca.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed that it is normal practice in our country for women to wear basic jewellery and the same cannot be seized by the Customs...
Delhi High Court Grants Relief To 90-Year-Old Booked In 1984 For Demanding ₹15K Bribe
In a 41-year-old corruption case, the Delhi High Court has granted relief to a 90-year-old man, who remained in custody for only one day and remained on bail during pendency of trial and appeal, by commuting his sentence to the period already undergone.Surendra Kumar, who was working in Chief Marketing Manager of the State Trading Corporation of India (STCI), was arrested in the case in 1984...
SC's AR Antulay Judgment On Locus Standi To Initiate Criminal Complaints Doesn't Apply To Writ Petitions: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed with costs a batch of writ petitions seeking court-monitored ED probe into real estate company M/s IREO Residences for allegedly duping homebuyers and siphoning of funds worth over ₹4,000 crore.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora noted that the Petitioner was neither a homebuyer nor was otherwise directly or indirectly affected by the alleged acts of...
Delhi High Court Rejects PIL To Abolish Offences Of 'Waging War', 'Unlawful Assembly' From BNS 2023
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking abolition of offences of waging war against the State and unlawful assembly from the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal remarked that it cannot direct the Parliament to abolish the provisions as that will be amounting to...
High Court Reserves Judgment On Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 5 Others In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
"If you are doing something against the nation, then you better be in jail till you are acquitted or convicted," said Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta while opposing bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and other accused in the 2020 Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case before the Delhi High Court. After hearing the matter for some the court reserved its verdict in bail pleas of...
Delhi High Court Orders Railways To Pay Compensation For Death Of Man Who Fell From Train After Boarding From Wrong Side
The Delhi High Court has ordered the Railway Claims Tribunal to grant compensation to the heirs of a man who passed away after falling from his train.While doing so, Justice Manoj Jain observed that it “really does not matter” that the deceased had boarded the train from the wrong side, when it was proved that he had successfully boarded the train and had fallen thereafter.The bench...
Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Seeks ED's Response On Arvind Kejriwal's Pleas Against Summons
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal challenging a trial court order upholding the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Justice Ravinder Dudeja sought response of the Enforcement Directorate and directed it to file counter affidavit within six weeks. The...
'Not That Simple, Entails Huge Infrastructure Investment': Delhi High Court On PIL To Allow Public, Journalists To Attend CIC Hearings
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation seeking a direction on the Central Information Commission (CIC) to allow members of the general public as well as journalists to attend the proceedings physically as well as virtually. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal remarked the issue is not as simple as the petitioners...
Delhi Riots: Police Says Delay Alone No Reason For Bail Under UAPA, High Court Reserves Order On Tasleem Ahmed's Bail Plea
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on the bail plea filed by Tasleem Ahmed, accused in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in the commission of 2020 North-East Delhi riots.A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar reserved the order after hearing Advocate Mehmood Pracha for Ahmed and SPP Amit Prasad representing the...
OBC Certificate Issued In Delhi Can't Be Treated As 'Migrant' Because It's Based On Father's Caste Certificate From Another State: High Court
The Delhi High Court recently upheld a direction to Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board not to treat the OBC certificate granted by the Delhi government to an aspirant as 'migrant', merely because it was based on her father's caste certificate issued by the UP government.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul observed,“The certificate has to be read as it is....
Delhi's Swagath Restaurant Moves High Court Against Telangana-Based Hotel Chain Alleging Trademark Infringement
Delhi's popular restaurant chain has moved the Delhi High Court against a Telangana-based hotel group alleging trademark infringement over the use of the name 'Swagath'.Justice Amit Bansal issued notices on both the restaurant's suit and interim injunction application, as well as the Rectification Petition seeking cancellation of the hotel group's trademark.M/s Swagath runs hotels on a...