Delhi High Court
Udaipur Files Row: CBFC Says Alleged Offending Portions Have Been Cut From Film, Delhi High Court Asks Producer To Screen Movie For Parties
After the censor board told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 9) that the alleged offending portions in the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' have been removed, the court directed the film's producer to arrange a screening of the film today so that counsel for the parties opposing its release can view the same. The court was hearing a batch of pleas moved by various...
No Plan To Introduce ₹50 Coin As Public Prefers Banknotes: Centre Informs Delhi High Court
The Finance Ministry has informed the Delhi High Court that it currently has no plans to introduce ₹50 coin as their feasibility study reveals that people prefer using banknotes."The Reserve Bank of lndia conducted a survey in 2022 to analyze the usage patterns of existing coins and banknotes in circulation. The findings revealed a preference for banknotes over coins for the ₹10 and...
Five Years Since Delhi Riots, How Long Can A Person Be Kept In Jail? High Court To Delhi Police In Tasleem Ahmed's Bail Hearing
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police as to how long an accused can be kept in jail, when it has been five years since the 2020 North-East Delhi riots?A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar posed the question to Delhi Police's SPP, Amit Prasad, while hearing the bail application of Tasleem Ahmed, accused in the UAPA...
Lakshmi Puri Defamation Case: Delhi High Court Objects To Saket Gokhale's Apology Affidavit, Asks Him To File Afresh
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to take on record the apology affidavit filed by All India Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale for defaming former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, Lakshmi Puri.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Renu Bhatnagar noted that some of the contents of the affidavit could not be taken on record.“This is...
Interception Of Calls Valid To Prevent Corruption, Economic Scale Of Offence Must Satisfy 'Public Safety' Threshold: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea filed by an accused against interception of calls and messages by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), saying that corruption has a pervasive impact on a nation's economy.Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed the plea moved by one Aakash Deep Chouhan, challenging a trial court order framing charges against him under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code,...
Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order In Favour Of Birkenstock, Orders Local Commissioners To Inspect Infringers' Premises
While passing a john doe order in favour of footwear brand Birkenstock, the Delhi High Court has ordered inspection by local commissioners on the premises of infringer entities. Justice Saurabh Banerjee restrained the defendants or distributors or sellers or importers or exporters or franchises from selling or marketing or dealing in the products bearing “Birkenstock” trademark or its...
Mandate Of Arbitrator Can Be Terminated For Delay In Passing Award Despite Absence Of Automatic Termination Clause In NSE Bye-Laws: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that although the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Bye Laws do not provide for the automatic termination of the Arbitrator's mandate after the expiry of the time period stipulated under Bye Law 7(b) of the NSE Bye Laws, the mandate of the Arbitrator can be terminated by the Relevant Authority if the Arbitrator fails to pass the...
State's Delay In Filing Appeals In Serious Criminal Offences Prejudices Victim's Right To Fair Adjudication: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that State's delay in filing appeals in serious criminal offences prejudices the victim's right to fair adjudication of allegations, especially where the victim comes from marginalized or economically weaker sections of society. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that Courts must remain sensitive to the said factor while adjudicating applications for...
Amendment To Bring Additional Grounds U/S 34 Of A&C Act Is Maintainable If Objections Are Not Beyond Judicial Scrutiny Of Court: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri while hearing amendment petition filed u/s 34 of the A&C Act observed that the omission to plead a ground of challenge in the original Section 34 petition pertaining to non-adherence to the mandatory procedure of Section 29A would not oust the jurisdiction of the Section 34 Court to scrutinize the same. The Court held that...
Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind Moves Delhi High Court Against Release Of Film 'Udaipur Files' Based On Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case, Cites Communal Tension
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking ban on the release of film “Udaipur Files” slated to hit the theaters on July 11, on the grounds of hate speech and communal harmony.The plea, filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, further challenges the certification granted by CBFC to the movie for public exhibition. It has been...
Natural Justice Must Yield To Preserve National Security: Delhi High Court Upholds Revoking Of Celebi's Clearance
Dismissing Turkey based company Celebi Airport Services Pvt Ltd's plea against revocation of its security clearance by Centre, the Delhi High Court on Monday observed that while natural justice is an important Constitutional principle however in matters of "security of the realm", natural justice must yield to preserve national security. Justice Sachin Datta in his order observed that in...
High Court Reserves Verdict On Devangana Kalita's Plea Seeking Preservation Of Case Diaries In 2020 Delhi Riots Case
The Delhi High Court on Monday (July 7) reserved its verdict in a plea moved by Devangana Kalita seeking preservation and reconstruction of case diary pertaining to a 2020 Delhi riots case. Kalita had moved the high court seeking setting aside of a November 6, 2024 trial court order which had refused her request and a direction to Delhi Police to reconstruct and preserve Booklets 9989 and...