Delhi High Court
Is Use Of Smoke Canister 'Terrorist Act'? If So, Every Holi & IPL Match Will Attract UAPA : Delhi High Court To Police
The Delhi High Court on Thursday orally remarked that if using smoke canister is a terrorist act, then every holi and IPL match will also attract the offence under UAPA. The remark came from a division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar which was hearing the bail plea of Neelam Azad, accused in 2023 Parliament security breach case. The Court...
S.13 Income Tax Act | Charitable Trust's Status Not Affected For Making Reasonable Payments On Services Rendered By Related Party: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that a Charitable Trust's status cannot be taken away citing violation of Section 13 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 merely because it made reasonable payment for services rendered by a related party.Ordinarily, Charitable Trusts are not allowed to make payments for the benefit of 'prohibited parties'.Section 13 states that exemptions to Charitable Trust under...
S.107(6) Of CGST Act Does Not Grant Discretion To Court For Waiving Pre-Deposit At Time Of Filing Appeal: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that it has no discretion to allow a prayer seeking waiver of pre-deposit condition prescribed under Section 107(6) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 for preferring an appeal under the statute.In terms of Section 107(6), insofar as the admitted tax, interest or penalty is concerned, the entire amount would have to be deposited. In so far as...
Delhi High Court Orders Attachment Of Saket Gokhale's Salary In Defamation Case By Lakshmi Puri
The Delhi High Court has ordered attachment of salary of Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale in the defamation case filed against him by Lakshmi Puri, former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations."…. issue warrant of attachment as section 60(i) of CPC with respect to salary of the respondent," Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora ordered. The Court said that the salary...
'No Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents': Delhi High Court Quashes IRCTC's Grant Of Tender On Catering Services To Highest Bidder
The Delhi High Court has quashed a tender awarded to a bidder by the IRCTC for providing onboard catering services in trains for a period of five years, noting that the successful bidder did not disclose any transgression or criminal antecedents that may impinge on the anti-corruption principle.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela noted that...
Reasons For Inclusion Of Name In CBI's List Of 'Undesirable Contact Men' Prima Facie Not Exempt From RTI Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that inclusion of an individual's name in an intelligence agency's list of 'Undesirable Contact Men' and publication of the same in newspaper and official website prima facie violates 'human rights' within the meaning of Section 24(1) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.For context, Section 24(1) of the RTI Act states that the Act will not apply to...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Swiggy, Zepto Mobile Apps Are Inaccessible For Persons With Disabilities
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (April 23) issued notice on a plea alleging that the mobile applications of Swiggy and Zepto platforms are inaccessible for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).Justice Sachin Datta sought response of the Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Swiggy and Zepto. The matter has been fixed for hearing on May 28. The petition has been filed...
CLAT UG 2025: Delhi High Court Accepts Few Objections To Answer Key, Directs Consortium Of NLUs To Revise Merit List
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) to republish and renotify within four weeks the final list of selected candidates who gave the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) UG examination 2025.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela decided a batch of petitions challenging the results of...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Expunge Single Judge Observations On 'Objectionable' Tweets By Academic Ashok Swain
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal moved by academic and writer Ashok Swain seeking expunging of remarks made by a single judge while adjudicating his case against OCI card cancellation, that prima facie some of his tweets contained objectionable insinuations undermining the constitutional apparatus and legitimacy of India.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK...
Delhi HC Grants Temporary Injunction To Famous Logistics Company Agarwal Packers & Movers Against Trademark Infringement By Fake Website
The Delhi High Court has issued a temporary injunction in favour of the logistics company, Agarwal Packers and Movers Ltd, against trademark infringement by a business offering goods packaging and transportation services.Agarwal Packers and Movers Ltd (plaintiff) sought a permanent injunction against the fraudulent website 'aggarwalmoverspackers.in' using its name for providing similar...
No Coercive Action Against Hotel Le Meridien On License Issue: Delhi High Court To Authorities
The Delhi High Court has restrained the city authorities from taking any coercive action against Hotel Le Meridien, which sought to renew its eating house and lodging license. Justice Sachin Datta directed the authorities to process the hotel's application for renewal of the eating house and lodging license, without insisting on a health trade license. “Further, in the meantime, till the...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 14 To April 20, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 443 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 454NOMINAL INDEXEpiphany Hospitality Pvt Ltd v. The Commissioner Excise Entertainment And Luxury Tax Department Govt Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 443 Sandeep Kumar Bhatt vs. Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 444 Kiran Suran v. Satish Kumar 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 445 AZURE...