Delhi High Court Provides Relief To Hauz Khas Social, Directs Excise Dept To Allow Liquor Service Till Decision On Eatery's License Renewal

The Delhi High Court has granted relief to the city's famous restaurant outlet Hauz Khas Social against the Excise Department's direction to put on hold the sale of liquor, citing the absence of an “Eating House License”.Justice Sachin Datta noted that the license has been granted to the restaurant-cum-bar since the year 1994 and merely because there was a delay at the authority's end...

Writ Petition Cannot Be Construed As “Earlier Application” U/S 42 Of Arbitration & Conciliation Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri has observed that a writ petition cannot be construed as an "earlier application" under Section 42 of the Arbitration Act to decide jurisdiction as the very nature of a writ petition is to challenge an administrative action or a legal decision, not to initiate arbitration proceedings.Section 42 specifically refers to an "application...

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March, 2025 [Citations 1 - 396]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 396NOMINAL INDEXABC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1SMITA KUMARI RAJGARHIA v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 2RAHUL MISHRA & ANR. v. JOHN DOE & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 3Sumit Bharana v. UoI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 4M/S G.S Industries v. Commissioner Of Central Tax And Gst, Delhi (West) 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 5The...

Occurrence Of Riot In 2022 Can't Preclude Hanuman Jayanti Procession In Jahangir Puri: Delhi High Court Asks Police To Examine Issue

Observing that occurrence of an “untoward incident” in the past cannot preclude holding of religious procession as per prevalent religious practice, the Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi Police to decide if a Hanuman Jayanti procession can be allowed in the city's Jahangirpuri area.“The authorities may bear in mind that occurrence of an untoward incident in the year 2022,...

Delhi High Court Asks Trial Court To Defer Arguments On Charge In Money Laundering Cases Against Karti Chidambaram

The Delhi High Court has asked the trial court to defer arguments on charge in the money laundering cases related to Chinese visa and Aircel Maxis cases registered against Congress MP Karti Chidambaram. Justice Ravinder Dudeja issued notice on Chidambaram's plea for deferring framing of charges against him in the money laundering cases unless charges were framed in the scheduled offences i.e....

S.54(11) GST Act | Assessee's Refund Can't Be Held Back On Commissioner's Opinion Alone, Twin Conditions Must Be Satisfied: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that Section 54(11) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 prescribes twin conditions for Revenue holding back Refund due to an Assesseee, despite an order to that effect.Section 54(11) of the Act would show that the refund can be held back on the satisfaction of the following two conditions – (i) when an order directing a refund is subject matter of...

Channel Placement Contract Does Not Entitle Broadcaster To Demand That Distribution Platform Operator Offers Bouquet Of Channels: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that an agreement entered between a broadcaster and Distribution Platform Operators (DPO) for assigning a particular Logical Channel Number/LCN (unique channel number assigned to TV channels) is different from the DPO assuming obligations to make the broadcaster's channels a part of 'bouquet offerings'.For context, bouquet of channels means an assortment...

Examination In Chief Of Witness In Proceedings Under Domestic Violence Act Can Be Tendered By Way Of Affidavit: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that in the proceedings under the Domestic ViolenceAct, the examination in chief of a witness can be tendered by way of an affidavit.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that the reliefs granted under the enactment are essentially civil in nature and therefore, the procedure of recording examination in chief by way of affidavit cannot be faulted.The...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 31 To April 06, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 395 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 418NOMINAL INDEXBHARAT BHUSHAN SHARMA v. GOVT.NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 395 Lufthansa Cargo AG v. Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 396 M/s Brij Lal & Sons v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 397 TATA SONS PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. VS. MALLA RAJIV 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 398 LOREAL...

Railways Not Responsible For Loss Due To Theft Of Passenger's Belongings Unless Its Officials Were Negligent: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the railways cannot be held responsible for the loss of theft of passenger's belonging unless there is negligence on the part of its officials.“…a passenger, carrying his own luggage with him in compartment, is himself responsible for its safe keeping and Railways are not liable for any loss therein due to theft unless it is a case of theft on account...

Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: High Court Upholds Order Allowing Rau's IAS Owner To Photocopy Financial Documents Seized By CBI

The Delhi High Court has granted relief to owner of Rau's IAS coaching centre, where three civil services aspirants had died by drowning after flooding of the institute's basement with rainwater, in July last year.Justice Amit Mahajan upheld a trial court order allowing the owner to obtain photocopy of certain financial documents which were seized by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from...

S.161 DGST Act | Personal Hearing Can Be Dispensed Only If Assessee's Rectification Application Is Allowed, Not Rejected: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that in terms of proviso 3 to Section 161 of the Delhi Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, an order rejecting the rectification application filed by an assessee cannot be passed without first hearing the assessee.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta further said that the hearing can be dispensed with only where the...