Merely Because Woman Doesn't Commit Suicide In Matrimonial Home Can't Mean It's Not A Case Of Dowry Death: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that merely because the deceased woman committed suicide in her parental home and not in her matrimonial home, does not mean that it is not a case of dowry death. “Place where a tormented lady gets compelled to kill herself has no bearing. For purposive interpretation of the provision under Section 304B IPC, it is the existence and continuance of matrimony...

Delhi Govt's Callousness In Filling DCPCR Vacancies Can't Be Appreciated, Children Rights Take A Back Seat: High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that the callousness on the part of the Delhi Government in filling up vacancies in the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) cannot be appreciated. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that due to the vacancies, functions of the child rights body were not being performed and...

Delhi High Court Orders Status Quo On Construction Inside 14th Century Kalan Masjid In Nizamuddin

The Delhi High Court has ordered that status quo be maintained on the construction inside a 14th Century mosque, Kalan Masjid, situated at South Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin. Justice Mini Pushkarna directed that status quo shall be maintained as regards any construction within the premises of the mosque.The Court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Archaeological Survey of...

Delhi High Court Stays BCI Decision Barring Punjab Based Lawyer From Doing Legal Practice

The Delhi High Court has stayed the decision of Bar Council of India (BCI) prohibiting a Punjab based lawyer, Lokinder Singh Phaugat, from doing legal practice during the pendency of a police complaint against him. Justice Mini Pushkarna issued notice on Phaugat's plea challenging the order passed by the BCI on February 27 directing the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana to lodge a...

Suit Falls In Commercial Court's Domain: Delhi HC Refuses Relief To Hamdard Laboratories Claiming Defamation By Unani Drugs Manufacturer Body

The Delhi High Court rejected a plea by Unani pharma company Hamdard Laboratories India (Medicine Division) against trial court's vacation of an interim injunction issued against Unani Drugs Manufacturer Association (UDMA) for allegedly defaming Hamdard, noting that the main suit is a commercial suit to be tried by a Commercial Court.Justice Dharmesh Sharma in his order said:"The plea raised...

Delhi High Court Proposes To Decide Pleas Challenging CLAT UG 2025 Results At Earliest

The Delhi High Court on Monday proposed that it will complete hearing at the earliest, the batch of petitions challenging the results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) UG examination 2025, held in December last year for admissions to undergraduate law course in various National Law Universities.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao...

Delhi High Court Grants Permission To Transplant Trees For Supreme Court Building Expansion Project

The Delhi High Court has granted permission for the transplantation of 26 trees for the Supreme Court building expansion project for creating additional Courtrooms and chambers. Justice Jasmeet Singh allowed an application filed by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) seeking permission for the transplantation. CPWD had filed an affidavit stating that 16 trees were to be transplanted...

Medha Patkar Moves Delhi High Court Against Conviction In Defamation Case Filed By LG VK Saxena

Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar on Monday moved the Delhi High Court against her conviction in the criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001.VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. Justice Shalinder Kaur heard the matter today and listed it for hearing on May 19. Patkar has challenged the trial court judgment passed on April...

Wikipedia Moves Delhi High Court Against Order To Take Down Allegedly 'Defamatory' Content On ANI, Hearing Tomorrow

Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia platform, on Monday (April 7) moved the Delhi High Court against the order directing it to take down allegedly defamatory content and description of news agency ANI Media Private Limited.The matter was listed today before a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Renu Bhatnagar. However, the matter could not be heard as one of...

[Arbitration] Referral Court Should Limit Enquiry To Whether Plea Has Been Filed Within Limitation, Not Whether Claims Are Ex-Facie Time Barred: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri has observed that at the stage of appointment of arbitrator under Section 11, A&C, the referral court should limit its inquiry to whether the petition itself is within the limitation period of three years and should leave the question of whether the claims are deadwood to the arbitral tribunal. Facts The Petitioner...

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Considering Applications For Guardianship, Protection Of Properties Of Children

The Delhi High Court has issued guidelines to be followed by Courts for considering the applications for guardianship and for protection of the properties of children.Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that the case of children who are helpless victims of circumstances must be dealt with compassion and a sympathetic attitude and approach must be adopted by the Courts.“Courts are...

Chief Commissioner's Recommendation To Prevent Deprivation Of PwD Rights Binding On Authority Except When Valid Reasons Exist: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that a recommendation or interim recommendation of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) under Section 76 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 is binding on the concerned authority, unless such recommendation cannot be acted upon by the authority due a valid reason such as administrative exigencies.A division bench of...