Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Directs CBI To Conduct Preliminary Enquiry Into Alleged 'Extortion Racket' Inside Tihar Jail
The Delhi High Court on Friday (May 2) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary enquiry over the allegations of extortion racket being run inside the Tihar jail. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela also directed Delhi Government's Principal Secretary (Home) to conduct a fact finding enquiry to find out...
GST Dept Expected To Empathetically Consider Assessees' Requests To Adjourn Personal Hearing On Medical Grounds: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Goods and Services Tax authorities are expected to empathetically consider an assessee's request for adjournment of personal hearing on medical grounds.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta said the Department should not proceed to pass adverse orders in such matters.The development comes in a petition filed by...
Rule 86A CGST Rules | Credit Ledger Can't Be Blocked For More Than One Year : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ordered unblocking of an enterprise's Electronic Credit Ledger following the lapse of one year since its initial blocking.In doing so, a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta cited Rule 86A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 which lays down the conditions of use of amount available in electronic credit ledger. It...
Delhi High Court Denies Relief To Firm Allegedly Involved In ₹550 Crore GST Fraud, Questions Its Conduct Before Dept
The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a writ petition filed by a Noida based firm allegedly involved in GST fraud of over Rs. 550 crores.In doing so, a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta were unappreciative of the Petitioner's conduct in responding to the Department's proceedings.A demand of over ₹550 crores has been raised from various firms including...
Delhi High Court Rejects Saket Gokhale's Plea To Recall Order Asking Him To Apologize, Compensate Lakshmi Puri For Defamation
The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea filed by Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale seeking recall of a ruling asking him to put an apology on social media and pay Rs. 50 lakh damages to Lakshmi Puri, former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, in a defamation case filed by her. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav also dismissed Gokhale's application for condonation...
Courts Should Actively Protect Right To Speedy Trial Of Accused Instead Of Waking Up Too Late And Lamenting The Delay: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it is crucial for courts to recognise and be conscious of the right of an accused to speedy trial and to prevent the same from being defeated, rather than wake-up much too late and lament that such right has been defeated.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani granted bail to a man in a cheating case, observing that trial will take a long time to conclude....
After Delhi High Court Warns Of Contempt Action, Ramdev Agrees To Delete Objectionable Video Against Roohafza
After the Delhi High Court's warning of initiating contempt action, Baba Ramdev on Thursday agreed to delete a video containing objectionable content against Hamdard National Foundation India's Rooh Afza product.Earlier in the day, Justice Amit Bansal was irked over another video of the yoga guru making objectionable remarks against Rooh Afza, despite a previous order of the Court restraining...
'Not In Anyone's Control, Lives In His Own World': Delhi High Court Raps Ramdev Over 'Sharbat Jihad' Row
The Delhi High Court on Thursday rapped yoga guru Baba Ramdev over the Sharbat-Jihad controversy, saying that he lives in his own world and is not in anyone's control.Justice Amit Bansal made the remark after he was informed that Ramdev again published a video containing objectionable remarks against Hamdard's Rooh Afza product. The Court found Ramdev to be prima facie in contempt of its...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Challenge To Provision On Limitation Under Contempt Of Courts Act
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the vires of Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, noting that the petitioner did not raise any substantial grounds to challenge the validity of the provision.For context, Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act states that no court shall initiate any contempt proceedings after the expiry of a period of one year from the date on...
False Rape Complaints Not Only Puts Unnecessary Load On Overflowing Dockets But Causes Injustice To Actual Victims: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that false rape complaints not only puts unnecessary load on the overflowing dockets but also causes grave injustice to actual rape victims. “Every false complaint contributes to not just unnecessary load on the overflowing dockets, but also to the artifacts of crime, generating an impression in the society about falsity even of genuine complaints,...
Separate Notice For Counter Claims U/S 21 Of A&C Act Not Required When Arbitration Proceedings Are Pending Between Parties: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad has observed that where the disputes between the parties are already the subject matter of an earlier arbitral reference, a separate notice under Section 21, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ACA”) would not be necessary for separate proceedings to adjudicate counter claims. Facts The present petition under...
Directors Not Personally Liable For Non-Fulfilment Of Company's Export Obligations Unless Specific Role Is Alleged: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that unless specific allegations which discuss the role of a director in the export performance are made, there is no question of finding the director personally liable for non-fulfilment of export obligations by the company.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju relied on Santanu Ray vs. Union of India where the Supreme Court discussed vicarious liability of directors. In...