Delhi High Court Directs Indian Nursing Council To Decide Plea For Proper Functioning Of Nurses Registration And Tracking System

The Delhi High Court has directed the Indian Nursing Council to decide a representation seeking proper functioning of the Nurses Registration and Tracking System (NRTS). A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of a PIL filed by Indian Professional Nurses Association on the issue. The plea sought a prayer than an appropriate direction be...

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Smooth Rehabilitation Of Madrasi Camp Dwellers, Orders Demolition From June 01

The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions for smooth rehabilitation of the Madrasi Camp dwellers in the national capital, while ordering that the demolition of the camp will commence from June 01.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that the demolition ought to be done in a systematic manner and that rehabilitation of...

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, Lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai Remove 'Defamatory' Post Against Mahua Moitra, Delhi High Court Closes Plea

The Delhi High Court has closed a plea filed by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra against allegedly defamatory social media post made against her by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora disposed of the application after Dubey's counsel informed the Court that the impugned post on Facebook has been deleted. Dehadrai, appearing in...

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Pay ₹20K As Costs To Army Central Welfare Fund For Seeking Adjournment In IPR Case

The Delhi High Court yesterday imposed Rs. 20,000 as costs after a Central Government standing counsel sought repeated adjournments in an IPR case.Justice Saurabh Banerjee renotified the matter and granted adjournment, subject to payment of costs to be paid to the Army Central Welfare Fund by the Central Government within four weeks. The Court was dealing with a commercial appeal filed in...

'RRTS Is Crucial Public Infrastructure Project': Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With Demolition Of Kiosks At Sarai Kale Khan

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (May 08) refused to interfere with the demolition of tehbazari sites (kiosks) being carried out by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) at Sarai Kale Khan, for development of a metro rail station as part of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed...

Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Documents Filed With Plaint Can Be Considered To Determine Whether It Discloses 'Cause Of Action': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the plaint filed for instituting a suit cannot be read in isolation and the documents annexed with it can be considered to determine whether the plaint discloses a 'cause of action' for proceeding in the matter.Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC empowers the Court to reject a plaint on specific grounds including lack of cause of action, etc.Justice Ravinder Dudeja...

Delhi High Court Adjourns Appeal Against Order Precluding Restaurants From Levying Mandatory Service Charge, Says 'Board Very Heavy'

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it will hear on May 23 the appeals filed against a single judge ruling which held that service charge and tips are voluntary payments by consumers and cannot be made compulsory or mandatory on food bills by restaurants or hotels.The appeals have been filed by National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and Federation of Hotels and...

Dept Cannot Be Blamed If Assessee Is Not Diligent In Checking GST Portal For Show Cause Notice: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that an assessee cannot claim he was not granted an opportunity of hearing before an adverse order is passed, if he fails to check the GST portal for show cause notice and respond to the same.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta observed,“Since the Petitioner has not been diligent in checking the portal, no reply to...

Delhi High Court Closes Hamdard's Suit After Ramdev Removes Videos Making 'Sharbat Jihad' Remark

The Delhi High Court on Friday closed the suit filed by Hamdard National Foundation India against Yoga Guru Ramdev over his “Sharbat Jihad” remark against former's Rooh Afza product. Justice Amit Bansal decreed the suit after Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar informed Court that affidavits have been filed by Ramdev and Patanjali Foods Limited that the impugned videos and posts have been taken...

Video On Sadhguru, Isha Foundation Taken Down : YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh To Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday was informed that YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh's allegedly defamatory video on Isha Foundation and its founder spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has been taken down.The submission was made by Singh's counsel before Justice Jyoti Singh in the defamation case filed against him by Isha Foundation. The video titled “Sadhguru EXPOSED: What's happening in...

Permission For Felling Of More Than 50 Trees To Be Supervised By Central Empowered Committee: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday ruled that the permission for felling of 50 or more trees in the national capital will be supervised by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) as per the order of the Supreme Court. Justice Jasmeet Singh added that permission for felling of upto 50 trees shall continue till the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is implemented by the city authorities. “The...

Delhi High Court Seeks Wikipedia's Response On ANI's Fresh Plea For Interim Injunction In Defamation Suit

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia platform, on a fresh plea filed by news agency ANI seeking interim injunction in the latter's suit over allegedly defamatory content published on the Wikipedia page titled “Asian News International”. ANI has filed the fresh application for interim injunction pursuant to the liberty granted to it...