SMAS Auto-Leasing Entitled To Protection & Preservation Of EVs Leased To 'Blu Smart', 'Gensol' Pending Arbitration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jyoti Singh has granted interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to the the petitioner who is the owner of electric vehicles (EVs) leased under Master Lease Agreements upon apprehensions of financial distress, default in lease payments by the respondents and a risk of dissipation or deterioration of assets...

Delhi High Court Explains Difference Between 'Interlocutory' And 'Intermediate' Order For Determining Maintainability Of Revision Petition

The Delhi High Court has elucidated the difference 'intermediate' and 'interlocutory' orders in relation to Section 379 CrPC, which bars revision of interlocutory orders.Justice Girish Kathpalia observed,“Basically, a judicial order passed by a criminal court can be either Final Order or Intermediate Order or Interlocutory Order. So far as final order is concerned, there can be no difficulty...

Police Must Register Regular FIR And Not 'Zero FIR' If Part Of Alleged Offence Occurred Within Its Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that if part of a cognizable offence alleged, occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of a Police station, they must register a regular FIR and probe the offence rather than registering a 'Zero FIR' and transferring the case to another police station.Ordinarily, if the crime has occurred outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Police...

Not Part Of Riots Conspiracy, Completely Disconnected From All Co-Accused Including Umar Khalid, Asif Tanha: Sharjeel Imam To Delhi HC

Sharjeel Imam, accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that he is completely disconnected from all the co-accused persons and is not part of any kind of conspiracy or conspiracy meetings as alleged by the Delhi Police. The submission was made by Imam's counsel, Advocate Talib Mustafa, before a division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla...

PIL Flags 40% Judicial Vacancies In Delhi High Court, Seeks Expeditious Filling Of Posts

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking expeditious filling of the judicial vacancies in the Court by elevating eligible District Judges and Advocates from the Bar.The PIL has been filed by lawyer Amit Sahni as petitioner in person. The Delhi High Court has a sanctioned strength of 60 judges. As per the plea, the Court is currently functioning with only...

X Agrees To Provide Information Of Users Who Posted BJP Leader Shazia Ilmi's Video Withdrawing From India Today Debate

X Corp, formerly Twitter, on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that it will provide basic subscriber information (BSI) of its users who uploaded the video of BJP leader Shazia Ilmi in which she is seen withdrawing herself from a live debate of India Today and moving out of the shooting frame.This was after the Court had ruled that the said portion of the video violated Ilmi's right...

Mahua Moitra Moves Delhi High Court Against 'Defamatory' Social Media Posts By BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, Lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Thursday filed a fresh application before the Delhi High Court against allegedly defamatory social media posts made against her by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora heard the application today briefly.The application has been filed in the context of a quote tweet made by Dehadrai on X platform...

Wikipedia Withdraws From Delhi High Court Its Appeal Against ANI In Defamation Case

Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia platform, on Thursday withdrew from the Delhi High Court its appeal against a single judge order directing it to remove allegedly defamatory statements published against news agency ANI on its Wikipedia page titled “Asian News International.”A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta dismissed the appeal...

Delhi High Court Postpones Conduct Of Shahdara Bar Association Elections To May 24

The Delhi High Court on Thursday postponed the conduct of Shahdara Bar Association elections to May 24. The polls were scheduled to be held on May 09.The order was passed by a full bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh, Justice Navin Chawla and Justice C Hari Shankar.Justice Talwant Singh (Retd.), Chairperson of the Shahdara Bar Association Election Committee, had submitted a report...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 28 To May 04, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 482 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 508NOMINAL INDEXM/S L-1 Identity Solutions Operating Company Private Limited v. Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax, Central Circle – 25 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 482M/S. Vallabh Textiles v. Additional Commissioner Central Tax GST, Delhi East And Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 483Rajbir Singh v. Union Of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del)...

Amazon Moves Delhi High Court Against Ruling To Pay ₹339.25 Crore To 'Beverly Hills Polo Club' Over Trademark Infringement

Amazon Technologies Inc has moved the Delhi High Court against a single judge ruling asking it to pay Rs. 339.25 crore damages and costs for trademark infringement of the luxury lifestyle brand, Beverly Hills Polo Club.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul reserved order on Amazon's plea for stay on the ruling, after hearing both the sides in detail. The...

Unauthorisedly Entering Parliament To Show Protest Not Permitted But Will It Attract UAPA? High Court Asks In 2023 Security Breach Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (May 7) questioned the Delhi Police as to whether offence under the stringent UAPA is made out against the accused persons in the 2023 Parliament security breach case.A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice C Vaidyanathan Shankar remarked that even though undoubtedly entering inside the Parliament is not a joke and cannot be a form...