Delhi High Court
Important For Women Lawyers To Cultivate Sense Of Community, Celebrate Each Other's Win: Justice Rekha Palli
Delhi High Court judge, Justice Rekha Palli on Tuesday (March 4) stressed upon how important it is for women lawyers to cultivate a sense of community, emphasising that they must celebrate each other's win–whether big or small.The judge was speaking at a get together function organized by the women lawyers in Delhi High Court ladies bar room ahead of Justice Palli's retirement on March 8....
International Women's Day A Reminder That True Gender Equality Is Yet To Be Achieved: Justice KV Viswanathan
Supreme Court judge, Justice K. V. Viswanathan on Tuesday said that the International Women's Day, celebrated on March 08, serves as a reminder that the true gender equality is yet to be fully achieved. Emphasizing that the International Women's Day is rightly acknowledged in numerous countries as a tribute to the relentless efforts towards advancing women rights, the judge...
Women Need To Be Respected More Than They Are To Be Worshipped: Delhi High Court Chief Justice DK Upadhyay
Delhi High Court's Chief Justice, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay, on Tuesday said that women need to be respected more than they are to be worshiped. “That would be my request to all present here. In the society, at various forums, we keep on talking about gender justice, gender related issues. For addressing such issues, First of all, what every single member in the society needs to do is...
Breaking | Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Christian Michel Booked By ED In AgustaWestland Chopper Scam
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to British Arms Counsultant Christian James Michel in the FIR registered by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Agusta Westland chopper scam. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma allowed Michel's bail application in the money laundering case.On February 18, the Supreme Court had granted bail to Michel in the case registered by Central Bureau...
Been In Jail For 5 Yrs, Booked Under UAPA Over 'Innocuous Messages': Khalid Saifi To Delhi High Court For Bail In Delhi Riots Case
United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi, accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, on Tuesday asked the Delhi High Court to consider if UAPA charge invoked against him over "innocuous messages" can be a reason for denying him bail or even prosecuting him in the FIR.While canvassing its case, the Delhi Police had relied on some allegedly incriminatory messages exchanged between Saifi...
Non Supply Of 'Grounds Of Arrest' Either In Arrest Memo Or Separately To Accused Illegal: Delhi High Court In Abetment Of Suicide Case
The Delhi High Court declared the arrest of a man as illegal, in an abetment of suicide case, after noting that neither “grounds of arrest” column was there in the arrest memo nor the grounds were separately served upon him at the time of his arrest.Justice Vikas Mahajan said that the arrest stood vitiated as the grounds of arrest in terms of Section 50 of CrPC read with Article 22(1) of...
Delhi High Court Restrains Company Which Owns Mamagoto, Dhaba From Playing Phonographic Performance's Copyrighted Songs In Its Restaurants
The Delhi High Court has granted a temporary injunction in favour of Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), restraining Azure Hospitality Private Limited which runs several restaurants, from playing PPL's copyrighted songs at the premises of its restaurants.Phonographic Performance Limited (plaintiff) is engaged in the business of issuing licences for public performance of sound recordings...
Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Sagar Dhankar Murder Case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to wrestler Sushil Kumar in relation to the case of murder of 27-year-old former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar in May 2021.Justice Sanjeev Narula passed the order granting bail to Kumar, who has been lodged in Tihar jail in the case. The Court has granted bail to Kumar on a bail bond of Rs. 50,000 and two sureties of...
Jamia Protest: Delhi High Court Constitutes Committee To Calm Down Situation, Stays Suspension Of Students
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed that a committee be constituted to “calm down” the situation amid recent students' protest in the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). The Committee will be constituted under the supervision of Vice Chancellor of the varsity and will comrpise of other officials, including students' representatives.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also suspended till the next date...
Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi Police Moves High Court Against Order To Supply List Of Unrelied Documents To Bibhav Kumar
The Delhi Police on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order rejecting its plea over the issue of supply of list of unrelied documents to Bibhav Kumar, close aid of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and accused in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case.The Delhi Police has impugned an order passed by a sessions court on January 29 dismissing its...
Respondent Cannot File Cross-Objections To Appeal Before High Court U/S 260A Income Tax Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which pertains to appeals to High Courts, does not envisage the filing of cross-objections by the opposite party, unlike Order XLI Rule 22 CPC.A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed, “The Legislature appears to have consciously desisted from adopting principles akin...
MACP Scheme Benefits Must Be Granted Along With Pension Benefits To Employees Who Got Deemed Extension Of Service Till 60 Years: Delhi HC
A Division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Navin Chawla & Justice Shalinder Kaur held that MACP scheme benefits must be granted along with pension benefits to employees whose service is deemed to extend until 60 years.Background Facts The petitioners served in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). They had superannuated on attaining the age of 57 years. In...