Delhi High Court
Wards Of Soldiers Disabled In Action But Retained In Service Not Entitled To Priority-II Reservation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that wards of such armed forces personnel who suffered disability during military operations but were retained in service and completed their tenure are not entitled to Priority-II reservation under the Defence quota.Justice Vikas Mahajan held that the quota is meant only for wards of personnel who were boarded out of service on account of disability attributable...
Second Wife From Void Marriage Not Entitled To Family Pension Under Army Rules Even After First Wife's Death: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a woman whose marriage was solemnised during the subsistence of her husband's first marriage is not entitled to family pension under the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961, even if the first wife subsequently passes away.A Division Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora underscored that Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Appeal Over Manish Sisodia's 2020 Election Win Citing Lack Of Maintainability
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (February 26) refused to entertain an appeal challenging a single judge order rejecting the challenge to election of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia from Patparganj constituency in the 2020 Assembly polls.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the appeal was not maintainable before the High...
Failure To Apprehend Accused For 13 Yrs Speaks Volumes About CBI: Delhi High Court While Granting Bail In ₹2 Crore Fraud Case
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a woman accused in a ₹2 crore fraud case, while criticising the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to apprehend her for nearly 13 years.Justice Girish Kathpalia remarked,“The fact that it took 13 years for a premier central investigating agency to even apprehend a Proclaimed Offender speaks volumes about their interest or...
No Boards Or Barricades: Delhi High Court Denies Bail As Youth Dies In 20-Ft Road Pit; Says 'Public Roads Can't Be Turned Into Death Traps'
The Delhi High Court has refused anticipatory bail to contractors accused in a case where a young man lost his life after falling into a 20-foot-deep pit dug on a public road without any caution boards, barricading, or safety measures, observing that “public roads can't be turned into death traps.”Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed, “A lenient approach in the facts and circumstances...
Delhi High Court Seeks Centre, NCRB Response On Plea Against Law Allowing Police To Collect DNA, Biometrics Of Accused
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea seeking to declare the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022, to be void and unconstitutional for being ultra vires Articles 14, 20(3) and Article 21 of the Constitution of India.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought response of Union Government through Ministries of Law &...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging One-Month Ban On Protests At Delhi University
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea filed against a notification banning protests and public meetings of any kind for a month in the Delhi University or its campuses in the national capital. Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice on the plea filed by Uday Bhadoriya, a student of the varsity, challenging the notification issued by the Office of Proctor on February 17 in the...
Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking 'Reading Down' Of Preliminary Investigation Report On Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking “reading down” of the preliminary investigation report on the Air India plane crash that took place in Ahmedabad on June 12 last year, claiming 270 lives. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the prayer was “highly misconceived” as the doctrine of reading down is applied...
'What Is The Judicially Manageable Standard?': Delhi High Court Questions PIL Challenging Rajya Sabha Nomination Of C Sadanandan Master
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned a public interest litigation filed against nomination of veteran BJP leader C Sadanandan Master to the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he lacks demonstrable special knowledge or practical experience as required in law. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia asked if there is any judicially manageable standard...
Only Actual Custody Counts For Police Remand U/S 187 BNSS, Not Period Spent On Interim Bail: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has clarified that only the period during which an accused is in actual custody can be counted for the purpose of computing the maximum permissible period of police remand under Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), and that time spent on interim bail cannot be treated as custody.Justice Prateek Jalan referred to Kerala High Court judgment...
Maker-Checker System Doesn't Immunise Bank Officer From Personal Liability For Illicit Transactions: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld the removal of an officer from the Bank of Baroda, holding that the maker–checker system is only a risk-control mechanism and does not confer immunity on an officer who initiates unauthorised or self-serving transactions.Justice Sanjeev Narula observed,“A transaction that is unauthorized, unjustified, or tainted by a conflict of interest remains...
Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Swami Ramdev, Orders Take Down Of Deepfake Content
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of Yoga guru and Patanjali Ayurved founder Ramdev. Justice Jyoti Singh restrained various individuals, including unknown entities, from misusing his name, image, voice and other personality attributes through AI-generated deepfakes and unauthorised commercial listings.Ramdev had contended that for the past...