Delhi High Court
Full Court Fee Refund Is Statutory Entitlement When Dispute Is Settled, No Separate Plea Required: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that parties are entitled to a full refund of court fees when a suit, counter-claim or appeal is disposed of upon an amicable settlement.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Khetarpal and Justice Bharat Parashar observed that such a refund is a substantive statutory entitlement under the amended Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870.“…. full refund of...
Youth Olympics Equestrian Selection: Delhi High Court Upholds EFI's Selection, Directs Clearer Criteria & Timelines To Avoid Future Disputes
The Delhi High Court has directed the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to ensure that its selection criteria and timelines for future international sporting events are framed and implemented with sufficient clarity and precision.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that ambiguity in the selection process can create avoidable uncertainty...
Delhi High Court Bar Association To Contribute ₹25 Lakh For Construction Of AIIMS Night Shelter
The amount was collected from voluntary donations made by Advocates.
POCSO Offence Can't Be Settled Through Compromise By Victim Or Her Family: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) cannot be settled through a compromise between the accused and the child victim or her family.Justice Sachin Datta made the observation while refusing to quash an FIR registered against a man for the offences under Sections 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6...
Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Ajeet Bharti In SC/ST Act Case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to commentator Ajeet Bharti in a case under Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Justice Saurabh Banerjee while pronouncing the verdict, said that the offence under SC/ST Act was prima facie made out against Bharti.It dismissed the anticipatory bail plea as being not maintainable. It cited the statutory bar...
Right To Pursue Higher Education Can't Be Curtailed Lightly Even Though Not Declared As Fundamental Right: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the right to pursue higher education cannot be curtailed lightly, even though it is not declared as a fundamental right.Justice Jasmeet Singh made the observation while permitting a doctor employed with the Delhi Government to pursue a three-year DNB Super Speciality Cardiology course despite the government's objections regarding his earlier study leave and...
Adoptive Mother Seeks To Hand Over Custody Of Son To CARA Citing Behavioural Issues: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea moved by a woman seeking transfer of custody of her adopted minor son to the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), Child Welfare Committee (CWC), or any other appropriate government or private organisation, citing his alleged intellectual disability, hypersexual behaviour and increasingly aggressive conduct.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma...
Bail Can't Be Granted Or Cancelled Based On Fulfilment Of Monetary Settlement With Complainant: Delhi High Court
Can't turn custody into a means of enforcing a monetary bargain, Court said.
Central Vista Redevelopment: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Retain Qadeemi Masjid
The Delhi High Court has sought Central Government's response on a plea seeking retention of Qadeemi Masjid situated within the compound of Krishi Bhavan, amid the Central Vista Redevelopment Project.Justice Anish Dayal issued notice on the plea filed by the Qadeemi Masjid through its caretaking committee. Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid submitted that the petitioners were not seeking to stall...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Journalist Omar Rashid's Plea To Take Down Anonymous Posts Alleging Sexual Harassment
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea filed by journalist Omar Rashid seeking take-down of anonymous social media posts by two women lawyers making sexual harassment allegations against him last year.Justice Manoj Jain sought replies of the defendants on the interim injunction application filed by Rashid in his defamation suit. The Court orally asked Rashid's counsel,...
Delhi High Court Asks Centre's Grievance Appellate Committee To Decide SFI's Appeal Against Disabling Of Instagram Account
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Central Government's Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) to decide Students' Federation of India (SFI) appeal against permanent disabling of its official Instagram account.Justice Amit Mahajan said that the appeal is expected to be decided within three weeks. The Court disposed of SFI's plea alleging that the GAC has failed to decide its appeal...
Drishti IAS Founder Vikas Divyakirti Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of Personality Rights
Educator and former civil servant Vikas Divyakirti moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking protection of his personality rights. The matter was listed before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav who said that the case be heard by a coordinate bench already seized with the issue of personality rights. The counsel appearing for Divyakirti, founder of Drishti IAS coaching institute, said...