Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Fill Vacancies In Special Juvenile Police Units
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea for filling up of vacant posts in all Special Juvenile Police Units (SJPUs) in every district in consonance under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought response of the Lieutenant Governor and Delhi Police and listed...
S.197 IT Act | AO Must Form Prima Facie Opinion Regarding Taxability In India Before Rejecting Assessee's Application For Nil TDS: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that before rejecting an assessee's application under Section 197 of the Income Tax Act 1961 for nil TDS or deduction of tax at a lower rate, the assessing officer must form a prima facie opinion regarding the assessee's taxability in India.Section 197(1) of the Act enables an assessee to make an application for a certificate requiring the deduction of...
Delhi High Court Asks NIA Court To Expeditiously Decide MP Engineer Rashid's Bail Plea In UAPA Case
The Delhi High Court on Monday (February 24) asked a National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court to decide expeditiously the bail plea filed by Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer in a terror funding case registered under UAPA."The ASJ-03, Patiala House Court is requested to dispose of the bail application of the petitioner expeditiously,” Justice Vikas Mahajan said. Rashid's counsel...
S.10(4) Patents Act | Delhi HC Rejects Appeal For Salmonella Microorganism-Based Live Vaccine, Says Application Lacks 'Inventive Contribution'
The Delhi High Court has upheld the refusal to grant a patent to the Regents of the University Of California relating to a recombinant Salmonella microorganism-based live vaccine for preventing enteric bacterial infection.Justice Amit Bansal observed that the patent application of the Regents of the University Of California did not make specific disclosures with respect to the insertion...
Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order Against Rogue Websites Infringing Online Gaming Company Baazi Group's Trademark
The Delhi High Court recently issued a temporary injunction against 'rogue websites' from accessing and using the domain names infringing the trademark of Moonshine Technology Private Limited, the parent company of Baazi Group of Companies providing online gaming products and services.The rogue websites are operating under different names including baaziadda, baazi247, baazi365 and...
Delhi HC Grants Relief To Foreigner Whose Rolex Watch Was Seized By Customs, Says Waiver Of Show Cause & Hearing In 'Standard Form' Not Lawful
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that authorities making a traveller waive show cause notice before confiscation of goods, etc. under Section 124 of the Customs Act 1962, on a mere proforma, is not lawful.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Dharmesh Sharma thus granted relief to a permanent resident of Hong Kong, whose Rolex wristwatch valued at ₹30,29,400/- was confiscated...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 17 To February 23, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 190 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 219NOMINAL INDEXDR. B.K. TIWARI ADVISER (NUTRITION) verus UNION OF INDIA & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 190 Gor Sharian v. The Commissioner Of Customs 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 191 Principal Commissioner, Central Tax Commissionerate, Gst Delhi West v. M/S Alkarma 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 192 JAN CHETNA JAGRITI AVOM SHAIKSHANIK VIKAS MANCH & ORS v....
Delhi High Court Dismisses Challenge Against Arbitral Award Rejecting Counterclaim For Failure To Raise Timely Objections On Quality Of Goods
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri has upheld an Arbitral award stating that objections regarding the quality of goods must be raised within a reasonable time as per section 42 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930. The court concurred with the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal that since the Petitioner failed to dispute the quality of supplies within a reasonable time,...
Inter Cadre Transfer Can't Be Denied Solely Citing Shortage Of Officers: Delhi High Court Raps West Bengal Govt
The Delhi High Court has rapped the action of West Bengal government for refusing, in multiple cases, the prayer for inter cadre transfers (ICTs) on the ground of shortage of officers.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul said:“The ground has been rejected in all the above cited cases, and there may be many more for all we know. Litigation is not fun...
High Court Orders Forest Department, Delhi Police To Evolve Mechanism For Rescuing Distressed Birds
The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Delhi Government's forest department and Delhi Police to evolve a mechanism for rescuing the distressed birds in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was dealing with a PIL filed by Save India Foundation seeking issuance of directions to the authorities to take...
Delhi High Court Again Reschedules Date Of Elections To All Bar Associations To March 21
The Delhi High Court has rescheduled again the date of elections to all Bar Associations in the national capital from February 28 to March 21, 2025.A full bench comprising Justice Yashwant Varma, Justice Rekha Palli and Justice C Hari Shankar took cognizance of the fact that the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) was yet to constitute its Election Commission. “We further bear...