Delhi High Court
Unnao Rape: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Kuldeep Sengar For Undergoing Cataract Surgery At AIIMS
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted in the Unnao rape case, in order to undergo cataract surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital.A division bench comprising of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar ordered that Sengar be released on bail tomorrow (January...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL For OBC Admissions In Jamia's Residential Coaching Academy
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea seeking a direction on the University Grant Commission (UGC) to frame guidelines to enable Jamia Millia Islamia to give admissions to OBC (Non-creamy layer) students in its Residential Coaching Academy for preparation of civil services from its next session. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and...
Delhi High Court Grants Relief To Rapido Against Registration Of Its Trademark By Another Party
The Delhi High Court has allowed rectification petitions filed by Roppen Transportation Services, which runs Rapido bike/taxi services, against registration of 'RAPIDO' mark by another party.Roppen Transportation Services (petitioner) submitted that it has multiple trademark registrations for its RAPIDO marks and the earliest registration was in November, 2017. It stated that it was...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking To Prohibit Sale And Consumption Of Tobacco Near Temples
The Delhi High Court has recently refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking to prohibit the sale and consumption of tobacco products near temples.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the authorities can take necessary action as per law if they find any violation. “Needless to state that if the...
Foreign National Can't Seek Release From 'Executive Detention' Under Foreigners Act In Bail Proceedings: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a foreign national cannot seek release from “executive detention” imposed by the Central Government by invoking Section 14 and Section 14A of the Foreigners Act under bail proceedings.“Ergo, bail proceedings relate only to the release of a person from 'judicial custody' and cannot be employed to seek release from 'executive detention,” Justice...
Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya Sworn-In As Chief Justice Of Delhi High Court
Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya today (21 January) took oath as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. His oath was administered by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.The oath ceremony was attended by the Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena Singh and other senior officials. Justice Upadhyaya previously served as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court from 29th July 2023.On January 7, the ...
We Can't Hear You Endlessly: Delhi High Court Tells Prosecution In Bail Hearing Of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, & Others In Delhi Riots Case
While hearing bail pleas filed by Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and other accused in connection with the 2020 North-East Delhi riots UAPA case, the Delhi High Court today (21 January) orally remarked that the State's arguments cannot go on endlessly.After hearing arguments from the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) for over an hour, Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur said “This needs...
'Records Of So Many Lawyers Disappeared, Govt Can't Raise Its Hands': High Court On Flooding Of Delhi Bar Council Office At Siri Fort Area
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (January 21) orally told the municipal and local authorities in the national capital that they cannot simply raise their hands in the matter of water logging at Siri Fort Institutional Area during monsoon season, which led to flooding of Delhi Bar Council office last year.Justice Sachin Datta orally told the counsel appearing for the government, "Records of...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking ECI To Specify Special Circumstances For Using EVMs In Each Constituency
The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to comply with Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RPA) before proceeding with any elections through EVMs. Section 61A RPA states that "Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder, the giving and recording of votes by voting machines...
Court Not Prohibited From Looking Into Material Considered By SEBI While Adjudicating Plea For Compounding Of Offence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018, cannot prohibit any Court from looking into material which led the SEBI or its High Powered Advisory Committee (HPAC) to allow or reject a plea for compounding of offences alleged under the SEBI Act, 1992.Regulation 29(2) of the Settlement Regulation provides that material placed before the HPAC or the...
Trader Cannot Accept Settlement Commission's Order U/S 127C Of Customs Act 'In Parts': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an order passed by the Settlement Commission under Section 127C of the Customs Act, 1962 is in the nature of a 'settlement' and cannot be accepted by a trader only in part.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed, “Given the nature of the order passed under Section 127C of the Act – which is in...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 13 To January 19, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 28 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 65NOMINAL INDEXZAFAR ABBAS @ JAFFAR v. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 28 Mohammed Zubair v. State of NCT of Delhi 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 29 Babrey Singh versus Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 30 X v. Y 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 31 TAEKWONDO FEDERATION OF INDIA v. INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION & ORS and other connected matter...