Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Against CM Atishi For Allowing Manish Sisodia To Use Her Govt Bungalow

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking action against Chief Minister Atishi for allowing senior AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and his family members to use the government allotted bungalow. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the PIL filed by Sanjeev Jain, claiming to be a...

Consider Adopting Technological Tools To Eliminate Duplicate Names In Voters List: Delhi High Court To ECI

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider adopting technological tools that would assist it in eliminating duplicate names of individuals in the voters list.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela disposed of a public interest litigation seeking action against individual voters...

Delhi High Court Grants Custody Parole To Tahir Hussain For Filing Nomination Papers For Assembly Polls

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted custody parole to former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain for subscribing Oath and for filing his nomination papers in the upcoming Assembly polls from Mustafabad constituency as a member of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna directed the State to facilitate filing of nomination papers on the...

If Assessee Produces Accounts, AO Must Be Satisfied That Accommodation Entries Exist Before Proceeding U/S 148 Of Income Tax Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that an Assessing Officer is required to be satisfied that accommodation entries as alleged in show cause notice under Section 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act 1961 exist, particularly where the assessee produces its accounts. In doing so, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma heavily relied on its...

Interim Maintenance Order Can Be Granted Merely On Satisfaction That Wife's Application Prima Facie Discloses Domestic Violence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that an order for interim maintenance can be granted merely upon the satisfaction of the Court that the application by the wife prima facie disclosed the commission of domestic violence.“While the veracity of the case of the wife would be tested during the course of trial, interim relief can be granted merely upon the satisfaction that the...

Terror Funding Case: Delhi High Court Dismisses Second Bail Plea Of NSCN(IM) Leader Alemla Jamir

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the second regular bail appeal of Naga insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN (IM)) leader Alemla Jamir in relation to a terror funding case probed by National Investigation Agency.A division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur found no merit in the appeal challenging dismissal of the bail by the...

'Main Mastermind, Funder Of Delhi Riots': Police Opposes Tahir Hussain's Interim Bail Plea To Contest Assembly Polls, High Court Reserves Order

The Delhi Police on Tuesday opposed the plea moved by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case in order to participate in the upcoming Assembly polls from Mustafabad constituency as a member of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna reserved the judgment and said that the order will...

Delhi High Court Directs Taekwondo Federation Of India To Conduct Fresh Open Selection Trials For 2025 National Games

The Delhi High Court has directed the Taekwondo Federation Of India (TFI) to conduct fresh open selection trials for selecting two players in each weight category for both male and female for upcoming National Games to be held at Uttarakhand commencing from January 28.Justice Sachin Datta said that after the trials, two players shall be selected in each weight category who would be given a...

Living Together In Shared Household In A Relationship 'In Nature Of Marriage' Also Domestic Relationship Under DV Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that two persons who lived together in a shared household through a relationship in the “nature of marriage” would also be called to be in a domestic relationship under the Domestic Violence Act. “Even otherwise, in terms of Section 2 (f) of the Act, the relationship of parties living together through a relationship in the “nature of marriage” would...

[PM Modi Degree Row] 'RTI Act's Purpose Not To Satisfy Someone's Curiosity': DU Tells Delhi High Court

In the case related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's academic degree, the Delhi University on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the purpose of Right to Information (RTI) Act is not to satisfy someone's curiosity. SGI Tushar Mehta made the submission on behalf of the varsity before Justice Sachin Datta. The Court was hearing DU's plea filed in 2017 challenging an order of the...

'Punishment Is Not Disproportionate When Officer Displays Negligent And Irresponsible Conduct', Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur dismissed a Petition challenging an order of punishment awarded to the Petitioner for being irresponsible while supervising an area he was assigned. The Court held that the punishment was not disproportionate as the Petitioner had been negligent in a similar incident in the past and had shown...

High Court Says Delhi Govt Dragged Its Feet On Placing CAG Reports Before Legislative Assembly, Calls It 'Unfortunate'

The Delhi High Court on Monday orally remarked that the Delhi Government dragged its feet on placing various reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) before the Legislative Assembly, calling the situation unfortunate. Justice Sachin Datta was hearing a plea seeking direction to the Delhi Government and Chief Minister to forward the 14 CAG reports to the Speaker of the...