'In Realm Of Policy, Not Our Job': Delhi High Court On PIL To Make Health & Yoga Science Mandatory Upto 8th Standard

The Delhi High Court on Monday listed for hearing on April 09 a public interest litigation seeking directions on the Centre and the Delhi Government to make "Health and Yoga Science" a mandatory part of curriculum up to 8th Standard for an overall development of the children as well as development of their physical & mental abilities in spirit of Section 29 of the Right to Education...

Inform On Framework Ensuring Movie Ticket Booking Platforms Provide Accessibility Features For Disabled Persons: Delhi HC To IT Ministry

In a plea for accessibility to book online movie tickets for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), the Delhi High Court directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to file an affidavit setting out the regulatory framework for ensuring that the ticket booking platforms give due information about accessibility features to ensure informed decision making by PwDs.Justice Sachin...

Bar On Bail Under NDPS Act Not Attracted When No Contraband Recovered From Accused Who Was Merely In Contact With Co-Accused: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that mere contact with co-accused person found in possession of a contraband cannot be treated to be corroborative material in absence of substantive material found against such an accused.Justice Amit Mahajan said that when no recovery is affected from an accused, merely because such an accused was allegedly in touch with the co-accused persons, the bar on grant...

Time Spent To Defend Reassessment Notice Issued Without Following Procedure Doesn't Extend Limitation For Revenue When Issuing Fresh Notice: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that if the Revenue issues a reassessment notice to an assessee under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 without following due procedure, it cannot later issue fresh reassessment notice beyond the prescribed period, claiming that time spent on earlier litigation is to be excluded for the purposes of computing limitation.A division bench of Acting Chief...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking De-Recognition Of Aam Aadmi Party For Non-Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking de-recognition of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleging that it violated a Supreme Court ruling mandating publishing of criminal antecedents by candidates and political parties.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the plea moved by...

Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief To Family Seeking 'Postmortem Sperm Retrieval' Of Deceased Man For Potential Use In Assisted Reproductive Therapy

The Delhi High Court recently ordered that Postmortem Sperm Retrieval (PMSR) procedure be conducted on a man who committed suicide in the national capital on January 22.Justice Sachin Datta was dealing with a plea moved by the parents and sister of the deceased seeking that his semen be preserved through PMSR, a process which allows retrieval of viable sperm from a deceased individual...

Sexual Assault Against Minors By Trusted Ones Magnify Betrayal, Leave Permanent Psychological Scars: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that sexual assault committed against minors by those who occupy positions of trust or confidence magnify the betrayal and leave permanent psychological scars in the lives of the victims. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma denied bail to a man in a POCSO case accusing him of sexually assaulting a minor girl who called him “chachu”. The man was the...

When Counter-Claim Is Related To Primary Dispute, It Can Be Filed Before Tribunal U/S 23 Of Arbitration Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Jain has held that while any counter-claim may relate to a different cause of action, it can still stem from a primary dispute between the parties. Thus, the court held that the governing factor would be to see whether it has any connection with the original dispute or is isolated and separable. For all purposes, the court observed that...

Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: High Court Grants Bail To Four Co-Owners Of Basement, Asks Them To Deposit ₹5 Lakh For Deceased Families' Welfare

The Delhi High Court has recently granted regular bail to four co-owners of basement of a coaching centre in city's Old Rajinder Nagar area– Rau's IAS, where three civil services aspirants had died after drowning in July last year. Justice Sanjeev Narula granted bail to Parvinder Singh, Tajinder Singh, Harvinder Singh and Sarbjit Singh and asked them to deposit Rs. 5 lakh with the Delhi...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 20 To January 26, 2025

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 66 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 94NOMINAL INDEXM/s Jaiprakash Associates Limited v. M/s NHPC Limited 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 66 KBS Industries Ltd & Anr. v. The Customs Central Excise And Service Tax Settlement Commission Principal Bench New Delhi & Ors 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 67 Sanjay Kumar v. SEBI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 68 Ramesh Chander Vs Election Commission Of India...

[Arbitration Act] Application U/S 34 Without Award Copy Or Vakalatnama Is Merely A 'Stack Of Papers' Filed To Save Limitation: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad has held that a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, filed without the award itself, would not be a valid filing. Justice Prasad stated that without the Award, the challenge would become meaningless because unless the award is perused by the court, it cannot adjudicate upon the appropriateness and correctness of the...

Trial Courts' Obligation To Compute And Award Victim Compensation Can't Be Delegated To DSLSA U/S 357 CrPC: Delhi HC 5 Judge Bench

A five judge bench of the Delhi High Court has ruled that the obligation and duty casted upon the trial courts to compute and award quantum of victim compensation cannot be delegated to the Delhi State Legal Services Authority Statutory Authority (DSLSA) as the same would run contrary to the scheme of Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.The full bench comprised Justice Rekha...