MEA Informs Delhi High Court Of Documents Required For Gender Change Recognition In Passports After Surgery Abroad

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has recently informed the Delhi High Court about the documents that an individual who has undergone a gender change abroad can submit upon returning to India, in order to reflect the change of gender in the passport.The submission was made in a plea moved by a transgender woman–petitioner, whose grievance raised in the plea had been redressed inasmuch...

Delhi High Court Seeks Patanjali's Response On Dabur's Fresh Injunction Plea Over 'Disparaging' Chyavanprash Ads

The Delhi High Court on Friday (January 10) sought response of Patanjali Ayurved on a fresh injunction plea moved by Dabur in its suit alleging that the former was running disparaging advertisements against its Chyavanprash product.Summons in the suit were issued on December 24 last year, along with notice on Dabur's application seeking ad interim injunction against the advertisements. Today,...

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2024: Part III [Citations 801 - 1200]

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 801 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1200High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Implement Hybrid Courts Project On Priority Basis, Says No Cabinet Approval RequiredCase Title: ANIL KUMAR HAJELAY & ORS. v. HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF DELHICitation: 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 801The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Delhi Government to expedite grant of financial sanction of Rs. 387...

Income Tax Dept Can Invoke S.159 When Reassessment Notice Was Issued During Lifetime Of Deceased Assessee: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that Section 159 of the Income Tax Act can be invoked to proceed against the legal representative of an assessee, only in cases where the reassessment notice was issued to the assessee during his lifetime, not after. When a person dies, the provision makes his legal representative liable to pay any sum which the deceased would have been liable to pay if...

Delhi High Court Questions Maintainability Of Petition Against AAP Poll Promise To Give ₹2100 Monthly Aid To Women

The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the maintainability of a petition against the election promise made by Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) recently, promising to give Rs. 2100 monthly aid to Delhi women under the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana. Justice Jyoti Singh questioned the petitioner, Vijay Kumar, as to how the plea was maintainable as an election petition. “How...

Umar Khalid Had 'Concerted Plan' To Remain Outside Delhi During Delhi Riots So That He Doesn't Get Trapped: Police To High Court

The Delhi Police on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that Umar Khalid had a “concerted plan” to remain outside the national capital during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots so that he does not get trapped.The submission was made by SPP Amit Prasad before a bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur while opposing the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and...

Delhi High Court Constitutes Fact-Finding Committee To Investigate Governance Issues In Equestrian Sports

The Delhi High Court has constituted a 5-member Fact-Finding Committee to conduct a detailed investigation into the ground level realities of Equestrian sports in India, focusing on issues including assessment of infrastructure, participation and representation of athletes, and the role of clubs in the development of the sport.The Committee would function under the chairmanship of Retired...

Plea Before Delhi High Court Seeks Regulatory Mechanism For Cryptocurrency, Probe Against 'Operational Lapses' At BitsBNS

A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking a regulatory mechanism for cryptocurrency as well as a special probe against alleged operational lapses at BitsBNS.BitsBNS is one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges in India which allows users to trade cryptocurrencies at best competitive prices.Justice Sachin Datta today sought response of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...

Application Mentioning Wrong Section Of Law Not Fatal If It Doesn't Cause Prejudice To Court Or Opposite Party: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that mentioning a wrong section of law in an application would not considered fatal to case if the substance of application was clear and no prejudice would be caused to the opposite party.Justice Ravinder Dudeja remarked, “Procedural errors, including mentioning incorrect provision of law should not override the substantive justice. The Court has enough...

Structural, Phonetic Similarity: Delhi High Court Grants Relief To 'INDI' Measuring Tapes Manufacturer Against 'INDEED' Mark

The Delhi High Court has made a temporary injunction absolute in favour of the measuring tapes manufacturer, FMI Limited, against passing off of its 'INDI' tapes by a business dealing in identical goods.The plaintiff FMI Limited, submitted that it is the largest manufacturer of measuring tapes, spirit levels measuring wheels in the Indian sub-continent and also that is well-established in over...

'Policy Matter': Delhi High Court Refuses To Order 'Rehabilitation Package' For Pakistan Migrants Under CAA

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass directions to the Central Government on a petition seeking “comprehensive rehabilitation package” for Pakistan migrants who have obtained citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that rehabilitation package was purely a matter of policy...

'Is Organizing Protest Site Good Enough To Attract UAPA?' High Court Asks Delhi Police In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the Delhi Police as to whether organizing a protest site is good enough to attract Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against an individual. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur put the question to SPP Amit Prasad, who was opposing the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and other...