S.17B ID Act | Minimum Wages Payable During Pending Litigation Cannot Be Frozen, Must Reflect Periodic Revisions: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that minimum wages payable to a workman under Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act during the pendency of litigation cannot remain frozen and must reflect periodic statutory revisions notified by the Government.Justice Shail Jain made the observation while dealing with an application filed by a workman who had been employed as a ward boy in a hospital and...

Delhi High Court Asks CBFC, Centre To Decide Plea Alleging 'Dhurandhar' Reveals Sensitive Military Information

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as well as the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to decide a plea claiming that “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” movie scenes have potential of revealing information related to the armed forces which is not in the interest of security of the nation, even though it is claimed as a work of fiction....

Delhi High Court Criticizes Lawyer For Filing Criminal Writ Without Examining Legal Position On FIR Registration

The Delhi High Court has criticized a lawyer for filing a criminal writ petition seeking registration of an FIR without examining the settled legal position governing such reliefs.Justice Girish Kathpalia made the observation while dismissing a writ petition filed by one Ashanand Saini seeking directions for registration of an FIR, transfer of investigation to an independent agency under...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Stay On FIR Against Abhijit Iyer Mitra For Posts Against Manisha Pande; Directs Fresh Hearing

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside a sessions court order staying a magisterial order directing registration of FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a complaint case filed by digital news platform Newslaundry's Editorial Director Manisha Pande, accusing him of abusing her and other women employees on social media.Justice Girish Kathpalia has remanded the matter back to...

PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks To Disqualify Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia From Contesting Polls Over Boycott Of Justice SK Sharma's Court

A PIL has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking disqualification of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak from contesting any elections over their refusal to participate in proceedings before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the Delhi excise policy case as well as for reportedly scandalising her on social media. Filed by one Satish Kumar Aggarwal, the plea...

'Have Some Faith': Delhi High Court Declines CBI Probe For Now; Notes Inquiry Initiated Against Cops Over Alleged Torture Of Student Activists

The Delhi High Court has been informed that inquiry has been initiated against erring officials of Delhi Police's Special Cell over allegations of torture and illegal detention of various activists, including students, in March. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja perused the status report filed by the Delhi Police revealing the said information. The...

'Professional Services' Cannot Justify Actions Benefiting Professional Himself: Delhi High Court Rejects Bail For DMAT Fraud

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a finance company employee accused of fraudulently transferring shares belonging to 18 clients into his own DMAT account, observing that “professional services cannot extend to granting any benefit to the concerned professional himself.”Justice Girish Kathpalia passed the order while dismissing a bail plea filed by the accused in connection with a...

Builder Can't Forfeit Homebuyer's Money Without Proving Actual Loss: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a builder cannot forfeit money paid by a homebuyer unless it proves actual loss arising from the alleged breach of contract.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by Eros Group against a trial court decree directing refund of ₹18 lakh to homebuyers.The dispute arose from a 2008 agreement for purchase of a villa...

Delhi High Court Says Fresh Notice Be Issued To Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia & Durgesh Pathak After Transfer Of Excise Policy Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 19) said that fresh notice be issued to AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal, and leaders Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak regarding CBI's plea challenging discharge of the accused in the excise policy case which was transferred last week to another bench. During the hearing today, Justice Manoj Jain noted that three respondents were still not represented today....

Delhi High Court Issues Criminal Contempt Notice To Arvind Kejriwal, AAP Leaders Over Posts Against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party in the criminal contempt proceedings initiated for allegedly vilifying Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma through a targeted campaign across social media platforms.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has asked all the alleged contemnors to file...

'Shoot And Scoot Acts Not Protest': Delhi High Court Refuses To Discharge Men Accused Of Throwing Burning Effigy At Politician's Bungalow

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that violence in the guise of protest “cannot be acceptable to any tenet of demosprudence” while refusing to discharge several persons accused of throwing a burning effigy at the official bungalow of a prominent political leader in 2022.Justice Girish Kathpalia said that “shoot and scoot” acts carried out after setting an effigy on fire...

Delhi High Court Sends YouTuber To Jail For Criminal Contempt After 'Taanashahi' Remark Against Judiciary

The Delhi High Court has sentenced a YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to six months' simple imprisonment in two criminal contempt cases for scandalising the judiciary and lowering the authority of courts through his videos targeting judicial officers.A division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed that Pahuja had shown “no regret” or “course correction” despite...