Delhi High Court
DUSU Elections: Delhi High Court Allows Counting Of Votes On Or Before Nov 26 Provided All Defacement Is Cleaned Up By Candidates
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Delhi University to undertake the process of counting of votes for Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections on or before November 26, provided all the sites which were defaced by the contesting candidates are cleaned up and repainted within a week.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that...
Mistake On Part Of AO Resulting In Under Assessment Of Income No Ground To Re-Open Assessment U/S 147 Of Income Tax Act: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has made it clear that once scrutiny assessment is held under Section 143 of the Income Tax Act but due to a mistake of the Assessing Officer there is under assessment of income, reopening assessment under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not permissible. “...AO specifically records in the reasons that it was a 'mistake' which resulted in under...
Sale Deed Not Document Issued By Revenue, Can't Be Used To Verify Land's Classification As 'Agricultural' For Taxation Purposes: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that sale deed is not a document issued by the revenue authorities or any government authority which would certify the agricultural nature of a land. “A sale deed primarily reflects the transaction between the parties and the terms of sale, but it does not, in itself, verify the land's classification as agricultural for the taxation purposes....
Minor Children's Difficulty In Adapting To New Academic Environments Insufficient Grounds To Void Transfer Order:Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court: Justice Girish Kathpalia dismissed the writ petition filed by Ravinder Mandal and found no grounds for malafide intent behind the issuance of his transfer order. The High Court concluded that the transfer was a legitimate administrative action aligned with Mandal's contractual obligations as a transferable employee, and his non-compliance with the...
Take Policy Decision On Guidelines For Foreigners With Criminal Cases And Expired Indian Visas: Delhi High Court To Centre
The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Union Government to take a policy decision as to whether certain guidelines ought to be framed at national level in respect of foreigners against whom criminal cases are lodged and whose Indian visas have expired.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma also directed the Centre to decide if such foreigners who...
Can't Approve MCD Not Paying Wages, Retiral Benefits To Its Employees; If They Default They Must Suffer Interest: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently said that it can never be an approver to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) not paying wages or retiral benefits to its employees. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain that in case the civic body defaults in paying, it must “suffer interest”, emphasising that “there is no escape.”“How the MCD manages...
High Court Directs Delhi Govt's Chief Secy To Enable Online Registration Of Muslim Marriages In Time Bound Manner
The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Government's Chief Secretary to ensure that marriages solemnized under the Muslim personal law are registered online as mandated by the Delhi (Compulsory Registration of Marriage) Order, 2014.Justice Sanjeev Narula directed the Chief Secretary to personally look into the issue and ensure compliance of a judgment passed on July 04 directing the...
'Accused Cannot Be Dismissed From Service, Presuming Conviction', Delhi High Court Quashes Dismissal Order Of Police Officer Accused Of Murder
A division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices C Hari Shankar and Sudhir Kumar Jain dismissed a Petition seeking to set aside the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal. The Tribunal had quashed the orders dismissing the Respondent from service on the grounds of being accused of murder and lodgement of FIR against him. The Court observed that the Respondent was...
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain Bids Farewell To Delhi High Court, Says Attitude Or Ego Has No Place In Judicial Personality
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain on Friday bid farewell to the Delhi High Court. He joined the Delhi judicial services in the year 1992. In his farewell speech, Justice Jain said that shortly after joining the Delhi judiciary, he understood that the district judiciary is the foundation of the justice delivery system. He said that he was able to provide substantive justice to the needy persons with...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Yasin Malik's Plea For Urgent Medical Treatment After Hunger Strike In Tihar Jail
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice in the petition filed by convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik seeking permission for his urgent medical treatment in AIIMS or any super speciality hospital after he went on hunger strike in Tihar jail since November 01. Malik was awarded life sentence in a terror funding case by the trial court in May 2022. He had pleaded guilty in the...
Reviewing Officer Comments Contrary To Entries In ACR, Delhi High Court Directs Reassessment Of Grades
A division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices C Hari Shankar and Sudhir Kumar Jain set aside the Order of a Single Judge Bench wherein a Petition seeking to change the Appellant's Grade from '3' to '1' was dismissed. The Court directed the Respondents to reassess the overall performance of the Appellant in accordance with law considering the entries which...
'Pashmina Certification Centre' To Be Set Up, Delhi High Court Told In PIL To Enhance Existing FSL Infra For Testing Suspected Shahtoosh Shawls
The Delhi High Court has closed a public interest litigation seeking to improve, augment and enhance existing forensic testing infrastructure available to all Forensic Science Labs (FSLs) engaged in analysis of suspected Shahtoosh Shawls.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela took on record Union Government's statement that the Export and...