Customs Dept Cannot Encash Bank Guarantee Furnished By Trader During Pendency Of Appeal If Pre-Deposit Is Made: Delhi HC Affirms

Based on a circular issued by the Finance Ministry, the Delhi High Court has affirmed that the Customs Department cannot encash the bank guarantee furnished by a trader, whose import/export transactions are in dispute, if the latter has made a pre-deposit with his appeal against the demand and penalty. A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Dharmesh Sharma...

Commercial Court Act Doesn't Prevent Applicability Of Order 8 Rule 9 CPC For Filing Additional Written Statement After 120 Days: Delhi HC

In relation to commercial disputes, the Delhi High Court has observed that the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 does not prevent the application of Order 8 Rule 9 CPC for filing additional written statement after the expiry of 120 days for filing the written statements. Justice Mini Pushkarna said, “There is nothing in the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 to suggest that the provisions of Rule 9 of...

DHJS 2024: Delhi High Court Refuses To Modify Cut Off Date For Candidates' Age

The Delhi High Court has refused to modify the criteria according to which candidates appearing in Delhi Higher Judicial Services (DHJS) 2024 examination must have attained the age of 35 years on January 01, 2024. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Amit Mahajan rejected the plea filed by a candidate, Shweta Chowdhery, who challenged the one of the conditions...

Delhi Riots: Tahir Hussain Moves Interim Bail Plea Before High Court To Participate In Upcoming Assembly Polls

Former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain on Friday moved the Delhi High Court 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.The matter was listed today before Justice Amit Sharma who recused from hearing the case. The plea...

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)...