Delhi High Court Stays BCI's Decision Removing AAP's Legal-Chief Sanjeev Nasiar As BCD Vice Chairman

The Delhi High Court has stayed the decision of Bar Council of India (BCI) removing Advocate Sanjeev Nasiar from the post of Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) Vice Chairman, pending completion of an inquiry into authenticity of his law degree.Justice Sanjeev Narula passed the order on a plea filed by Nasiar challenging BCI's resolution passed on December 7 and listed the matter for hearing next...

Activist Nadeem Khan Created Narrative To Portray "Particular Community" As Victims Of Oppression By Govt: Delhi Police To High Court

The Delhi Police has told the Delhi High Court that human rights activist Nadeem Khan, through “targeted dissemination of selective and misleading information”, has sought to create a narrative portraying members of a “particular community” as victims of “systematic oppression” by the incumbent government.“This selective portrayal is not only factually distorted but appears to...

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Files ₹100 Crore Defamation Suit In Delhi High Court Against Media Outlets Linking Him To Adani Indictment

Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has filed a Rs. 100 crore defamation suit against various media houses over allegedly malicious and defamatory news reports linking him to the indictment proceedings against the Adani Group in United States. Justice Subramonium Prasad on Tuesday issued notice on Reddy's application seeking interim injunction order in the suit. He...

[Arbitration Act] S.2(1)(f) Is Non-Derogable, Applicability Cannot Be Excluded Even By Mutual Consent Of Parties: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna has held that section 2(1)(f) of the Arbitration Act which defined the International Commercial Arbitration is a non derogable provision and its applicability cannot be excluded even by mutual consent of the parties. Brief Facts This petition has been filed under section 34 of the Arbitration Act against two awards passed...

Delhi High Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator In Gas Supply Dispute, Invalidates Previous Arbitration Clause In View Of CORE Judgment

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Sachin Datta has observed that the arbitration agreement which contemplated the appointment of the sole Arbitrator to be made out of a panel of three persons chosen by the petitioner was no longer valid in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Central Organisation for Railway Electrification Vs. ECI SPIC SMO MCML (JV) A Joint Venture Company....

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Claim Of Rs.15 Lakh Awarded By Arbitral Tribunal Due To Lack Of Evidence

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Sachin Datta held that after persuading the Supreme Court to refer the disputes to arbitration, it is not open for the appellant to now question the validity of the reference. Additionally, the court held that the respondent had not placed any evidence on record to establish the cost of such construction. Therefore,...

'Disability Pension Can't Be Denied Merely Because Officer Was Posted At Peace Station Later', Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur while dismissing a Petition observed that the disability element of Pension could not be denied to the Respondent merely on the grounds that the Respondent was posted at a peace area. It was held that the relationship between the disability and the Respondent's service conditions were to be considered...

'No Distinction Between Pro Rata Pension And Pension', Delhi High Court Condones Delay For Shortfall In Qualifying Service

A Division Bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur observed in a Petition seeking pro rata pension after voluntarily discharging from services in the Indian Air Force. The Court held that there was no clear distinction in the pension and pro rata pension mentioned in the order that put forth the conditions to condone a shortfall in the qualifying...

'No Recovery, No Physical Evidence, No Terrorism Allegation; Why UAPA?' Umar Khalid Argues For Bail Before Delhi High Court

Former JNU scholar Umar Khalid today argued before the Delhi High Court as to how he was made an accused by the Delhi Police in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Senior Advocate Trideep Pais made the submission before a division bench comprising of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur in Khalid's appeal challenging trial court...

Delhi High Court Quashes Rape FIR Citing Misuse Of Section 376 IPC, Says It's Used As Weapon By Some To Unnecessarily Harass Males

The Delhi High Court has recently quashed a rape FIR against a man citing misuse of Section 376 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, observing that it was a classic example of how an innocent person had faced undue hardships due to misuse of the penal provision.“It is true that the provision under which the FIR has been lodged is one of the most heinous crimes against women, however, it is also...

Foreign Law Degree Holders Have To Pass BCI's Qualifying Exam To Practice In India, Even If They Have Cleared Bridge Course: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has rejected a challenge to the Bar Council of India's (BCI) 2024 notification requiring Indian citizens with foreign law degrees to take a qualifying examination to be eligible for enrolment in India.In doing so, the Court made a distinction between 'equivalency', referring to the bridge course requirement for foreign degree holders and 'qualification', necessary to...

Allegation of Manufacturer 'Clandestinely' Clearing Goods To Escape Tax Must Be Based On 'Tangible Evidence': Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held that where a manufacturer is booked by the tax authorities for clandestinely clearing its goods to escape tax, the charge must be based on “tangible evidence”. A division bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Ravinder Dudeja further observed, “In adjudication proceedings to establish the charge of clandestine removal and under valuation, Revenue is...