Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 09 To September 15, 2024

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 983 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1016NOMINAL INDEXThe Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. vs. Star Hospitality 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 983 Sameer Mahendru v. ED and other connected matter 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 984 Somnath Bharti v. Bansuri Swaraj and Others 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 985 Anand Gupta & Anr. Vs M/S. Almond Infrabuild Private Limited & Anr....

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: August 2024 [Citations 863 - 955]

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 863 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 955NOMINAL INDEXVANDANA v. STATE THROUGH SHO PS AMAR COLONY & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 863ANASTASIIA PIVTSAEVA & ANR. v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 864COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. STATE 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 865MR CHIRAGUDDIN v. STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 866Mitsubishi Corporation Versus...

Arbitrator Justified In Treating Loan Admission In Correspondence As Admitted Claim Under Order XII Rule 6 CPC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela has held that when a party makes a clear admission of owing a loan in its contemporaneous correspondence, the arbitrator is justified in treating it as an admitted claim under Order XII Rule 6 of the CPC. The bench noted that the purpose of this rule is to allow a party to secure a...

Judicial Data Of Criminal Cases Available On ICJS Must Be Synced With Crime Record Bureau: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the judicial data related to criminal cases available on the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) portal needs to be synced with the Crime Record Bureau to ensure “accurate availability of data” relating to the accused.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma said that the police authorities appear to be...

Delhi High Court Asks SSB To Consider Gender Neutral Nomenclature Of Posts Earlier Earmarked For Males But Now Open To Female Candidates

The Delhi High Court has called for amendment of the nomenclature of Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB) posts which were earlier earmarked only for male candidates but are now open to women as well. A division bench comprising Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Shalinder Kaur was dealing with a young mother's plea who applied for the post of Constable (Washer Man)-Female under OBC quota in SSB. Since she...

Plea In High Court Challenges Delhi Waqf Board's "Silence" On Alleged Illegal Construction On Graveyard

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition challenging Delhi Waqf Board's "silence" on alleged illegal construction on a graveyard situated at Idgah Road.The plea filed by one Md. Mazhar Ahmed claims that the site is a notified Waqf property which has been subjected to alienation by way of "fraudulent transactions", resulting in unauthorized construction by desecrating the...

Appeal/Revision Against NCDRC Order Lies With Jurisdictional High Court: Delhi High Court Reiterates

The Delhi High Court has observed that the order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), while considering an appeal or revision against the order of a State Commission other than the State Commission of Delhi, cannot be challenged before it as it lacks jurisdiction over such cases.It observed that the challenge to such an order lies with the 'jurisdictional...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To ED On The Quint's Co-Founder Raghav Bahl's Plea To Travel To USA

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in relation to the application of The Quint's co-founder Raghav Bahl to travel to USA for upcoming business meetings.Raghav Bahl sought permission to travel between 18 October and 21 November 2024 for his business meetings in New Jersey and New York, USA. Today, during the hearing, the counsel for Bahl stated that he...

'Unavailability Of Seats No Ground To Deny Admission To Eligible Candidate': HC Directs Delhi University To Create Supernumerary Seat

The Delhi High Court on Friday (Sep. 13) directed Delhi University to consider the admission of the candidate belonging to the reserved Children/Widows of Officer and Men of the Armed Forces category (“CW”) who was not granted admission in the First Round of Counselling because of the non-existence of vacant CW reserved category seats.Considering the case to be an exceptional...

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Begin Stakeholder Discussions On Requirement Of Mandatory Attendance Norms In UG & PG Courses

The Delhi High Court in a slew of directions has asked the Secretary, Union Ministry of Education (dealing with Higher Education) to commence within two weeks stakeholder consultations to discuss whether attendance norms should be made mandatory in undergraduate and postgraduate courses.A division bench of Justice Prathiba Singh and Justice Amit Sharma in its September 9 order further...

Delhi Coaching Centre Deaths: High Court Grants Interim Bail To Four Co-Owners Of Basement Subject To Depositing Rs 5 Crore With Red Cross

The Delhi High Court today granted interim bail till January 30 to four co-owners of basement of a coaching centre in city's Old Rajinder Nagar area– Rau's IAS, where three civil services aspirants died on July 27 after drowning.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said the interim relief is subject to Petitioners- Parvinder Singh, Tajinder Singh, Harvinder Singh and Sarbjit Singh- depositing Rs....

Delhi High Court Declines To Interfere With Single Judge Order Directing SpiceJet To Ground Aircraft Engines Due To Non-Payment Of Dues

In a setback to debt-ridden low-cost airline company SpiceJet, the Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the Single Judge order directing SpiceJet to ground three aircraft engines for defaulting on payments to engine lessors. Granting a specific relief to the France-based aircraft engine suppliers/lessors, the Single Judge of the High Court by order dated 14.08.2024 has directed...