Delhi High Court
Land For Jobs Scam: Delhi High Court Orders Medical Evaluation Of Lalu Yadav's Aide Amit Katyal Hauled Up In PMLA Case
The Delhi High Court has constituted a medical board of AIIMS to evaluate the condition of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's close aide Amit Katyal, who is in custody in a money laundering case related to the alleged land-for-jobs scam case.Justice Vikas Mahajan was dealing with Katyal's plea seeking his release on humanitarian and medical grounds. The court directed the Director of All...
Accused Can't Be Blamed For Delaying Trial If He Chooses To Avail Legal Remedy: Delhi High Court In Sharjeel Imam's Case
While granting statutory bail to Sharjeel Imam in a UAPA case, the Delhi High Court observed that an accused cannot be blamed for causing delay in the trial if he chooses to avail legal remedy. “If any accused chooses to avail legal remedy and that too in terms of specific judicial pronouncement, he cannot be blamed for causing delay in the matter,” a division bench comprising Justice...
Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of Journalist Rajat Sharma, Restrains Use Of 'Baap Ki Adalat'
Ruling in favour of senior journalist Rajat Sharma, the Delhi High Court recently restrained an individual from using India TV logo and “Baap Ki Adalat” trademark in the content posted by him on social media.Justice Anish Dayal also restrained the man, Ravindra Kumar Choudhary, from using the photograph, video and name of Sharma, either as a trademark or logo in the social media posts,...
Unsettled Claims As Well As IBNR Would Amount To Contingent Liabilities; Section 37 Deduction Allowable: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the deduction under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act is allowable on unsettled claims as well as Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR), which would amount to contingent liabilities.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that if the historical trend indicates that a large number of sophisticated goods were...
Court To Refrain From Intervening In Cases Where There Is An Effective Alternate Remedy, Unless Compelling Reasons To Do So: Delhi High Court
A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh while deciding a writ petition in the case of Maya and Ors. v. Union of Indian and Ors. has held that the Court is to refrain from intervening in cases where there is an effective alternate remedy, unless there exist compelling reasons to do so. Background of Facts Maya and Ors....
[Arbitration Act] Section 29A Allows Extension Requests Even After Arbitrator's Mandate Expires: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma held that Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not preclude the consideration of applications for extension of the arbitrator's mandate filed after the expiration of the mandate. Brief Facts: The Petitioner approached the Delhi High Court (“High Court”) and filed a petition under Section 29A of...
Definition Of Wages Under Minimum Wages Act Cannot Be Used To Calculate Bonus Under Payment Of Bonus Act: Delhi High Court
A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh in the case of Group 4 Securities Guarding Ltd Vs Secretary, Labour, Govt. of NCT of Delhi has held that definition of wages under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 cannot be used to calculate bonus under Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 Background Facts Group 4 Securities Guarding Ltd (Petitioner) was engaged...
Decide Plea For Conducting Door To Door Survey To Collect Senior Citizens Data Within 12 Weeks: High Court To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has recently directed Delhi Government's Chief Secretary to decide within 12 weeks a plea to conduct a door to door survey to collect the data about total number of senior citizens in the national capital.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora directed the Chief Secretary to treat as representation a plea filed by one...
'Not Same Transaction': Delhi High Court Rejects Convict's Plea Seeking Concurrent Running Of Sentences In UAPA Cases
The Delhi High Court yesterday dismissed a plea moved by a convict seeking concurrent running of his jail terms in two UAPA cases, observing that the offences committed by him did not form part of the same transaction. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the plea moved by Mohsin Ibrahim Sayyed who was convicted by NIA courts in Greater Bombay and the national capital. He was awarded eight...
Delhi High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice Issued After 10 Years
The Delhi High Court has quashed the reassessment notice which was issued beyond 10 years.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that any action for reassessment pertaining to an AY prior to April 1, 2021, can be sustained only if it is compliant with the timeframes specified under Section 149(1)(b), Section 153A, or Section 153C, as the case...
NEET (UG) 2024: Delhi High Court Seeks NTA's Stand On Plea Against Award Of Grace Marks
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought stand of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in a plea challenging the award of grace marks to candidates for one of the questions in NEET (UG) Examination held on May 05. A vacation bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was hearing a plea moved by 17 year old Shreyansi Thakur (through her mother) who appeared in the examination. The court granted time to...
Death Of Unnao Rape Victim's Father: Delhi High Court Rejects Kuldeep Sengar's Plea Seeking Suspension Of Sentence
The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea moved by expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar seeking suspension of his 10 years of sentence in the custodial death of Unnao rape victim's father. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that though Sengar has undergone more than half of the sentence imposed upon him, but the period undergone by a convict is only one of the several factors...