[Arbitration Act] Public Policy While Considering Enforcement Of Foreign Awards Has To Be Construed Narrowly, In Consonance With International Notions: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Prateek Jalan held that the public policy argument while considering enforcement of foreign awards has to be construed narrowly and in consonance with international notions of public policy. The bench held that all violations of statute or supporting legislation do not satisfy this ground, and violations must be of fundamental...

Delhi High Court Issues Show Cause Notice To Lawyer Who Posted 'Contemptuous Comments' In Chat Box Through VC

The Delhi High Court has issued a show cause notice to a lawyer asking why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for posting “patently contemptuous” comments in the chat box while appearing through virtual mode during proceedings. Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta observed that the comments were placed in public domain with intention to scandalize the Court,...

Delhi High Court Reverses Acquittal, Holds Father Guilty Of Repeatedly Raping Minor Daughter

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reversed the acquittal of a man and held him guilty for repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting his minor daughter for around two years in 2011-13.The man was acquitted by the trial court in June 2019. The FIR was registered on January 2013 on the basis of the victim's statement alleging that she was being assaulted by him for the last two years- 2011. The...

Delhi High Court Directs Assessing Officer To Decide Centre For Policy Research's Application To Stay Income Tax Demand Afresh

The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Assessing Officer (AO) to decide afresh the application moved by the Indian public policy think tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) seeking a stay of the income tax demand for the year 2022-23.A division bench comprising of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav set aside the Assessing Officer's order passed on May...

Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment In Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In ED, CBI Cases

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in the bail pleas filed by Former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in the money laundering and corruption cases related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Sisodia is presently under judicial custody in the money laundering and corruption cases related to the alleged excise policy scam.Justice Swarana Kanta...

Actor Jackie Shroff Files Suit Before Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality And Publicity Rights

Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff has filed a suit before the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights. The suit has been filed against various entities using his name, photographs, voice and word “Bhidu” without his consent.Justice Sanjeev Narula heard the matter today and issued summons to the defendant entities in the suit. The matter has been listed...

Delhi High Court Restrains HUL From Comparing Its 'Ponds' Products With 'Nivea', Says In-Mall Marketing Campaigns Also Advertisements

The Delhi High Court has restrained Hindustan Unilever Limited from engaging in marketing or advertising activity of comparing its 'Ponds' products with 'Nivea' products, either expressly or by implication or association, through sale representatives in various malls in the national capital and Gurugram. Observing that the activity amount to disparagement or denigration of the latter's...

Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Maintain Hygiene In Dairies, Medical Care Of Cattle

The Delhi High Court has recently issued a slew of directions for maintaining hygiene in dairies in the national capital, to ensure medical care of cattle kept therein and for use of spurious oxytocin. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Ps Arora was prima facie not persuaded by the submission of the Delhi Government's Chief Secretary that the cattle...

Implement Recommendations Of Court Constituted Committee To Improve Medical Services: Delhi High Court To Chief Secretary

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government's Chief Secretary to ensure implementation of the recommendations given by a seven member Committee constituted by the court to streamline the process of availing free medical treatment under various government schemes in the hospitals in the national capital.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet...

Delhi High Court Allows Police's Plea To Verify 'Forged Aadhar Card' Details Of Accused With Aadhar Data Bank

The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide to the Delhi Police all information pertaining to a “forged Aadhar card”, recovered from a man accused of supplying fake currency notes, for verifying it with the Aadhar data bank.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri allowed Delhi Police's plea seeking verification of the forged Aadhar card with...

AO Can't Proceed With Assessment In Absence Of Section 127 Transfer Order: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Assessing Officer cannot proceed with assessment in the absence of a transfer order under Section 127 of the Income Tax Act.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that once the case of the assessee is centralized, then the transfer of the case of the assessee to another AO would not be permissible without...

Show Cause Notice Not Adjudicated For Nearly 14 Years; Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Dept.

A division bench of the Delhi High Court, comprising Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Ravinder Dudeja, has issued the notice to the department in a petition assailing the jurisdiction to adjudicate the Show Cause Notice, which has not been adjudicated for nearly 14 years.The petitioner/assessee is a manufacturer of Pan Masala containing tobacco commonly known as Gutkha, commercially...