Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Deprecates Lodging Of FIRs With Inflated Allegations, Says Criminal Justice System No Tool To Settle Personal Scores
The Delhi High Court has deprecated the practice of lodging FIRs with inflated allegations, underscoring that criminal justice system cannot be used to settle personal scores. Justice Amit Mahajan said that parties must be conscious that initiation of criminal proceedings carries serious consequences and must not be undertaken lightly or on the spur of anger or ill-advice.“This Court finds...
Delhi High Court Asks Centre To Hear Affected Parties Before Demolishing Structures In Ajmer Sharif Dargah
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Central Government to hear the affected parties before demolishing any structures within and outside the premises of Dargah Khwaja Saheb in Ajmer.Justice Sachin Datta directed that before taking any precipitative action on the basis of the removal notice issued on November 22, principles of natural justice shall be adhered to. The Court said that...
ECI Can't Decide On Internal Disputes Within Unrecognised Political Party, Civil Suit Must: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Election Commission of India (ECI) cannot decide on the internal disputes within an unrecognised political party, and that a such disputes would have to be resolved in a civil suit.“The ECI will not recognize any rival faction of a registered unrecognized party in case of internal disputes, as it is not for the ECI to resolve these disputes. Such inter...
Woman's Right To Shared Household Not License To Indefinitely Occupy In Laws' Home: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a woman's right to shared household under Section 17 of the Domestic Violence Act is a right of protection and not a right of ownership or a licence to indefinitely occupy premises of the in-laws, especially when such occupation causes demonstrable harm to senior citizens. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish...
Major Unmarried Daughter Can Seek Maintenance From Father Under Section 125 CrPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a major unmarried daughter can file a joint application along with the mother seeking maintenance from the father under Section 125 of CrPC. Justice Amit Mahajan noted that a major Hindu daughter is entitled to maintenance from her father under Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, as long as she is unmarried and is unable to...
Delhi High Court Directs BCI Committee To Consider Plea Seeking Polling Booths At District Courts For BCD Elections
The Delhi High Court has directed the Special Committee constituted by the Bar Council of India (BCI) to consider as representation a plea to make arrangements for polling of votes for the upcoming Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections. Justice Mini Pushkarna directed that the plea filed by lawyer Surendar Kumar be considered as a representation by the Special Committee for the State BCD,...
Actor NTR Junior Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights
Actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR Junior, moved the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking protection of his personality rights. The matter was heard today by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. The Court directed the social media platforms and e commerce platforms to treat the actor's suit as a complaint under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and...
Disabled Son's Employment Can't Be Used To Deny BSF Officer Father's Request For Compassionate Posting: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently criticised the Border Security Force for denying an officer's request for compassionate posting on grounds of his son's 50% locomotor disability, citing the latter's employment and 'handsome salary'.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla said, “We fail, entirely, to understand how this fact, which otherwise should earn the...
DDA Has No Obligation To Provide Infrastructure Before Full Payment On Plots Sold On 'As Is Where Is Basis: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that where DDA has sold plots to buyers on “as is where is basis”, the buyer cannot refuse to pay the balance sale consideration on the ground that DDA did not provide the requisite civic amenities. In such a situation, DDA has no obligation to provide the facilities as a pre-requisite to...
So Many Workers But No Drinking Water Or Sewage Facility? Delhi High Court Questions State Of Mundka Industrial Area
The Delhi High Court on Friday (December 5) expressed its concern after it was informed that there is no drinking water facility, no storm water drain or sewage lines and no Common Effluent Treatment Plants in the Mundka Industrial Area in the city. A division bench of Justice Prathiba Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora were hearing petitions including a suo-motu petition pertaining...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal In Avery Dennison Transfer Pricing Case, Upholds ITAT Order On Intra-Group Services
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the Income Tax Department's appeal against M/s Avery Dennison (India) Pvt. Ltd., reaffirming that no substantial question of law arises where the Transfer Pricing Officer's (TPO) conclusions are unsupported by cogent evidence and the issue stands settled in favour of the assessee in earlier years. A Division Bench comprising Justice V. Kameswar Rao...
Indigo Crisis: Delhi High Court To Hear PIL For Ground Support, Refund On December 10
A public interest litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking ground support and refund to passengers affected over the Indigo flight crisis. The matter was mentioned today by a lawyer before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. The counsel said that the situation at the airports is inhuman and that there was no...