Allowing Petitions To Languish Under Objections To Save Limitation 'Can't Be Countenanced': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has refused to condone a 281-day delay in filing a criminal revision petition, holding that a litigant cannot claim the benefit of an earlier filing date after allowing a petition to remain under objections for months and later withdrawing it on technical grounds.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma was dealing with a criminal revision petition filed against a trial court ...

Labour Court Can't Re-Appreciate Evidence After Upholding Domestic Enquiry: Delhi High Court Restores Termination Of MTNL Workman

The Delhi High Court has held that once a Labour Court upholds the fairness and validity of a domestic enquiry, it cannot thereafter re-appreciate evidence or act as an appellate authority to substitute the findings of the Enquiry Officer.Justice Shail Jain held,“Once a domestic inquiry is held to be fair and in compliance with the principles of natural justice, the Labour Court does not sit...

Unnao Custodial Death: Delhi High Court Asks AIIMS To Examine Jaideep Sengar's Health After CBI Flags 'Fake' Cancer Prescriptions

The Delhi High Court has directed constitution of a Medical Board at All India Institute of Medical Sciences to independently assess the health condition of Jaideep Singh Senger, brother of Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Sengar.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja was dealing with Senger's application seeking interim suspension of his sentence on...

Wards Of Soldiers Disabled In Action But Retained In Service Not Entitled To Priority-II Reservation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that wards of such armed forces personnel who suffered disability during military operations but were retained in service and completed their tenure are not entitled to Priority-II reservation under the Defence quota.Justice Vikas Mahajan held that the quota is meant only for wards of personnel who were boarded out of service on account of disability attributable...

Second Wife From Void Marriage Not Entitled To Family Pension Under Army Rules Even After First Wife's Death: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a woman whose marriage was solemnised during the subsistence of her husband's first marriage is not entitled to family pension under the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961, even if the first wife subsequently passes away.A Division Bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora underscored that Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Appeal Over Manish Sisodia's 2020 Election Win Citing Lack Of Maintainability

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (February 26) refused to entertain an appeal challenging a single judge order rejecting the challenge to election of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia from Patparganj constituency in the 2020 Assembly polls.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the appeal was not maintainable before the High...

Failure To Apprehend Accused For 13 Yrs Speaks Volumes About CBI: Delhi High Court While Granting Bail In ₹2 Crore Fraud Case

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a woman accused in a ₹2 crore fraud case, while criticising the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its failure to apprehend her for nearly 13 years.Justice Girish Kathpalia remarked,“The fact that it took 13 years for a premier central investigating agency to even apprehend a Proclaimed Offender speaks volumes about their interest or...

No Boards Or Barricades: Delhi High Court Denies Bail As Youth Dies In 20-Ft Road Pit; Says 'Public Roads Can't Be Turned Into Death Traps'

The Delhi High Court has refused anticipatory bail to contractors accused in a case where a young man lost his life after falling into a 20-foot-deep pit dug on a public road without any caution boards, barricading, or safety measures, observing that “public roads can't be turned into death traps.”Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed, “A lenient approach in the facts and circumstances...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre, NCRB Response On Plea Against Law Allowing Police To Collect DNA, Biometrics Of Accused

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea seeking to declare the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022, to be void and unconstitutional for being ultra vires Articles 14, 20(3) and Article 21 of the Constitution of India.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought response of Union Government through Ministries of Law &...

Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges One-Month Ban On Protests At Delhi University

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court against a notification banning protests and public meetings of any kind for a month in the Delhi University or its campuses in the national capital. Justice Jasmeet Singh heard a plea filed by Uday Bhadoriya, a student of the varsity, challenging the notification issued by the Office of Proctor on February 17 in the wake of clashes during a protest...

Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking 'Reading Down' Of Preliminary Investigation Report On Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking “reading down” of the preliminary investigation report on the Air India plane crash that took place in Ahmedabad on June 12 last year, claiming 270 lives. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the prayer was “highly misconceived” as the doctrine of reading down is applied...

'What Is The Judicially Manageable Standard?': Delhi High Court Questions PIL Challenging Rajya Sabha Nomination Of C Sadanandan Master

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned a public interest litigation filed against nomination of veteran BJP leader C Sadanandan Master to the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he lacks demonstrable special knowledge or practical experience as required in law. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia asked if there is any judicially manageable standard...