Delhi High Court
Delhi Riots: High Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Of Shahrukh Pathan Who Pointed Gun At Cop
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on the bail plea of Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The development ensued in FIR 51 of 2020 registered at Jafrabad Police Station. The case relates to an incident wherein he was captured pointing a gun towards a policeman during the riots. The pictures of it had gone viral on...
How Does General Law On Transfers Meld With Rights Of Persons With Disability Act? Delhi High Court Appoints Lawyer Rahul Bajaj As Amicus
The Delhi High Court is set to decide the question as to how the general law on transfers melds or combines with the Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016.A division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Amit Bansal appointed Advocate Rahul Bajaj, who is blind since birth, as an amicus curiae in the matter. “We are of the view that in the matter before us, one of the issues...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Normalization Procedure Based On Percentile Score Adopted For JEE Mains
The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea challenging the normalization procedure based on percentile score adopted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for JEE (Mains) examination for entrance into the various Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).Justice C Hari Shankar said that the process of normalisation is a “detailed statistical process” and dismissed in limine the plea moved by...
Cordelia Cruise Case: Delhi High Court Modifies CAT Order, Sets Aside Direction To Pass Speaking Order Before Initiating Action Against Sameer Wankhede
Modifying an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in August last year, the Delhi High Court has set aside the direction of passing a reasoned and speaking order before any action is initiated against Sameer Wankhede on the basis of an enquiry report in relation to the Cordelia cruise drugs case, after granting a personal hearing to him. A division bench of Justice Rekha...
Section 37 Of NDPS Act Doesn't Fetter Grant Of Bail On Ground Of Undue Delay In Completion Of Trial: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ruled that Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, does not fetter grant of bail to an accused on the ground of undue delay in the completion of trial.Justice Navin Chawla held that prolonged incarceration generally militates against the right to life and liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India...
Take Steps To Fill Vacancies In Municipal Taxation Tribunal: High Court To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to fill up the vacancies in the Municipal Taxation Tribunal and ensure that it is in place.“It is hoped and expected that expeditious steps shall be taken in this regard,” Justice Sachin Datta said in an order passed on February 14. “Let a copy of this order be sent to the Chief Secretary, GNCTD,” the court added. Justice Datta...
S.8 UAPA | Intent Of Notifying Place 'Used For Unlawful Association' Is Not To Seize Properties Of Innocent Owners: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently observed that the intent of notifying a place under Section 8 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, is to ensure that it is not used for unlawful activities and is not to seize properties of innocent owners who are neither members of the unlawful association nor involved in unlawful activities.Section 8 of the UAPA grants power to the...
"Purely A Govt Function": Delhi High Court Refuses To Order Opening Of 24 Hours PAN India Doordarshan Channel For Sindhi Community
The Delhi High Court has refused to direct the Union Government and Doordarshan to open a new 24 hours PAN India Doordarshan channel for the Sindhi Community, observing that it is purely a governmental function. Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain said that there cannot be any two opinions that the Sindhi Community, being a minority, is having a right for the preservation of its own heritage and...
Delhi High Court Initiates Suo Motu Case On Delay In Processing Of Bail Bonds By Jail Superintendents
The Delhi High Court recently initiated a suo motu petition with regard to the delay in formalities relating to acceptance of bail bonds by Jail Superintendents and issued a notice to the Director General of Prisons and the Standing Counsel (Criminal) of Delhi Government.Justice Amit Mahajan noted that the court while passing bail order at times directs that the bail bond be directly furnished...
Delhi High Court Orders Third-Party Audit Of MCD, DDA Public Toilets
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to get an audit done from a Union Government empanelled third-party auditor. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Jan Sewa...
Boutique Hospitality Firm Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Compulsory License Over Sound Recordings Owned By PPL
Boutique hospitality firm, Passcode Hospitality Private Limited, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a grant of compulsory license over the sound recordings allegedly owned by Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), to utilize them in the national capital. Justice Anish Dayal issued notice on the plea moved by Passcode Hospitality, which owns bars and restaurant chains like SAZ, PCO,...
Application Under Section 29(A) A&C Act Doesn't Constitute Express Waiver In Writing U/s 12(5) To Challenge Arbitrator's Ineligibility: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri held that filing of the Section 29(A) application by a party did not amount to a waiver of its right to challenge the arbitrator's ineligibility under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The bench held that filing an application under Section 29A of the Arbitration Act for an extension of the mandate...