Delhi High Court
Concealing Income To Avoid Paying Maintenance Or Claim Exorbitant Amount In Matrimonial Cases Is Unfortunate: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that it is unfortunate that in matrimonial litigations, the parties do not come out with their true income.“Effort is always made to conceal the true income by the husband in order to avoid payment of maintenance to the wife and the child. On the other hand, effort is made by the wife to claim exorbitant amount as the income of the husband,” Justice Navin...
'Charity Begins At Home': Delhi HC Holds Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee's Top Officials In Contempt Over Non-Payment Of Teachers' Salaries
The Delhi High Court has found the President and General Secretary of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee guilty of intentionally not complying with a 2021 ruling that ordered payment of arrears of salaries to teachers and staff of Guru Harkrishan Public School (GHPS), in view of fixation of their pay under the 6th and 7th Pay Commission.Justice Navin Chawla found the Committee's...
CISF Personnel Can Be Deployed Anywhere In India Or Abroad As Per Requirements; Operational Exigencies Can't Be Sidelined: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel can be deployed anywhere in India or abroad as per operational requirements and the administrative or operational exigencies can never be sidelined or disregarded.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Manoj Jain perused the transfer policy, in respect of CISF personnel in various sectors,...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 19 To February 25, 2024
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Fill Vacancies In Child Welfare Committees & Juvenile Justice Boards By April 15: High Court To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to complete the formalities of the selection process for filling vacancies in all the Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) and Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in the national capital by April 15. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain said that if the formalities are not completed before the said date, the...
Subscription To Legal Database Can't Be Construed Transfer Of Copyright, Subscription Fee Is Not Royalty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that subscription to legal databases cannot be construed as a transfer of copyright.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that the subscription fees of the legal database LexisNex piad by an Indian subscriber neither comprise a transfer of copyright nor do they include a transfer of a right to apply technology...
CBSE Has No Right To Stop Student From Entering Exam Hall After Issuing Admit Card, Expected To Be Vigilant: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) is expected to be vigilant regarding the entitlement of the students to appear in the examination.Justice C Hari Shankar said that the CBSE has no right to stop a student from entering the examination hall, after issuing admit card. The court made the observations while allowing a Class X student to...
'No Different From You Or Me': Delhi High Court Calls For Using Term 'Differently Abled' For Persons With Disabilities
Observing that those who suffer from disabilities as recognized by the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, are no different from anyone, the Delhi High Court has said that the more appropriate term to use for such persons would be “differently abled” rather than “disabled”.“The RPWD Act, and all laws which strive to provide support to a person suffering from...
Minor's Rape Case: High Court Denies Default Bail To Delhi Govt's Suspended Women & Child Department Officer, Wife
The Delhi High Court on Monday denied default bail to Delhi Government's suspended Women and Child Development Department officer Premoday Khakha, accused of raping a minor girl over several months and impregnating her. Court also denied relief to Khakha's wife.Justice Jyoti Singh rejected the pleas moved by Khakha and his wife seeking default bail under Section 167(2) of Code of...
Court Cannot Determine Admissibility, Relevancy, Materiality, And Weight Of Any Evidence Under Section 27 of A&C: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Sachin Datta held that the court under Section 27 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot determine the admissibility, relevancy, materiality, and weight of any evidence, as doing so would amount to impermissible interference with the Tribunal's proceedings. Brief Facts: Steel Authority Of India Ltd. (“Petitioner”)...
Delhi High Court Refers Gautam Gambhir's Defamation Suit Against Punjab Kesari To Mediation
The Delhi High Court on Monday referred to mediation the defamation suit filed by former cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir against Hindi daily newspaper Punjab Kesari and its reporters. Gambhir filed the suit seeking to restrain the newspaper and its reporters from making any allegedly defamatory publication against him.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma referred the case for mediation after...
No Need For Notice To Invoke Fresh Arbitration Where Analogous Arbitral Proceedings Going: Delhi High Court Allows Section 11(6) Petition
The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri held that in cases where there are analogous arbitration proceedings related to other agreements, there is no need to invoke fresh arbitration by issuing a notice under Section 21 of the Arbitration Act. It held that there isn't a notice requirement under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,...