Delhi High Court
Partial Setting Aside Of An Arbitral Award Valid U/s 34 If Part Is Independent And Doesn't Affect Other Components: Delhi High Court Allows Execution Petition
The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh held that partial setting aside of an award is valid and justified as long as the part proposed for annulment is independent and can be validly incised without affecting other components. The bench held that it held that under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, when the Court considers the power to...
Arbitration Clause In Unstamped Letter Of Intent Is Valid, Independent And Binding Agreement; Delhi High Court Allows Section 11 Petition
The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma rejected an argument that a letter of intent was a non-binding agreement and noted that the arbitration agreement contained in the letter of intent should be treated as an independent and binding agreement. Further, it held that the referral court at Section 11 stage should not examine or impound an unstamped instrument...
TDS Prosecution Can't Be Initiated Against Any Office Holder In Corporate Without Establishing Administrative Connection: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that TDS prosecution can't be initiated against any office holder in a corporation without establishing an administrative connection.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar has observed that merely because a person holds an office in a corporate entity, it would not be sufficient to place him as a principal officer until and unless he...
Delhi High Court Orders Media Houses, Social Media Platforms To Take Down 'Defamatory Morphed Images' Of Bihar BJP MLA
The Delhi High Court has recently directed various media houses, social media platforms and search engines to take down allegedly defamatory and morphed images of a woman BJP MLA from Bihar. Passing an interlocutory order in the MLA's suit, Justice Prateek Jalan directed the media houses, social media platforms and an individual, a political associate who she claimed circulated the photos, not...
Delhi High Court Orders Expeditious Trial Of Shashvat Nadkarni's Suit Against Ex-BharatPe MD Ashneer Grover Over Unpaid Shares
The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered an expeditious trial of the suit filed by BharatPe's co-founder Shashvat Nakrani seeking to restrain the fintech company's former Managing Director Ashneer Grover from alienating, transferring, or creating any third-party rights in the “unpaid shares” bought from him. A division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Amit Bansal requested...
Raising Voice Against Alleged Cruelty Does Not Mean Complainant Is Not Interested In Continuing With Marriage: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that raising a voice against alleged cruelty does not, in any way, indicate that the complainant is not interested in continuing with the marriage or is not ready to adjust. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that what is important is whether the allegations leveled are premised upon facts or concocted.“There...
Senior Citizens Act Can't Be Used For Settling Property Disputes: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Senior Citizens Act was enacted for the protection of the senior citizens and cannot be used for settling property disputes.“The Senior Citizens Act, 2007 was enacted with the objective to provide a mechanism to secure maintenance and ensure welfare of senior citizens left bereft of support, financial or otherwise. The Act being a social...
Delhi High Court Calls For Meeting To Resolve Issue Of Non-Payment Of Salaries Of Delhi Waqf Board's Imams, Muazzins Since May 2022
The Delhi High Court has ordered for conduct of a meeting to resolve the issue of non-payment of salaries since May 2022 to the Imams, Muazzins and Muftis at the mosques registered with the Delhi Waqf Board.Justice Sachin Datta directed the Chief Executive Officer or Administrator of the Delhi Waqf Board and the Delhi Government's Principal Secretary of Finance Department to convene a meeting...
Delhi HC Stays Order Which Held That Property Seized By ED Must Be Returned If Probe Continues Beyond 365 Days & Doesn't Result In Any Proceedings
The Delhi High Court on Thursday stayed last month's judgment of a single judge which held that in cases where the investigation under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002, (PMLA) extends beyond 365 days and does not result in proceedings relating to any offence, the seizure of a property will lapse and it must be returned to the person from whom it was seized.A division bench...
Mahua Moitra FEMA Probe: ED Denies Leaking Any Information To Media, Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it has not given any press release or leaked any information to the media in relation to the investigation against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).ED's counsel, on instructions, told Justice Subramonium Prasad that the probe agency is not aware about...
After Settlement, Nokia Withdraws Patent Infringement Suits Against Oppo, Vivo From Delhi High Court
Nokia Technologies Oy has withdrawn the patent infringement suits filed by it against Chinese smartphone manufacturers Oppo and Vivo, after a settlement was arrived at between them. Justice Prathiba M Singh dismissed as withdrawn the suits as well as the counterclaim filed by the parties, in terms of the Litigation Settlement Agreement. “The parties shall be bound by the terms and conditions...
'Deceptive Similarity': Delhi HC Awards ₹12 Lakhs To Castrol In Trademark Infringement Suit Against 'Newcast Roi Racing' Engine Oil Manufacturer
The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 12 lakhs as costs and damages to Castrol Limited while decreeing its suit against two individuals manufacturing engine oil products under the mark “Newcast Roi Racing.”Justice Sanjeev Narula said that although the defendants' mark may seemingly appear distinct from Castrol, it was strategically presented in a manner that creates a deceptive similarity...