Delhi High Court
South Asian University Enjoys Status Of International Organization, Not Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the South Asian University is not amenable to the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India as it enjoys the status of an international organization having privileges and immunities conferred upon it under various enactments. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said that the varsity, being an organization deriving its powers from a...
Delhi International Airport Limited Moves Delhi High Court Against Decision To Commence Commercial Flight Operations At Hindon Airforce Station
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the decision of the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation in October last year to allow the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to commence commercial flight operations at the Hindon Airforce Station situated in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice on the plea and sought response of...
Have Deleted Tweet Disclosing Identity Of Minor Rape Victim: Rahul Gandhi To Delhi High Court
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that he has taken down his tweet allegedly disclosing the identity and sensitive details about the minor girl, who was raped and murdered in 2021.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was also informed by the counsel appearing for X, formerly Twitter, that the tweet in...
Delhi HC Upholds Prohibition Of Marriage Between 'Sapindas', Says Incestuous Relations May Gain Legitimacy If Partner's Choice Left Unregulated
The Delhi High Court has upheld the validity of Section 5(v) of the Hindu Marriage Act which states that no marriage can be solemnized between parties who are related to each other as “sapindas”, unless it is sanctioned by usage or custom governing them.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that if the choice of a partner in a...
Delhi High Court Orders Suspension Of Google Forms Unauthorisedly Inviting Public To Apply For 'Starbucks' Franchise
The Delhi High Court has directed Google to suspend URLs of various Google Forms inviting general public to apply for “Starbucks Franchise”. Starbucks does not work on a franchise model in India.Justice Anish Dayal also said that Starbucks, the multinational chain of coffeehouses, will be at liberty to file an affidavit listing out other similar URLs of Google Forms after which Google...
'Stipulation Of Higher Merit Cannot Be Set Aside Because It Restricts Talent Pool': Delhi HC Upholds Stipulations For Appointment As IIM Director
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation against the stipulation of an additional qualification and higher merit for being appointed as a Director of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM).A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora upheld the Centre's recent notification making it mandatory for the applicants to...
Delhi High Court Halts PCA Arbitration Over Arbitrator Appointment Breach
The High Court of Delhi has stayed a PCA Arbitration between an African and an Indian Entity due to the constitution of the tribunal in violation of the arbitration agreement. The bench of Justice Anup J. Bhambhani, dealing with a suit seeking anti-arbitration injunction and an application seeking ad-interim injunction, restrained the defendant from proceeding further with the...
Delhi High Court Orders Centre To Permanently Block Websites Defrauding People On Pretext Of Recruitments At Croma
The Delhi High Court has directed the Union Government to permanently block access to three websites which were defrauding people by taking money under the pretext of recruiting them at Tata-owned Croma, the electronics retail store chain. Justice Sanjeev Narula also ordered permanent suspension and disabling of UPI IDs and mobile numbers in respect of the websites. The court granted...
Delhi High Court Grants Divorce To Man From 'Non Adjusting Wife' On Grounds Of Cruelty
The Delhi High Court recently granted divorce to a man on the grounds of cruelty by his wife, observing that she had a “non-adjusting attitude” and no maturity to sort out the differences with him without his public humiliation due to which he suffered mental cruelty.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that no fruitful purpose would be served...
GST Registration Can't be Cancelled Retrospectively For Non-Filing Of Returns: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that GST registration cannot be cancelled with retrospective effect for mere non-filing of returns.The bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdev and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has observed that simply because a taxpayer has not filed the returns for some period does not mean that the taxpayer's registration is required to be cancelled, with a retrospective date also covering...
Advertising Part Of Commercial Speech; Exaggerations, Puffery & Hyperbole Can't Be Completely Curtailed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that advertising is a part of commercial speech recognized under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India and any restraint on such a right can be placed only with some authority of law. Justice Prathiba M Singh said that exaggerations, puffery, and hyperbole are part of advertising that cannot be completely curtailed, except in accordance with law....
Online Single Window System For Seamless Payment To Empanelled Lawyers Will Be Operational Within Two Weeks: Delhi Govt Tells High Court
The Delhi Government on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that the Online Single Window System (OSWS) portal for seamless processing of payment of professional fees to the standing counsels will be made operational within two weeks.The Delhi Government told a division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora that the aspect of fee...