Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Vistara Airline In Suit For ₹2.7 Cr Damages Over Spillage Of Hot Beverage On Minor
The Delhi High Court has recently issued summons to Vistara airline in a suit filed by the family of a 10-year old girl seeking damages of about Rs. 2.7 crores over burn injuries sustained by the minor due to spillage of hot beverage onboard a flight from the national capital to Frankfurt in August last year. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani issued summons in the suit wherein the parents...
'Sham, Pre-Determined': Delhi High Court Quashes South Asian University's Decision To Expel LLM Student Over Alleged Indiscipline
The Delhi High Court yesterday set aside two orders issued by the South Asian University expelling an LLM student over alleged acts of indiscipline, observing that the procedure adopted was sham and pre-determined. “The entire exercise was, therefore, chimerical in character, with the clear intention, already formulated, to send the petitioner out,” Justice C Hari Shankar said. The...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Cop In Contempt Case Over Damages To Trees
The Delhi High Court has set aside the conviction of a police officer in a contempt case for damaging trees in the national capital during construction work in 2021. Justice Mini Pushkarna also discharged the notice of contempt issued to the cop as well as three officers of Public Works Department (PWD). All four officials were convicted for contempt in June 2022. “...it is seen that...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Eviction Order Asking TMC Leader Mahua Moitra To Vacate Government Accommodation Immediately
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the eviction order issued to Trinamool Congress leader Mohua Moitra asking her to vacate the government bungalow immediately, following her expulsion from the Lok Sabha in December last year.Justice Girish Kathpalia dismissed Moitra's application seeking stay of the eviction order in view of the pendency of the issue of her expulsion from Lok...
'Matter Already Referred To CBI': Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Court-Monitored Probe Into 'Fake Lab Tests' In Mohalla Clinics
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking a court-monitored probe into the allegations of fake laboratory tests being conducted at the moholla clinics set up by the Aam Aadmi Party government in the national capital. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora rejected an application moved by social activist Bejon Kumar Misra in...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Industrial Tribunal's Order Increasing Retirement Age Of Indian Express Workers From 58 To 60 Yrs With Effect From 2009
The Delhi High Court has set aside the order passed by an Industrial Tribunal last year increasing the age of retirement or superannuation of the workers of The Indian Express from 58 years to 60 years with effect from October 15, 2009, with all consequential benefits. Justice Anish Dayal remanded the matter back to the Industrial Tribunal for fresh adjudication, after considering all...
Delhi High Court To Hear Defamation Suit Against MS Dhoni By Former Business Partner Mihir Diwakar On January 29
The Delhi High Court will hear on January 29 a defamation suit filed against cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni by his former business partner Mihir Diwakar. Justice Prathiba M Singh directed that intimation of filing of the suit be given to Dhoni as well as the law firm representing him. Diwakar and his wife have filed the suit to restrain Dhoni from publishing defamatory and malicious...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 08 To January 14, 2024
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Pendente Lite And Future Interest Can't Be Included In The 'Aggregate Value Of Claim And Counterclaims' U/S 12 Of Commercial Courts Act: Delhi High Court
ThePendente Lite And Future Interest Can't Be Included In The 'Aggregate Value Of Claim And Counterclaims' U/S 12 Of Commercial Courts Act: Delhi High Court has held that to determine the pecuniary jurisdiction of the Court to deal with a challenge petition under Section 34 of the A&C Act, the value of the pendente lite and future interest cannot be included in the aggregate value...
Arbitral Award Can't Be Challenged On Ground Of Bias Of Arbitrator If No Challenge Was Made During Arbitral Proceedings: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that an arbitral award cannot be challenged on the ground of bias of arbitrator if no challenge to bias was made during the pendency of arbitral proceedings. The bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh held that a party that has fully participated in the arbitral proceedings without raising any challenge to the jurisdiction of the tribunal on ground...
Delhi High Court Directs Customs Commissioner To Release Amount After Realising Redemption Fine, Penalty From Seized Foreign Currency
The Delhi High Court has directed the Customs Commissioner to release the remaining amount after realizing the redemption fine and penalty from the seized foreign currency.The bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has observed that ordinarily, the adjudicating officer needs to give the owner of the goods the option to pay a fine in lieu of confiscation, and if such a...
Transactions Concerning Mutual Funds Not In The Nature Of Investment And Not Motivated By Trade: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that transactions concerning mutual funds were in the nature of investment and not motivated by trade.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has observed that the intent has to be ascertained keeping in mind the magnitude and frequency of the transactions, the period for which shares are held, the purpose for which they are held, and...