Mere Lack Of Care Not Enough To Attract Criminal Liability U/S 304A IPC; Mens Rea Required: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that mere lack of care is not sufficient to attract the offence of causing death by negligence under Section 304A of IPC and mens rea is an important element to invite culpability.Justice Amit Mahajan thus granted relief to the owner of a de-addiction centre, booked for the death of an inmate at the hands of his employee.Petitioner-owner was summoned six years...

'Can't Discriminate': Delhi High Court Orders Sports Ministry To Enable Deaf Sportspersons To Apply For Khel Ratna

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that there can be no discrimination between persons with locomotor disability and those with hearing impairment.Justice Sachin Datta observed,“The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 read with Schedule thereto, leaves no scope of discrimination between persons having hearing impairment vis-a-vis those having physical/locomoter...

Delhi High Court Grants SanDisk Permanent Injunction Against Indian Company's Copycat Trade Dress

The Delhi High Court has granted a permanent injunction in favour of SanDisk LLC, the global flash-storage manufacturer, after Welborn Industries Pvt. Ltd., an Indian electronics company that sells memory-storage products, agreed to permanently discontinue packaging that SanDisk said copied the distinctive red-and-black trade dress of its USB drives and SD cards. Justice Manmeet Pritam...

Economic Offender's Plea To Travel Abroad For Medical Reasons Untenable When Treatment Available In India: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an economic offender's plea to travel abroad citing medical grounds is not tenable when appropriate treatment is readily available in India.Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed,“This Court is conscious of the principles of personal liberty under Article 21, however, these rights must be balanced against the compelling public interest in ensuring that...

Order Refusing To Terminate Arbitration Is Not An Interim Award: Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge U/S 34 A&C Act

The Bombay High Court dismissed a petition under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) challenging an order passed by the Arbitral Tribunal by which it had refused to terminate the ongoing proceedings holding that the order was merely a prima facie view, interlocutory one and not an arbitral award capable of being challenged. Justice...

Delhi High Court Quashes VAT Assessment Orders Passed By Audit Officer Citing Lack Of Jurisdiction

The Delhi High Court has quashed a batch of VAT assessment orders issued by VAT Audit Officer, stating that the authority did not have necessary delegation to carry out assessments.Form DVAT-50 enables the VAT Commissioner to authorize officials for carrying out audit, investigation and enforcement functions under Delhi Value Added Tax Act and Rules.However, a division bench of Justices...

“Gross Concealment”: Delhi High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs On Party In Poppy Seeds Smuggling Case

The Delhi High Court recently imposed exemplary costs of ₹5 lakh on the power of attorney holder of a company, purportedly involved in smuggling of prohibited items like poppy seeds.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain noted that the Petitioner had failed to disclose that his challenge to the penalty order passed by the Customs authority was previously dismissed by...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Aadhar India Over Non-Issuance Of Pre-Show Cause Notice Intimation In GST Case

The Delhi High Court, while examining whether pre-consultation prior to a GST Show Cause Notice was mandatory or discretionary, granted interim relief to Aadhar India by permitting the proceedings arising from the Show Cause Notice dated 29 November 2024 to continue, but directing that any final order passed pursuant thereto should not be given effect without further orders of...

'You're Shirking Responsibility': High Court To Delhi Govt In Plea To Hold Outdoor School Sports Events During Better Air Quality Months

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea moved by various school children seeking a direction on the Delhi Government to schedule tournaments and trials for outdoor sports in the national capital during “safer and less susceptible months” with better ambient air quality.Justice Sachin Datta sought response of the Delhi Government through Directorate of Education (DOE)...

Delhi High Court Protects Realty Firm Signature Global Against Fake Websites

The Delhi High Court has granted ad-interim relief to real estate developer SignatureGlobal (India) Limited, restraining the operator of 'signatureglobal.com' from using the impugned domain or any online platform that impersonates the company. The injunction will remain in force until March 10, 2026.A single bench of Justice Tejas Karia passed the order on November 12, 2025, after finding...

Delhi High Court Allows Theatrical Release Of '120 Bahadur' Film As Producer Says Names Of All Soldiers Mentioned In Credits

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed the pan India theatrical release of Farhan Akhtar starrer movie “120 Bahadur” based on the Battle of Rezang La in 1962. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Shail Jain noted the submission of the film producer that names of all the 120 soldiers who fought the battle have been included as credits in the film.The...

Sports Ministry Can't Act As 'Rubber Stamp' To Grant NSF Recognition To Any Entity Handpicked By International Federation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Union Sports Ministry cannot act as a mere “rubber stamp” to grant recognition of National Sports Federation (NSF) to any entity or body “handpicked” by an International Federation. “Clearly, recognition of an NSF cannot be at the dictates/whims/directives of any International Federation. The MYAS is not expected to act as a mere 'rubber...