Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain BJP Leader's Plea Against Biju Janta Dal For Using Party Symbol In Advertising Welfare Schemes
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea moved by BJP Odisha's General Secretary, Jatin Mohanty, against alleged misuse of public funds by Biju Janta Dal (BJD) while advertising State welfare schemes using its party symbol 'Conch' allotted by the Election Commission of India. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora asked...
Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Immediate Financial Assistance, Recovery Of Back Wages For Rescued Child Labourers
The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions for immediate financial assistance, recovery of back wages and legal proceedings to be followed by the authorities in the post rescue protocol of child labourers in the national capital. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed that when a rescued child is placed in a childcare...
Foreigners Can't Claim Right To Reside And Settle In India, Their Fundamental Rights Limited To Article 21: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that foreigners cannot claim right to reside and settle in India and their fundamental rights are limited to protection of life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. “We may also note that foreign national cannot claim that he has right to reside and settle in India in terms of Article 19 (1) (e) of Constitution of India,” a...
CBSE Board Exam | Student Entitled To Full Marks If Examiner Fails To Award Mark But Puts A Tick Against Answer Provided: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a student is entitled to full marks where the examiner fails to award mark in the margin against a particular answer even after entering a tick mark, thereby indicating that the answer is correct. Justice C Hari Shankar said that consequence of the lapse of the examiner, if any, cannot be visited on the student.The court said that even if there is an...
School Can't Refuse Admission If DoE Satisfied That Child Is Entitled To Preferential Admission Under EWS/DG Category: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that once the Directorate of Education (DoE) is satisfied that a child is entitled to preferential admission under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) or Disadvantaged Group (DG) category, the school cannot refuse admission to the child.Justice C Hari Shankar said that it is the child welfare which is paramount and law cannot countenance a situation in...
True Love Between Adolescents Can't Be Controlled Through Police Action: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that true love between two individuals, one or both of whom may be minor or minors on the verge of majority, cannot be controlled through rigours of law or State action. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the dilemma at times faced by the court can be of trying to justify the State or Police action against an adolescent couple, who marry each other...
Delhi's Drainage System In 'Very Bad State', High Court Raps Civic Authorities Over Water-Logging
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rapped the civic authorities over the issue of water-logging in the national capital and said that the drainage system here is “totally pathetic” and is in “very bad state of affairs.”“The drainage system is in a very bad state of affairs. It had totally collapsed. Do we have a drainage system in Delhi or we don't have it? It is absolutely...
Those Harassing Daughter-In-Law For Giving Birth To Girl Child Should Know That Chromosomes Of Their Son Decides Child's Gender: Delhi HC
While dealing with a dowry death case which involved alleged harassment of the daughter-in-law for giving birth to a girl child, the Delhi High Court has observed that perpetrators of such crimes need to be educated that it is their son and not the daughter-in-law whose chromosomes, through union of a married couple, will decide the birth of the unborn child.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma...
Patents Act | Pre-Grant Opponent Merely Aids In Holistic Examination Of Patent Application, Can't Intervene In 'Examination Process': Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that a pre-grant opponent under the Patents Act, 1970, merely aids the Controller in a holistic examination of the patent application and does not have a right to intervene in the “examination process” of the patent.A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma observed that, unlike an adversarial process, the opposition to a...
High Court Issues Notice To Centre, Delhi Govt In Suo Moto PIL Over Sale Of Expired Food Products With New Expiry Dates
The Delhi High Court has initiated a suo motu public interest litigation on the issue of the sale of expired food products with re-packaging and new expiry dates in the market. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued notice to the Union Government, Delhi Government, Standards Authority of India and the Delhi Police. The court also...
Contempt | Delhi High Court Sentences Lawyer To 6 Months In Jail For Making 'Scandalous Imputations' Against Judges In Pleading
The Delhi High Court yesterday sentenced a lawyer to six months in jail after finding him guilty of contempt of court for making “contumacious allegations” and “scandalous imputations” against judges of the High Court as well as District Courts in a criminal appeal filed by him on behalf of a rape survivor. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Shailender...
'Prima Facie Defamatory': Delhi HC Asks Journalist & YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh To Remove Video On Ram Rahim Singh, Upload Fresh With Disclaimer
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Journalist and YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh to take down a video made by him on Dera Saccha Sauda Chief Ram Rahim Singh from all social media platforms.“The video seems to be prima facie defamatory vis-à-vis the plaintiff (Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh),” Justice Jasmeet Singh said. However, the court granted liberty to the journalist to upload a new...