Delhi High Court
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...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Upholding Revocation Of PepsiCo's Registration For Potato Variety Used In Lay's Chips
The Delhi High Court yesterday set aside a single judge's order which upheld an order passed by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority revoking Pepsico India's registration with respect to a potato variety used for making Lay's chips.A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma set aside the order passed by the single judge on July 05 last year...
Arbitral Tribunal Can Award Damages For Delay Attributable To Employer Even When The Agreement Provides For The Extension Of Time As The Only Remedy To The Contractor: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that the Arbitral tribunal can award monetary compensation as damages for the delay attributable to employer even when the agreement provides for the extension of time as the only remedy to the contractor. The bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh held that the tribunal cannot deny damages on the ground that the agreement provides only for extension...
A Clause That Restricts The Right Of The Contractor To Seek Damages For Delay Attributable To The Employer Is Against Public Policy: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that a clause that restricts the right of the contractor to seek damages for delay attributable to the employer is against public policy in terms of Section 23 of the Indian Contract Act. The bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh held a clause that restricts the right of the aggrieved party to claim damages is prohibitionary in nature and...
Court Under Section 34 Of The A&C Act Can Partially Set Aside The Award: Delhi High Court Reiterates
The High Court of Delhi has held that a Court exercising powers under Section 34 of the A&C Act can sever an offending portion of the arbitral award. It held that such exercise of power amounts to partial setting aside of the award and not a modification. The bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh explained that modification would be when the court modifies/changes the damages...
DV Act | Unproven Allegations Of Illicit Relationship No Ground To Deny Interim Maintenance To Wife: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently observed that the wife cannot be denied the benefit of interim maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, merely on the basis of allegations of illicit relationship which are yet to be proved during the course of trial.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta dismissed a husband's plea against a trial court order directing him to pay Rs. 6000 per month to the...