Delhi High Court
Section 34 Petition Is Non-Est If Filed Without The Arbitral Award: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that non-filing of the arbitral award along with the petition under Section 34 of the A&C Act is a fatal defect which renders the filing as non-est. The bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna held that filing of an award along with the challenge petition is not an empty procedural requirement as sans the award, the Court...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 01 To January 07, 2024
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 21NOMINAL INDEXKHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION v. GIRDHAR INDUSTRIES AND ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1VINOD KUMAR v. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 2CIT Versus RRPR Holding Pvt. Ltd. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 3Neelam Azad v. State 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 4Sanket Bhadresh Modi v. Central Bureau Of Investigation & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw...
Delhi High Court Criminal Law Digest 2023
LiveLaw brings to you Delhi High Court Digest on Criminal law cases from the year 2023. MLC Report Can't Be Discarded For Non Examination Of Doctor Who Prepared It, Colleague Can Prove Record: Delhi High Court Case Title: Kamlesh v. State Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 10 Upholding life imprisonment of an accused convicted for committing rape upon a 2 year old minor girl, the...
Liquor Policy: AAP MP Sanjay Singh Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Bail In Money Laundering Case
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh has moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the money laundering case related to the liquor policy scam.The bail plea will be heard on Monday by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. Singh was denied bail by city's Rouse Avenue Courts on December 22 last year. Special CBI Judge MK Nagpal had dismissed Singh's bail plea. Singh was arrested by the Enforcement...
GST ITC Refund Can't Be Rejected Merely On Ground Of Non-Supply Of Authenticated Document: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an input tax credit (ITC) refund cannot be rejected merely on the grounds of the non-supply of authenticated documents.The bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has observed that the petitioner had uploaded documents; however, the system did not register the documents that were uploaded by the petitioner. The appellate authority...
Employee Accepted Salary After TDS Deduction, Employer Responsible For Non-Deposit: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the employee accepted salary after TDS deduction and the employer is responsible for non-deposit of TDS.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has observed that the petitioner/employee, having accepted the salary after the deduction of income tax at source, had no further control over it in the sense that thereafter it was the duty...
Delhi High Court Orders Maximum Registration Of Construction Workers Under 1996 Law, Calls For Simpler Renewal Process
The Delhi High Court has directed the Member Secretary of the Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board to take proactive steps to ensure that maximum number of construction workers in the national capital are registered under the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that...
Order Cancelling GST Registration With Retrospective Effect Bereft Of Reasons, Liable To Be Quashed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has quashed the order cancelling GST registration with retrospective effect, bereft of reasons.The bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has observed that one of the consequences of cancelling a taxpayer's registration with retrospective effect is that the taxpayer's customers are denied the input tax credit availed in respect of the supplies made...
Bureau Of Immigration Can't Delete LOC On Its Own Without Originator's Request: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Bureau of Immigration has not been vested with the jurisdiction to delete a look out circular (LOC) on its own without there being any request from the Originator. Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the Bureau of Immigration cannot sit as an Appellate Authority and see if there is sufficient material for opening the LOC, as the materials of such...
E-Commerce Platforms Must Protect Intellectual Property Rights Of Sellers, Can't Become Safe Haven For Infringers: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that an e-commerce platform cannot become haven for infringers and it must protect the intellectual property rights of others. “E-commerce websites are commercial ventures, and are inherently profit oriented. There is, of course, nothing objectionable in this; but, while ensuring their highest returns, such websites have also to sedulously protect...
'Political Party Not Named, Can't Have Any Issue': Delhi High Court On PIL Against Use Of Public Servants To Highlight Govt's Achievements
The Delhi High Court on Friday said that one cannot have a grievance with the use of Defence officers and Civil Servants to highlight the schemes and achievements of the ruling government, if there is no political insignia or no name of political party is used. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora made the remark while hearing a...
'Right To Reproductive Choice Includes Right Not To Procreate': Delhi High Court Allows Woman To Terminate Pregnancy After Husband's Death
Observing that the right to reproductive choice includes the right not to procreate, the Delhi High Court yesterday allowed a woman to terminate her pregnancy of 29 weeks as she was suffering with extreme trauma after her husband's death. Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the woman should be permitted to terminate her pregnancy because allowing her to continue with the same can impair...