Delhi High Court
CBSE Examination Bye-Laws In Nature Of Central Bye-Laws, Not Akin To Local State Acts Or Regulations: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the CBSE Examination Bye-Laws are in the nature of Central Bye-Laws and are not akin to Local State Acts or Regulations. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna observed that when there is contradiction and conflict in the CBSE Examination Bye-Laws and KVS Education Code, the former would prevail. The court made...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Restrain Ashneer Grover From Creating Third Party Rights In 'Unpaid Shares' Of BharatPe Co-Founder Shashvat Nakrani
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to restrain BharatPe's former Managing Director Ashneer Grover from creating any third party rights in the “unpaid shares” which he bought from fintech company's co-founder Shashvat Nakrani. Justice Sachin Datta rejected the interim application moved by Shashvat Nakrani in his suit against Ashneer Grover seeking to restrain him from...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Urgent Implementation Of Women's Reservation Bill In Upcoming 2024 General Polls
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking direction on the Union Government and the Election Commission of India to urgently implement the Women's Reservation Bill, 2023, to ensure the reservation of 33% seats for women in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Justice Subramonium Prasad refused to entertain the plea moved by a lawyer, Yogamaya MG, observing that...
Words Of Common English Usage Can't Be Registered As Trademark, No Monopoly Can Be Claimed By Anyone: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that words of common English usage cannot be registered as a trademark and no monopoly can be claimed by the registrant of such a mark.Justice C Hari Shankar said that words of ordinary English usage cannot be monopolised or else, the entire language would be appropriated by a few, which cannot be permitted. Observing that obtaining a registration...
Children Room In District Courts Must Be Kept Open On Every Second Saturday And Sunday For Visitation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ordered that the children room in all District Courts in the national capital must be kept open on every Sundays and second Saturdays between 10 AM to 5 PM, so that visitation with children can also be directed on those days. A division bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said that it is a matter of record that District Courts in Delhi...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Single Judge Order Restraining Booking.com From Using 'MakeMyTrip' Mark As Keyword On Google Ads Program
The Delhi High Court has set aside a single judge's order which restrained Google and online travel agency Booking.com from using 'MakeMyTrip' mark, with or without spaces, as a keyword on the Google Ads Program.A division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan observed that Booking.com is a well-known and popular platform offering travel services and that prima facie, it...
Delhi High Court Transfers Probe Into Attack On Advocates In 2018 To CBI
The Delhi High Court yesterday transferred the probe into the attack on three advocates and members of the Delhi High Court Bar Association in 2018 from Delhi Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna ordered the probe agency to take action in the matter in accordance with law and directed that the...
'Can't Enter Policy Domain, Name Is Not The Clincher': Delhi High Court On PIL For Review Of Political Parties Having Names With Religious Connotations
“This is for the legislature (to decide), we cannot enter policy domain,” the Delhi High Court on Thursday remarked while hearing a PIL to review political parties having names with religious or caste connotations or using symbols similar to that of the national flag and to de-register them in case they fail to make changes. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice...
Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Postponement Of Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination 2023
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination, 2023, which is scheduled to be held on December 17. Refusing to postpone the examination date, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna dismissed a public interest litigation moved by one Vishal Yadav.The court observed that a...
Overlapping Jurisdiction To Grant Maintenance Under Different Legislations Leads To Conflicting Orders, 'Forum Shopping': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently said that there is an overlapping of jurisdiction to grant interim maintenance under various enactments which leads to conflicting judgments or orders at different stages between the parties.“Such conflicting Orders, in the similar facts and without any change in circumstances, under overlapping jurisdiction of different Acts, creates a sense of...
Delhi High Court Quashes Income Tax Notice Issued Prior To Date Of Approval Of Resolution Plan
The Delhi High Court has quashed the income tax notices and orders issued prior to the date of approval of the resolution plan.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has observed the notices and orders pertaining to the income tax claims of the respondents or department pertaining to the period much prior to the date of approval of the resolution plan. The notices...
Not Oblivious Of Ground Situation Of Rampant Unauthorised Construction Allowed By MCD Officials Under Their Noses: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that it is not oblivious of the ground situation regarding the rampant unauthorized construction allowed by officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in the city “under their very noses” and the “ill motivated selective application of laws”, thereby harassing and tormenting innocent people.Justice Dharmesh Sharma issued notice of show...