Delhi High Court Orders Constitution Of Joint Task Force To Inspect Infra Of Coaching Centres In Mukherjee Nagar

The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Fire Services (DFS) to constitute a Joint Task Force which may examine and inspect all coaching and teaching centres situated in city's Mukherjee Nagar area. A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja ordered that the Joint Task Force will draw up a comprehensive report indicating...

Delhi High Court Closes Proceedings Against Anand Ranganathan In Criminal Contempt Case For Tweets Against Justice S Muralidhar

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday closed the criminal contempt proceedings against author Anand Ranganathan in relation to a suo motu case initiated by the court regarding certain tweets made in 2018 against former Justice Muralidhar. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain noted that the original initiator of the “contemptuous allegations” against the...

Accused Can't Be Coerced To Reveal Passwords Of Digital Devices While Trial Is Ongoing: Delhi High Court Grants Bail

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that an accused cannot be coerced to reveal or disclose the passwords or any other similar details of the digital devices or gadgets seized during investigation while the trial is ongoing, in view of the protection guaranteed under Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India.Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that the investigating agency cannot expect...

Parliament Security Breach: Delhi High Court Dismisses Accused Neelam Azad's Plea Seeking Release From Custody

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a habeas corpus petition moved by accused Neelam Azad, arrested over the security breach in the Parliament last month, seeking immediate release from police custody. A division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain observed that the plea is not maintainable as Azad has already moved bail plea before the trial court....

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On ED's Plea Against Release Of Vivo Employees In Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) against a trial court order directing release of three accused persons, including a Chinese national, in a money laundering case registered against smartphone manufacturer Vivo.A vacation bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice to the three accused persons namely Hong Xuquan, Harender Dahiya...

Actual Interest Expenditure Had To Be Adjusted Against Income Earned By Way Of Interest: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that actual interest expenditure had to be adjusted against the income earned by way of interest.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has observed that the assessee has parked its surplus funds in fixed deposits of the bank from which it earned interest income. At the same time, the assessee has also paid interest to the bank. The...

Accused Can't Be Denied Right To File SLP On Ground Of Unsatisfactory Jail Conduct: Delhi High Court Grants Parole

The Delhi High Court has observed that the right to effectively pursue legal remedy by filing Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, which is the last hope for availing justice, cannot be denied to an accused on the ground of “unsatisfactory conduct.”Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that such a right cannot be withheld or the remedy denied to an accused on the ground that...

High Court Appreciates MCD, Delhi Police For Taking Re-Possession Of Public Parks Bounding Jama Masjid

The Delhi High Court has recently appreciated the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and Delhi Police for their efforts in taking re-possession of two public parks bounding city's Jama Masjid.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna was informed by MCD's counsel that the civic body had taken over possession of both North and South Parks on December 12....

Goodwill Acquired After 'Terminus Ad Quem' Inconsequential: Delhi HC Declines Interim Relief To 'Khadi' In Trademark Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court has refused to pass interlocutory injunction order against two entities from using “Girdhar Khadi” and “BR Khadi” marks in a trademark suit filed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission. Justice C Hari Shankar however directed the two manufacturers to maintain accounts of the manufacture, stock and sales of their products bearing the two marks and file...

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2023: Part IV [Citations 1101- 1357]

Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1101 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1357NOMINAL INDEXDARGHA NAJEEBUDDIN FIRDOUSI v. DELHI DEVLOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1101Shreyash Retail Private Ltd Versus Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax TDS Circle 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1102COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SHAHJAHANABAD REDEVLOPMENT CORPORATION (SRDC), GNCTD & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1103VIJAY...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice In World Boxing Champion Nitu Ghanghas' Plea To Be Considered For Arjuna Award

A Vacation Bench of the Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea filed by world boxing champion-Nitu Ghanghas, seeking direction to the respondent-authorities that she be considered for and conferred with Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games (2023). A gold medalist in Commonwealth Games, 2022 held at Birmingham as well as in IBA Women's World...

Arbitrator Can't Allow Damages, For Breach Of MoU To Enter Into Agreement, With No Liability Clause: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that an arbitral tribunal lacks the authority to grant damages for a breach of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), particularly when the MoU serves as a preliminary agreement to enter into a definitive contract. This is especially significant when the MoU entails no financial implications and includes a clause explicitly preventing any monetary...