Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court To Hear Today Plea Against Fake News On Judges & Law Minister Participating In London Badminton Tournament
The Delhi High Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea concerning the circulation of false information claiming that members of the judiciary and the executive had jointly participated in a badminton tournament in London.The petition has been filed by the Badminton Association of India, whose counsel mentioned the matter before Justice Tejas Karia for urgent listing."There is a fake...
Payment Of 'Pagri' Doesn't Make Tenancy Non-Terminable, Landlord Can Still Seek Eviction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that payment of pagri (one-time upfront amount to secure long-term tenancy rights) by a tenant does not make a tenancy non-terminable and does not alter the fundamental landlord-tenant relationship. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna was dealing with the dispute concerning a shop which had been let out to the Appellant under a rent agreement dated January 1,...
Ambassador Hotel Moves Delhi High Court Against Centre's Eviction Notice Under Public Premises Act
The owner of Ambassador Hotel has moved the Delhi High Court against an eviction notice under the Public Premises Act, passed shortly after an appellate court order in a decades old suit ruled in favour of Centre— holding that the owner had violated a government grant by constructing and running a public hotel at the property in question. The owner of the hotel, Sir Sobha Singh and Sons...
Tenant Cannot Claim Ownership On Basis Of Unexecuted Agreement To Sell: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a person who enters a property as a tenant cannot subsequently claim ownership rights on the basis of an unexecuted or unconcluded agreement to sell, particularly when the landlord-tenant relationship stands admitted on record.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed,“The rights and liabilities of lesser and lessee have been defined under Section 108 of...
Court Can't Direct Third Party/ Garnishee To Deposit Money Without Admitted Or Crystallised Liability: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a court cannot direct a third party to deposit money in court in the absence of an admitted or crystallised liability, reiterating that garnishee orders can ordinarily be passed only after a decree is obtained and the debt sought to be attached is established as due and payable.Justice Tejas Karia relied on Value Advisory Services v. ZTE Corporation (2009)...
Delhi High Court Asks If Blanket Telegram Ban Is Proportionate To Prevent NEET Paper Leak, Reserves Verdict
The Delhi High Court on Thursday (June 18) reserved its verdict in a plea filed by Telegram challenging Central Government's decision to temporarily restrict access to the messaging platform in India till June 22, to prevent paper-leak ahead of NEET 2026 Re-Examination which is scheduled on June 21.During the hearing, Justice Tejas Karia orally asked the Centre if rights of 150 million...
Internal Management Correspondence Cannot Override Terms Of Employee's Signed Salary Restructuring Letter: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that internal management correspondence cannot override the express terms of a signed salary restructuring letter, while dismissing a former employee's appeal seeking recovery of alleged deferred salary and compensation bonus from her erstwhile employer.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld dismissal of the recovery suit filed by the former employee, holding that...
Can An Oral Gift Of Immovable Property Confer Ownership Rights? Delhi High Court Answers
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that ownership rights in an immovable property cannot be transferred through an oral gift, holding that a valid gift of immovable property can be effected only through a registered instrument executed in accordance with law.Justice Vikas Mahajan observed,“...the law is well settled that a gift of immovable property can be effected only in writing by way of...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Relax 30-Day Notice Period Under Special Marriage Act, Says Personal Hardship Can't Dilute Procedure
The Delhi High Court refused to relax 30-day notice period under the Special Marriage Act for a couple, observing that mere personal hardship or individual inconvenience, however genuine it may be cannot be a ground to dilute or bypass mandatory statutory compliance. The petitioners, argued that they wanted to solemnize their marriage under Special Marriage Act, and had submitted a notice...
Confirmation Of Accounts Signed By Debtor Sufficient To Sustain Summary Suit Under Order XXXVII CPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a confirmation of accounts signed by a debtor acknowledging a loan transaction and the applicable interest terms constitutes a written contract and can form the basis of a summary suit under Order XXXVII CPC.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed an appeal filed by a chartered accountant challenging a decree passed in favour of a company for recovery of...
Advocate Entitled To Adjust Unpaid Professional Fees From Compensation Recovered For Client If Such Adjustment Was Agreed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that where a client and advocate had agreed that professional fees would be adjusted from the compensation amount recovered in litigation, the advocate would be entitled to such adjustment if the client failed to prove payment of the agreed fees.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna upheld a decree allowing an advocate's counterclaim for recovery of ₹36,000...