Delhi High Court
High Court Seeks Delhi University’s Response On Physical Infrastructure, Accessibility For Persons With Disabilities In Campus Law Centre
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to file a comprehensive affidavit on the physical infrastructure and accessibility for persons with disabilities in the Campus Law Centre. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was dealing with a plea moved by one Jayant Singh Raghav, a student of the varsity suffering from a disability, raising the issue of providence of assistance devices...
Yemen Supreme Court Dismissed Malayali Nurse's Appeal Against Death Sentence : Centre Informs Delhi High Court
The Central Government on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that the Supreme Court in Yemen on November 13 had dismissed the appeal of Malayali nurse Nimisha Priya against the death sentence imposed on her for murdering a Yemeni national. The final decision now lies with the President of the Yemen, the Centre added.The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by the mother of Nimisha...
Is There Any Procedure To Inform Sexual Assault Victims About ‘Surrender Of Children Born’ In Vernacular Language By CWC? Delhi HC To Consider
The Delhi High Court will be considering a question as to whether victims of sexual assault are to be informed about the provisions of surrender of children, that are born and later given for adoption, in vernacular or spoken language by the Child Welfare Committee before which the proceedings happen.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma appointed Advocate Kumud Lata Das as amicus curiae while...
Frame Policy On Online Sale Of Drugs Within Eight Weeks, Else Joint Secretary Should Appear: Delhi High Court To Centre
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Union Government to frame within eight weeks the policy to regulate online sale of drugs or medicines. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna said that if the policy is not framed within the stipulated time, the concerned Joint Secretary dealing with the subject shall remain present in court on the...
Delhi High Court Seeks Delhi Police’s Response On Devangana Kalita’s Pleas Seeking Videos Of CAA Protests, Chats Of Police WhatsApp Groups
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on the petitions filed by Devangana Kalita seeking certain videos of the CAA-NRC protests and chats of WhatsApp groups of police officials in two Delhi riots cases against her, including the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy behind the violence.Justice Amit Bansal directed the Delhi Police to file status report or reply to the petitions...
Pendency Of Vigilance Inquiry No Impediment To Travel Abroad: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that pendency of a vigilance inquiry cannot be an impediment for an individual to travel abroad. Justice Subramonium Prasad made the observation while granting relief to a woman, accused in a corruption case, to travel abroad from November 29 to December 14 for her honeymoon. “The short issue that arises for consideration is whether when there is a...
Court Won’t Insist For Bank Guarantee If Enforcement Of Award Is Not Frustrated In Section 9 Petition: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that the Court exercising powers under Section 9 of the A&C Act would not order furnishing of Bank Guarantee (BG) to secure the claims of a party pending the arbitration proceedings, unless it shown that the order party is alienating its assets or acting in a manner that would frustrate the enforcement of the Arbitral Award.The bench of Justices Vibhu...
Wrongful Application Of Foreign Contribution By Trust Not In Accordance With Trust’s Objective: Delhi High Court Upholds Reassessment
The Delhi High Court has upheld the reassessment proceedings against a trust for wrongful application of foreign contribution, which was against the objective of the trust.The bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela has observed that the AO based its opinion on tangible and concrete information in the form of the petitioner’s trust deed and the statement...
Delhi High Court Rejects Interim Plea To Reopen Roshanara Club Sealed By DDA
The Delhi High Court has rejected an application seeking opening of city’s 100-year-old Roshanara Club, which was sealed and locked by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in September. A division bench of then Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma (now elevated to the Supreme Court) and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed the interim application filed in the petition moved by a member of...
Need Time To Develop Policy For Fresh Passports To Individuals Undergoing Sex Change Abroad: MEA To Delhi High Court
The Ministry of External Affairs has told the Delhi High Court that it needs time to thoroughly examine the suggestion of developing a new policy on issuance of new passport to those who undergo medical procedures for sex change abroad in order to verify their identities as the biometrics do not change after such surgeries.The court has been informed that the Bureau of Immigration (BOI)...
Govt Can Only ‘Monitor’ MRP Of Non-Scheduled Formulations Under Drugs (Price Control) Order, Not Fix Or Revise It: Delhi High Court
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court recently held that the government only has power to “monitor” the maximum retail price (MRP) of non-scheduled formulations, and not to fix or revise it. It was added that in case there is an increase in the MRP beyond this limit, the consequences are prescribed in Para 20 itself.The judgment came to be passed in a batch of LPAs filed by...
Interpretation Of Contract Primarily A Matter For Arbitrator To Determine, Scope Of Section 34 Arbitration Act Limited: Delhi High Court
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court recently allowed restoration of an arbitral award, noting that it was not within the scope of the Single Judge u/s 34 of A&C Act to re-interpret the contract between the parties and substitute the finding of the Arbitrator’s despite it being plausible and well-reasoned.The court referred to Ssangyong Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd. v. NHAI...