Delhi High Court Directs Police Commissioner To Address Lapses In Filing Motor Accident Reports

The Delhi High Court has directed the Commissioner of Police to take appropriate decision and steps to ensure that monitoring mechanism for motor accident cases is appropriately implemented. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia closed a PIL filed by one Anup Kumar Rampal raising concern about various acts of omission and lapses on the part of...

Delhi High Court Upholds Rule Barring Doctors From Holding Administrative Posts After 62 Years

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Union government's 2018 amendment to Fundamental Rule (FR) 56(bb), which allows doctors of the Central Health Service and other allied services to serve up to 65 years only in non‑administrative roles, while treating 62 years as the normal age of superannuation. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed a batch...

No Fundamental Right To Possess Firearms, Grant Of Arms Licence Lies Within Executive Discretion: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that there is no fundamental right to possess firearms under the Constitution of India, holding that the grant of an arms licence is a matter falling squarely within the domain of executive discretion under the Arms Act, 1959 and the Arms Rules, 2016.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav made the observation while dismissing a petition challenging the rejection of...

Right To Associate With Political Parties, Being Actively Involved In Politics Protected Under Article 21: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the right to associate with political parties and being actively involved in politics is protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that any interference or coercion by anyone with such a right strikes at the core of individual liberty and safety. “Article 21 of the Constitution of India guarantees all...

[DV Act] Woman Can't Insist On Re-Entering Abandoned Matrimonial Home If Alternate Accommodation Exists: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 does not confer an indefeasible right upon an aggrieved woman to insist on residence in a particular property which was abandoned by her, when suitable alternate accommodation is available. Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed that compelling restoration in such a case would disturb the settled possession...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Priya Kapur's Plea To Dismiss Rani Kapur's Suit Over 'Fraudulent' Family Trust

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice in an application filed by late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Kapur seeking dismissal of her mother in law's suit alleging that she, along with others, orchestrated a “fraudulent family trust” to unlawfully strip the mother in law of the entire estate.Justice Mini Pushkarna sought response of Rani Kapur to the application within...

'Extremely Shocking': Delhi High Court Slams Parties, Advocate For Misleading Family Court Into Granting Divorce In Void Marriage

The Delhi High Court has expressed “extreme shock” at the conduct of parties and their advocate misleading a Family Court into passing a divorce decree in respect of a void marriage.Justice Girish Kathpalia dismissed a petition seeking quashing of FIR arising out of matrimonial offences and imposed ₹1 lakh as exemplary costs.The case arose from an FIR registered for offences...

Film 'Ghooskhor Pandat' Will Be Renamed: Netflix Tells Delhi High Court

Netflix told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer film “Ghooskhor Pandat” will be renamed. The statement was made before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav who was hearing the plea challenging the proposed release of the film. The Court noted that the producer has taken a “conscious decision” in light of the concern that has arisen to change the title of the...

NI Act | Company, Directors Can Be Prosecuted Even If Cheque Signatory Is Dropped As Accused: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings in a cheque dishonour case, holding that dropping the cheque signatory from the array of accused does not invalidate prosecution against the company and its directors under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed,“dropping of the signatory of Cheques from proceedings, does not result in the...

Delhi High Court Relaxes Deadline For Constituting School-Level Fee Regulation Committees Till Feb 20

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed that schools in the national capital which have not yet constituted the School-Level Fee Regulation Committee (SLFRC) shall not be compelled to do so until February 20, while it considers challenges to the Delhi School Education (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2026. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas...

Delhi High Court Orders Round-The-Clock Security For Lawyer Allegedly Beaten Up Inside Tis Hazari Court Room, Calls For Report

The Delhi High Court on Monday (February 9) directed the Police to provide round-the-clock security to a lawyer who has alleged that he was beaten up inside a court room in Tis Hazari courts in front of the presiding judge last week. For context, a lawyer had mentioned the incident before the Chief Justice of India earlier today, stating that he was beaten up in a courtroom in Tis Hazari...

Consumer Protection Act | Delhi HC Issues Notice In Challenge To NCDRC Order Dismissing Execution Proceedings Against RWA

The Delhi High Court has issued notice in a petition challenging an order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which dismissed execution proceedings against a Residents Welfare Association (RWA) and its office bearers on the ground that they were not parties to the original consumer complaint.Justice Girish Kathpalia noted the challenge to the NCDRC's order...