Delhi High Court
Selectively Targeted, Many First Time MPs With Govt Accommodation Above Entitlement: AAP MP Raghav Chadha To Delhi High Court
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that he is selectively targeted in being evicted from the government bungalow allotted to him when there are other first time MPs as well with identical accommodation above their entitlement. The submission was made by Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi who appeared for Chadha before Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani in...
‘Humans Of Bombay’ And ‘People Of India’ Can’t Use Each Others’ Copyrighted Work, No Monopoly In Running Storytelling Platform: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that storytelling platforms Humans of Bombay and People of India cannot use each other’s copyrighted work but added that there can be no copyright claim for individual's private photos which are sent to either platforms. Justice Prathiba M Singh decreed the suit filed by Humans of Bombay against People of India alleging copyright infringement of...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Delhi High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of two judicial officers as judges of the Delhi High Court. The two judicial officers are Shalinder Kaur and Ravinder Dudeja.In its resolution passed yesterday, the Collegium has said that the Delhi High Court’s Chief Justice, in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues, recommended the elevation of the judicial...
‘Affected People Shifted Back To Their Homes’: Delhi High Court Closes PIL Seeking Immediate Relief Measures At Yamuna Flood Relief Camps
Observing that the affected people have been shifted back to their homes, the Delhi High Court recently closed a public interest litigation seeking immediate measures like free ration, medical assistance, sanitary provisions and other essentials in the Yamuna flood relief camps in the national capital.“We note that, at present, the relief camps have been wound up and the flood affected...
Maternity Rights Integral Part Of Woman’s Identity, Can't Deny Maternity Benefits To Contractual Employee: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that maternity rights are not something that are based on a statute but they stand to be an integral part of a woman’s identity.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said that denial of such rights stand in the way of a woman who chooses to bring a life into the world and thus, violates her fundamental right to life. “Such denial is indeed against the principle...
Delhi High Court Issues Practice Directions To Ensure Confidentiality Of Sexual Offences Victims In Filings
The Delhi High Court has issued practice directions to ensure that anonymity and confidentiality of the prosecutrix or victim of sexual offences is strictly maintained in all filings.This comes pursuant to a judgment delivered by Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani in April in the case titled Saleem v. The State of NCT of Delhi & Anr. In the verdict, Justice Bhambhani held that there is...
Statutory Appeal Period Under Customs Act, Appellate Authority Has No Power To Condone Delay: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the appellate authority has no power to allow the appeal to be presented beyond the period of 30 days.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma has relied on the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Singh Enterprises vs. Commissioner of Central Excise, Jamshedpur & Ors., in which it was held that the legislature intended...
Prolongation Compensation Can't Be Granted If The Contractor Didn't Reserve Claim For Compensation At The Time Of The EOT: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that no compensation can be awarded for the prolongation of the contract if the contractor did not reserve its right to such compensation at the time of the seeking Extension of Time (EOT). Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri's bench upheld the Arbitral Tribunal's interpretation. They ruled that the Tribunal's decision, which denied the prolongation cost due to...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Injunct TV Commercial Of Puro Pink Salt In Tata’s Commercial Disparagement Suit
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to injunct circulation of a TV commercial aired by Puro about its pink color rock salt in a suit filed by Tata alleging commercial disparagement of its white salt. While dismissing Tata’s interim application in the suit, Justice C Hari Shankar said that Tata failed to make out any prima facie case justifying interference with continued broadcasting of...
Delhi High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Secret Filming Of DU Women Students In Washroom During IIT Delhi Fest
The Delhi High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a recent incident wherein various women students of Delhi University’s Bharati College were “secretly filmed” in the washroom while they were changing costumes during the “Rendezvous” fest organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula took...
AAP MP Raghav Chadha Moves Delhi High Court Against Order Paving Way For His Eviction From Govt Bungalow
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court order which granted nod and paved way for the Rajya Sabha Secretariat to evict him from a government bungalow. The matter was mentioned before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula which allowed it for listing tomorrow.Last week, Additional District...
Exclusion Of Individual Veterinarians From Animal Birth Control Programme Not Arbitrary: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the exclusion of individual veterinarians from the animal birth control programme under Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, is not unjust or arbitrary.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula said that the Rules do not outrightly prohibit veterinarian participation, instead, they advocate for a “formalized...