[Akasa Air Case] DGCA At Liberty To Act Against Pilots In Breach Of Contract, No Absolute Restraint: Delhi High Court

While dealing with a plea moved by budget carrier Akasa Air in relation to resignation of its pilots without serving mandatory notice period, the Delhi High Court has said that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is at liberty to act against the defaulting pilots in case they are in breach of the contract.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh observed that in case of non-compliance of...

Delhi High Court Asks UGC To Take Action Against Colleges Offering Unspecified Degrees

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to take necessary action against the varsities and colleges offering unspecified degrees and ensure compliance of law including penal provisions on the issue.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that the purpose of providing specification of degrees approved...

Right Of Pledgee To Sell Pledged Shares Is Subservient To The Pledgor’s Right To Redeem Such Shares: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the right of the pledgee to sell the pledged shares for default to repay the loan amount is subservient to the right of the pledgor to redeem such shares under Section 177 of Indian Contract Act. The bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri held that the pledged shares cannot be sold by the pledgee without deciding on the offer made by the pledgor to...

Delay In The Handing Over The Work Front Affecting Completion Is A Material Breach : Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that delay in the handing over of the Right of Way is a material breach of contract if it affects the issuance of Completion Certificate or delays the Commercial Date of Operation (COD). The bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri upheld an arbitral award wherein the arbitrator held NHAI to be in material breach of the contract for its failure to provide the...

Plea In High Court Opposes Delhi Police's Standing Order Relegating Women Alleging Physical Abuse By Husband To Mediation, Seeks Mandatory FIR

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea seeking mandatory registration of FIRs in the complaints filed by women against their husbands alleging physical violence and other cognizable offences such as attempt to murder and grievous hurt.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula sought response of the Union Government, Delhi Police,...

Period Of Absence Of Convicted Employee Who Is Later Acquitted To Be Counted Towards Seniority And Subsistence Allowance But Not Backwages: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the period under which an employee is placed under suspension, cannot be treated as period “not spent on duty” for all intents and purposes. The court remarked that the period can be treated as “not spent on duty” only for the purposes of back wages and not for the purposes of seniority and promotion.The court also said that an employee who is...

Convicted Foreigner Gets Parole For Filing SLP, Delhi HC Says Severity Of Offence/ Free Legal Aid Not Ground To Revoke Such Entitlement

The Delhi High Court has observed that the right of a convict to file a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court cannot be denied solely based on the severity of the offence or the availability of free legal assistance even if such a plea can be filed from jail itself. The Court said that every individual has the right to “effectively pursue their legal recourse in the ultimate court...

Delhi High Court Stays Termination Of Delhi Assembly Fellows, Notes Speaker Himself Had Objected To It

The Delhi High Court recently stayed the order of the Delhi Legislative Assembly Secretariat disengaging the services of Fellows and Associate Fellows under the Delhi Assembly Research Centre Fellowship Programme. The tenure of petitioners was terminated prematurely on the ground that the reservation policy had not been followed while making the appointments and that the approval of the...

High Court Quashes Wife’s FIR Against Husband After Settlement, Asks Him To Contribute Towards Delhi’s Green Cover

The Delhi High Court has asked a man to make contributions towards the "green cover" of the national capital, while quashing an FIR registered against him and his family members by his wife. The parties had reached a settlement after divorce by mutual consent.Justice Saurabh Banerjee asked the husband to provide 500 ml of “Organic Fungicide for Plants” to five police stations in Delhi...

NEET-PG 2023: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Reduction Of Qualifying Percentile To Zero

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea moved by various doctor candidates against the reduction of the qualifying percentile for postgraduate courses in the NEET-PG 2023 examination to 'zero' i.e. minus 40 marks across all categories. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav sought a response from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Board of Examination and...

Wife Working To Supplement Her Daily Expenditure Amid Non-Payment By Husband No Ground To Reduce Maintenance: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that if a wife starts working to supplement daily expenditure for herself and the child due to financial crunch, it is not a ground to reduce maintenance payable to her by her husband. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed a husband’s appeal challenging a family court order refusing to modify...

Give Woollen Blankets Worth ₹25K To Shelter Home For Girls: Delhi High Court To Accused While Quashing Sexual Harassment Case After Settlement

While quashing a sexual harassment case after settlement between the parties, the Delhi High Court has directed the accused to contribute Rs. 25,000 in the form of woollen blankets to a shelter home for girls in the national capital. Justice Jyoti Singh allowed the accused’s plea for quashing of the FIR registered in 2014 under Section 354 (outraging modesty of a woman), 354A...