Delhi High Court
Removing Employee From Service In Private Unaided School Void If Passed Without Prior Approval Of Director Of Education : Delhi HC
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla held that the dismissal order is void for violating Section 8(2) of the Delhi School Education Act, 1973, which requires prior approval of the Director of Education before imposing penalty of removal from service on an employee of a private unaided school. Background Facts...
'Reformative Approach Over Retribution': Delhi High Court Orders Premature Release Of 1993 Bowbazar Blast Life Convict
The Delhi High Court has ordered the premature release of Md. Rashid Khan, a life convict in the 1993 Bowbazar blast case, citing reformative approach to punishment.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that Indian criminal jurisprudence has moved away from retributive theory of punishment and has embraced a reformative approach."Essentially, the present case pertains to the premature release...
Wife Cannot Continue To Occupy Sister-In-Law's Property After Husband Vacates: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a woman cannot continue to occupy a property owned by her sister-in-law after her husband, who was residing there as a permissive occupant, vacates the premises.While dealing with one such case, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed,“...it is her husband MK who had been permitted to occupy the Suit premises and after marriage she had merely joined him...
DTC Conductor's Dismissal Invalid: Charge Of Collecting Fare Without Issuing Tickets Not Established Without Cash Verification : Delhi HC
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that the failure to supply relevant documents (like the Log Book and past service record) and the absence of cash verification to prove misappropriation vitiates the disciplinary enquiry, entitling the conductor to reinstatement with continuity of...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Actor Salman Khan's Plea Against Release Of 'Kala Hiran' Movie
The Delhi High Court on Friday plea issued notice on an interim application filed by Bollywood actor Salman Khan seeking to restrain the makers of the proposed film “Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy.”A vacation bench comprising Justice Neena Bansal Krishna issued notice on interim injunction application against release of the film. The application has been filed by the actor in his...
Delhi High Court Declines Suo Motu Cognizance Of Social Media 'Trolling' Of Trial Judge Over Stay On FIR Against Abhijit Iyer Mitra
The Delhi High Court on Friday (June 12) refused to take suo motu cognizance of "social media trolling" of a trial court judge who stayed an order directing FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra on a complaint filed by digital news platform Newslaundry's Editorial Director Manisha Pande accusing him of abusing her and other women employees online. For context, the trolling is stated to...
CBSE Class XII OSM Row: Delhi High Court Refuses To Pass Urgent Directions To Reopen Verification Portal
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass any urgent directions for reopening of CBSE's verification portal for now for the purposes of reevaluation of answer sheets of aggrieved Class XII students.“Let individual students approach. They will take care,” a vacation bench comprising of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain said, adding that the final results of students...
'Gross Abuse Of Law' : Delhi High Court Quashes FIR & ED Case Against NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha Over Foreign Funding
The Court noted that FDI received by the Newsclick company did not violate any law.
Social Media Can't Be Used To Undermine Judiciary, Intermediaries Must Act Without Waiting For Court Orders : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that while social media enables instant dissemination of information, it cannot be permitted to become a tool for undermining judicial institutions, interfering with the administration of justice or maligning judges through scandalous allegations.A division bench comprising Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain underscored that freedom of...
UAPA | Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Activist Khurram Parvez In Alleged Terror Funding Case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez in an alleged terror funding case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under UAPA. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja allowed Parvez's appeal challenging a trial court order passed on December 17, 2024, denying him bail.The Court said that...
Delhi Riots: High Court Seeks Police Response On Tahir Hussain's Bail Plea
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (June 10) sought response of the Delhi Police on the appeal filed by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain seeking bail in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A division bench comprising Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain also sought reply of the Delhi Police on Hussain's application seeking condonation...
Lawyer Writes To Delhi High Court Chief Justice Seeking Suo-Motu Cognizance Of Malviya Nagar Fire Tragedy
An advocate has addressed an open letter to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court seeking suo-motu cognizance of the recent Malviya Nagar fire tragedy in the national capital and judicial oversight of the investigation into the incident.In the letter, Advocate Bhavishya Shakya has urged the High Court to ensure a fair, independent and time-bound probe into the circumstances leading to...