Delhi High Court
Batla House Encounter: Delhi High Court Refuses To Confirm Death Penalty Awarded To Ariz Khan, Upholds Conviction
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to confirm the death penalty awarded to Ariz Khan, who was convicted by a trial court in the 2008 Batla house encounter case in which Delhi Police’s inspector Mohan Chand Sharma was killed.division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma however upheld the trial court order convicting Khan in the case and commuted the sentence of...
Policy Mandating License To Work As Photographers In ASI Protected Monuments Is In Larger Public Interest: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the policy mandating obtaining of licence to work as photographers in Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protected monuments has been notified “in larger public interest” to regulate the quality and conduct of photographers for the benefit of visitors and tourist.A division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna upheld the Clause 2.7...
Wife’s Claim For Separate Residence Under ‘Justified Circumstances’ Not Cruelty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a wife’s claim for separate residence under “justified circumstances” cannot be term as an act of cruelty to the husband. “There may be myriad situations such as differences with the in-laws, her own work commitments or difference of opinion which may make her demand for separate accommodation justified for survival of the marriage. Where there...
Not Peevish About Being Called Names But Won’t Tolerate Obstruction Of Judicial Functioning: Delhi High Court In Contempt Case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that “it is not peevish about being called names” but will not tolerate something which obstructs functioning of the court or the judicial system.The division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anish Dayal was hearing a suo motu criminal contempt case initiated by the court in 2018. The case relates to certain tweets made in 2018...
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...