Delhi High Court
Delhi CM Residence Renovation: High Court Grants Interim Protection To PWD Officials Facing Show Cause Notices
The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered that no coercive steps be taken by any authority against six PWD officials who have challenged the show cause notices issued to them by the Delhi Government’s Vigilance department over alleged gross violations of rules in the renovation work undertaken at the official residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh observed...
Delhi HC Rejects Residents' Concern Over Rapid Rail Project Passing Through Their Colony, Says Public Interest Above Individual Property Rights
The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected the concerns raised by certain residents from whose area a rapid metro rail would pass, observing that overarching public interest must take precedence over individual property rights.The project in question is the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transport System, a semi-high-speed rail corridor, which will connect the cities of Delhi, Ghaziabad, and...
High Court Closes Delhi Minister Gopal Rai’s Plea After Centre Grants Political Clearance For Attending Columbia India Energy Dialogue
The Union Government on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that political clearance has been granted for the foreign visit of Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai for attending Columbia India Energy Dialogue in New York. The programme is scheduled to be held in New York, United States of America on September 18.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta told Justice Subramonium Prasad that...
State Mental Health Authority To Be Constituted Soon, Process Underway: Delhi Govt Assures High Court
The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that it will take necessary steps expeditiously to constitute State Mental Health Authority under Mental Health Act, 2017 and the Rules made thereunder. The court has also been told that Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, has approved the proposal for constitution of the authority and has also directed that the proposal...
Delhi High Court Closes Dog-Bite Cases Against "Animal Lover", Asks MCD To Urgently Take Action On Stray Dog Menace
The Delhi High Court has asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to urgently take appropriate action on the “serious issue” of stray dog menace. “…the issue of stray dog menace is a serious issue, which needs to be addressed with urgency by the concerned authority. Let a copy of this order be sent to Commissioner, MCD for taking appropriate action,” Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma...
Mere Disability Doesn’t Deprive An Individual Of The Constitutional Right To Practice Any Profession Or Carry Business: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that mere disability does not deprive an individual the constitutional right to practise any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or business. “Thus, it would be wholly retrograde, and in derogation of the constitutional guarantees under Articles 14, 19 & 21, to deny the right of a person suffering from any disability, to carry on any trade...
Husband Living With Another Woman After Long Years Of Separation From Wife Not Ground To Refuse Divorce On Proven 'Cruelty': Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has observed that a husband living with another woman, after long years of separation from his wife with no possibility of re-union during the pendency of the divorce petition, cannot disentitle him from seeking divorce on proven grounds of cruelty by the wife.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that the allegations of...
Delhi High Court Rules In Favour Of Aaj Tak, Permanently Restrains YouTube Channels, Social Media Handles From Using Deceptively Similar Marks
Ruling in favour of Aaj Tak, the Delhi High Court has permanently restrained various YouTube channels and social media handles from using marks that are deceptively similar and identical to the registered trademark of the news channel. Justice C Hari Shankar passed the permanent injunction order in favour of Living Media India Limited which runs the news channel under the registered...
No Permission To Be Granted For Felling Of Trees To Construct Houses In Delhi: High Court
The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that no permission shall be granted to anyone by the city authorities for felling of trees for construction of houses in the national capital.Justice Jasmeet Singh said that its earlier interim order, recording the Delhi Government’s stand that no permission will be granted to any individual for felling of trees and that any permission required...
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai Moves High Court Seeking Permission To Travel To New York For Attending Columbia India Energy Dialogue
Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai has approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission to travel to New York from September 15 to 19 for attending Columbia India Energy Dialogue. The programme is scheduled to be held in New York, United States of America on September 18. The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Subramonium Prasad. Rai has challenged an order passed by the...
Helmet, Insurance Cover Mandatory Even For Electric Vehicles, Relevant Provisions Of Motor Vehicles Act Applicable: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has clarified that provisions under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 that are relevant for the purpose of electric vehicles are applicable to them.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said that insurance cover and wearing helmet or protective gear is mandatory for e-bikes and that...
Divorced Daughter Not 'Dependant' U/S 21 Hindu Adoptions & Maintenance Act, Not Entitled To Maintenance From Late Father's Estate: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a divorced daughter is not a “dependent” under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, and that she is not entitled to claim maintenance from the estate of her deceased father.“An unmarried or widowed daughter is recognized to have a claim in the estate of the deceased, but a “divorced daughter” does not feature in the category of...