Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Constitutes Fact Finding Committee To Evaluate Drinking Water And Sanitation Conditions In Tihar Jail
The Delhi High Court has constituted a four member fact finding committee to evaluate the drinking water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in Tihar Jail. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula directed that the members of the committee shall be Advocates Dr. Amit George, Santosh Kumar Tripathi, Nandita Rao and Tushar Sannu. “Their mandate is...
Gender Specific Laws Not "Anti-Opposite Gender", Only Meant To Address Unique Issues Faced By A Particular Gender: Delhi High Court
In an attempt to strike a “neutral chord”, the Delhi High Court has explained how courts should deal with “gender-specific laws” and remain “gender neutral”, while emphasizing that the approach should not be biased towards a particular gender in such cases. “The mere fact that legislation is designed to address specific gender-related concerns should not be misconstrued as...
Sending Scanned Copy Of A Signed Arbitral Award Through Email Constitutes A Valid Delivery Under Section 31(5) Of The A&C Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an email sent by the arbitral tribunal to the parties wherein the scanned copy of the signed award is attached constitutes a valid delivery of the award under Section 31(5) of the A&C Act. The bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna held that the period of limitation for challenging an arbitral award under Section 34 of the Act would commence on the date...
Insulting A Woman Or Not Behaving With Her In A Chivalrous Manner Won’t Amount To ‘Outraging Her Modesty’: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that insulting a woman, being rude to her and not behaving with her in a chivalrous manner, as she would expect one to behave, will not be covered under the definition of “outraging the modesty of a woman” as per Section 509 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.“The Courts will also have to consider, while adjudicating the cases of Section 509 IPC, the background of...
Section 34 Petition Filed Without Impugned Award And Statement Of Truth Is Non-Est: Delhi High Court Reiterates
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that a Section 34 petition filed unaccompanied by the impugned award and without the statement of truth would not constitute a valid filing. The Court observed that the petition as originally filed was without the impugned award and statement of truth and constituted of only 46 pages, however, the refiled version ran into 1785 pages which included...
CUET Not Mandatory For Central Universities: Union Govt To Delhi High Court In PIL Against CLAT Based LLB Admissions By DU
The Union Government has informed the Delhi High Court that Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is not mandatory for Central Universities and that they enjoy autonomy in the matter of admission.The submission was made before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula while responding to a PIL challenging Delhi University’s decision to offer...
Delhi High Court Concerned Over 63 Structures Inside Central Ridge, Says Those Without Protection ‘Have To Go’
The Delhi High Court on Monday expressed concern about the presence of 63 structures inside Central Ridge in the national capital and said that the institutions without protection from any court cannot be permitted and “will have to go.”Observing that Central Ridge act as the lungs of Delhi, Justice Jasmeet Singh said, “How can they [structures] have protection? I don’t understand. 63...
Husband Has No Right To Torture Wife And Beat Her Merely Because They Are Married: Delhi High Court
While dissolving a decade old marriage of a couple, the Delhi High Court has observed that no law has given husband the right to subject his wife to beatings and torture merely because they got married. “Merely because the parties got married and the respondent was her husband, no law gave him the right to subject his wife to beatings and torture,” a division bench of Justice Suresh...
Don't Exhibit 'RCB Jersey' In Jailer Movie: Delhi High Court To Filmmakers In Suit By IPL Team
The Delhi High Court has directed the filmmakers of Rajnikanth starrer Jailer movie to ensure that from September 01 onwards, none of the theatres exhibit the jersey of IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore, as worn by a contract killer in one of the scenes in the film.Regarding the movie’s release on television, satellite or any OTT platform, Justice Prathiba M Singh said that an...
Delhi High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Minor's Rape Allegedly By Delhi Govt's WCD Official
The Delhi High Court on Monday took suo motu cognizance of a minor girl's rape allegedly by an official of Delhi government’s Women and Child Development Department.Premoday Khakha is accused of raping the minor over several months and impregnating her. He and his wife have been arrested by the Delhi Police. The allegation against the wife is that she gave abortion pills to the minor...
Courts Must Make Judicious Use Of Order VII Rule 11 For Expeditious Disposal Of Petition, Discard Frivolous Litigation : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently said that Courts must judiciously use the provision for rejection of plaint, Order VII Rule 11, to dispose of the pleas expeditiously and to discard frivolous litigation.The division bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed,“Scrupulous adherence to provisions of CPC especially provisions like Order VII Rule 11 CPC can...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 21 To August 27, 2023
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