Delhi High Court
Provisional Attachment Of Bank Accounts Adversely Impact Assessee’s Business: Delhi High Court Imposes Rs. 5k Cost On Superintendent Anti-Evasion
The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 5,000 on the department and observed that the provisional attachment of bank accounts adversely impacts the assessee’s business.The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that the communication seeking to place a debit freeze on the petitioner’s account emanated from Superintendent Anti-Evasion and not from...
Ensure No Illegal Dumping Of Plastic, Electrical And Medical Garbage, Take Action Against Defaulting Units: Delhi High Court To MCD
The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to ensure that there is no illegal dumping of electrical, plastic and medical garbage in the national capital. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula also directed the civic body to take appropriate action against all the defaulting units under the Delhi Municipal Corporation...
Preliminary Assessment Of Mental & Physical Capacity Of Juvenile To Commit Heinous Offence Must Be Concluded Expeditiously: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that every preliminary assessment under section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act in relation to heinous offences committed by a juvenile must be initiated and concluded expeditiously in terms of section 14 of the Act. “In case of heinous offences, the Juvenile Justice Boards are required to follow the mandate of Section 14(3) and proviso to Section 14(4) in...
Regular Drives For Sterlization And Immunization Of Stray Dogs An Important Public Function: High Court To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government and civic authorities to continue making efforts for sterlization and immunization of stray dogs in the national capital.“The respondents are directed to ensure that they continue with their efforts and drive for sterilization and immunization of stray dogs, as the same is an important public function and is required to be performed in...
Be Loyal To Your Senior, Learn To Be A Little Tough: Message From Delhi High Court Judges To First Generation Lawyers
Judges of the Delhi High Court on Friday urged the first generation lawyers to be loyal to their seniors and to learn to be a little tough in order to excel in the legal field. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna were speaking at the third coffee chat organized by Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum on the topic “Challenges faced by first generation lawyers and...
Batla House Encounter: Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment On Reference For Confirmation Of Death Penalty To Ariz Khan
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its judgment on the reference for confirmation of death sentence 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. A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma reserved the verdict after hearing Advocate MS Khan...
Delhi High Court Upholds Single Judge Order Holding Satyajit Ray As First Owner Of Copyright In ‘Nayak’ Movie
The Delhi High Court has upheld a single judge order which ruled that late director Satyajit Ray is the first owner of copyright in 1966 Bengali film 'Nayak' and that the right to novelize its screenplay is also vested in him.A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed the appeal moved by RDB and Co. HUF, whose 'Karta' R.D. Bansal had commissioned Ray...
Equilibrium Is Disturbed Where The Party Drawing Up The Panel Of Arbitrator Is Given A Further Right To Accord Its “Confirmation” To Nomination Made By Other Party: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the equilibrium is disturbed where the party drawing up the panel of arbitrator is given a further right to accord its “confirmation” to nomination made by other party. The bench of Justice Sachin Datta held that in terms of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE), the appointment of...
Rainwater Harvesting Should Be Seamlessly Integrated Into Delhi’s Climate Resilience Planning, Authorities Must Explore Innovative Strategies: High Court
Taking note of the “unprecedented weather events” witnessed by the national capital this year, the Delhi High Court has observed that rainwater harvesting should be seamlessly integrated into the city's climate resilience planning for which the authorities must continually explore innovative strategies. “A persistent focus on educating the public and resident welfare associations about...
Pre-Arbitration Reference To DRC Would Not Be A Bar To Appointment Of Arbitrator When The Chief Engineer Has Failed To Respond To Notice Of Dispute: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that in a multi-tier dispute resolution clause which provides for pre-arbitration reference to Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC), the failure to refer the dispute to DRC would not be a ground to refuse appointment of arbitrator when the Chief Engineer against whose decision an appeal was to be filed before DRC failed to respond to notice of...
Delhi HC Orders RSS Weekly ‘Organizer’ To Remove Article Alleging Sexual Exploitation Of Nuns, Hindu Women By Principal Of Christian School
The Delhi High Court has directed RSS weekly magazine “Organizer” and another website “The Commune” to remove an article alleging that the Principal of a reputed Christian school in the national capital sexually exploited nuns and Hindu women.Justice Jyoti Singh passed an ex parte ad-interim injunction in favour of the Principal in his suit against the two publications which published...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Appeal Preferred By Sushant Singh Rajput’s Father Against Refusal To Stay Movie Based On Late Actor's Life
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on an appeal moved by the father of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput against the single judge order refusing to injunct further telecast of the movie “Nyay: The Justice” based on his son’s life, which was released on OTT platform Lapalap in June 2021.A division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma sought response of the filmmakers and listed the matter for hearing on November 16.On July 11, the single judge had...