Delhi High Court
Breaking: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Election Of Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi In 2019 General Polls
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the election of Meenakshi Lekhi, current Union Minister of State for External Affairs, from the New Delhi Parliamentary Constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Justice Sanjeev Narula rejected the plea moved by Ramesh who contested as an independent candidate from the constituency and raised allegations of discrepancies in...
Court Has Power To Issue Time Bound Directions To Collector Of Stamps To Decide On Unstamped Arbitration Agreements, Purpose Of Section 11(13) Of A&C Act Should Not Be Defeated: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held the Court exercising power under Section 11 of the A&C Act has the power to issue time bound directions to Collector of Stamps to decide on unstamped arbitration agreements to ensure that the mandate of Section 11(13) of the A&C Act that provides for expeditious disposal of Section 11 petition should not be defeated. The bench of Justice Sachin...
Extortion Case: Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Conman Sukesh Chandrashekar’s Alleged Woman Aide
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a woman, an alleged close aide of conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, accused of assisting him while he was lodged in Tihar Jail through a contractual nursing staff and for helping him run an extortion racket from the prison.Pooja Singh was employed by Chandrashekar’s wife Leena Maria Paul as manager of her nail artistry salon. Paul is also a...
Civil Services Exam 2023: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 10% Reduction In CSAT Cut-Off
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the order of Central Administrative Tribunal which refused to order reduction in cut off for Civil Services Aptitude Test 2023 from 33% to 23%. Referring to a number of precedents including Ranjan Kumar & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Ors., (2014), the division bench of Justice V. Kameshwar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Moved By Centre For Policy Research Against Suspension Of FCRA License By Union Govt
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea moved by India’s leading think-tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) against the suspension of its licence under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) by the Union Government on February 27. Justice Subramonium Prasad also asked the Union Government to decide the application seeking release of 25% of funds, which was moved by...
Seek Candidates' Eligibility Proof During Submission Of Application To Avoid Cancellation Of Candidature After Shortlisting: Delhi HC To DSSSB
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) to amend its selection process and ask the candidates to upload documents showing their eligibility, caste and other details at the time of submission of the application itself. A division bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta passed the direction to ensure that in case...
‘Pay ₹5 Lakh Or Face Civil Prison For Repeatedly Breaching Injunction Order’: Delhi High Court To Hotel In Ramada's Trademark Infringement Suit
The Delhi High Court has directed a hotel to deposit Rs. 5 lakhs with its Registry for repeated breach and “contumacious disobedience” of an injunction order passed against it in a trademark infringement suit filed by international hospitality company Ramada. Justice C Hari Shankar said that in case the sum is not deposited, Kumar Sambhav, the Director of La Ramada World Resort and Spa,...
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...