Delhi High Court
Provide Infra, Financial Assistance To Procure Gadgets For Conducting Trial Of Differently-Abled Accused: High Court To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to provide infrastructure and financial assistance for procuring essential electronic gadgets for conducting trial in cases where the accused person is differently-abled. “No citizen in this country should feel that due to his physical or mental disability, justice was not done to him either due to lack of material infrastructure or...
In Hi-Tech “Click Of Mouse” Age Some Income Tax Officials Are Yet To Come Out Of Their Love For “Snail Pace” Style Of Working: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has rejected the appeal of the income tax department and refused to condone the delay of 498 days."Even in this hi-tech "click of the mouse" age, some of the government officials are yet to come out of their love for the "snail pace" style of working. The worst is when such delays are aimed at simply completing formalities so that the government appeals get dismissed on...
High Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Appointment Of Delhi Govt’s Director Of Prosecution
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a public interest litigation challenging the appointment of Alka Goel, the Director of Delhi Government’s Directorate of Prosecution, as illegal. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula sought response of the Delhi Government through Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Home), Union Public...
State Election Commission Has No Role In Conducting General Elections: ECI To Delhi High Court In PIL Over ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL against the conduct of State Election Commission during the “First Level Check" of EVMs and VVPATs at eleven district offices in the national capital for their use in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.The petition was moved by Anil Kumar, President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee which is a unit of Indian National Congress party. The PIL...
'Serious Constitutional Issues': Delhi High Court Seeks AG Venkatramani's Assistance In Plea Against Junior Judicial Assistants Appointments
The Delhi High Court has sought assistance of Attorney General for India R Venkatramani in a plea challenging the appointment of 50 Junior Judicial Assistants presently employed in the court. A division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna observed that the plea, which has been moved by serving High Court employees, raises serious constitutional and administrative issue...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Times Now Navbharat’s Plea Against Bar On Telecast Of ‘Operation Paap’ Against AAP MLA Naresh Balyan
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea moved by Times Now Navbharat challenging a trial court order restraining the news channel from telecasting a programme “Operation Paap” against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Balyan.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora refused to entertain the petition in light of the statutory provisions contained under Code of Civil Procedure and...
Wife’s Family Insisting Husband To Abandon His Parents And Become ‘Ghar Jamai’ Amounts To Cruelty: Delhi High Court Grants Divorce
The Delhi High Court has observed that insistence of a wife’s family for her husband to abandon his parents, become a “Ghar Jamai” and live in their house amounts to cruelty.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna granted divorce to a couple, who got married in 2001 and started living separately after a year, on the ground of cruelty and...
No Chance Of Customer Getting Confused Between 'Xpert' Soaps And Harpic's 'DrainXpert': Delhi High Court Upholds Registration
The Delhi High Court has upheld the registration of “Harpic Drainxpert” trademark in favour of household goods manufacturer Reckitt and Colman. Justice C Hari Shankar dismissed the appeals moved by RSPL Health Private Limited, engaged in manufacturing similar goods such as dish washing bars and gels under the mark 'Xpert', seeking rectification of Register of Trademarks by removing the...
Provide Counselling To Parents For Accepting Lesbian Daughter 'As Per Her Wishes': Delhi High Court Directs Shelter Home
The Delhi High Court has directed a shelter home in the national capital to provide counselling to parents of a 22-years-old lesbian woman, at least on alternative days, for accepting their daughter “as per her wishes.”A division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also ordered the shelter home’s Director to admit the woman for her stay, give...
2024 Lok Sabha Polls: PIL In Delhi High Court Against SEC's Conduct During ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs & VVPATs
A PIL has been moved before the Delhi High Court against the conduct of State Election Commission during the “First Level Check" of EVMs and VVPATs at eleven district offices in the national capital for their use in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The petition has been moved by Anil Kumar, who is the President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, a unit of Indian National Congress party. The PIL...
‘Security Of DTC Passengers Of Utmost Importance’: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Contempt Plea Concerning Deployment Of Bus Marshals
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea seeking contempt action against Delhi Government’s Chief and Finance Secretaries for violating earlier orders and delaying the deployment and payment of salaries of bus marshals in the national capital.Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that the security of passengers, especially women, children and elderly commuters, in the DTC buses is...
'Nation Wants To Know' Tagline: Times Group Withdraws From Delhi High Court Plea Seeking Contempt Action Against Republic TV, Arnab Goswami
Times Group has withdrawn from the Delhi High Court its application seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Republic TV and its Managing Director Arnab Goswami for violating an order passed in 2020 over the use of “Nation Wants To Know” tagline.The application was listed yesterday before Justice C Hari Shankar in a suit filed in 2017 by Bennett Coleman, a flagship...