Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Directs Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal To Pay ₹2 Crores Damages To Major General Ahluwalia In Defamation Suit
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed news magazine Tehelka, its former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal and two reporters to pay Rs. 2 crores damages to Major General MS Ahluwalia in a defamation suit filed by the latter in 2002. A story was carried by Tehelka in March 2001 depicting Ahluwalia as an alleged corrupt middleman in the defence deals relating to import of new defence...
Delhi High Court Directs ASI To Produce 109 Yrs Old Record On 'Mughal Mosque' Inside Qutub Complex
The Delhi High Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India to produce records available with it regarding a notification issued by it in 1914 declaring a mosque situated inside the Qutub Minar complex as a protected monument. Justice Prateek Jalan was hearing a plea moved by the Managing Committee of the mosque, which was appointed by the Delhi Waqf Board, against alleged stopping...
Organizer Of Public Meeting Can’t Be Held Liable For Hate Speech Delivered By A Participant, Mere Presence Not Enough: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that an individual organising a public meeting cannot be held accountable for a hate speech delivered by one of the participants over which such an organizer had no control or responsibility. “In case FIRs are registered against a person organising a meeting, for the misconduct of any participant of the meeting, it will severely impact the basic principle...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Directing Registration Of FIR Against VHP Leader Alok Kumar Over Hate Speech Complaint By Harsh Mander
The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside a trial court order directing Delhi Police to register an FIR against Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Alok Kumar, on a complaint filed by activist Harsh Mander, for allegedly giving a hate speech during a VHP rally in 2019. While pronouncing the order, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that Mander had not leveled any allegation against Kumar in...
Delhi High Court Excludes Comparable On Grounds Of Functional Dissimilarity & Amalgamation
The Delhi High Court has held that the Software Development Services offered by TCS International could not be used as a comparable since the assessee was in the business of Indian Information technology-enabled services (ITES) or business process outsourcing (BPO).The division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju has observed that TCS International is in the business...
Delhi High Court To Hear On Monday PIL Seeking Immediate Relief Measures At Yamuna Flood Relief Camps
The Delhi High Court will hear on Monday a public interest litigation seeking immediate measures like free ration, medical assistance, sanitary provisions and other essentials for people at the Yamuna flood relief camps in the national capital.The matter was mentioned today before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula which said that the matter...
Application For Passport Renewal Can’t Be Denied Only On Basis Of Apprehension Of Misuse Of Earlier Passports: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that an application for renewal of passport of an individual cannot be denied only on the basis of an apprehension that the earlier passports would have been misused.“Denial of passport has the effect of seriously impeding the rights of a citizen. The application for passport can be denied only on valid grounds,” Justice Subramonium Prasad said. The...
Union Govt Must Continue Its Efforts Against Substance Abuse, It Requires Sustained Attention: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the Union Government must continue its efforts and remain steadfast in its endeavour to combat substance abuse, "as the it requires sustained attention and a multifaceted approach.""By doing so, the Government can contribute to the overall betterment of society and protect public health," said a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and...
BCI Must Frame Guidelines For Establishing ‘Ethical Code For Self Represented Litigants’ To Minimize Frivolous Litigations: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the Bar Council of India must frame guidelines for establishing an “ethical code” for “self represented litigants” to save precious judicial time and minimize frivolous litigations. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma added that the ethical grounding will play a crucial role in minimising the flow of frivolous litigation and will reduce the burden...
Economic Offences Are Serious But Severity Of Allegations Cannot Be Justification For Pre-Trial Incarceration: Delhi High Court
Observing that severity of allegations cannot be a justification for pre-trial incarceration, the Delhi High Court has granted bail to a Director of M/s Parul Polymers Pvt Ltd. in a case under Section 447 of the Companies Act, 2013.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said, “Needless to add, that nothing in this judgment should be taken to detract from the position that economic offences are...
Delhi High Court Declares ‘Supreme’ Red-Box Logo A ‘Well-Known’ Mark In Respect Of Apparel & Clothing
The Delhi High Court has declared the ‘Supreme’ red-box logo as a ‘well-known’ mark in respect of apparel and clothing, under Section 2(zg) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.Justice Prathiba M. Singh made the declaration in a suit for permanent injunction filed by Charter 4 Corp, seeking protection of its red-box device mark ‘SUPREME’.The court remarked that the red-box device...
High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Challenging Union Govt’s Ordinance Giving Overriding Powers To LG Over Services
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation challenging the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023 promulgated by the Union Government on May 19. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula permitted Advocate Shrikant Prasad to withdraw the plea after noting that challenge...