Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Refuses To Advance Hearing Of RTI Case On PM Modi's BA Degree
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to advance the hearing of a case related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's academic degree. The matter is listed for hearing on October 13.Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing an application seeking early hearing of the plea moved by Delhi University in 2017 challenging an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the varsity to...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Cancelling Academic Ashok Swain's OCI Card, Asks Centre To Pass Fresh Order
The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside the order cancelling the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card of academic and writer Ashok Swain. “Apart from repeating the Section (under which the OCI card was cancelled) as a mantra, no reason is mentioned ... as to why the registration of the petitioner as OCI holder has been revoked,” Justice Subramonium Prasad. The court disposed of...
Delhi High Court Upholds Revocation Of PepsiCo India’s Registration For Potato Variety Used In Lay’s Chips
The Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority revoking Pepsico India’s registration with respect to a potato variety used for making Lay’s chips. Justice Navin Chawla dismissed the appeal moved by PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited challenging the Authority’s order passed on December 03 last year on an application...
MSEF Council Cannot Entertain Independent Claims At The Instance Of The Buyer Against The Supplier: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that the MSEF Council cannot entertain independent claims/reference filed at the instance of the buyer under the MSMED Act. The bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh held that MSMED Act does not contemplate a scheme for the buyer approaching the facilitation council under Section 18 of the Act for recovering any monies from the seller. It is only...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 03 To July 09
Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 537 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 568NOMINAL INDEXDR SOHAIL MALIK v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 537 Harkirat Singh Sodhi v. Oram Foods Pvt Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 538 RAJNEESH BHASKAR GUPTA versus Reserve Bank of India & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 539 Aswini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 540 Manish Sisodia v....
MSMED Act Would Not Be Applicable To CA Firms Appointed As ‘Special Auditors’ Under Section 142(2A) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the provisions of MSMED Act, 2006 would not apply to a CA firm appointed as ‘Special Auditor’ under Section 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act (IT Act), 1961. The bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh held that MSMED Act no applicability in cases of CA firms appointed under Section 142(2A) of the IT Act for the purpose of carrying out special audit as...
Discharge Of Public Servant Due To Invalid Sanction Under PC Act Does Not Absolve Private Accused From Offence Under IPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that merely because sanction to prosecute a public servant under Prevention of Corruption Act is not granted, does not mean that the allegations of conspiracy or cheating by private accused persons under Indian Penal Code cannot stand trial.“The matter of sanction qua public servant would have no effect upon allegations of conspiracy and alleged cheating by...
Over ₹9 Crores Due To Akshaya Patra Foundation Not Paid Despite Fund Availability: Delhi High Court Summons DUSIB’s Chief Executive Director
The Delhi High Court has summoned the Chief Executive Director of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) over non payment of over Rs. 9 crores outstanding dues to Akshaya Patra Foundation which supplied food to various shelter homes in the city which are under the supervision of the Board.A division bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma observed that it is...
Order Of Arbitral Tribunal Refusing To Entertain Additional Counter-Claims Filed Without An Application Under Section 23 Is Not An ‘Interim Award’: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that an order of the arbitral tribunal refusing to entertain additional counter-claims filed without making any application under Section 23 of the Act is not an ‘interim award’, therefore, it cannot be challenged under Section 34 of the Act. The bench of Justices Najmi Waziri and Sudhir Kumar Jain held that order of the tribunal refusing...
Civil Prisoners Eligible For Remission Under Delhi Prison Rules: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that civil prisoners are eligible for grant of ordinary remission under the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018. “…a plain reading of the aforesaid Rules would show that while providing eligibility for remission in Rule 1175, the expression used is “convicted prisoner”. The expression is inclusive and does not distinguish between a convicted “civil prisoner”...
Impossible To Hold CLAT 2024 In Regional Languages, Will Prepare Roadmap For 'Eventual Introduction': Consortium Of NLUs To Delhi High Court
The Consortium of National Law Universities has told the Delhi High Court that it is a “near impossibility” to hold the CLAT 2024 examination, which is scheduled to take place in December, in regional languages.However, the Consortium said that it will be able to prepare a well-considered roadmap for the “eventual introduction” of additional languages in the examination in the...
Evidence By Way Of Affidavit Not Mandatory When Documentary Evidence Sufficient For Determining Well-Known Status Of Trademark: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that when documentary evidence is sufficient for determining the well-known status of a trademark, the filing of evidence by way of affidavit is not mandatory.Justice Prathiba M. Singh considered the question about the nature of the evidence, and the documents required to be filed by an applicant for determination as a well-known trademark under Section 11 of...