Army Quota: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Against Decision To Give Priority To Wards Of Ex-Servicemen Over Those Of Serving Personnel

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the decision to give higher priority to the wards of ex-servicemen than the wards of serving personnel under the Army quota of 5% for admission to various CollegesAccording to the 2018 Union Government order, Priority VI is assigned to Wards of Ex-Servicemen and Priority VIII to Wards of Serving Personnel. Challenging the priority,...

Only Supreme Court Can Grant Furlough Under Delhi Prison Rules When Convict’s Appeal Is Pending There: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that where a convict’s appeal against the conviction is pending before the Supreme Court, a direction to grant furlough under Delhi Prison Rules has to be necessarily taken from the Apex Court. Rules 1199 and 1200 of the Delhi Prison Rules deal with the grant of parole and furlough to prisoners. Note 2 to Rule 1224 states that, "if an appeal of a convict...

High Court Can Pass ‘Pro-Tem Security’ Order When Implementer Fails To Make Payments Over Use Of SEP Holder’s Technology: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the high courts have the power to pass “pro-tem security deposit” order where an implementer fails to make payments to a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) holder and continues to derive benefit by using its technology.A pro-tem order is where the court, as a temporary arrangement, directs an implementer to make payments as security to safeguard the...

Civil Services Examination 2023: Delhi High Court Asks UPSC To File Preliminary Objections In Plea Seeking Publishing Of Prelims Answer Key

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Union Public Service Commission to file its preliminary objections on a plea moved by various civil services aspirants challenging the Union Public Services Decision (UPSC)'s decision to publish the answer key of prelims examination of Civil Services Examination 2023 only after declaration of the final result.Justice Chandra Dhari Singh however refused...

BREAKING - Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Manish Sisodia In Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday denied bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the money laundering case related to the implementation of previous liquor policy in national capital.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma also denied bail to co-accused persons Hyderabad businessman Abhishek Boinpally, AAP’s communications incharge Vijay Nair and...

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Demanding Complainants Be Asked About Willingness To Undergo Narco Analysis, Polygraph Test

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking directions on the Delhi Police to ask the complainants if they are willing to undergo scientific tests like Narco Analysis and Brain Mapping during the investigation to prove the allegations.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad rejected the plea moved by advocate and...

BREAKING - Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging RBI's Decision To Withdraw Rs 2,000 Currency Notes From Circulation

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the Reserve Bank of India's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad rejected the plea moved by advocate Rajneesh Bhaskar Gupta. The court observed that the RBI was well within its power to issue the Notification...

2019 Amendment To Section 29A Of The Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Is Procedural In Nature; Applies To All Pending Arbitrations: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that 2019 Amendment to Section 29A of the A&C Act is procedural in nature and would apply to all arbitrations that were pending on the date of its coming into force. By way of the amendment, the time limit of 12 months for rendering an award was to be calculated from the date of the completion of proceedings and not from the date when the arbitrator...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: June 2023 [Citations 473 - 536]

Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 473 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 536NOMINAL INDEXCENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGTATION v. KAPIL WADHAWAN & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 473TARUN KUMAR & ANR. v. THE PRINCIPAL HAPPY HOURS SCHOOL & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 474MADHURI JAIN GROVER & ANR. v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 475RR v. THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI 2023 LiveLaw (Del)...

Victim Can Invoke PoSH Act When Sexually Harassed By Man Working In Department Other Than Her Own: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the scope of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 or PoSH Act is not limited to cases where a woman employee is sexually harassed by another employee working in her own office or department but also extends to cases where the delinquent employee is employed elsewhere.Analyzing the statute and its...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 26 To July 02

Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 529 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 536NOMINAL INDEXDarpan Kohli Versus Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 529State v. Jeevak Nagpal 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 530SH.PRADEEP KUMAR v. STATE OF U.P and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 531MADHU BALA v. STATE 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 532Siddharth Mishra & Ors. V. UPSC 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 533Home Credit...

Delhi High Court Upholds Decision To Terminate Services Of National Judicial Academy’s Professor

The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the termination of Dr. Geeta Oberoi, a contractual professor of National Judicial Academy, Bhopal on the basis of a show cause notice issued to her in 2021 over allegations of “encouraging and harbouring” stray dogs inside the campus. Justice Jasmeet Singh dismissed the plea of the professor, who was working in the Academy since 2014, challenging the...