Delhi High Court
Advocates' Office Run From Residence Not Subject To Property Tax As Business Building : Delhi High Court
Holding that the "professional activity" of lawyers cannot be seen as "commercial activity", the Delhi High Court held that an advocate's office run from a residential building is not subject to property tax under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act as a "business building".The division bench of Justice Najmi Waziri and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain noted that the Master Plan for Delhi(MPD),...
Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges Prelims Of UPSC Civil Services Exam 2023, Seeks Fresh Exam
A plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court challenging the preliminary examination of Civil Services Examination 2023 which was held by Union Public Service Commission last month.Filed by Advocate Rajeev Kumar Dubey, the plea has been moved by 17 civil services aspirants. The plea also seeks a direction on UPSC and Union Government to re-conduct the preliminary exam and General...
AO Unclear whether The Notice Is Issued To An Individual Or A Corporate Entity: Delhi High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice
The Delhi High Court has quashed the reassessment notice for non-application of mind by the department.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has directed the AO to recommence the proceeding if deemed necessary after gathering the relevant material that would show that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment by the petitioner.The petitioner has challenged...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Pass Urgent Order On Plea Seeking Strict Implementation Of Advisory Against Illegal Slaughtering Of Animals On Bakra-Eid
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass urgent orders on a plea seeking strict implementation of an advisory issued by the Delhi Government to deal with illegal slaughtering of cows and other animals on the occasion of Bakra-Eid on June 29. “We are now in the last week of vacation in June. We are not going to entertain this. It is our discretion to decide if it is urgent or not,”...
Civil Services Exam 2023: Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Relief, Asks CAT To Expeditiously Decide Plea Seeking Reduction In CSAT Cut Off
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Central Administrative Tribunal to decide expeditiously the plea seeking reduction in the cut off from 33% to 23% for qualifying Part II (CSAT) exam of 2023 Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC last month.A vacation bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Manoj Jain refused the interim relief and disposed of a petition moved by a group...
Ensure Sufficient Number Of Short, Long Stay Homes For Mentally Ill Inmates: High Court To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure that a sufficient number of short and long stay homes are available for mentally ill inmates who do not require regular hospitalization and have no homes to go back to live in a safe environment. Observing that it is the bounden duty of the State to take care of the life of all its citizen, a division bench of Justice Mukta...
Custodial Death Of 26-Yr-Old: Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction, 10 Years Sentence Of Uttar Pradesh Cops In 2006 Case
The Delhi High Court today upheld the conviction and 10 years of sentence awarded to five cops of the Uttar Pradesh Police over custodial torture resulting in death of a young 26-years-old man in 2006. They were convicted and sentenced in the year 2019. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal dismissed the appeals moved by the five police officials and upheld the...
Delhi High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man For Murder Of 12-Yr-Old, Modifies Sentence To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment Without Remission
The Delhi High Court on Monday commuted the death sentence awarded to a man for kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old minor boy in 2009. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal modified the sentence awarded to Jeevak Nagpal to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment without remission. Nagpal was awarded death penalty by the trial court in 2020. He was 21 at the time of...
Assessment Order Cannot Be Directed Against Only One Of The Legal Heirs Of Deceased Assessee: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Rs. 10 Crores Demand
The Delhi High Court held that an assessment order cannot be directed against only one of the legal heirs of a deceased assessee.The Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia has set aside an assessment order of Rs. 10 crores passed by the Income Tax Department, solely on the ground that it was passed against only one of the legal heirs of the deceased assessee and not...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 19 To June 25
Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 522 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 528NOMINAL INDEXSachin @ Joginder Singh v. State Govt Of NCT Of Delhi & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 522Shah Alam v. NCT Delhi 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 523MoolChand Kharaiti Ram Hospital & Ayurvedic Research institute v. Workers & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 524SPP Food Products Pvt Ltd vs India Overseas Co 2023 LiveLaw (Del)...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To NCERT On Plea Challenging Tender Inviting Bids From Only Empanelled Firms
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to NCERT and the Central Government in a plea challenging the tender issued by NCERT for the supply of items of the New Kit, Jaadui Pitara. The plea alleges that tender is “biased and one-sided” because it specifically invites online bids only from firms currently empaneled with NCERT.Samit Khanna, proprietor of M/s Universal Sales, who deals in...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Restoration Of SC & ST Reservation In Recruitment To Non-Teaching Posts Of Jamia Millia Islamia
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Jamia Millia Islamia and the Union Government in a petition challenging the recruitment notification for the appointment of non-teaching staff in Jamia Millia Islamia University, for not extending reservation to the SC & ST categories.Observing “the matter requires consideration”, Justice Vikas Mahajan issued notice to the respondents...