Delhi High Court
High Court Seeks Delhi Govt’s Status Report In PIL Seeking Immediate Relief Measures At Yamuna Flood Relief Camps
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Delhi Government to file a detailed status report in 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.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Saurabh Banerjee sought the...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 17 To July 23
Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 599 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 618NOMINAL INDEXX v. Y 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 599 RUPINDERJIT KAUR v. THE MANAGER, DHANPATMAL VIRMANI SR. SEC. SCHOOL AND ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 600 IDFC First Bank Limited v. Hitachi MGRM Net Limited 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 601 PERNOD RICARD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 602 MANUDEV DAHIYA...
Non-Consideration Of Clause In Agreement: Can’t Say Opposed To Fundamental Policy Of Indian Law: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that non-consideration of a clause of the Agreement executed between the parties, cannot be said to be an error made by the arbitral tribunal which is opposed to the fundamental policy of Indian law. The court added that the same also cannot render the arbitral award patently illegal if the view of the Arbitrator is a plausible one. The bench...
Asian Games Trials: Delhi High Court Dismisses Wrestlers’ Plea Challenging Exemption Given To Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia
The Delhi High Court on Saturday dismissed the plea moved by wrestlers Antim Panghal and Sujeet Kalkal against the exemption granted to Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia for Asian Games trials.Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the unanimous decision taken by the ad-hoc Committee to grant exemption to Punia and Phogat and to not expose them to injuries during the trials cannot be said to...
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...