Spicejet Should Pay Entire Arbitral Award Of Rs 380 Crore To Its Former Promotor Kalanithi Maran: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has directed SpiceJet to pay the entire arbitral award of Rs. 380 crore to the airline’s former promotor, Kalanithi Maran, and his firm, Kal Airways Pvt. Ltd, in an execution petition filed by Maran seeking enforcement of a 2018 arbitral award passed in his favour.The court has also directed the airline to file an Affidavit of its assets within the specified time...

Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Allows Manish Sisodia To Meet His Wife For One Day, Bars Him From Interacting With Media Or Using Phone

The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to meet his wife for one day tomorrow and ordered that he shall not interact with media or use his mobile phone. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma passed the order in Sisodia's application seeking interim bail in the money laundering case concerning the implementation of previous liquor...

CCI’s Power Is To Regulate Markets, Not To Review Decisions Of Statutory Regulators: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday held that power of the Competition Commission of India is limited to regulating markets and does not extend to reviewing the decisions taken by statutory regulators in exercise of their statutory powers. Emphasizing that the power does not extend to “addressing any grievance” regarding arbitrary action by any statutory authority, Justice Vibhu Bakhru...

Show Cause Notice Lacks Reasons In Detail For Denial Of Refund Of ITC To Mcdonald’s India: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the show cause notice lacks reasons in detail for the denial of refund of Input Tax Credit (ITC) to Mcdonald's India.The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan found that there was no basis for the Appellate Authority to have concluded that the petitioner acts as a mediator between joint ventures or franchisees and McDonald’s USA. The...

Sharjeel Imam Moves Delhi High Court Against Criminal Proceedings Over Same Speech In Two Cases, Status Report Sought

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the plea moved by Sharjeel Imam challenging proceedings against him in two different cases for the same speech delivered at Jamia Millia Islamia University in December 2019. Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar sought response of the Delhi Police, which is represented by Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad, and listed the matter for hearing on...

Separatist Leader Nayeem Khan Moves Delhi High Court Against Attachment Of Hurriyat's Rajbagh Office In Srinagar

Separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court order directing attachment of All Parties Hurriyat Conference’s (APHC) office in Srinagar earlier this year in a UAPA case against him.The matter will be heard on July 06 as the division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh, before which the case was listed today, did not...

Merely Being Named In FIR On Matrimonial Offences Can’t Be Treated As Impediment For Public Appointment: Delhi High Court

Observing that merely naming in the FIR does not lead to an inference that the employer can keep in abeyance the employment of an applicant for an indefinite period, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to appoint a candidate to the Sub Inspector post, whose employment was kept pending till the disposal of the FIR pending against him.The court also noted that he was placed in...

Standing Orders On Sampling Of Narcotic Drugs Must Be Respected By Probe Agencies, Can’t Be Rendered Optional For Compliance: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that the standing orders on sampling of narcotics drugs issued by the Narcotics Control Bureau and Union Government must be respected by the probe agencies and that they cannot be rendered optional for complaince. “Therefore, in this Court's view, the Standing Orders ought to be respected by the investigating agencies and non-compliance of those Standing Orders...

Courts Should Not Draw Conclusions At Stage Of Bail About Promise Of Marriage, Such Finding Must Await Evaluation Of Evidence At Trial: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that it is neither appropriate nor feasible for courts to draw any conclusion or return any finding at the stage of bail of an accused as to whether a promise of marriage made to a prosecutrix was false or in bad faith.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani added that such a a finding or decision must await a “thorough assessment and evaluation of...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Investigation In FIR Against Ashneer Grover, His Wife For Alleged Misappropriation Of Funds In BharatPe

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay investigation in the FIR registered against former BharatPe Managing Director Ashneer Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain Grover for alleged misappropriation of funds and causing loss of about Rs. 80 crores to the fintech company.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani issued notice on the plea moved by Ashneer Grover and Madhuri Jain Grover seeking quashing...

Schools May Not Insist On Following ‘Neighbourhood Criteria’ Strictly For Admissions Under EWS Or DG Category: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that schools in the national capital may not insist upon following the “neighbourhood criteria” strictly in cases of admission under EWS or DG category, observing that it may not be possible for the Directorate of Education to follow such a criteria while allotting seats. “This Court notes that in the present social milieu, the demand for admission under...

Investigating Agency Can't Defeat Right Of Statutory Bail By Filing Police Report Without Completing Investigation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that the right to statutory bail of an accused cannot be defeated merely because police report has been filed by the investigating agency even when investigation in the case is incomplete. “The police has a right to conduct further investigation. However, at the same time, the investigating agency under the garb of further investigation cannot be allowed to...