Delhi High Court
High Court Sets Aside Delhi Mayor’s Decision For Re-Election Of MCD Standing Committee
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside the decision of Mayor Shelly Oberoi to hold re-election for six members of the standing committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav allowed the pleas moved by BJP councillors Kamaljeet Sehrawat and Shikha Roy challenging the notice issued by the Mayor on February 24.The court has ordered the Mayor to declare...
Domicile Not A Condition For Enrolment With State Bar Council, Only Bar Council Of Delhi Insisting For It: BCI To Delhi High Court
The Bar Council of India has told the Delhi High Court that domicile of a law graduate is not a condition for enrolment with a State Bar Council as per law and that no other State Bar Council except Bar Council of Delhi has it as a requirement. The BCI made the submission in its response to a petition moved by a lawyer challenging the notification of BCD making the filing of Aadhar Card and...
Delhi High Court Reserves Decision On PIL Challenging Notifications Allowing Exchange Of ₹2000 Notes Without ID Proof
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on a public interest litigation challenging Reserve Bank of India and State Bank of India's notifications that permit exchange of Rs. 2000 currency notes without requirement of any identity proof.“We will pass appropriate orders,” said the division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad.The plea has...
High Court Upholds Validity Of Order Making Delhi Residence Mandatory Condition For Civil Defence Volunteer Recruitment
The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of an order passed by the Delhi Government making “resident of Delhi” as a mandatory condition to become eligible for being a civil defence volunteer. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed the plea moved by Advocate Anand challenging the order passed by the Secretary of...
Ensure Provisions Of RPwD Act Are Followed In Future Admissions: Delhi High Court To Union Govt’s Medical Counselling Committee
The Delhi High Court has directed the Medical Counselling Committee to ensure that the provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 are followed in admissions to medical courses in future.The Medical Counselling Committee, an organisation affiliated to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is responsible for allotting seats for undergraduate, postgraduate...
Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges Notifications Allowing Exchange Of ₹2000 Notes Without Need Of ID Proof
A public interest litigation has been moved in the Delhi High Court challenging the recent notifications issued by Reserve Bank of India and State Bank of India permitting exchange of Rs. 2000 currency notes without obtaining any identity proof.The plea has been moved by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking to declare the notifications as arbitrary and against Article 14...
High Court Seeks Response of Delhi Police, Delhi Govt In Plea Over Bomb Threats In Schools
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the Delhi Government and Delhi Police in a plea seeking a detailed action plan to deal with bomb threats in the schools to ensure safety and security of children, teachers and staff in the national capital.Justice Prathiba M Singh issued notice on the plea moved by Advocate Arpit Bhargava contending that there is no action plan at present to...
No Sympathy Or Compassion For Employees Submitting Forged Documents To Employer: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that employees who are guilty of submitting forged documents to their employer have to be dealt with in a strict manner. It said such persons are certainly unfit to be employed and no sympathy or compassion can be shown to such an employee. The bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna made the observation while upholding the termination order of a woman who was dismissed...
Govt Employee Should Not Be Denied Medical Reimbursement For Emergency Treatment Merely Due To Non-Empanelment Of Hospital: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the medical claim of a government employee for reimbursement of treatment undertaken in emergency should not be denied merely because the hospital was not empanelled with CGHS facility.A division bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta observed that the test would be to see whether the claimant had actually undertaken the...
Family Courts Expected To Not Adopt Hyper-Technical Approach And Close Party’s Right To Cross Examination In Hurried Manner: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the family courts are expected to not adopt a “hyper-technical approach” and close the right of cross examination of a party in a hurried manner while dealing with matrimonial cases.Justice Rekha Palli made the observation while setting aside an order passed by the family court rejecting a wife’s application for restoration of her right to...
BBC Documentary On PM Modi: Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Case Filed By Gujarat Based NGO
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in a plea seeking to sue it over its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly casting "a slur” on India’s reputation, including that of the judiciary and the Prime Minister.Justice Sachin Datta issued notice to BBC on the indigent person application filed by a Gujarat-based NGO, Justice...
Reasons For Bias Do Not Fall Under VII Schedule Of A&C Act , Petition Is Abuse Of Process Of Court : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that an arbitrator can be removed under Section 14(1)(a) which provides for de jure ineligibility of arbitrator only if his appointment falls within the grounds mentioned under the VII Schedule. The bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh held that the mandate of the arbitrator on grounds of bias and prejudice cannot be terminated if the test of the...