Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Preeti Chandra In Money Laundering Case, Says Order Be Not Given Effect Till June 16 After ED Request
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Preeti Chandra, the wife of Unitech promoter Sanjay Chandra, in a money laundering case probed by Enforcement Directorate. However, at the request of ED, Justice Jasmeet Singh said that the order be not given effect to till Friday. As the court pronounced the order, ED Counsel Zoheb Hossain requested that the order may not be given effect to...
Delhi High Court Extends Custody Parole Of PFI National Coordinator By Two Hours For Daughter’s Wedding In Kerala
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday extended the custody parole of Popular Front of India’s National Coordinator Ibrahim Puthanathani, accused in a UAPA case registered by NIA, from four hours to six hours to enable him attend his elder daughter’s wedding in Kerala. The UAPA case was registered against PFI, its leaders and cadres. NIA’s chargesheet against Puthanathani alleges that he...
Summer Vacation: Delhi High Court Judges Hold Court Till 9:47 PM To Hear Urgent Matters
Delhi High Court judges — Justice Jasmeet Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan, on Monday sat till late in the evening to hear cases listed before them today, during the ongoing summer vacations.While Justice Singh held the court till 9:47 PM, Justice Mahajan held his court till 9:25 PM. While rising, Justice Mahajan agreed to hear tomorrow some of the urgent cases which could not be...
Credit War Over JEE Result: Delhi High Court Denies Interim Relief To FIITJEE In Suit Against Allen Coaching Centre
The Delhi High Court on Monday denied interim relief to coaching institute FIITJEE in its suit against Allen Career Institute alleging that the latter claimed credit for one of its student’s result who successfully cleared the JEE (Mains) 2023 examination. It was FIITJEE’s case that the student, Malay Kedia, opted for its “Four Year Classroom Program for IIT-JEE (Advanced)-Weekend...
Liquor Policy Case: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Businessman Sameer Mahendru In Money Laundering Case
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail for six weeks on medical grounds to businessman Sameer Mahendru in the money laundering case related to the implementation of previous liquor policy in national capital.A vacation bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh, who had reserved the judgment on June 07, directed that Mahendru be released from jail forthwith and that he shall...
Delhi High Court Permits 13-Yr-Old Rape Victim To Undergo Medical Termination Of Pregnancy, Directs DSLSA To Look Into Grant Of Compensation
The Delhi High Court on Monday permitted a 13-year-old minor rape victim to undergo medical termination of pregnancy with 24 to 26 weeks old foetus. A vacation bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh also directed the Delhi State Legal Services Authority to look into the compensation to be paid to the minor. On June 09, the court had directed the medical board, comprising of minimum two doctors at...
Revisional Court Can’t Make Deposition Of Arrears A Condition For Grant Of Stay On Interim Maintenance Order U/S 125 CrPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a revisional court, while considering the grant of stay of the interim maintenance order passed under section 125 of CrPC, cannot put a general direction of depositing the entire maintenance amount by ignoring the facts of circumstances of the case. “While exercising the revisional scrutiny of an interim maintenance order passed in proceedings...
Permissible To Change Surname To Avoid Prejudices Attached To A Particular Caste, Right To Life Includes ‘Right To Identity’: Delhi High Court
Observing that right to identity is an intrinsic part of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Delhi High Court has said that it is permissible for an individual to change his or her surname to be not able to be identified with any particular caste “that may be a cause of prejudice” to such person. The change will not lead to advantage of any reservation or any other benefit that...
Discretion To Choose High Court Or Sessions Court For Moving Anticipatory Bail Can’t Be Restricted By Narrow Interpretation: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the discretion of an applicant to choose either High Court or trial court for moving anticipatory bail plea cannot be restricted by construing section 438 of CrPC narrowly. Analyzing the provision, a vacation bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh said that there is no bar on approaching the High Court directly for seeking anticipatory bail and that both...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 05 To June 11
Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 490 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 507NOMINAL INDEXNHAI v. Suresh Chandra 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 490NUOVOPIGNONE INTERNATIONAL SRL v. CARGO MOTORS PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 491Unique Décor (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Synchronized Supply Systems Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 492MINOR K THROUGH BROTHER D v. STATE & ANR 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 493Manish Sisodia v. ED...
Delhi High Court Directs Dept. To Reconsider Travelport UK’s Refund Adjustment
The Delhi High Court has directed the department to reconsider Travelport UK’s refund adjustment on the basis of the contents of the writ petition.The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has set aside the department’s action in adjusting a sum of Rs. 6,27,20,736 under Section 245 of the Income Tax Act and remanded the matter to the concerned authority to decide...
AICTE Regulations 2007 Can’t Be Forced On Universities To Compulsorily Provide For Admissions Through Lateral Entry: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Lateral Entry Regulations, 2007 cannot be construed to be mandatory in nature to mean that all institutions must grant admission through lateral entry.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav made the observation in the judgment on a writ petition seeking a direction to Public Universities to provide...