Delhi High Court
Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Denies Interim Bail To Manish Sisodia In Money Laundering Case
The Delhi High Court on Monday denied interim bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the money laundering case related to the implementation of previous liquor policy in national capital.Sisodia had sought interim bail for a period of six weeks in view of the poor health condition of his wife. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma had reserved the order on...
Delhi High Court Orders Shifting Of 14-Yr-Old To Children's Home For Safe Delivery After Refusal To Undergo Medical Termination Of Pregnancy
The Delhi High Court has recently ordered shifting of a 14-year-old pregnant minor to a children's home for girls for safe delivery of the child after she and her guardian brother refused to agree to medical termination of her pregnancy. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was hearing a plea moved by the minor through her 22-year-old brother seeking medical termination of her 28 weeks old...
Extension Of Period Of Agreement By Written Communications, No Novation, The Arbitration Clause Continues To Be Operative: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that if the parties have, by written communications, extended the period of agreement, the arbitration clause that was a part of the agreement continues to be operative.The bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Amit Mahajan has distinguished between the situations wherein an arbitration clause expires with the novation of the main agreement and when the...
A Consent Foreign Award Is Enforceable Under The New York Convention: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has held that a consent foreign award is enforceable under the New York Convention/Part II of the A&C Act, 1996. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma held rejected the argument that consent arbitration award do not fall within the rubric of New York Convention. The Court rejected the argument that an award to be recognized under the Convention must be one based...
‘Partial Reduction In Traffic’ Due To Remote Event Of Flood Is Not A Force Majeure Event, Delhi High Court Sets Aside The Award Against NHAI
The Delhi High Court has held that ‘partial reduction in traffic’ due to a remote event of flood is not a force majeure event. The bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri held that force majeure event contemplates a complete blockade of the road due to the floods and not mere reduction of the traffic on a particular road. The Court set aside an arbitration award passed against NHAI on the...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 29 To June 04
Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 452 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 489NOMINAL INDEXNajmus Sehar vs M/s Bombay Marcantile Coop Bank & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 452Shivalaya Construction Co. Pvt Ltd. v. National Insurance Company Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 453Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 454Kishore Kumar v. State 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 455Ram Tej v. State 2023 LiveLaw...
Don’t Insist On Requirement Of Fitment Of Speed Governors In Vehicles For Guests Attending G20 Summit: High Court To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to not insist on the requirement of fitment of speed governors in high-end vehicles to be used as taxis for the guests attending the G20 summit scheduled to be held in the national capital in August and September.A division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Saurabh Banerjee granted relief to Indian Tourist Transporters Association...
Delhi High Court Directs Indian Kanoon To Mask Name Of Man Acquitted In Rape Case, Asks It To Disclose Its Policy On Right To Be Forgotten
The Delhi High Court recently directed Indian Kanoon to mask the name of a 29-year-old man who was acquitted in a rape case in 2018Justice Prathiba M Singh was hearing the plea moved by the man seeking masking of his name in the judgment acquitting him in the FIR filed under section 376 and 506 of Indian Penal Code, 1860. The trial court in July 2018 acquitted him of all charges. “…since...
Excise Policy: Delhi High Court Reserves Order On Manish Sisodia’s Interim Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case
In a special Saturday hearing, the Delhi High Court reserved its judgment on the interim bail plea moved by Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the money laundering case concerning the implementation of previous liquor policy in national capital.Sisodia has sought interim bail for a period of six weeks in view of the poor health condition of his wife....
‘Balance Rent’ During The Lock-In Period Is A Genuine Pre-Estimate Of Loss, Requires No Further Of Actual Loss: Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi has upheld an arbitral award wherein the arbitrator held that the ‘Balance Rent’ during the lock-in period is a genuine pre-estimate of loss which requires no further proof of loss. The bench of Justice V. Kameshwar Rao held that when the contract provides for payment of entire balance rent for the lock-in period if the deed is terminated before the expiry of...
Imminent Need To Update Patent Manual For Better Guidance Of Examiners & Controllers: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that there is an imminent need to update the “Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure” so that the Examiners and Controllers can get better guidance on dealing with intricate matters related to complex inventions.“As the number of Patent filings in India are rapidly increasing and there is an imminent need to update the Manual of Patent...
Schools Can’t Deny Admission To Students Under EWS/DG Category On Unjustified Grounds After Allotment By Directorate Of Education: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that schools in the national capital cannot deny admissions to students under the Economically Weaker Section or Disadvantaged Group category once there is a valid allotment by the Directorate of Education. Justice Mini Pushkarna said that the court cannot ignore the fact that disadvantaged groups of the society have to be given equal opportunities to come...