Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court To Hear On Merits Criminal Contempt Case Against S Gurumurthy Over Tweet Against Justice S Muralidhar
The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that it will hear on merits a criminal contempt case filed against the editor of Tamil political weekly “Thuglak” and RSS Ideologue S Gurumurthy for his tweet against Justice S Muralidhar in 2018.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh listed for hearing on July 06 a plea moved by Delhi High Court Bar Association...
High Court Sets Aside Delhi University Decision To Debar Congress Student Leader Over Screening Of BBC Documentary On PM Modi
The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside the decision of the Delhi University debarring PhD Scholar and National Secretary of NSUI Lokesh Chugh from taking examination for a period of one year over his alleged involvement in screening of a recent BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and latter's alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav quashed...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Additional Judges Of Delhi High Court
The Union Government has notified the appointment of two judicial officers as additional judges of the Delhi High Court.The judicial officers are:- Girish Kathpalia- Manoj JainThe announcement has been made by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Twitter. He wrote, “In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of...
Delhi High Court’s IP Division Has Brought In Efficiency, 600 Out Of 2000 IPAB Cases Disposed Of In A Year: Justice Prathiba M Singh
Justice Prathiba M Singh on Wednesday said that Delhi High Court’s dedicated intellectual property division has brought in efficiency and that 600 cases out of 2000 cases received from Intellectual Property Appellate Tribunal (IPAB) have been disposed of in one year. The judge was speaking at an event organized by the Delhi High Court on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day....
Addressing Biases, Stereotypes Which Hold Women Back In Intellectual Property Field Will Help Create Robust Ecosystem For Society: Justice Hima Kohli
Emphasizing upon the contribution of women in the sector of intellectual property rights, Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli on Wednesday said that addressing biases and stereotypes that often hold women back in the field will help create a robust ecosystem for the society as a whole.Justice Kohli was speaking at an event organized by the Delhi High Court on the occasion of World...
‘Internet Never Forgets’: Delhi High Court Issues Directions To Authorities To Prevent Dissemination Of ‘Non-Consensual Intimate Images’
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions to the Union Government, Delhi Police and social media intermediaries to deal with cases concerning dissemination of content relating to “non-consensual intimate images” on the internet and to ensure that they are dealt in a manner that minimizes the victim’s trauma and resolves the problem expeditiously. Observing that...
Using Celebrity Names, Images For Art Or Satire Permissible Under Freedom Of Speech And Expression; Won’t Infringe Right Of Publicity: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the use of celebrity names or images for art, satire, news or music would be permissible as a facet of the right of freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution of India and would not infringe the celebrity’s right of publicity.Observing that the right of publicity cannot be seen as an absolute right in India in the absence of...
Hold Meeting On Increasing Security In District Courts: High Court To Delhi Police, Bar Associations
The Delhi High Court has asked the senior officials of the Delhi Police and Bar Associations to suggest measures on increasing the safety and security in district courts in the national capital.Taking note of the recent incident where a suspended lawyer shot a lady inside Saket Courts, a division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked...
Will Continue To Engage Diplomatically With UAE Authorities To Obtain Information About 'Jailed' Software Engineer: MEA To Delhi High Court
Responding to a father’s plea seeking information about his son who is stated to have been jailed in United Arab Emirates, the Union Ministry of External Affairs has told the Delhi High Court that it will continue to engage diplomatically with the authorities in Abu Dhabi through Indian Embassy to obtain relevant information on the case. The submission was made in a short affidavit filed by...
Re-Evaluation Of Answer Scripts Is Subject To Rules Laid Down By Examining Authority, Can’t Be Claimed As Matter Of Right: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that re-evaluation of answer scripts in examinations cannot be claimed as a matter of right and that it is always subject to the Rules laid down by the concerned examining authority. Justice Mini Pushkarna dismissed a plea moved by a moved by student seeking directions for Central Board of Secondary Examination to re-evaluate and rectify her mathematics...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Google’s Appeal Challenging Single Judge Order Directing CCI To Consider Applications Against New Payment Policy
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on the appeal filed by Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc against a single judge order directing the Competition Commission of India to take up the applications moved by an alliance of start-ups against tech giant’s new in-app user choice billing policy and consider the same on or before April 26.A division bench of Chief Justice...
Delhi High Court Allows Court Fee Refund Application In Commercial Suit After NCLT Imposes Interim Moratorium On Defendants
The Delhi High Court has ordered to refund court fee to a plaintiff in a commercial suit after interim moratorium was imposed on the defendants by National Company Law Tribunal in Mumbai under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.Expanding the scope of section 16 of Court Fees Act, 1870, Justice Yashwant Varma said:“The Court notes that once personal insolvency has commenced in terms of...