Delhi High Court
Agniveer Vayus Being Recruited In Air Force Without Gender Discrimination: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the “Agniveer Vayus” are being recruited in the Air Force without any gender discrimination.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad disposed of a public interest litigation seeking directions to allow recruitment of females for the post of Airmen in group "X" and "Y" trade in all the departments of the...
NIA Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik In Terror Funding Case
The National Investigation Agency has moved the Delhi High Court seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik who was convicted in connection with a terror funding case.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh will hear the matter on Monday. Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special NIA court in May last year. He had pleaded guilty...
What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Allegedly Made Hate Speech Against Mohd. Zubair? High Court Pulls Up Delhi Police
The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Police over no action taken against the man who allegedly made hate speech and posted offensive tweets against Mohammed Zubair in August 2020. The court was hearing Zubair's plea against the FIR under POCSO Act — he has already been given a clean chit in the case.“You went hammer and tongs against him [Zubair]. But the case has now ended in...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere With TRAI's Recommendation For Rs 1050 Crore Penalty On Vodafone, Says TDSAT Can Decide Issue On Merits
The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendation to impose a penalty of Rs. 1050 crores on Vodafone for failing to provide interconnectivity services to Reliance Jio Infocom Limited under an Interconnection Agreement executed between them.The bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad noted...
‘Not Demonetisation, Only Currency Management Exercise’: RBI To Delhi High Court On Decision To Withdraw Rs 2,000 Currency Notes From Circulation
The Reserve Bank of India on Friday defended its recent decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation and informed the Delhi High Court that it is only a “currency management exercise” and not demonetisation.Senior Advocate Parag P. Tripathi made the submission before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad during the hearing of a...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Pleas By Gandhis, Aam Aadmi Party Against Transfer Of Income Tax Assessments To Central Circle
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a bunch of pleas moved by Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Wadra, Aam Aadmi Party and other charitable trusts challenging the decision of Income Tax authorities to transfer their tax assessments to the central circle.A division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma dismissed the petitions and observed...
Govt Servants Can’t Be Excluded From Protection Of Fundamental Rights: Delhi High Court On Public Servants’ Right To Form Association
Observing that government servants "cannot be excluded from the protection" of fundamental rights, the Delhi High Court has set aside the 2019 Memorandum Order (M.O.) that de-recognised the Central PWD Engineers Association. During the pendency of the matter, the Association was granted recognition in 2021.The decision was not issued with the approval of the Competent Authority, as provided...
Agreement Providing For Exclusive Appointment Of Party’s Nominee As Arbitrator, Conditional Acceptance; A Case Of Non-Survival Of Arbitration Clause: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled where the Arbitration Agreement unambiguously provides that in case the stipulated person cannot act as an Arbitrator, the dispute is not to be referred to Arbitration at all, the same reflected the conditional acceptance of Arbitration by the party.The bench of Justice Navin Chawla was dealing with an arbitration clause in a petition filed under Section 11 of...
Accepting Unconditional Apology, Delhi High Court Discharges Arnab Goswami, Others In Contempt Case By Former TERI Chief RK Pachauri
Managing Director and Editor-in-chief of Republic TV Arnab Goswami has tendered his unconditional apology before the Delhi High Court in a 2016 contempt case moved by former Executive Vice Chairman of TERI R.K. Pachauri against him and others for “fragrant and willful disobedience” of the court’s earlier orders restricting them from publishing certain claims against him. Goswami was...
‘Shakes My Judicial Conscience’: Delhi High Court Questions Tihar Jail Authorities Over Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya's Murder Inside Prison
The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned Tihar Jail authorities over the murder of Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya inside the jail premises and lack of steps to prevent the same in time.The 33-year-old was recently stabbed to death allegedly by members of a rival gang inside Tihar prison. The incident was captured in the CCTV cameras installed inside the jail.“What bothers me is that it is...
Arbitration: Courts Should Not Grant Injunction In Public Work Projects; Delhi High Court Reiterates Law
The Delhi High Court has ruled that in view of Sections 20A and 41(ha) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 (SRA), the courts should grant no injunction relating to infrastructure projects where delay may be caused by such an injunction.The bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh was dealing with a petition filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) seeking...
Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Accusing Husband Of Cruelty After Wife Pays Rs 12 Lakh To Him Under Divorce Settlement
The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR against a husband, who was accused of cruelty by his wife after the couple settled their differences. Besides dissolving the marriage by a decree of divorce under mutual consent, the wife also paid her husband an amount of Rs.12 Lakh towards all his claims."Out of the said amount, an amount of Rs.6 lacs was paid by the respondent no.2 [wife] to the...