Congress Student Leader Moves Delhi High Court Against Debarment By Delhi University Over Screening Of BBC Documentary On PM Modi, Notice Issued

PhD Scholar and National Secretary of National Students’ Union of India has moved the Delhi High Court against his debarment by the Delhi University for a year over his alleged involvement in the screening of a recent BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav issued notice on Lokesh Chugh’s plea and...

Union Govt’s Duty To Ensure Fully Functional DRTs On Unhindered Basis, Non-Availability Renders Litigants Remediless: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that it is the duty of the Union Ministry of Finance to ensure that the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) in the national capital are fully functional on an unhindered basis as their non-availability renders litigants remediless. A division bench of Justice Najmi Waziri and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain observed that pro-active measures are expected in such...

Merely Seeking Documents Or Clarifications By Issuing Deficiency Memo Will Not Render Refund Application Non Est: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that merely because certain other documents or clarifications are sought by way of issuing a Deficiency Memo, the same will not render the application filed by a taxpayer as non-est.The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that if the application filed is not deficient in material particulars, it cannot be treated as non est. If it...

Delhi High Court Upholds Notifications Levying GST On Auto Rikshaw, Bus Services Booked Through Apps Like Uber, Ola

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of notifications issued by the Union of India levying goods and services tax (GST) on auto rickshaw and bus services booked through e-commerce platforms like Ola and Uber. A division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that the notifications do not create an unreasonable classification on the basis of...

Practical Solution Needed At Earliest To Address Issue Of Frequent Vacancy In DRTs: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has taken note of the issue of “frequent vacancy” arising in the national capital's Debt Recovery Tribunals, observing that the issue needs consideration and a practical solution has to be found at the earliest.A division bench of Justice Najmi Waziri and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain noted that out of the three DRTs in Delhi, only two are functional currently. “Now...

Delhi High Court: Justice Varma Invites Lawyers To Make Submissions On Court's Power To Partially Modify Arbitral Award, Other Issues On April 20

Justice Yashwant Varma of Delhi High Court has invited lawyers to make submissions on the aspect of court’s power to partially modify or set aside an arbitral award, doctrine of severability and scope of section 34(4) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.As per the notice published in today’s causelist, the lawyers who wish to make submissions on the legal points can do so in...

Appointment Offer Can't Be Cancelled Merely On Basis Of Previous Involvement In FIR Without Considering Reasoning In Judgment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that generalizations cannot be made to deny the offer of appointment merely on the basis of registration of FIR without considering the reasoning in the judgment and the relevant facts and circumstances.The division bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta made the observation while directing the authorities to consider the appointment of...

Delhi High Court Permanently Restrains Rajasthan-Based Restaurant From Using 'Sadda Pind' Mark, Asks It To Pay ₹2 Lakh Costs To NGO

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained a Rajasthan-based restaurant from using the mark “Sadda Pind”, which is registered in favour of a famous tourist place in Punjab.Justice C Hari Shankar decreed the suit filed by JDM Heritage Lawns Heritage Private Limited after the defendant, Ankit Chawla, undertook not to use “SADDA PIND” mark for his restaurant. It was the case of...

Lawyer’s Complaint Alleging Injury Can’t Be Disregarded Merely Because He Knows How To Draft It: Delhi High Court

Denying anticipatory bail to a man accused of causing hurt to an individual by hitting his head with an iron rod, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that merely because the complainant is a lawyer by profession, his complaint cannot be disregarded merely on the ground that he knows how to draft it. “The same would imply that an injured person who has his or her complaint prepared by...

Management Of Mughal Mosque Seeks Directions For Allowing Prayers During Ramazan, High Court Lists Matter For Hearing On April 27

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday listed an application seeking directions for allowing prayers at a mosque situated inside the Qutub Minar complex during the month of Ramzan for hearing on April 27. The month of Ramzan this year ends on April 22 or April 23.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued notice on the application moved by Managing Committee of Delhi Waqf Board seeking early disposal of a...

Look Into Anomalies In Maintaining ‘Asla Registers’ In Police Stations: Delhi High Court To Commissioner Of Police

The Delhi High Court has asked the Commissioner of Delhi Police to look into the anomalies in maintaining the “Asla registers”, which contain details of issuance and return of arms, in all the police stations. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Poonam A. Bamba passed the order while setting aside the conviction and sentence of rigorous imprisonment for life awarded to...

Pursuing Master’s Course In Law Doesn’t Constitute A Break In Practice, Suspension Of Enrolment Not Required: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the eligibility criterion of seven years of continuous practise as an advocate to be appointed as a District Judge, as set out in Rule 9(2) of the Delhi Higher Judicial Services (DHJS) Rules, 1970 or Article 233(2) of the Constitution of India, does not require any inquiry into the actual area of practise as an advocate."If a person is enrolled as an...