Refund Can’t Be Withheld On The Ground That Assessee Is Selected For Scrutiny Assessment; Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Withholding Refund Due To OYO

The Delhi High Court has set aside the Revenue Department’s order withholding a refund of over Rs. 33 Crores due to OYO Hotels and Homes Pvt Ltd, while directing the department to reconsider OYO’s representations seeking disbursal of the refund amount, bearing in mind the provisions of Section 241A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Tara...

Delhi High Court Asks Vivo To Pursue Remedies Before PMLA Appellate Tribunal In Plea Against Freezing Of Debt Accounts By ED

Hearing the plea moved by Vivo India against the order of Enforcement Directorate to debit freeze its bank accounts, the Delhi High Court has directed Chinese smartphone manufacturer to pursue its appellate remedies before the Appellate Authority under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that Vivo India has preferred an appeal before the Appellate...

Standard Essential Patent Owners Can Pray For Interim And Final Injunctive Relief If Infringer Deemed To Be An ‘Unwilling Licensee’: Delhi High Court

Foreign Jurisprudence On ‘Standard Essential Patent’ Has To Be Adapted In Indian Realities As India’s Judge Population Ratio Extremely Poor And Expeditious Disposal Of Patent Suits Not Expected: Delhi HC

DMRC’s Salaries, O&M Expenses Not To Be Attached In Case Of Failure To Pay Unpaid Dues To Reliance Infra: Delhi High Court Clarifies

The Delhi High Court has clarified that the salaries and other Operation & Maintenance (O&M) expenses to be borne by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will not be attached in case of its failure to pay dues to Reliance Infra-owned Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) under the 2017 arbitral award. Justice Yashwant Varma was hearing a petition moved by DMRC seeking review of...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking 10% Reservation For EWS Students In Jamia Millia Islamia

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking 10 percent reservation for students belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS) category in the Jamia Millia Islamia University. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad sought response of Union of India, University Grant Commission and the varsity.The...

Delhi High Court Quashes Summoning Order Against The Wire’s Editors In Criminal Defamation Case By Ex JNU Professor

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed a summoning order issued by a trial court in 2017 against The Wire’s Editor and Deputy Editor in a criminal defamation case filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Amita Singh. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani quashed the order passed by a metropolitan court on January 07, 2017, summoning The Wire’s Editor Siddharth Bhatia and Deputy...

Delhi High Court Adjourns Jasmine Shah's Plea Against Removal From DDCD To May 24 After LG Says President's Decision On Reference Awaited

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and the Director of Planning on Wednesday told Delhi High Court that Jasmine Shah's plea against his removal from the post of Vice Chairperson of Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDCD) is premature.Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain told Justice Prathiba M Singh that the court ought to await the decision on the reference made by...