Only State Or Accused Can Seek Directions For Speedy Trial In Police-Report Cases, Not Victim: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that in cases arising out of a police report, only the State or the accused has the locus to seek directions for expeditious disposal of the trial.Justice Girish Kathpalia clarified that a de facto complainant or victim cannot maintain such a plea.The bench observed,“the subject case being a State case, role of the complainant de facto is limited to being a...

Can Service Tax Be Levied On Transfer of Development Rights? Delhi High Court To Decide

The Delhi High Court on Monday took up a Revenue appeal that squarely raises the question of whether the transfer of development rights constitutes a taxable service under the Finance Act, 1994. A Division Bench of Justices Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Ajay Digpaul issued notice in an appeal filed by the Service Tax Department against an order of the Delhi Customs, Excise and Service Tax...

State Alone Can Appeal Against Acquittal In Police-Report Cases, Third Party Lacks Locus: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that in criminal cases arising out of a police report, the right to file an appeal against acquittal vests exclusively with the State.Justice Amit Mahajan held that a third party cannot maintain such an appeal by invoking the proviso to Section 372 CrPC, unless she qualifies as a “victim” under the statutory definition.The bench observed,“At the outset, it...

Delhi High Court Seeks RBI's Response On Plea For Action Against NBFCs Violating Guidelines On Digital Lending

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a petition seeking coercive action against Regulated Entities (REs), Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Lending Service Providers (LSPs) operating digital lending applications found to be in breach of Reserve Bank of India's Guidelines on Digital Lending.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Strict Enforcement Of E-Rickshaw Regulations Following Child's Death

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking strict enforcement of laws and regulations governing e-rickshaws in the national capital.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia sought response of the Delhi Government, its Transport Department, Delhi Traffic Police and Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The...

Delhi High Court Dismisses 'Luxury Litigation' Over Debt Assignment, Reaffirms NCLT Power To Probe Fraud

The Delhi High Court has dismissed what it described as “luxury litigation” challenging a debt assignment, saying issues of fraud or the existence of debt must be decided by the insolvency tribunal, not a civil court. A single-judge bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav rejected the suit at the threshold, holding that it was a “mala fide attempt” built on “clever drafting”...

Are You Waiting For Another Mishap? Delhi High Court Pulls Railways For Failing To Respond To PIL Over Last Year's NDLS Stampede

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure with the railway authorities for failing to respond to a PIL filed over the stampede that occurred at New Delhi Railway Station on February 15 last year.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tejas Karia questioned the railways' counsel as to why the affidavit was not filed even after almost a year....

Delhi High Court Orders Congress, AAP & Others To Take Down Defamatory Posts Linking BJP's Dushyant Gautam To Ankita Bhandari Murder Case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 7) directed Congress party, Aam Aadmi Party and various others to take down allegedly defamatory publications from social media linking BJP's National General Secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP Dushyant Kumar Gautam to the Ankita Bhandari murder case. It further restrained various defendants from posting or circulating any content which names or...

No Presumption Of Wife's Earning Capacity At Interim Maintenance Stage: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a wife cannot be presumed to be earning or being capable of maintaining herself while considering grant of interim maintenance to her by the husband. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that a mere bald assertion by the husband that the wife is working and earning, without any proof to even prima facie support the said claim, cannot be of any help to him at...

Use Of Condom, Time Gap Can Explain DNA Mismatch In Rape Cases: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that absence of DNA matching in a rape case is not fatal to the prosecution when surrounding circumstances, including use of condom by the accused and delay in medical examination, reasonably explain such absence.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna thus dismissed the criminal appeal preferred by a man convicted for repeatedly raping a minor.The...

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part III [Citations 901 - 1350]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 901 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1350Civil Courts Not Prohibited From Granting Anti-Arbitration Injunction In Foreign-Seated Arbitration If Proceedings Are Vexatious: Delhi HCCase Title: ENGINEERING PROJECTS (INDIA) LIMITED Versus MSA GLOBAL LLC (OMAN)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 901The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has held that Civil...

Presentation Of Security Cheque On Loan Default Not Criminal Breach Of Trust: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that presentation of a security cheque by a bank upon default of loan repayment does not constitute the offence of criminal breach of trust under Section 409 IPC.Allowing the petitions filed by China Trust Commercial Bank (CTBC) and its officials, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna quashed the criminal proceedings initiated by a borrower's former...