Insurance Benefits Under CM's Advocates Welfare Scheme Can't Be Claimed Without Voter ID Verification Despite Registration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that mere registration under the Chief Minister's Advocates Welfare Scheme does not entitle an advocate to insurance benefits unless the advocate's Voter ID (EPIC) details are duly verified. The Court observed that insurance benefits under the scheme could not be claimed where EPIC verification remained incomplete, despite the advocate having been issued an...

Private Schools Don't Need Prior Approval To Increase Fees At Start Of Academic Session: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that private unaided schools are not required to obtain prior approval from the Directorate of Education (DoE) for increasing fees at the commencement of an academic session, provided they have filed their statement of fees with the DoE in terms of Section 17(3) of the Delhi School Education Act. In its 120-page judgment, the Court said that prior approval would...

Appeal U/S 37 Advocates Act Maintainable Only Against Orders Of Disciplinary Committee, Not State Bar Council Resolutions: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an appeal under Section 37 of the Advocates Act, 1961 is maintainable only against orders passed by the Disciplinary Committee of a State Bar Council under Section 35 of the Act, and not against resolutions or orders passed by the State Bar Council itself. The Court clarified that where no statutory appeal lies, the appropriate remedy would be to invoke the...

Abhijeet Dipke Moves Delhi High Court Against Blocking Of Cockroach Janta Party's X Account

Abhijit Dipke, the founder of 'Cockroach Janata Party' has moved the Delhi High Court against blocking of the party's X account. 'Cockroach Janata Party' is a satirical social media movement which emerged in response to an oral comment made by the CJI during a hearing, where he equated unemployed youth attacking systems under the garb of online activism as 'cockroaches'. The CJI later...

Delhi High Court Adjourns CBI's Plea Against Discharge Of Arvind Kejriwal, Others In Excise Policy Case To July 16

The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 25) adjourned till July hearing of CBI's plea challenging discharge of the accused in the excise policy case.The court has also listed ED's plea seeking expunging of certain adverse observations made by the trial court while discharging all in the excise policy case, along with CBI's plea. Last week the court had said that fresh notice be issued to AAP...

OCI Card Case: Delhi High Court Grants Centre Time To Reply To Siddharth Varadarajan's Affidavit On 'Suppression' Of Bail Conditions

The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 25) granted time to the Centre to respond to an affidavit filed by The Wire's Founding Editor Siddharth Varadarajan with regard to omission in disclosing bail conditions imposed upon him by the Allahabad High Court, in his plea seeking an Overseas Citizen of India card. For context, Varadarajan had challenged Central Government's order rejecting his request...

Delhi High Court Asks NCDRC To Examine Claim That Web Copy Of Its Order Differed From Certified Copy Supplied Later

The Delhi High Court has directed the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) to examine a petitioner's allegation that the web copy of an order uploaded on its portal differed from the certified copy later supplied to him. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that the grievance required appropriate consideration by the NCDRC itself and called for specific findings on...

Delhi Gymkhana Club Moves High Court Against Centre's Direction To Vacate 27.3-Acre Lutyens' Delhi Premises

A suit has been filed by the members of the prestigious Delhi Gymkhana Club before the Delhi High Court challenging the Centre's order directing it to vacate its 27.3 acre premises in Lutyens' Delhi by June 5.The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan on Monday (May 25) by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi for urgent listing. The case will be heard tomorrow...

Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow Athar Khan's Bail Plea In 2020 Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 25) listed for tomorrow (Tuesday) the bail plea of Athar Khan who has been booked in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case.Last week the high court had granted bail to co-accused Saleem Malik. The court had then listed Khan's plea today. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain has now listed the matter...

Opportunity To Lead Pre-Summoning Evidence Must Be Given Even In Criminal Cases Appearing 'Civil': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that even where a Magistrate declines to order registration of an FIR under Section 156(3) CrPC, the complainant must ordinarily be given an opportunity to lead pre-summoning evidence before the complaint is dismissed as being “purely civil” in nature. Justice Manoj Jain observed that the “dividing line” between a civil breach of contract and criminality...

Courts In Exercise Of Judicial Review Cannot Supply 'Deeming Fiction' Missing From Tender Conditions: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that courts cannot supply a “deeming fiction” absent from tender conditions, while examining eligibility disputes in public contracts. A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan clarified that when the tender does not contain any deeming provision by which a suspended, or abandoned work would be treated as a completed work merely because...

Repeated Brick Blows During Sudden Fight Between Intoxicated Friends Does Not Attract Murder Charges: Delhi High Court

In a case involving a drunken altercation between two friends over liquor payment, the Delhi High Court has converted murder conviction into culpable homicide not amounting to murder, holding that the incident occurred in the heat of passion without premeditation. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain held that the case would fall under Section 304 Part II IPC and...