Delhi High Court
Plea By Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia Against Privilege Committee Summons 'Misconceived': Delhi Assembly Tells High Court
The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Wednesday opposed before the Delhi High Court the plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia challenging the summons issued to them by Delhi Legislative Assembly's Privilege Committee over the “phansi ghar” controversy.Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta appearing for the Assembly submitted before Justice Sachin Datta that the...
Non-Supply Of Inquiry Officer's Report Before Imposing Penalty Vitiates Disciplinary Proceedings Unless Employer Shows Valid Justification: Delhi HC
A Division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav held that non-supply of the inquiry officer's report to the delinquent employee before imposition of penalty vitiates the disciplinary proceedings unless the employer provides valid justification for such omission. Background Facts The employee was a government servant...
'May Cause Harm To Those Unfit To Consume': Delhi High Court Declines Interim Relief To Makers Of Drinks With 'ORS' Labelling
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass interim orders permitting a company, JNTL Consumer Health India Pvt Ltd., to dispose of its existing stock of electrolyte beverages sold under the name ORSL. The said beverages were banned by the FSSAI to be labelled as Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS).A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said as it is a case...
Delhi High Court Directs Authorities To Act On Complaint Seeking Demolition Of Unauthorised Constructions Near Qutub Minar
The Delhi High Court has directed the authorities to consider a complaint alleging illegal encroachment near the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi's Mehrauli area.The matter was heard by a division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela.The petitioner stated that he had written to the concerned authorities, including the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), flagging...
'Merely Changing Words Won't Help': Delhi High Court Raps Litigant For Repeatedly Filing Pleas To Strike Down BNS Sections
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rapped a litigant for repeatedly filing petitions challenging certain provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, despite dismissal of his earlier pleas seeking similar reliefs.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela pulled up Upendra Nath Dalai, who filed a writ to declare the offences of waging war...
'It Has Hurt Everyone': Delhi High Court Strongly Condemns Shoe Attack On CJI Gavai, Says Appropriate Measures Must
The Delhi High Court today remarked that incidents like the one where a lawyer hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai in open court must "not only be deprecated but appropriate measures need to be taken".A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made the remark while hearing a PIL seeking guidelines to take down videos of the...
Post-Dated Cheques Given As Security Can Attract Section 138 NI Act Once Liability Crystallizes: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that Post-Dated Cheques (PDCs), issued as security for financial liability, can mature into an actual outstanding liability, thus attracting provisions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, if dishonoured.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna reasoned that security cheques are given to be utilised if certain liabilities arise during business...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Order Restraining Ravi Mohan Studios From Using 'BRO CODE' For Tamil Film
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the operation of a single-judge order that had restrained actor Ravi Mohan's production house from using the title 'BRO CODE' for its upcoming Tamil film, following a trademark dispute with Indospirit Beverages Private Limited, the maker of the alcoholic beverage 'BROCODE'.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om...
Govt Must Give Reasons For Not Accepting Recommendations Of Chief Commissioner Of Persons With Disabilities: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that recommendations of the Chief Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities (CCPwD) have to be generally followed by the government authorities.A division bench comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Madhu Jain however added that the concerned authority may, for valid reasons, refuse to follow the same.“In such circumstance, convey the reason of non-acceptance to...
PM Modi Degree Row: Delhi High Court Asks DU To File Objections To Delay In Filing Of Appeals, No Notice For Now
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi University to file its objections on the delay in filing of a batch of appeals seeking disclosure of information with respect to the bachelor's degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela however did not issue notice in the matter. It ordered,"SGI...
CCTV Footage Of 2024 Lok Sabha Polls No Longer In Custody Of District Election Officers In Delhi, Stands Destroyed: ECI To High Court
The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently informed the Delhi High Court that the CCTV footage of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is not longer in the custody of the seven District Election Officers (DEOs) in the national capital as the same stands destroyed.Justice Mini Pushkarna took the statement on record while hearing an application filed by Advocate Mehmood Pracha last year,...
Desire To Console Ailing Parents No Ground For Emergent Parole: Delhi High Court Denies Relief To UAPA Accused
The Delhi High Court has observed that an undertrial's desire to console ailing parents, is not, by itself, a ground for emergent parole under the Delhi Prison Rules.Justice Ravinder Dudeja dismissed the plea filed by a UAPA accused challenging the trial court order dismissing his application seeking custody parole for two weeks.Mohamed Ali Jinnah, jailed since September 22, 2022, had...