Chargesheet Without Prior Approval Of Disciplinary Authority Is Void Ab Initio; Can't Be Ratified Later: Delhi HC

A Division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain held that a chargesheet issued without the prior approval of the competent disciplinary authority under Rule 14(3) of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 is void ab initio, non-existent in law. Further it cannot be validated by subsequent ratification. Background Facts A chargesheet was issued...

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: July To September, 2025 [Citations 720 - 1235]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1235NOMINAL INDEXMINOR A THR HER MOTHER S v. STATE & ANR 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 720SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH v. STATE (GOVT. OF THE NCT) OF DELHI 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 721Amazon Technologies Inc v. Lifestyle Equities 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 722Rasiklal Mohanlal Gangani v. State & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 723SHANKESH MUTHA v. UNION OF INDIA &...

Medical Sales Representative Is Not 'Workman' Under Industrial Disputes Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a medical sales representative, who has received specialized training for his field of work, cannot be categorised as a 'workman' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.Section 2(s) of the Act defines 'workman' as any person employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work.A medical...

S.63 Contract Act | Creditor Can't Insist On Balance Payment After Accepting Lesser Sum In Satisfaction Of Claim: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that it is inequitable of a creditor to demand balance payment after accepting a lesser sum towards satisfaction of a claim.Citing Section 63 of the Indian Contract Act, a division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held,“The principles of accord and satisfaction embodied in Section 63 of the IC Act squarely applies. Where a...

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Public Access To City's CCTV Footage

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a PIL seeking to make Delhi's CCTV footage public.The plea filed by Save India Foundation sought directions to the Delhi Police to upload and share the CCTV feed from the cameras installed by the Delhi Government on a public domain, in a time bound manner.Refusing to pass any such directions, the division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Income Tax Dept's Appeals Against Remfry & Sagar Law Firm Over Goodwill License Fees

The Delhi High Court has upheld an order of the ITAT allowing IPR law firm Remfry & Sagar to treat the license fees paid by it to acquire its founder's goodwill, as a business expense deductible under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act.A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Vinod Kumar thus dismissed the appeals preferred by the Income Tax Department against the firm.The Court...

Delhi High Court Questions Centre Over Withdrawal Of GST Concession On Vehicles Purchased By Differently-Abled Persons

The Delhi High Court recently questioned the Central government for effectively withdrawing GST concessions granted to differently-abled persons on purchase of cars.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao asked the standing counsel to seek instructions in the matter and respond by December 17.The Court was dealing with a petition moved by All India Confederation...

Delhi High Court Orders Take Down Of Alleged Deepfake Video On Taj Lake Palace Udaipur

The Delhi High Court recently ordered take down of an alleged AI generated deepfake video, alleging poisoning of guests by employees of the renowned hotel Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur.Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that contents of the video are prima facie false and directly infringes upon the hotel's reputation.The suit was filed by Tata Group's Indian Hotels Company Limited...

Delhi High Court Upholds UIDAI Decision To Diqualify 'Abnormally Low' Financial Bid From Tender For Aadhaar Audit & Quality Check

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with UIDAI's decision to reject the lowest financial bid submitted by Writer Business Services Pvt. Ltd for audit and quality check of Aadhar applications.The company has been executing previous contracts with Unique Identification Authority of India for the very same task, for the last six years.However, this time, the division bench of Chief...

Company Court Can't Shield Guarantors From Recovery Proceedings Once Liquidation Attains Finality: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that once a final winding up order has been passed against a Company and the Official Liquidator has taken charge, the Company Court is not required to come to the aid of guarantors so as to shield them from recovery proceedings initiated by creditors.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed,“The purpose of...

Victims Of False Police Complaint Can Institute Proceedings U/S 211 IPC, Bar Under S.195 CrPC Won't Apply: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a private individual who is falsely accused in a police complaint can himself initiate proceedings against the accused under Section 211 IPC, without having to get the action initiated by the court.For context, Section 211 criminalises the act of instituting criminal proceedings on false charges, with intent to cause injury and with knowledge that there is...

Delhi High Court Suspends Sentence Of Woman Convict After 10 Years In Jail, Cites Welfare Of Her Three Minor Children

The Delhi High Court has suspended the life sentence of a woman, convicted for murder of her alleged paramour, citing concerns about the well being of her three children.While two children resided with her aged parents, her third two-years old child remained with her in prison.“Appellant is a lady and that her one child, who is barely two years old, is with her in the prison, and her...