“Brazen Acts Of Lawlessness”: Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash Air-Firing Case Despite Compromise Between Parties

The Delhi High Court recently refused to quash an FIR registered under the Arms Act against a builder accused of threatening a man with a revolver and firing in the air at a busy public place, holding that such “brazen acts of lawlessness” cannot be wiped out merely because the parties have entered into a compromise.Justice Girish Kathpalia dismissed the petition seeking quashing of FIR...

Candidates Not Entitled To 'Free Marks' For Dropped Out-Of-Syllabus Questions: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld the evaluation mechanism adopted in its Junior Judicial Assistant (JJA)/Restorer departmental examination, holding that candidates were not entitled to “free marks” for out-of-syllabus questions that were subsequently dropped from the paper.A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora dismissed a petition challenging the...

Air India Privatization Won't Bar Challenges To Labour Tribunal Awards Under Article 226: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that writ petitions challenging awards passed by Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals remain maintainable even after Air India's privatization.Justice Shail Jain made the observation while dealing with a batch of petitions filed by former Air India/Indian Airlines workmen and employee unions challenging awards of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal...

“Indeed Women Have Very Large Heart”: As Wife Forgives Husband & In-Laws Who Attempted To Burn Her, Delhi High Court Reduces Sentence

The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of a husband, his mother and brother in a case involving an attempt to set a pregnant woman on fire over dowry demands, but reduced their sentence to the period already undergone after noting that the victim had reconciled with her husband and resumed family life with him.“Indeed women have very large heart,” Justice Vimal Kumar...

'Ruse To Avoid Conviction': Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash POCSO Case Despite Marriage Between Accused, Prosecutrix

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings under the POCSO Act despite the accused and the prosecutrix having married each other and having a child together, holding that such cases require a “careful and sensitive consideration” and that marriage cannot automatically justify closure of prosecution.Justice Prateek Jalan dismissed a petition filed under Section 528 of...

“Administrative Lethargy Can Never Be Sufficient Cause”: Delhi High Court Refuses To Condone DDA's 1600-Days Delay

The Delhi High Court has refused to condone a delay of 1600 days by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in filing an appeal against a trial court decree, holding that “administrative lethargy and laxity” cannot constitute sufficient cause for condonation of delay.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed DDA's application seeking condonation of delay in filing a Regular First Appeal against...

Delhi High Court Says Commercial Quantity Heroin Case Collapsed Due To “Extreme Carelessness” Of DRI Officers

The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted in a 2012 heroin recovery case involving commercial quantity narcotics, while strongly criticising the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for what it termed an “extreme carelessness” and “lackadaisical approach” in handling the prosecution.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha set aside the conviction and 10-year sentence imposed on...

Delhi High Court Orders Perjury Proceedings Against Company Over Prima Facie False Pleadings, Fabricated NDAs

The Delhi High Court has directed initiation of perjury proceedings against a company after finding prima facie that it had made false averments and relied on fabricated Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in a civil suit filed against a rival company and former employees.Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order while allowing an application filed under Section 340 read with Section 195(1)(b)...

Delhi High Court Passes Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

The Delhi High Court on Friday (May 8) passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.Issuing notice on the application for interim injunction and summons in Tharoor's main suit seeking protection of his personality rights, Justice Mini Pushkarna while dictating the order said,"Orders will be passed in terms of prayers a, b , c and d". Appearing...

“Not An Explanation But A Lame Excuse”: Delhi High Court Rejects State's Plea To Condon 541-Day Delay In POCSO Appeal

The Delhi High Court has refused to condone State's delay of 541 days in filing an appeal seeking conviction of an accused under graver charges of penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act and rape under the IPC, terming the explanation offered by the prosecution as “a lame excuse.”A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja dismissed the State's application...

Delhi High Court Denies Interim Bail To PFI Leader Seeking Release To Meet Family Before Haj

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim bail to Popular Front of India leader Anis Ahmed in a UAPA case, observing that his release even for meeting family members travelling for Haj pilgrimage could pose a security threat.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Madhu Jain dismissed Ahmed's appeal challenging a trial court order rejecting his interim bail...

Shashi Tharoor Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of His Personality Rights, Hearing Tomorrow

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights. Tharoor's suit will be heard tomorrow by Justice Mini Pushkarna. Tharoor has named various individuals as defendants, including John Does (unknown individuals).It may be noted that the Court has been protecting the personality rights of Entrepreneur Aman Gupta, Telugu actor Allu...