Indian Stamp Act | Sisters Relinquishing Property Rights In Favour Of Co-Owner Brother Is Not 'Gift': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that relinquishment of rights in a property by the sisters (co-owners) in favour of their brother (another co-owner) cannot be said to be a Gift for the purposes of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.A division bench comprising Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held thus while dealing with an appeal preferred by a brother, following impounding of...

Delhi High Court Quashes Dowry Harassment FIR Filed After Husband's Suicide Within 40 Days Of Marriage

The Delhi High Court has quashed a dowry harassment and cruelty FIR registered by a woman against her in-laws, following the suicide of her husband barely 40 days after their marriage.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that it was a case of vague allegations and abuse of power, and it will not be in the interest of justice to let the criminal proceedings continue. The sister in law, father...

Delhi High Court Orders ECI To Allot Common Symbol To Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh To Contest Bihar Assembly Polls

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to allot a common symbol to Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh (ABJS) to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly Polls. Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the party to submit an application to the ECI for allotment of common symbol as mandated under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order. “…it is directed...

[JJ Act] Document Of Higher Preference For Determining Victim's Age Not 'Gospel Truth' When Contents Are Shaky: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the document of higher preference for determining a victim's age under the Juvenile Justice Act is not to be taken as a “gospel truth” when its contents are shaky and stand falsified. “There is no absolute rule that the document, having higher preference, for age determination of child under Juvenile Justice Act has to be taken as a gospel truth, even...

Sale, Purchase Or Lease Of Other Properties By Landlord Not An Impediment To Seek Eviction Of Tenant For Bonafide Need: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that sale/ purchase/ lease of other properties by a landlord are not an impediment for him to seek eviction of tenants under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act 1958, for bonafide use.Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed,“The sale of certain premises by the landlord before filing of the eviction petition under Section 14(1)(e) of the DRC Act are...

Apprising Interested Party Of Company's Ongoing Mismanagement Or Disputes Not Defamation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that any communication made in the context of existing legal disputes and for protection of a company's financial interests falls within the protective ambit of the defamation law. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that to allow criminal prosecution under defamation to proceed in case where the dispute is evidently civil and commercial in nature, would be...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL To Criminalize Sexual Offences Against Transgender Women, Children; Says Prima Facie Only Parliament Can Do It

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea seeking inclusion of transgender women and transgender children as victims in relation to the chapter concerning sexual offences against women and children under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought response of the Union Government and listed...

'You Can't Put Such Gag Orders': Delhi High Court Seeks SSC's Response On PIL Against Ban On Post-Exam Discussions

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a PIL challenging a notification issued by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) barring discussion, analysis or circulation of already conducted SSC examination question papers on social media platforms.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought response of Union of India through Department...

'Sheer Wastage Of Time': Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Against Projection Of BCCI Team As 'Team India'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (October 8) dismissed a PIL seeking to restrain Prasar Bharati, which operates Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR), from projecting the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) team as the “Indian National Cricket Team” or “Team India.”Filed by lawyer Reepak Kansal, the plea argued that such portrayal misleads the public and violates laws...

Mere Withdrawal Of Suit Pursuant To Compromise Doesn't Culminate Into Executable Decree: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that mere withdrawal of a suit, even pursuant to a compromise, does not in itself culminate into an executable decree unless the compromise is expressly recorded by way of an order and a decree is drawn under Order XXIII Rule 3 of CPC.The provision authorises the Court to pass a decree on a compromise.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav held,“There are...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons To Netflix, Others In Sameer Wankhede's Defamation Suit Against Series 'Ba***ds of Bollywood'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (October 8) issued summons in a defamation suit filed by IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede against Red Chillies Entertainment, Netflix and others over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the new Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav also issued notice on the application for interim relief and listed...

[Finance Act] Retrospective Abolition Of ITSC Doesn't Nullify Settlement Applications Filed Between Feb 1 To Mar 31, 2021: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Finance Act 2021, which retrospectively abolished the Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC), responsible for enabling compromise between the state and its tax payers, cannot create a void.For context, the Finance Act 2021 envisaged replacing the ITSC with a body known as the Interim Board of Settlements from 01.02.2021. However, the Act came into force...