Delhi High Court
Cordial Exchanges Can't Be Equated With Bona Fide Attempt To Restore Marriage: Delhi High Court Upholds Divorce On Ground Of Desertion
The Delhi High Court has observed that cordial exchanges between a husband and a wife cannot be equated with a bona fide attempt to restore matrimonial life.A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar upheld a family court order allowing the divorce petition of a husband and dissolving his marriage with his wife under Section 10(1)(ix) of...
Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL To Conduct General Elections Through Ballot Paper Instead Of EVMs
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a direction on the Union Government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct the general elections through ballot papers and not electronic voting machines (EVMs).A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela refused to entertain a plea filed by one Upendra Nath...
Delhi High Court Allows Retired Major General VK Singh To Inspect Documents In CBI FIR Over Revealing Classified Information In Book
The Delhi High Court has allowed Major General (retired) V.K. Singh to inspect documents to effectively defend himself during the trial in an FIR registered by CBI alleging that he published some classified and secret information about Research and Analysis Wing in his book authored in 2007 after his retirement.Justice Amit Mahajan noted that the CBI was not opposed to the inspection of...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Remove Graves Of Afzal Guru, Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt From Tihar Jail Premises
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking the removal of the graves of Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt and Mohammad Afzal Guru, who were executed for terrorism-related offences, from Central Jail, Tihar.As an alternative, it was prayed that the authorities relocate their mortal remains to a secret location in accordance with law, “so as to prevent glorification of...
CAPF Officers Can't Seek Posting Based On Parents' Illness; Authorities Expected To Be Alive To Hardships: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the policy of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) at present does not contain a provision which could constitute a basis for an officer to choose a place of posting on the grounds that the parents are unwell. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla has asked the authorities to be alive to the difficulties faced by...
Judicial Process Can't Be Used To Extort Money From Those Undertaking Unauthorised Constructions: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the judicial process cannot be used to extort money from those undertaking unauthorised constructions. Justice Mini Pushkarna said that various petitions have been filed against unauthorized constructions with the sole motive to extort money. “The process of this Court is solemn, which is to be resorted to, only for the purposes of seeking justice before...
JEE (Main) 2025: Delhi High Court Imposes ₹60K Cost On Candidates Alleging Irregularities In Exam For Failing To Establish Bona Fides
The Delhi High Court imposed Rs. 30,000 costs each on two candidates alleging irregularities in the conduct of JEE (Main), 2025, observing that they failed to successfully establish their bona fides to prove their case.Having regard to the 'abundant efforts' dispensed by several government agencies to scrutinize allegations of the candidates and authenticity of their claims, Justice Vikas...
Delhi High Court Quashes NHAI Notification Prescribing CLAT-PG Score As Criteria For Lawyers Recruitment
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed a PIL challenging National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) August 11 notification which made CLAT-PG scores a basis for recruiting lawyers. A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that the recruitment criteria based on the impugned notification is quashed.While reserving the verdict on September 18, the...
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Interim Injunction Against AR Rahman In Copyright Infringement Suit Over 'Veera Raja Veera' Song
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside an interim injunction order granted in favour of veteran Indian classical singer Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar in his suit alleging copyright infringement of his “Shiva Stuti” composition by music composer A.R. Rahman and other producers in Tamil film Ponniyan Selvan 2 song "Veera Raja Veera.”A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar...
Defrauded Money Not Taxable Income Of Company Or Director, Would Constitute Proceeds Of Crime Under PMLA: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that defrauded money is not a taxable income of a company or its director but would constitute proceeds of crime under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that to treat such amounts as taxable income recoverable by the Income Tax Department, prior to the conclusion of the PMLA trial or adjudication, would be...
Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Alleging Discrepancies In 2025 JEE (Main) Exam, Says NTA's Claim Prevails When No Technical Error
The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea filed by a candidate alleging discrepancies in the conduct of Joint Entrance Examination (Main) Exam 2025, observing that the claim of National Testing Agency (NTA) must take precedence over his case where there is no manifest technical error. Justice Vikas Mahajan rejected the plea filed by one Shashank Shekhar Pandey, holding that "no prima facie...
Wife's Repeated Absence From Matrimonial Home, Subsequent Institution Of Multiple Complaints Amounts To Cruelty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a wife's repeated absence from the matrimonial home and subsequent institution of multiple complaints against the husband and his family members amounts to cruelty. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that the persistent deprivation of conjugal companionship constitutes an extreme form of cruelty....