Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 17 To April 23

Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 318 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 337NOMINAL INDEXMEET MALHOTRA v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 318JYOTI SINGH v. NAND KISHORE & ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 319Yashovardhan Birla vs Cecil Webber Engineering Ltd & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 320ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 321LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER v. SANTOSH & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 322AYAN JORWAL (MINOR) THROUGH FATHER DINESH KUMAR MEENA v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 323STATE OF NCT DELHI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 324SALEEM v. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 325Gaurav Dhanuka & Anr vs Surya Maintenance Agency Pvt Ltd & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 326S GURBACHAN SINGH & ORS v. GEETA ISSAR 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 327MS. AARADHYA BACHCHAN AND ANR. v. BOLLYWOOD TIME & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 328The Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation) vs Brandix Mauritius Holdings Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 329AS vs State and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 330SD v. RK 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 331Nanu Ram Goyal Versus Commissioner Of CGST And Central Excise, Delhi 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 332MANKIND PHARMA LIMITED v. ARVIND KUMAR TRADING AND ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 333AK & Ors. v. State & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 334ANTONY RAOD TRANSPORT SOULUTION PVT LTD v. VARSHA JOSHI & ORS and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 335EHTESHAM QUTUBUDDIN SIDDIQUE v. CPIO (IS-I) (IS-IV DESK) MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 336REFRIGERATED WATER LICENSEES ASSOCIATION (REGD) AND ANR v. COMMISSIONER SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 337Member Of Rifle Club Or Association Can Possess Third Firearm Only For Target Practice, Participation In Competition: Delhi High CourtTitle: MEET MALHOTRA v. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 318The Delhi High Court has said that a member of a rifle club or rifle association cannot possess a third firearm other than for the limited period of using it for target practice or participation in a competition.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad upheld the order of a single judge which held that such a member cannot hold more than two firearms by claiming exemption under section 3(2) of the Arms Act 1959.The bench dismissed the appeal moved by Meet Malhotra, a lawyer and life member of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) who had three firearms duly endorsed on his license, challenging the order of the single judge.Delhi High Court Awards Over ₹65 Lakh Enhanced Compensation To Road Accident Victim With 100% Functional Disability; Total ₹1.12 CroreCase Title: JYOTI SINGH v. NAND KISHORE & ORSCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 319The Delhi High Court has awarded over Rs. 65 lakh enhanced compensation to a woman who met with a motor-vehicular accident in 2011 when she was an 11-year-old school going girl. The accident has left her wheelchair bound for the rest of her life. Jyoti Singh was earlier awarded over Rs. 47 lakhs by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT).Observing that she would suffer “social and personal embarrassment” because of her “uncontrolled bowel movement”, Justice Najmi Waziri said that a just and fair compensation is to be awarded so that she is put in a position as close as to what she could have been without the injury.Holding Chairpersons Of Large Companies Liable For Dishonour Of Cheques Would Unfairly Expand ‘Vicarious Liability’ Under NI Act: Delhi High CourtCase Title: Yashovardhan Birla vs Cecil Webber Engineering Ltd & Ors.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 320The Delhi High Court has said that holding Chairpersons of large conglomerates or companies liable for cheques issued in day-to-day affairs of the business of a company, would unfairly and unnecessarily expand the provisions of vicarious liability under the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.Justice Anish Dayal made the observation while quashing the proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act against businessman Yashovardhan Birla, who was a Non-Executive Co-Chairman/ Non-Executive Director of Birla Cotsyn (India) Ltd.Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking ‘Uniform Judicial Code’ For Judicial Terms, Case Registration Process Across HCsTitle: ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA & OTHERSCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 321The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea moved by Lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking directions for the Law Commission of India to prepare a comprehensive report on “Uniform Judicial Code” to make judicial terms, abbreviations, case records and the process of case registration uniform across high courts.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Yashwant Varma asked Upadhyay to seek clarification in respect of an order passed by the Supreme Court which had dismissed a similar plea moved by him as withdrawn.Delhi High...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 17 To April 23

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