Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: April 25 To May 1, 2022

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 361 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 387NOMINAL INDEXTitle: RAZIA BEGUM v. COMMISSIONER EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 361Case Title: COSCO INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD. v. JAGAT SINGH DUGAR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 362Case Title: SUSHIL ARORA v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 363Case Title: SAURABH BHARDWAJ v. DELHI POLICE & ANR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 364Case Title: GOVERNMENT E MARKETPLACE v. UNILEX CONSULTANTS & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 365Case Title: ANIL KUMAR SETH v. LALIT KUMAR SETH AND ANR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 366Case Title: SH. DINESH SHARMA v. MRS. KRISHNA KAINTH 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 367Case Title: Religare Finvest Ltd v. Asian Satellite Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 369Case Title: SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. AND ANR. v. KINETIC LIFESCIENCE (OPC) P. LTD. AND ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 369Case Title: THE BRITISH SCHOOL SOCIETY v. SANJAY GANDHI EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 370Case Title: ALKA GHALOT v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 371Case Title: DUMPALA MEENAVATHI AND ANR. v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 372Case Title: NAVIN SONI v. MUNISH SONI & ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 373Case Title: JITENDRA KUMAR GARG v. MANJU GARG 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 374Case Title: Jan Sewa Welfare Society v. Union of India & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 375Case Title: Jindal Realty Limited versus National Faceless Assessment Centre, Delhi 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 376CaseTitle: GOVT. OF WEST BENGAL v. ARSH VERMA & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 377Case Title: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Versus PCIT 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 378Case Title: Hunch Circle Pvt. Ltd. v. Futuretimes Technology India Pvt. Ltd. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 379Case Title: TARUN PREET SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 380Case Title: DEEPAK v. RAMESH SETHI 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 381Case Title: BHARTI ANAND v. SUSHANT ANAND AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 382Case Title: SHADAB v. STATE 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 383Case Title: MAKEMYTRIP INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v. BOOKING.COM B. V. & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 384Case Title: NEETA BHARDWAJ & ORS. v. KAMLESH SHARMA 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 385Case Title: RAMESH KUMAR BANGA v. KAILASH MAKKAR AND ANR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 3861. "Police Authorities Of Three States Simply Dragging Their Feet": Delhi High Court Hands Over Investigation Of Missing Man To CBITitle: RAZIA BEGUM v. COMMISSIONER EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION & ORS.Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 361The Delhi High Court has handed over investigation of a missing man, a truck driver, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) observing that police authorities of three States including Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were "simply dragging their feet."Justice Pratibha M Singh was dealing with a plea filed by Razia Begum, widowed mother of the missing truck driver namely Mohd. Parvez who was missing for months. The truck was spotted for the last time on 19th February 2018, when the CCTV captured its movement in Shahjahanpur, District Bhiwadi, Rajasthan.In the meantime, considering the financial status of the Petitioner whose son was missing, the Court directed that a sum of Rs.3 lakhs is released in her favour as interim compensation.2. Filing Written Statement In Prescribed Time Without Affidavit Of Admission/ Denial Of Documents Not 'Non-Est' Filing: Delhi High CourtCase Title: COSCO INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD. v. JAGAT SINGH DUGARCitation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 362The Delhi High Court has observed that the filing of a written statement within the prescribed time but without an accompanying affidavit of admission or denial of documents, does not amount to non-est filing since it cannot be said that nothing was filed at all.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani further added that the same would however amount to a defect, that is required to be cured after it is brought to the attention of the party by the Registry."Chapter VII Rule 3 only bars taking on record a written statement that is filed without an accompanying affidavit of admission/denial of documents. Filing of the written statement and it being taken on record are two separate and distinct matters," the Court said.The Court was dealing with an appeal filed under Chapter II Rule 5 of the Delhi High Court (Original Side) Rules, 2018 read with sec. 151 of the Civil Procedure Code, seeking setting aside of order dated 23.10.2020 passed by the Joint Registrar, declining to take the defendant's written statement on record.3. Delhi High Court Dismisses Challenge To Notification Conferring Powers Of Special Courts Under Prevention Of Corruption Act To Officers Of DHJSCase Title: SUSHIL ARORA v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 363The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the notification conferring powers of Presiding Officer of the Designated Court and Special Court constituted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, to each and every Officer of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service (DHJS) in pursuance of the transfer or...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: April 25 To May 1, 2022

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