Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 23 To January 29, 2023

Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 74 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 95NOMINAL INDEXRaghav Bahl v. ED 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 74N v. Principal Secretary Health and Family Department GNCTD & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 75ISHA v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 76RS v. STATE OF NCT DELHI AND ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 77Ram Prakash Chauhan Versus Commissioner of Delhi (GST) 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 78M/S PRAKASH INDUSTRIES LIMITED v. UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 79VIRENDER SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 80RITA SEHGAL & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 81Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (Hqrs.) versus M/s Spraytec India Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 82Arvind Goyal CA Versus UOI 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 83Chabbras Associates v. HSCC India Limited 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 84MINOR R THR MOTHER H v. STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 85M/s Shyamjee Prepaid Services versus M/s Top Steels & Mrs. Renu Devi & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 86NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 87MADHUR MITTAL v. UNION OF INDIA 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 88Hindustan Zinc Ltd v. National Research Development Corporation 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 89Yashdeep Chahal v. UOI & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 90NEHA KAPOOR & ANR v. MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 91Blackstone Capital Partner Versus ACIT 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 92Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation v. Sukumar Chand Jain 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 93X v. GNCTD 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 94Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax versus M/s Steel Authority of India Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 95Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash Money Laundering Case Against Raghav Bahl, Calls Plea 'Premature'Title: Raghav Bahl v. EDCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 74The Delhi High Court has refused to quash a money laundering case against The Quint's founder Raghav Bahl at this stage. The court also refused to quash the look out circular (LOC) against him at this stageDismissing the plea challenging registration of ECIR and proceedings initiated by ED, Justice Jasmeet Singh said:“The allegations (under the complaint) are yet to reach the stage of trial. Whether there is generation of proceeds of crime or not is being investigated and for the said reason, the petition as of today is premature and is rejected.”The Income Tax department had initiated proceedings against Bahl under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act for alleged irregularities in IT returns filed for the assessment year 2018-2019. The complaint was filed under section 51 of the Act.Don't Disclose Identity Of Minors Seeking Termination Of Pregnancy In Report To Police: High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Issue Circular To DoctorsTitle: N v. Principal Secretary Health and Family Department GNCTD & Ors.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 75The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to issue a circular directing that the identity of a minor girl, who is seeking medical termination of her pregnancy, and her family shall not be disclosed in the report prepared by registered medical practitioners (RMP) to the police.Section 19(1) of POCSO Act provides mandatory reporting of child sexual offences to the Special Juvenile Police Unit or the local police.Justice Prathiba M Singh passed the direction after observing that the minors and their families may be forced to approach non-registered and unqualified medical practitioners, midwives and courts to terminate the pregnancies which could result in adverse impact on the health of the minor.‘COVID-19 Vaccination Cannot Be Insisted Upon By Employer’: Delhi High Court Grants Relief To LecturerTitle: ISHA v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 76Observing that COVID-19 vaccination cannot be insisted upon by the employer, the Delhi High Court has granted relief to a government school lecturer seeking permission to teach and undertake other responsibilities without being forced to take the vaccine.Noting that the teacher, who moved court in 2021, was now vaccinated, Justice Prathiba M Singh permitted her to make a representation to the concerned authority for service benefits and directed that the decision on the same be taken within 30 days.FIRs Shouldn’t Be Registered Against Law Students For Posing As Lawyers Before Courts, Counselling Preferable: Delhi High CourtTitle: RS v. STATE OF NCT DELHI AND ANR.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 77Observing that FIRs should not be registered against law students for posing as lawyers before the courts, the Delhi High Court has said that they should be counselled instead."It is understandable that Presiding Officers take an objection where law interns tend to pose as lawyers, but on the other hand, these law interns, who are merely students, should be counselled, properly informed and instructed, rather than FIRs being registered, merely on this basis," said the court.Justice Anish Dayal said that a...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 23 To January 29, 2023

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