Delhi High Court
Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Registration Of FIRs Against PM Narendra Modi, Other Candidates Over Alleged 'Hate Speeches'
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking immediate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other candidates for delivering allegedly “communally divisive speeches” in violation of the Model Code of Conduct amid the Lok Sabha polls. The plea, filed by Shaheen Abdullah, Amitabh Pande and Deb Mukharji, refers to the Prime Minister's speech delivered in Banswara, Rajasthan on April 21.The matter was heard today by Justice Sachin Datta who orally remarked that the Election...
Delhi High Court Quashes MOOWR Instructions Denying Benefit To Solar Power Generation Units
The Delhi High Court has held that the statutory scheme underlying the Manufacture and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations, 2019 (MOOWR) cannot be construed as seeking to exclude solar power generation in terms of permissions granted under Section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has observed that the activities undertaken by...
Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Seeks ED's Response On BRS Leader K Kavitha's Bail Plea
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the plea moved by BRS leader K Kavitha seeking bail in the money laundering case related to the now scrapped liquor policy.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and listed the matter for hearing on May 24.Senior Advocate Vikram Chaudhary along with Advocate Nitesh Rana appeared for Kavitha. Special counsel Zoheb Hossain appeared for ED. The plea has been filed by Advocates Deepak Nagar and...
Delhi High Court Passes John Doe Order In Favour Of Indian Hotels Company Over Use Of 'Ginger' Trademark By 'Fraudulent Websites'
The Delhi High Court has passed a John Doe order in favour of Indian Hotels Company, part of the TATA group of companies, by restraining various “unknown fraudulent websites” using its registered trademark “Ginger” unauthorisedly for hotel bookings. Justice Sanjeev Narula issued a summons in the trademark infringement suit filed by the Indian Hotels Company against various unknown persons who contact unwary customers through their websites.Granting an ex ex-parte ad interim injunction, the court...
Whether Becoming Approver In Predicate Offence Has Any Bearing On PMLA Proceedings? Delhi High Court Answers
The Delhi High Court has observed that the evidence sought to be given at the instance of an accused who becomes an approver and is granted pardon in the scheduled or predicate offence, cannot be used for the purposes of money laundering proceedings under the PMLA.While granting bail to an accused namely Sanjay Kansal in the money laundering case, who had turned approver in the CBI FIR, Justice Amit Sharma said:“In any case, since the present applicant has been granted pardon in the...
Order Of Transferring Case May Mar Judge's Career For Life, Must Not Ordinarily Be Resorted To: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that an order of transferring a case to another court may mar the career of the judicial officer for life and thus, such a step must not ordinarily be resorted to. Justice C Hari Shankar said that transfer of a matter outside the court which is hearing it, and which has the jurisdiction to hear it, is an extremely serious matter. “It is a step which is ordinarily not to be resorted to. It casts aspersions on the impartiality and, at times, even on the integrity,...
Convict Can't Be Granted Parole For Maintaining Conjugal Relationship With Live-In-Partner When He Already Has Legally Wedded Wife: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the law in India as well as the Delhi Prison Rules do not permit grant of parole to a convict on the ground of maintaining conjugal relationships with a live-in partner, when he already has a legally wedded wife.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that a convict cannot be granted parole on the ground of having a child or to maintain conjugal...
Direction To Remove Non-Consensual Intimate Images: Delhi High Court Asks Microsoft, Google To File Review Before Single Judge
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked Microsoft and Google to approach a single judge by filing review of its last year ruling directing them to automatically identify and remove “non-consensual intimate images” on the internet without insisting on specific URLs.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora was dealing with the appeals moved...
Difficulty In Collating Information No Ground To Deny Information Under RTI Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that difficulty in collating the information is not a ground to deny information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Justice Subramonium Prasad said that a Public Authority cannot take a stand that since the information sought for is not available at one place and it will take a long time to collate the same, therefore, the information cannot...
Delhi High Court Restrains Real Estate Company From Unauthorisedly Using Taj's Vivanta Trademark
The Delhi High Court has restrained a real estate company offering luxury flats and accommodations from unauthorisedly using “Vivanta” mark in a trademark infringement suit filed by The Indian Hotels Company which owns hospitality brand 'Taj'. Justice Sanjeev Narula issued summons in the suit filed against Shivgyan Developers Private Limited alleging that the company was using...
Delhi High Court Directs NBCC To Return Full Money To Aggrieved Homebuyer, Orders ₹5 Lakh Compensation Towards Mental Agony
The Delhi High Court has directed the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) to return entire amount of over Rs. 76 lakh deposited by a homebuyer in 2017 regarding a flat which was never handed over to him, observing that he had been left in complete lurch. Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that purchasing a house is one of the most significant investments an individual or...
No Proceedings Under PMLA Could Be Sustained After Acquittal Of Accused: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that no proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) could be sustained after the acquittal of the accused in the predicate offence.The bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan has observed that the properties attached under the PMLA cannot legally be treated as proceeds of crime or be viewed as property derived or obtained from criminal...