National Herald: Delhi High Court Declines To Restrain AJL From Seeking Release Of Attached Properties

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to restrain Associated Journals Limited (AJL), controlled by the Gandhi family, from securing release of its attached properties before the PMLA appellate tribunal in relation to the National Herald case.Justice Sachin Datta refused to pass any interim order while hearing a plea filed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging a trial court order refusing to take cognizance of the money laundering complaint in the case involving Congress leaders Rahul...

Husband Can't Seek Contempt Action Against Wife Merely Because His Meeting With Child Was Unsatisfactory: Delhi High Court

Child is not a commodity who can be compelled to have effective meeting, Court said.

'How Can You Enter His House?': High Court Questions Delhi Police Over Nadeem Khan's Alleged Detention Ahead Of Jantar Mantar Protest

Denying permission (for protest) is within your right but where is your cause to confine him, Court asked.

Delhi Police Seeks Time To Respond To Indian Youth Congress' Plea Over Denial Of Permission To Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

The Delhi High Court on Monday (October 12) said that it will hear on Tuesday Indian Youth Congress' (IYC) plea challenging denial of permission to protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar.Justice Amit Mahajan listed the matter on Tuesday after Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma appearing Delhi Police sought time to take instructions. Senior advocates Siddharth Luthra and Vivek Tankha appeared for IYC.The plea has been filed by IYC President Uday Bhanu Chib.The plea argues...

CEC Protest: Delhi High Court To Hear Tomorrow Pleas Against Closure Of Jantar Mantar, Assault On Protestors

A plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court on Monday (October 12) against closure of Jantar Mantar for carrying out peaceful protests, on the ground that there is no other place earmarked for protests.A division bench lead by Acting Chief Justice Nitin Sambre permitted listing of the matter on Tuesday. A counsel appeared and said that the matter concerns the issue of curtailment of right to free speech. He said that the Jantar Mantar has been closed and there is no other place to...

Delhi Riots: High Court Seeks Police Response On Natasha Narwal's Plea To Travel To UK For Academic Conference

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by Natasha Narwal, an accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, seeking permission to travel to the United Kingdom for an academic conference and research work.Justice Amit Bansal sought response of the Delhi Police and listed the matter for hearing on Thursday. Narwal has challenged the order passed by the trial court on October 06, observing that the right to travel abroad is not absolute and that the pendency of proceedings...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor And BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's Personality Rights Against AI Deepfakes, False Quotes

The Delhi High Court has restrained the unauthorised use of actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's name, image, voice and other personality attributes, including through AI-generated deepfakes, manipulated videos, fabricated speeches and false endorsements.Justice Vikas Mahajan passed the interim order directing Meta Platforms to remove and permanently take down the allegedly infringing content identified by Ranaut. The Court also directed the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology...

Delhi High Court Bar Association Condemns Detention Of Lawyers, Excessive Police Force During Protest Against CEC

The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has condemned the detention of several lawyers and the alleged excessive use of force by police during a peaceful protest held on October 10 against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.In a resolution dated October 10, the Bar Association expressed its strong disapproval of what it described as...

Retirement Corpus Can't Be Treated As Monthly Income While Deciding Maintenance: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that a spouse's retirement corpus cannot be treated as recurring monthly income while deciding a claim for interim maintenance.A Division Bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Renu Bhatnagar clarified that courts must distinguish between accumulated retirement savings and the interest or other returns generated from such...

Delhi High Court Protects Actor Vijay Deverakonda's Personality Rights Against AI Deepfakes, Obscene Content

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim injunction order protecting actor Vijay Deverakonda's personality rights. Justice Vikas Mahajan directed social media platforms to remove identified content misusing his identity, including AI-generated and morphed videos. It also ordered the suspension of certain infringing websites and removal of unauthorised merchandise.The Court observed that...

Google Does Not Perform Public Functions Merely By Providing Email Services: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that Google LLC does not perform a public function merely by providing email services. It further held that the provision of email accounts and their suspension or disabling on security grounds does not, by itself, constitute the discharge of a public duty.Justice Amit Mahajan observed that the nature of the function performed by a private entity, and not merely...

Delhi High Court Directs Amitabh Bachchan To Appear Personally If Settlement In Personality Rights Suit Fails

The Delhi High Court has granted time to actor Amitabh Bachchan to complete the formalities of an amicable settlement reached with some defendants in his personality rights suit.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav permitted Bachchan to place the formal settlement agreement on record. The Court was informed that although a settlement had been arrived at with some of the defendants, it could not...