Repeated IT Reassessment Against NDTV Founders Radhika Roy and Prannoy Roy Amounts To Harassment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that repeatedly reopening income tax assessments against NDTV founders Radhika Roy and Prannoy Roy for the same year amounted to their "unnecessary harassment" A Division Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar made the observation while dealing with reassessment proceedings initiated by the Income Tax Department for the Assessment Year...

Delhi High Court Rejects Kuldeep Singh Sengar's Plea For Suspension Of Sentence In Case Of Unnao Rape Victim Father's Death

The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected Kuldeep Singh Sengar's plea seeking suspension of his 10 years sentence in the custodial death case of Unnao rape victim's father. In April 2018, the family of the minor rape victim had travelled to Unnao for a court hearing when her father was brutally assaulted by the accused persons in broad daylight.The very next day, the police arrested the father on allegations of being in illegal possession of arms and he had ultimately succumbed to multiple...

Pendency Of Probate Proceedings No Bar To FIR Alleging Forgery Of Registered Will: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR alleging forgery of a registered Will, holding that the pendency of probate proceedings examining the Will's validity does not bar a parallel criminal investigation into allegations of fabrication and use of forged documents.A bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, in her order, observed thus:"Forgery, fabrication of documents and their use for wrongful gain are therefore, not mere matters of civil invalidity but constitute independent offences...

Cash For Query Row: Lokpal Moves Delhi High Court Seeking More Time To Decide Sanction Against Mahua Moitra

The Lokpal of India has moved the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking more time to decide on granting sanction to the CBI, to file chargesheet against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in relation to the cash for query row.For context, the High Court had last year set aside the Lokpal's order granting sanction to the CBI to file chargesheet against her.It had observed that Lokpal erred in understanding the provisions of the Lokpal Act and had accordingly requested the Lokpal to accord...

Delhi High Court Quashes Income Tax Notices Against NDTV Founders Prannoy Roy And Radhika Roy; Imposes ₹2 Lakh Cost On Dept

The Delhi High Court has set aside the income tax reassessment notices issued to New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV) founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy (petitioners), relating to a transaction involving RRPR Holding Pvt. Ltd, a promoter group of the news network.The bench further imposed Rs. 2 Lakh costs on tax authorities, directing that Rs. 1 Lakh be paid to each petitioner.Senior Advocate Sachit Jolly, for the petitioners, argued that the tax authorities had previously reopened the case in...

Delhi High Court Rejects AAP Leader Somnath Bharti's Plea Challenging Election Of BJP MLA Satish Upadhyay From Malviya Nagar

The Delhi High Court on Friday (January 17) dismissed an election petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti, challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party's Satish Upadhyay from the Malviya Nagar Assembly constituency.Bharti, a former Delhi Law Minister and three-time MLA from Malviya Nagar, had approached the High Court seeking to set aside Upadhyay's victory in the 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections. The BJP leader had won the seat by a margin of meagre 2,131...

Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Against Manish Sisodia's 2020 Election Win, Says Mere Registration Of FIR Need Not Be Disclosed

The Delhi High Court has ruled that mere registration of an FIR does not imply pendency of a criminal case for the purpose of “disclosure” by an election candidate under Section 33A of Representation of Peoples Act. “It is only when charges are framed, or cognizance of the offence is taken by the Court, that the statutory obligation to disclose arises,” Justice Jasmeet Singh said. The Court dismissed a petition challenging the election of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia from...

Bar Associations Do Not Perform Public Functions, Not State Under Article 12: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that Bar Associations do not perform public functions and are not a State or its instrumentality under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that functions discharged by Bar Associations are to protect the interest of the individual lawyers and it cannot be termed to be 'State'. The Court dismissed a lawyer's plea challenging a single judge order rejecting her plea seeking a...

Delhi High Court To Act On UK Court's Request To Record Witness Evidence In Nirav Modi's Bank Of India Trial

In a first, the Delhi High Court is set to act on the request of King's Bench Division of the Supreme Court of England and Wales for recording evidence of a witness located here in a litigation between fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi and Bank of India over allegations of unpaid loan. Justice C Hari Shankar was dealing with a matter listed before him after a letter of request was received from the King's Bench, stating that evidence of a witness, one Animesh Baruah, working as an employee with...

Rubbing Penis Against Child's Private Part Not 'Penetrative Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court Modifies Man's Conviction

The Delhi High Court has held that rubbing of a male genital against a child's genital, in the absence of proof of penetration, does not constitute “penetrative sexual assault” under Section 3 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha observed,“The rubbing of the penis of the accused against the private part of PW1 does not apparently...

IRCTC Scam: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Rabri Devi's Plea Against Framing Of Charges

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by Rabri Devi, wife of former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, challenging framing of charges against her in the alleged IRCTC scam case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought response of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and listed the matter for hearing on January 19. In her plea,...

Delhi High Court Urges DHCBA Lawyers To Make Donations To AIIMS To Ensure Shelter For Homeless Sleeping In Winter Cold

The Delhi High Court on Friday urged the member lawyers of Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) to make donations to AIIMS for constructing a bedded facility to ensure that shelter is provided to patients, attendants and their family members who are forced to sleep outside the hospital premises in the biting winter cold.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice...