Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Appointment Of UP IAS Officer Instrumental In Lodging FIRs Against SP Leader Azam Khan
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a PIL challenging the alleged illegal deputation and subsequent extensions of Uttar Pradesh IAS officer Aunjaneya Kumar Singh. Singh came to limelight for lodging over 60 FIRs against Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Khan.A Division Bench led by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said public interest litigation is not maintainable in service matters and only non-appointees can assail the legality of...
Delhi High Court To Hear Plea To Disqualify PM Modi From Contesting Elections On April 29
The Delhi High Court will hear on Monday (April 29) the petition seeking to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi for six years for allegedly seeking votes for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the name of Hindu as well as Sikh deities and place of worships.The plea was moved by Anand S Jondhale, a lawyer by profession. Justice Sachin Datta, who had to hear the matter, was not holding court today as he was sitting in UAPA tribunal.Jondhale sought a direction on the Election...
Falsely Accusing Spouse Of Extra Marital Relationship, Refusal To Accept Children Constitutes Mental Cruelty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently observed that falsely accusing a spouse of being in an extra marital relationship and denying parentage of the children constitutes mental cruelty. A division bench comprising of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that repudiation of the matrimonial bond and refusal to accept the children, who are innocent victims in the vile allegations made by the spouse, is nothing but the act of mental cruelty of the gravest kind.“Such...
1100 Crore Arbitral Award? Delhi High Court Adjourns Enforcement Proceedings On Central Govt's Request Subject To Rs 50K Cost
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday imposed Rs. 50,000 cost on Central government for seeking repeated adjournments in a petition for enforcement of an arbitral award, allegedly having a monetary value of over Rs.1100 crores.The bench of Justice Prateek Jalan noted that the Union had sought another adjournment despite the objections of party seeking enforcement and the assurance given by the Union...
Haj Pilgrims Should Only Be Handled By Persons Not Accused Of 'Deceiving' Others: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that Hajis being very pious pilgrims should be handled only by persons who do not have allegations of swindling or deceiving people on them.Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the Haj Policy states that the Central Government has the right to debar the Haj Group Organizers (HGOs) against whom complaints have been received and who are involved with the pilgrims.The court made the observations while dismissing a plea moved by Al Islam Tour Corporation...
Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Release Of Undertrial Prisoners On Bail, Says Issue Pending Before Supreme Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking issuance of guidelines for release of undertrial prisoners on bail under check of a judicial officer.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora rejected the PIL moved by Gautam Kumar Laha, observing that the issue is pending before the Supreme Court and is being supervised there. “…we find no reason for entertaining the present petition. Accordingly, the present...
PIL Before Delhi High Court To Allow Arrested Politicians To Campaign Through VC For Lok Sabha Polls 2024
A PIL has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking a direction upon the Election Commission of India (ECI) to develop a mechanism to ensure that arrested political leaders are allowed to campaign through VC for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls 2024. The plea has been filed by Amarjeet Gupta, a final year law student and has been moved through Advocate Md. Imran Ahmad. A direction is also sought on the Central Government to provide information about the arrest of a political leader or a...
Delhi High Court Orders Expeditious Conclusion Of Magisterial Inquiry Into 'Custodial Death' Of 32-Yr-Old
The Delhi High Court has ordered expeditious conclusion of the magisterial enquiry into the death of a 32 year old man allegedly in the custody of police officials of Subhash Place police station. Sheikh Sahadat died on July 23 last year. His wife moved a plea seeking registration of FIR against the erring cops as well as to constitute Special Investigation Team for impartial investigation into the FIR. Justice Jyoti Singh noted that the trial court was not proceeding on the application for...
Lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai's Defamation Suit Against TMC Leader Mahua Moitra Withdrawn From Delhi High Court
Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai on Thursday withdrawn from the Delhi High Court his defamation suit against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra.Dehadrai had sued Moitra for allegedly making defamatory statements against him on social media as well as print and electronic media.Advocate Raghav Awasthi appeared for Dehadrai and sought permission from the court to withdraw the suit, upon...
No Case Registered Against Man Who Called Mohd Zubair 'Jihadi' In Tweet: Delhi Police To High Court
The Delhi Police has told the Delhi High Court that no case has been registered against the man who made an allegedly offensive tweet against Mohammed Zubair by calling him a “jihadi” in 2020.The tweet in question was made by one Jagdish Singh, who filed a complaint against Zubair and accused him of causing cyber sexual harassment of his grand-daughter.The Delhi Police has said that...
High Court's Intervention On Industrial Tribunal's Decision Is Restricted To Cases Of Perversity: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court division bench of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain held that the scope of intervention of the High Court is very limited in matters of factual findings made by Industrial Tribunals unless they were found to be perverse or based on no evidence.The High Court was adjudicating on the letters patent appeals filed by Delhi Doordarshan Kendra, which was accused...
'Supporter Of ISIS Ideology, Arranged Illegal Weapons': Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused In UAPA Case
The Delhi High Court yesterday denied regular bail to a 25 year old Kashmiri man booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, observing that he being a supporter of ideology of banned terrorist organization ISIS, arranged illegal weapons and was involved in providing other logistic support to its cadres.A division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain...