PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks To Disqualify Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia From Contesting Polls Over Boycott Of Justice SK Sharma's Court

A PIL has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking disqualification of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak from contesting any elections over their refusal to participate in proceedings before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the Delhi excise policy case as well as for reportedly scandalising her on social media. Filed by one Satish Kumar Aggarwal, the plea...

'Have Some Faith': Delhi High Court Declines CBI Probe For Now; Notes Inquiry Initiated Against Cops Over Alleged Torture Of Student Activists

The Delhi High Court has been informed that inquiry has been initiated against erring officials of Delhi Police's Special Cell over allegations of torture and illegal detention of various activists, including students, in March. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja perused the status report filed by the Delhi Police revealing the said information. The Court noted that looking at the facts and circumstances, the Commissioner of Delhi Police has designated...

'Professional Services' Cannot Justify Actions Benefiting Professional Himself: Delhi High Court Rejects Bail For DMAT Fraud

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a finance company employee accused of fraudulently transferring shares belonging to 18 clients into his own DMAT account, observing that “professional services cannot extend to granting any benefit to the concerned professional himself.”Justice Girish Kathpalia passed the order while dismissing a bail plea filed by the accused in connection with a FIR registered under Sections 318(4) (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 336(3) (forgery...

Delhi High Court Says Fresh Notice Be Issued To Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia & Durgesh Pathak After Transfer Of Excise Policy Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 19) said that fresh notice be issued to AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal, and leaders Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak regarding CBI's plea challenging discharge of the accused in the excise policy case which was transferred last week to another bench. During the hearing today, Justice Manoj Jain noted that three respondents were still not represented today. The Court was informed respondents 8,18,19 (Kejriwal, Sisodia and Pathak) were not...

Delhi High Court Issues Criminal Contempt Notice To Arvind Kejriwal, AAP Leaders Over Posts Against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party in the criminal contempt proceedings initiated for allegedly vilifying Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma through a targeted campaign across social media platforms.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has asked all the alleged contemnors to file their responses within four weeks.Meanwhile, it has asked the Registry to preserve copies of the...

'Shoot And Scoot Acts Not Protest': Delhi High Court Refuses To Discharge Men Accused Of Throwing Burning Effigy At Politician's Bungalow

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that violence in the guise of protest “cannot be acceptable to any tenet of demosprudence” while refusing to discharge several persons accused of throwing a burning effigy at the official bungalow of a prominent political leader in 2022.Justice Girish Kathpalia said that “shoot and scoot” acts carried out after setting an effigy on fire...

Delhi High Court Sends Lawyer-YouTuber To Jail For Criminal Contempt After 'Taanashahi' Remark Against Judiciary

The Delhi High Court has sentenced a YouTuber and advocate Gulshan Pahuja to six months' simple imprisonment in two criminal contempt cases for scandalising the judiciary and lowering the authority of courts through his videos targeting judicial officers.A division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed that Pahuja had shown “no regret” or “course correction” despite being found guilty of criminal contempt. The Court noted that during the hearing on sentence, Pahuja...

Students With 0% Attendance Cannot Seek Promotion To Next Semester: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld refusal to grant direct admission to Semester-IV to a law student of Delhi University who had neither attended classes nor appeared in Semester-III examinations.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that students with 0% attendance cannot claim parity with those suffering from mere shortage...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Jailed MP Engineer Rashid Following Father's Demise

The Delhi High Court on Monday (May 18) granted interim bail to jailed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh in a terror funding case registered by the National Investigation Agency, following the demise of his father.A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Madhu Jain passed the order after noting that Rashid's father passed away at AIIMS, New Delhi, in the intervening night of...

Justice Manoj Jain Of Delhi High Court To Hear CBI's Plea Against Discharge Of Arvind Kejriwal, Others In Excise Policy Case

Justice Manoj Jain of Delhi High Court will hear tomorrow CBI's petition challenging discharge of AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and all other accused in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.The development comes after Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who was hearing the matter earlier as per roster, transferred it to another bench. The transfer was done after...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Consumer Protection Act Provisions Relating To 'Substantial Question Of Law'

The Delhi High Court, comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, has issued notice to the Union of India in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The plea challenges provisions which vest the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) with the power to...

Delhi High Court Quashes ED Attachment Orders In PACL Case, Refers Matter To Justice Lodha Committee

The Delhi High Court has set aside provisional attachment orders issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with PACL-linked properties, holding that the matter ought to be dealt with under the Supreme Court-monitored framework headed by the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that the continuation of proceedings under the Prevention of...