Delhi High Court
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 the actor's stature inherently grants him proprietary rights over his personality and associated...
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...
Excise Policy: Delhi High Court Rejects Plea For Preliminary Hearing Over Maintainability Of CBI Plea Against Discharge
The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking a preliminary hearing on the objection to the maintainability of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) revision petition challenging the discharge of 23 accused persons in the alleged liquor policy scam case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the plea plea moved by one of the accused, Vijay Nair, seeking modification of the Court's earlier directions to ensure that his objection to the maintainability of the CBI's petition is...
Bench Change Can't Be Sought As A Matter Of Right After Roster Change: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a litigant cannot claim a change of Bench as a matter of right merely because of a change in the roster, noting that the decision to release a part-heard matter depends on the facts and circumstances of each case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the allocation of cases to Benches falls within the administrative prerogative of the Chief Justice, and whether a part-heard matter should continue before the same Bench or be released must be decided after...
Delhi High Court Directs Trial Courts To Verify Accused's Address Before Declaring Them Absconders
The Delhi High Court has directed all trial courts in the national capital to verify whether an accused is deliberately evading summons or arrest before declaring them an absconder or a proclaimed offender, cautioning that the pendency of criminal cases cannot justify such orders without cogent grounds.Justice Girish Kathpalia issued a set of directions requiring trial courts to...
Delhi High Court Seeks Finalisation Of SOP For Use Of Service Dogs To Aid Movement Of Persons With Disabilities
The Delhi High Court has called for the finalisation of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) by the authorities for use of service dogs to assist persons with disabilities for ease of their movement and commute.A Division Bench comprising Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Aditi Choudhary was dealing with a public interest litigation filed by the Dhananjay Sanjogta Foundation concerning the use...
Delhi High Court Stays Order Making Aadhaar-Based Biometric Attendance Mandatory For Public Prosecutors
The Delhi High Court has stayed an order issued by the Delhi Government's Directorate of Prosecution making Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance compulsory for public prosecutors, additional public prosecutors and assistant public prosecutors.Justice Amit Mahajan passed the order on a plea filed by the Delhi Prosecutors Welfare Association challenging the Directorate's order passed on October...
'Kala Hiran' Film: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Producer's Plea To Return Salman Khan's Suit For Lack Of Territorial Jurisdiction
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by producer of the proposed film “Kala Hiran – The Battle For Legacy”, seeking return of actor Salman Khan's suit to restrain the film's release, on the ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction.Justice Tejas Karia sought response of the actor on Amit Jani's application filed under Order VII Rule 10 read with Section 151 of...
Delhi Govt Cannot Give Up On Duties Towards Persons With Disabilities: High Court On Failure To Provide Attendant To Child
The Delhi High Court has observed that the Delhi Government cannot give up on its statutory responsibilities towards persons with disabilities. A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Renu Bhatnagar sought an explanation from the Delhi Government over its inability to provide a 24-hour attendant to a child suffering from muscular dystrophy.The Court observed that...
