Delhi High Court upholds Order setting aside compulsory retirement of IPS Officer Gurjinder Pal Singh
Despite a delay of three years, not even an Enquiry Officer had been appointed in the department proceedings against Gurjinder Pal Singh.
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Supreme Court grants bail to K. Kavitha in Delhi Excise Liquor Policy Scam
The CBI and the ED have claimed that K. Kavitha was involved in the exchange of bribes and money laundering in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy
Delhi High Court issues directions to ensure respectful, accessible, and efficient admission process for EWS/DG students in private unaided schools
By denying the opportunity for continuous education in a school run by the same society, a pitiable situation frequently arises where, due to the two different identification numbers assigned by the DoE to the school’s junior and senior wings, financial segregation of students is indirectly perpetuated.
Delhi High Court grants bail to Chief Business Strategy Officer of IL&FS Securities Services Ltd. in Dalmia Cements fraud case
Chief Business Strategy Officer was a clearing agent and thus, his job was not that of a stockbroker but merely of acting as a facilitator between the stock exchange and the broker.
Delhi High Court orders for payment of 10% interest on amount of compensation to 1984 Anti-Sikh riots victim
‘In the present case, the victim and his family had suffered at the hands of an insensitive and callous administration and had to approach the Constitutional Courts four times for the redressal of his grievances.’
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A quick review of various High Court cases reported this week
Interpretation of Consumer Protection Regulations must align with overarching goal of RTI Act: Delhi HC directs CPIO to reassess third party request to access copies of a consumer case
The decision to disclose or withhold information should be made judiciously, considering the stipulations of Section 8 of the RTI Act. This approach ensures that the provisions of the RTI Act are not compromised, while also respecting the confidentiality required in judicial proceedings.
CrPC or BNSS?: The Tug of War Around July 01, 2024
by Aditya Mukherjee* and Jayati Sinha**
Delhi High Court grants interim protection from arrest to former IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar
An FIR was registered against Puja Khedkar after she allegedly supplied false information regarding her identity to the Union Public Service Commission.
Delhi High Court modifies MACT Award to reduce compensation for loss of future income to man with pre-existing disability
The Court calculated the disability incurred by the claimant after the accident so as to determine a just and reasonable compensation.
“Proceeds of Crime” under PMLA: Whether includes Properties acquired before commission of the Scheduled Offence
by Ajay Wadhwa* and Ragini Handa**
Delhi High Court partially sets aside Arbitral Award passed by Sole Arbitrator for failing to appreciate contractual terms subsisting between parties
The direction given by the Sole Arbitrator to exclude the period from 31-03-2015 to 31-03-2017 for calculation of pre-litigation interest was contrary to the express terms in the Agreement made between the parties.
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A quick review of reported cases this week from various High Courts across the country
[Detention Under COFEPOSA] SC disposes of challenge against Delhi HC’s decision quashing detention orders for being infructuous by efflux of time
The question of law which revolved around right of making representation being seriously jeopardized as detenus were supplied with various documents as parts of relied upon documents (‘RUDs’) which are illegible, incomplete and not readable violating Article 22 (5) of the Constitution of India read with Section 3 (3) of COFEPOSA Act, was kept open.
Delhi High Court directs news channels to take down defamatory videos and posts against MP Venumbaka Vijaya Sai Reddy; grants ad interim injunction
V. Vijaya Sai Reddy was a sitting member of Rajya Sabha and the baseless allegations made in the impugned videos and posts had the potential of adversely affecting his political career and reputation which had been built carefully over the years.
Delhi High Court directs India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai to take down video of BJP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi
The direction for taking down the impugned video was necessary since India Today was unable to state whether or not Rajdeep Sardesai had been authorized to use the impugned video.
‘Ss. 3 and 5 of the POCSO Act are offences regardless of gender of offender’; Delhi HC puts woman to trial for committing ‘aggravated penetrative sexual assault’
The word ‘he’ in Section 3 of the POCSO Act could not be given a restrictive meaning to say that it referred only to a ‘male’.
Judicial Jigsaw: Never-Ending Conflicts and Interpretative Challenges of Section 29-A of the Arbitration Act
by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada**
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A quick review of reported cases this week from various High Courts across the country
Delhi High Court directs ‘Andaaz-E-Nizaam’ restaurant to change name in Trade Mark infringement plea by ‘Nizam’s
Section 47 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 provides for taking a registered trade mark off the Register on account of non-use of the trade mark.