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HC to pass order on Christian Michel's bail in AgustaWestland case today

The Delhi High Court will on Tuesday deliver its verdict on the bail plea of alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money laundering case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who reserved the verdict on February 28 after hearing the parties, is scheduled to pronounce the judgement at 4 pm. The Supreme Court granted bail to him in the CBI case on February 18. Probe agencies reported irregularities in the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters from Italian manufacturing company AgustaWestland. The ED's counsel had opposed Michel's plea, saying the British national did not meet the "twin tests" for grant of bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and was a flight risk. Michel's lawyer sought the relief on grounds that he had already spent a substantial amount of time in custody. He had submitted while the anti-money laundering law has a maximum punishment of seven years, he spent over six years in jail. James was extradited from Dubai in December

Delhi court seeks NIA response after Engineer Rashid seeks to attend Parl

Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file its reply by March 5 on Rashid's plea

Delhi HC rejects total smartphone ban in schools, issues guidelines

The court noted that its intent is to establish guiding principles to balance the positive and negative effects of allowing students to use smartphones

Father of woman on death row in Abu Dhabi moves HC to know her well-being

The father of an Indian woman on death row in Abu Dhabi has approached the Delhi High Court, seeking to know her well-being. In his petition, which is likely to come up for hearing on Monday, Shabbir Khan -- a? resident of Banda in Uttar Pradesh --? said there was "profound uncertainty" with respect to his daughter Shahzadi's condition, and his repeated applications to the Ministry of External Affairs for clarification were "fruitless". The plea further alleged that Shahzadi was inadequately represented before the local courts in a case pertaining to the alleged murder of her employer's four-month-old child and she was pressured into "confessing", leading to the imposition of death penalty on July 31, 2023. "On February 14, 2025, the petitioner's daughter telephoned him from detention, informing him that she had been relocated within the facility and prior to her potential execution, her final wish was to speak with her parents," the petition said. "The petitioner, with considerabl

Delhi HC reserves order on Christian Michel's bail in AgustaWestland case

Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposed the bail plea of Christian James Michel arguing that he posed a flight risk due to his British citizenship

HC asks agencies to exercise caution over blanket freezing of bank accounts

The Delhi High Court has asked probe agencies to exercise care and caution over blanket freezing of bank accounts. The matter before Justice Manoj Jain related to one such action of the agencies on the petitioner company's account, having a withdrawal balance of more than Rs 93 crore, but witnessing an innocuous entry of Rs 200. "Such blanket measures, if taken recourse to, without offering any reason, can certainly play havoc with the financial concerns of such account holders," it said. The court's February 20 order said, "It is, therefore, high time that the investigating/law enforcement agencies, in the context of freezing bank accounts, act with requisite care, caution and yes, compassion as well." Instead of freezing the bank account, the court said, authorities should explore the possibility of marking a lien on the disputed amount to mitigate the undue hardship caused to account holders and ensure the disputed amount was secured. Taking note of multiple such cases, the cou

HC orders Amazon to pay Rs 340 cr to Lifestyle Equities over infringement

During the proceedings of the case, Cloudtail India agreed to accept an injunction decree and proposed a settlement which would include damages

Delhi High Court refuses to hear plea early seeking ban on Deepseek

The bench, also consisting of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, had on February 12 said that AI tools are dangerous, irrespective of whether they are in Chinese or American hands

Woman faces perjury probe over false rape claims against Shah Nawaz Hussain

The court was hearing Hussain's plea under Section 340 of the CrPC regarding false evidence and perjury

AgustaWestland PMLA case: HC questions ED's dissent to Michel's bail plea

The bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma questioned the Enforcement Directorate after James' lawyer, Aljo K Joseph, mentioned the Supreme Court's bail ruling

Speed up decision on Engineer Rashid's bail plea: Delhi HC to NIA court

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the court hearing cases of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to expeditiously decide the bail plea of jailed J&K MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid in a terror funding case. Justice Vikas Mahajan said, "The ASJ-03, Patiala House Court is requested to dispose of the bail application of the petitioner expeditiously." The court was dealing with Rashid's plea alleging there was no remedy available after the NIA court, dealing with his bail application, left him in limbo post him becoming member of Parliament (MP). Justice Mahajan observed a direction was passed by the high court on the administrative side clarifying that the NIA court would continue to hear the case. In view of the development, Rashid's counsel sought to withdraw the plea from the high court. The Baramulla MP is facing trial in a terror funding case with the allegations that he funded separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir. He was elected from the ...

Delhi HC has jurisdiction to hear ChatGPT case, amicus curiae tells court

Amicus curiae (literal translation: 'friend of the court') refers to a person or organisation that offers information or advice to a court, even though they are not a party to the case

Delhi HC orders restraint on 'imposter' sites using Tata trademark

The Delhi High Court has restrained imposter domains found infringing the trademark of Tata Power Solar Systems Limited. Justice Amit Bansal was hearing the plea filed by Tata Power Solar Systems Limited against the infringement of its trademark by registrants of four imposter domains: www.tatapowersolardealership.co.in, www.tatapowersolars.com, www.tatapowersolars.org and www.tatapowersolarroof.com In a February 13 order, the court said, A bare perusal of the impugned domain names and email addresses used by the defendants (imposter domains registrants) makes it apparent that the said defendants have slavishly copied the plaintiffs' registered and well-reputed trademark TATA' and TATA POWER SOLAR' formative marks and the products of the said defendants bearing the impugned marks are being used for identical services, i.e., solar energy solutions. The court said it was a "clear case of infringement" of trademarks where the imposter domains took unfair advantage of the reputation and

Railways asks X to remove stampede videos in 36 hrs, cites ethical concerns

The notice said that sharing such videos could lead to public unrest and disrupt railway operations, particularly during the current period of heavy train traffic

OpenAI vs ANI: IP, copyright laws, 'fair use' doctrine likely to be tested

OpenAI vs ANI in Delhi HC on Friday: Experts believe decision will define working, future of AI firms in India

'Why sell excess tickets'? Delhi HC asks authorities over deadly stampede

On the day of the stampede, the chaos unfolded due to multiple factors. The primary cause was the station authorities continuing to sell tickets - issuing approximately 3,000 within just two hours

Arbitral tribunal's decision binding on facts: Delhi HC rules against IRCTC

The Delhi HC reaffirms that courts have limited power under Section 34 to review arbitral awards, ruling that the tribunal is the final authority on factual determinations in disputes

Delhi HC asks railways to examine issues raised in New Delhi stampede PIL

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Railways to examine the fixing of maximum passengers and sale of platform tickets -- issues raised in a PIL over the recent stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhayaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the authorities concerned to state in its affidavit, the details of its measures on the issues. "Let the issues raised in the petition be examined, as suggested by the solicitor general, at the highest level at the Railway Board and thereafter an affidavit be filed by the respondent giving details of the decisions which might be taken by the Railway Board," the court ordered. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta said the matter was not taken in an adversarial manner and the Railways was bound to follow the law. He said there was an "unprecedented" situation and assured the court that the issues raised in the PIL would be considered at the highest level. The court said the PIL was not confined to the recen

RIL to appeal against Delhi HC order on gas dispute in Supreme Court

In a BSE filing, RIL added that the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court reversed the judgment of the single judge

Quashing of showcause notices: NFRA moves apex court against HC ruling

Court order pertains to quashing NFRA's 11 show cause notices to multiple auditors and CAs