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Delhi HC dismisses with costs plea seeking reasons from SC collegium

The Delhi High Court has dismissed with costs of Rs 25,000 a petition seeking a direction to the Supreme Court collegium to provide detailed reasons while refusing to accept recommendations for appointment of high court judges. Petitioner Rakesh Kumar Gupta also sought directions to the top court collegium to provide the "qualification" considered for appointment as a high court judge and publish monthly data related to pending and disposal of recommendations. Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that the court cannot sit in appeal over the subjective satisfaction of the Supreme Court's collegium and the petition was a "complete waste of judicial time". "This court is inclined to dismiss the writ petition imposing costs of Rs 25,000 on the petitioner to be deposited with the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund within a period of four weeks from today. The writ petition is dismissed along with pending application(s), if any," the court said in an order passed on May 27. The .

Patient safety outfit files PIL against 'dumping' of used medical devices

The domestic lobby felt that local manufacturers who stepped forward to make these devices in India under PLI are left dismayed as a result

HC grants student activist Sharjeel Imam bail in Delhi communal riots case

More than four years after he was arrested, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam in connection with a 2020 communal riots case involving allegations of sedition and unlawful activities. Imam had assailed a trial court order refusing to release him even though he had undergone more than half of the maximum sentence that could be awarded to him, if convicted. He claimed he was entitled to bail under the criminal statute. "Appeal is allowed," a bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain said after hearing the counsel for Imam and the Delhi Police. He will, however, stay behind bars as he has not been granted relief in the case involving alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 North East Delhi riots which left more than 50 people dead and hundreds of others injured. According to the prosecution, Imam made speeches at Jamia Millia Islamia on December 13, 2019 and at the Aligarh Muslim University on December 16, 2019 where he threaten

Swati Maliwal assault: Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar moves HC against arrest

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar has filed a writ petition seeking his release from jail

ED to respond to Satyendar Jain's bail plea in money laundering case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Enforcement Directorate to respond to a plea by jailed former minister Satyendar Jain seeking default bail in a money laundering case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice to the ED and asked it to file a status report on the matter. The court also called for the nominal roll of Jain from the jail and listed the matter for further hearing on July 9. Jain is accused of having laundered money through four companies allegedly linked to him. He has challenged a trial court's May 15 order by which he was denied default bail in the case. Jain has contended that the ED failed to complete the investigation in all respects within the statutory period and the prosecution complaint (charge sheet), which was incomplete, was filed in an attempt to deprive him of his right to default bail under the provisions of Section 167(2) of the CrPC. The ED arrested Jain on May 30 2022, in the money laundering case based on a CBI FIR lodged against him in 2

Kalanithi Maran seeks Rs 1,323 cr in damages, SpiceJet refutes claims

KAL Airways and its promoter Kalanithi Maran have decide to challenge an arbitral award requiring SpiceJet and Ajay Singh to refund Rs 579 crore plus interest to Maran

Court asks Ashneer Grover, wife to give Rs 80 cr security to travel to US

The Delhi High Court also directed Ashneer Grover and his wife to submit their Emirates Card to the court, preventing visits to the UAE due to their 'golden visa'

Delhi High Court issues directives for sale of refurbished hard disk drives

Delhi HC mandated that retailers selling refurbished HDDs include full disclosures, including name of original manufacturer, features of drives, lack of warranty, etc

Non-recovery of cash can't be proof of no corruption: HC on Sisodia's bail

Non-recovery of cash cannot be a prima facie proof that no corruption has taken place as the offender's mind uses new technology to commit offences without leaving behind any trace, the Delhi High Court has held while denying bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the excise policy scam cases. The high court said it cannot accept the argument put forth by Sisodia about non-recovery of cash from him in view of the statements of some hawala dealers and other witnesses recorded during the investigation. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the bail pleas filed by the former Delhi deputy chief minister in the corruption and money laundering cases lodged by the CBI and ED, respectively, in connection with the alleged liquor scam. While the two petitions were dismissed on Tuesday, the detailed order was uploaded on the high court's website on Wednesday. This court is of the view that prosecution has made out a prima facie case of commission of money laundering under Section 3 of PMLA ...

SpiceJet to seek refund of Rs 450 crore from Kalanithi Maran and his firm

Private airline SpiceJet has already disbursed Rs 730 crore to Maran and his firm, of which, Rs 580 crore represents the principal amount, with an additional interest component of Rs 150 crore

Delhi High Court orders SpiceJet to return leased aircraft, engines to TWC

SpiceJet, which currently owes $14 million to TWC, had its offer to pay $435,000 a month to clear its dues rejected

Excise policy 'scam': Delhi HC extends Manish Sisodia's custody till May 31

Manish Sisodia, currently in judicial custody, is an accused in the probe related to the alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi liquor excise policy 2021-22

Doctors not mandated to inform patients on drug side effects: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest litigation that sought to enforce the compulsory disclosure of drug side effects by doctors to the patients

Delhi HC restrains entities from using actor Jackie Shroff's name, voice

The Delhi High Court has restrained various entities from using actor Jackie Shroff's name, including sobriquets "Jackie" and "Jaggu Dadda", voice and images for commercial purposes without permission. Justice Sanjeev Narula, in an interim order dated May 15, said the entities selling wallpapers, T-shirts and posters, etc. on e-commerce websites and operating an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot platform were prima facie acting in violation of the actor's personality and publicity rights by exploiting and misappropriating his attributes. The judge also passed the direction against two content creators who published videos of Shroff with "extremely profane words and abuses". The court said Shroff is a celebrity and this status inherently grants him certain rights over his personality and associated attributes. "The plaintiff has established a prima facie case for grant of an ex-parte injunction. Balance of convenience lies in his favour and against defendants no. 3-4, 6-7, 13 and

HC sets aside order directing SpiceJet to pay Rs 270 cr to Kalanithi Maran

Kal Airways and Maran had moved the Delhi High Court on August 9, 2023, seeking 50 per cent of the daily revenue collection of low-cost carrier SpiceJet to be paid to them on a weekly basis

HC sets aside order directing SpiceJet to pay Rs 270 cr to Kalanithi Maran

The Delhi High Court overturned a single judge's ruling that upheld the validity of an arbitral award in favour of Kalanithi Maran

Battle over butter chicken's legacy heats up with new court evidence

Two Indian restaurant chains have been sparring since January at the Delhi High Court

In matters concerning liberty of citizens, every single day counts, says SC

Every single day counts in matters concerning the liberty of citizens, the Supreme Court said on Friday while asking the Delhi High Court to decide on the regular bail plea of a businessman in a corruption case related to the now scrapped Delhi excise policy. The petitioner's regular bail application has been heard by the high court on 40 occasions and now the matter has been adjourned to July 8, a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for businessman Amandeep Singh Dhall. "This cannot be that after 40 hearings, you don't decide the regular bail," he said. The bench noted it has been informed that his regular bail plea was filed in July last year. "In matters concerning the liberty of citizens, every single day counts. Keeping the matter of regular bail pending after almost 11 months deprives the petitioner of his liberty," the bench said. "We request the high court to decide the bail application prior to the closure for .

Delhi HC seeks CBI reply on K Kavitha's bail petition in liquor policy case

BRS leader K Kavitha was arrested by the CBI on April 11 and is in judicial custody in Tihar Jail in Delhi

Nivea vs Ponds: Why are two famous moisturiser brands battling in court?

A legal battle has unfolded between Nivea and Ponds over oil content, hydration, market practices, and the use of a specific colour