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HC refuses to interfere with BoB's decision inviting EoI for NBL stake sale

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the "expression of interest (EoI)" invited by Bank of Baroda (BoB) for acquisition of its stake in Nainital Bank Limited (NBL). Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav dismissed a petition by the Nainital Bank Officers Association and said BoB's divestment decision was not arbitrary or illegal, and there was no "clear violation" of any statutory provisions in the process. The judge, in an order passed on May 2, said divestment is a policy decision involving complex economic factors, and courts have consistently refrained from interfering with economic decisions. "This court, therefore, at this stage, is not inclined to interfere with the impugned advertisement of EoI. However, it would be open to the petitioner to raise any grievance at an appropriate stage in accordance with the law, if so necessitated," the court ordered. "It is thus seen that in the instant case, in the absence of there being a clear violation of any statutory provisi

Delhi HC restrains Dabur from airing WhatsApp ad on Amla Hair Oil

The Delhi High Court has issued a restraining order against Dabur, an Indian multinational consumer goods company, prohibiting the circulation of its WhatsApp advertisement

SC to hear Delhi govt plea against HC order staying notice against Rapido

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the Delhi government's plea challenging the high court order staying its notice to bike-taxi aggregator Rapido and allowing it to ply till the final policy has been notified. A vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal said it will hear the petition on June 7. Senior advocate Manish Vashisht, appearing for the Delhi government, said the high court's decision to stay its notice till the final policy is notified is like virtually allowing the writ petition by Rapido. The bench said it will list the matter for hearing on Wednesday. On May 26, the high court, while issuing notice to the Delhi government on Rapido's plea challenging a law that excludes two-wheelers from being registered as transport vehicles, directed no coercive action will be taken against the bike-taxi aggregator till the final policy has been notified. The high court, which has listed Rapido's plea on August 22 before the registrar for completion of plead

Excise case: HC to pronounce order on Monday on Sisodia's interim bail plea

The Delhi High Court will on Monday pronounce its order on AAP leader Manish Sisodia's plea seeking interim bail for six weeks in a money laundering case arising from the alleged excise policy scam. The former Delhi deputy chief minister has sought release on a temporary basis on the ground of being the sole caretaker of his ailing wife. His plea for regular bail in the matter is pending before the high court. Sisodia, who was arrested on March 9, is currently in judicial custody in the case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The verdict on the interim bail plea will be pronounced by Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma. It was reserved on Saturday when Sisodia's lawyer had claimed that pursuant to the court's directions passed on Friday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was taken in custody to meet his wife earlier in the day but the latter's health condition deteriorated and she was taken to be the LNJP Hospital before he could reach home. The ED has opposed the plea for interim

Excise policy: Delhi HC to pass order on Sisodia's interim bail on June 5

The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pass an order on former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's interim bail plea citing medical grounds for his wife's health on Monday

Sisodia reaches residence to meet ailing wife as HC grants interim relief

Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia arrived at his residence from the Tihar jail on Saturday, after getting interim relief to meet his ailing wife. The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed the AAP leader, arrested in cases related to alleged irregularities in the city government's excise policy, to meet his ailing wife at his residence. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma directed the Tihar jail superintendent to take Sisodia to his residence where he has been allowed to meet his wife from 10 am to 5 pm. A senior jail official said Sisodia was taken to his residence around 9 am under security cover. He will have to report back at 5 pm. Sisodia was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26 for his alleged role in the scam and has been in custody since. The high court denied him bail in the CBI case on May 30. He was arrested on March 9 in the case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and is currently in judicial custody. The high court made it

Excise policy scam: Dehi HC allows Sisodia to meet ailing wife on Saturday

The Delhi High Court Friday permitted AAP leader Manish Sisodia, under arrest in cases related to alleged irregularities in the city government's excise policy, to meet his ailing wife at his residence on Saturday. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma directed the Tihar Jail Superintendent to take Sisodia, the former deputy chief minister, to his residence where he has been allowed to meet his wife from 10 AM to 5 PM. The high court made it clear that Sisodia shall not interact with media or any other person except his family members and also not access phone or internet. Let the petitioner be taken to his house tomorrow from 10 AM to 5 PM to meet his wife, the court said. The high court was hearing Sisodia's petitions for regular bail and interim bail in the money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and reserved its orders. Sisodia has sought interim bail on the ground of deteriorating health of his wife who is suffering from multiple sclerosis. The high court also

HC seeks police stand on Sharjeel Imam's plea against sedition case

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of the city police on a petition by student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking quashing of a supplementary charge sheet introducing the offence of sedition and hate speech in a criminal case concerning his alleged objectionable speech delivered at Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019. Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar issued notice on the petition and granted time to the prosecution to file a status report. First supplementary charge sheet was filed in the case on April 16, 2020. Counsel for the petitioner said the challenge to the supplementary charge sheet was to extent of addition of the offences of sedition, whose operation has been stayed by the Supreme Court, and hate speech. The lawyer said a separate FIR for same offences has already been registered by the Delhi Police in relation to two of his speeches during the anti-CAA protests including the speech in question here. The petition has also payed for a direction to the trial court to .

EWS, DG seats in school to go waste on neighbourhood criteria: Delhi HC

From hearing a plea for EWS and DG seats in schools to refusing to grant a stay on the investigation in Ashneer Grover case, here are important cases of the day

Pay Rs 380 crore to Kalanithi Maran: Delhi High Court directs SpiceJet

Maninder Singh, a senior advocate from Karanjawala & Co, further argued that the amount of Rs. 75 crore had not been deposited yet, resulting in an increased interest liability of Rs 380 crore

Why was excise policy withdrawn if it was good? Delhi HC asks Sisodia

The Delhi High Court Thursday asked former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, arrested in cases related to alleged irregularities in the city government's excise policy, to explain why he chose to withdraw the policy when it was claimed to be "so good". Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, while hearing the bail application of co-accused Vijay Nair in a money laundering case arising from the alleged scam, asked the counsel for the AAP leader to "get a definite reply" to his query. Sisodia also held the excise portfolio besides many others as the deputy chief minister. "If policy is so good, why did you withdraw it? Get a definitive reply for this," said the judge, who was informed that Sisodia, currently lodged in Tihar jail, has once again filed applications for his interim release. The counsel for Sisodia submitted the policy was rolled back after the Delhi Lieutenant Governor did not let liquor vends to open in "non-conforming" zones, leading to losses. He claimed vends were allowed

Delhi HC dismisses appeal against tax department over SVLDR scheme

Scheme is for taxpayers who wish to close pending disputes about relief

Delhi HC orders SpiceJet to pay Rs 380 crore to Sun Group's Kalanithi Maran

The court's ruling which came out on Monday stemmed from a long-running battle between the Maran family and the current promoter, Ajay Singh, and SpiceJet, over contractual obligations

HC seeks govt's response on plea challenging animal birth control rules

From seeking Centre's response on a plea challenging the animal birth control rules 2023, to hearing DGCA's plea, here are important cases heard by the Delhi HC

Go First lessors' plea for plane delisting shown as rejected due to glitch

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Wednesday told the Delhi High Court it was due to a technical glitch on its portal that the applications of several aircraft lessors of Go First for deregistration of their planes were shown as rejected'. The aviation regulator said it was not processing such requests following a moratorium on financial obligations and transfer of assets of the crisis-hit airline in the wake of insolvency resolution proceedings. The lessors are unable to deregister and take back the aircraft leased to the carrier because of the moratorium. Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju asked the counsel for DGCA as to why different responses were sent to different lessors on repossession requests. Why is there a distinction? There are 7-8 petitions and each one of them has a different response. Why so? the court asked. The court asked the DGCA counsel to produce the documents in relation to each petitioner lessor on Thursday when it will hear further arguments on beha

Delhi HC dismisses PIL challenging appointment of DU Vice Chancellor

The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed with costs a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of professor Yogesh Singh as the Vice Chancellor of Delhi University. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Kumar Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad refused to allow the petitioner to withdraw the plea, which was filed on the basis of news reports and in which reckless allegations were levelled. We will not permit you to withdraw it (the petition) when the President of India is involved The kind of reckless allegation you have made in your petition... Very sorry we will not permit you to withdraw. Based on newspaper clippings you have filed a PIL so you have to face the consequences, the bench said. It (news report) is not Bhagwad Gita, with due respect. Dismiss with costs, the bench said, without specifying how much cost it was imposing on the petitioner. Petitioner organisation 'Forum of Indian Legists' claimed Singh was appointed as the vice chancellor (VC) of Delhi .

Trial court can't send foreigner to detention while granting bail: Delhi HC

A trial court cannot send a foreign citizen to a detention centre at the time of granting him bail as these facilities are not meant for judicial custody but for keeping foreign nationals on the basis of an executive order in terms of the Foreigners Act, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Anish Dayal's order came on petitions by a Nigerian man who was sent to a detention centre by a magisterial court even while being granted bail in a criminal case filed under the Delhi Excise Act and the Foreigners Act in April 2021 considering that his visa had expired. Subsequently, a sessions court directed his release from the detention centre subject to certain conditions but the petitioner contended before the high court that he was yet to be released. The court said once enlarged on bail, the petitioner cannot be detained without following the due process of law when he is yet to be proved guilty. "The petitioner once being enlarged on bail cannot be detained without due process of law.

HC restrains websites from streaming 'Spider-Man: Across The SpiderVerse'

Sony Pictures has claimed to hold exclusive copyright and broadcasting rights to the film, but numerous shady websites have promoted the upcoming broadcast

Returning aircraft to lessors will render Go First 'dead': NCLT's IRP to HC

From denying bail to Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case to hearing a plea of the bankrupt Go First, here are important cases heard by the Delhi High Court today

Sisodia liable for corruption in Delhi excise policy formulation: BJP

The BJP on Monday welcomed the denial of bail to former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia saying the politician is "liable for action" against him for "corruption" in framing of the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. The Delhi High Court earlier in the day dismissed Sisodia's bail plea in the alleged excise policy scam being probed by the CBI, observing that he is an influential man and the allegations against him are "very serious" in nature. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma denied the relief to the AAP leader, who was arrested on February 26, saying he has held the post of the deputy chief minister with 18 portfolios and the possibility of witnesses being influenced cannot be ruled out. Addressing a press conference, BJP leader and Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi said: "There is a very famous proverb which says, fence eating the crop. This comes to my mind because there is a strong suspicion that those who are supposed to protect and uphold the law have become the violators of law ..