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Excise Policy case: Delhi HC allows Manish Sisodia to withdraw bail plea

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to withdraw his interim bail application which was filed on grounds of his wife's health condition

Delhi HC sets aside Mayor Shelly Oberoi's decision to call for a repoll

From setting aside Shelly Oberoi's decision for a repoll to granting permission to NDTV founders to travel abroad, here are some of the cases heard by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday

2G scam case: Illegalities in judgment acquitting A Raja, CBI to Delhi HC

The CBI contended before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that there were glaring illegalities in the trial court judgment that acquitted former telecom minister A Raja and others in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which was making submissions on its appeal challenging the acquittal of the accused individuals and firms, argued that the evidence placed before the special court was disregarded. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, after hearing part arguments, listed the matter for further proceedings on May 29. "I will demonstrate that there are glaring illegalities in the (trial court) judgment. The evidence placed by the CBI was disregarded. Appreciation of evidence was completely wrong. I will show that the judgment was perverse and there were flaws in it," advocate Neeraj Jain, who appeared in the court on behalf of the CBI, argued. On Monday, the CBI counsel had said the trial court judgment was based on "wrong conclusions" and was ...

HC reserves order on plea against notification for Rs 2000 notes exchange

RBI tells Delhi High Court withdrawal of Rs 2000 notes is not demonetisation but statutory exercise

Delhi HC sets aside mayor's decision for re-elect MCD standing committee

The Delhi High Court Tuesday set aside the decision of Mayor Shelly Oberoi to call for a repoll to elect six members of the MCD standing committee and directed her to declare forthwith the results of the poll held on February 24. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said the mayor, also the returning officer, acted beyond her powers and her decision was legally impermissible. The act of the mayor in rejecting the ballot after the stage of scrutiny and determination of quota was bad in law, the judge said. The court's order came on petitions by BJP councillors Kamaljeet Sehrawat and Shikha Roy against the mayor's decision to order repoll for six MCD standing committee seats. "Writ petition is allowed. Impugned order is set aside. Returning officer is directed to declare the result forthwith," the court ordered. The high court had stayed the repoll on February 25. The petitioners had alleged that the mayor, who belongs to AAP and was the returning officer, wrongly invalidated one of t

Order reserved on PIL against allowing Rs 2K note exchange without ID proof

The plea had also sought a direction to the RBI and SBI to make sure that Rs 2000 notes are deposited in respective bank accounts only, so that people having black money could be identified

Delhi HC issues notice to BBC for defamation imputations against PM Modi

From summoning BBC in defamation suit, to asking Delhi Government to submit an action plan to deal with bomb threats, here are important cases heard in the Delhi High Court today

SC seeks response of firm Delhi marketing on plea by Zydus against HC order

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of a firm to a plea filed by consumer goods company Zydus Wellness challenging an order of the Delhi high court which held that it cannot use the brand name "SugarLite" for its products. A vacation bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and P S Narasimha issued notice to the firm named Delhi Marketing and sought its reply within three weeks. The top court was hearing an appeal filed by Zydus Wellness against the May 12 order of the high court which restrained it from using the brand name "SugarLite" as Delhi Marketing held the rights to use the brand name "SUGARLITE". The firm alleged that Zydus was using a deceptively similar trademark to confuse the customers and sought directions to restrain the company that manufactures nutrition and skin care products from using the SugarLite' brand name. Initially, Delhi Marketing had moved trial court in 2020 seeking permanent injunction for using the trademark SugarLite or any other identical or ...

PIL in HC against permission to exchange of Rs 2000 note without id proof

A public interest litigation was filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday against permission to exchange Rs 2000 banknotes without obtaining any requisition slip and identity proof. Lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay contended in his plea that notifications by RBI and SBI in this regard are arbitrary, irrational and offend Articles 14 of the Constitution of India. The petition said that a large amount of the currency has reached either in individual's locker or has been hoarded by the separatists, terrorists, Maoists, drug smugglers, mining mafias & corrupt people. The petition highlighted that cash transaction in high value currency is the main source of corruption and is used for illegal activities like terrorism, naxalism, separatism, radicalism, gambling, smuggling, money laundering, kidnapping, extortion, bribing and dowry, etc. and the RBI and SBI should ensure that Rs 2000 banknotes are deposited in respective bank accounts only. "Recently, it was announced by the Centre that ...

Delhi HC summons BBC in defamation suit for documentary on PM Modi

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued summons to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on a defamation suit filed by an NGO claiming that its documentary cast a slur on the reputation of India, its judiciary and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Besides the BBC (UK), Justice Sachin Datta also issued notice to the BBC (India) seeking its response on the suit filed by Gujarat-based NGO Justice for Trial. The plea said BBC (India) is the local operation office and BBC (UK) has released the documentary -- "India: The Modi Question" -- which has two episodes. Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the NGO, said the suit for defamation against the BBC is in relation to the documentary which has "defamed" India and the whole system including the judiciary. He contended that the documentary also makes insinuation against the prime minister. It was argued on behalf of the plaintiff that the documentary makes defamatory imputation and cast slur on the reputation of the country. The h

Supreme Court terms district judiciary as 'backbone of the judicial system'

From terming district judiciary as the backbone of the judicial system, to dismissing Tata Motors plea challenging HC order on disqualification, here are important cases of the day

Decide in a month appeals under senior citizen welfare law: HC to tribunal

The Delhi High Court has said the appellate tribunal under the senior citizens welfare law should make all efforts to ensure that the provision mandating its to decide matters within one month is implemented in its true spirit to the extent it is practical. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 was enacted to ensure that senior citizens and parents of vulnerable age are not unnecessarily deprived of their shelter and its Section 16 (6) therefore casts an obligation upon the appellate tribunal i.e. Divisional Commissioner to pronounce its order in writing within one month of the receipt of an appeal. "It is not far to see as to why such a provision was inserted by the legislature. The preamble of the Act itself makes it clear that the said Act is only for the purposes of ensuring that senior citizens and parents, who may be in a vulnerable age and stage of their lives, are not unnecessarily deprived of their shelter. In

SC seeks Delhi Police's response on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case

From allowing bull-taming sport "Jallikattu", to seeking Manipur govt to seeking ED's response on the bail plea of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, here are important cases of the day

Delhi HC relies on WayBack Machine evidence in patent infringement case

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Malpractice in admission process antithetical to Constitution: Delhi HC

Malpractice in admission in educational institutions are antithetical to the Constitution, which provides that the process be held in a fair, transparent and non-exploitative manner, the Delhi High Court has said. The court, while rejecting petitions by several private institutions here assailing Delhi government circulars regulating admissions against management seats, said although "backdoor entry" into professional courses is not unknown, institutions are under an obligation to maintain merit and transparency. Selection of students should not be based on extraneous factors such as personal connections, wealth or social status, it said. In the present case, the circulars introduced several measures with the aim to ensure and maintain fairness and transparency in the admission process as they envisaged the creation of an online portal to display branch-wise and college-wise seats available under the management quota. The measures also included online application by candidates as w

Delhi HC constitutes committee to implement 2021 Rare Disease Policy

The Delhi High Court has constituted a five-member committee for the implementation of the National Rare Disease Policy-2021, including procurement and "indigenisation" of therapies and drugs for patients who are mostly children. The members of the National Rare Diseases Committee would include secretary, Union health ministry, or one of his nominee, director general of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), the Drug Controller General of India, and Dr Madhulika Kabra and Dr Nikhil Tandon from AIIMS-Delhi, the court ordered. It was dealing with a batch of petitions concerning the treatment of several children suffering from rare diseases. Justice Prathiba M Singh said urgent steps in close coordination among the medical community, therapy providers and government agencies were needed as under the present framework, Centres for Excellence were not centrally coordinated, leading to lack of timely availability and adequate therapies for patients with rare diseases. The court

HC seeks Centre's response on plea asking banks to pay interest on FASTag

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the NHAI and the Centre on a plea seeking to direct banks to pay interest to the authorities on the money collected by them with the issue of FASTag and minimum balance requirement on the card. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notices to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRT&H) on an application which pleads that with the issuing of FASTag, thousands of crores of rupees have entered the banking system without any corresponding benefit either to the commuter community or to NHAI or MoRT&H. The court granted four weeks time to the authorities to file their replies to the application and listed the matter for further hearing on August 10. The application was filed in a pending petition that challenges a rule which compels vehicles without FASTag to pay double the toll tax. The petition contended that the rule was ...

Delhi Police reply sought on Umar Khalid's plea for bail in UAPA case

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response of the Delhi Police on a plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020. A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its response in six weeks. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Khalid, pointed out to some dates and said that on the date of incident he was not there. The bench said it is issuing notice and granted liberty to seek listing of the matter vacation bench. Sibal said that the matter be listed after the vacation. The bench then posted the matter for further hearing after the summer vacation of the apex court, which is starting from May 22 and coming to end on July 2. In his appeal, Khalid has challenged the Delhi High Court order refusing him bail in the UAPA case in which he is in custody for over two years. On October 18, last year, the high court had rejected his bail

HC grants protection from coercive steps to Wankhede in Aryan Khan case

The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted protection from coercive action to former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede, booked by the CBI for allegedly demanding Rs 25 crore bribe to spare superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son in a drugs case, his lawyer said. Advocate Shubhi Srivastava, who filed the petition on behalf of the former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer, said Justice Vikas Mahajan granted the protection from coercive steps for five days with the liberty to approach the appropriate forum, which would be the Bombay High Court. Senior advocate Dayan Krishnan appeared for Wankhede, who has been summoned by the CBI for questioning on Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently filed an FIR against Wankhede for allegedly seeking Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing the Bollywood star's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case. Aryan was arrested by the NCB on October 3, 2021 after a raid on the Cordelia cruise ship. He was granted bail by the Bombay High Court after thr

SC directs Manipur govt to ensure peace in the violence-hit state

From granting extension to Sebi to complete probe in the Adani Hindenburg case, to directing Manipur govt to ensure peace and tranquility, here are important cases of the day