Delhi High Court Orders Third-Party Audit Of MCD, DDA Public Toilets

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), and North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to get an audit done from a Union Government empanelled third-party auditor. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Jan Sewa...

Boutique Hospitality Firm Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Compulsory License Over Sound Recordings Owned By PPL

Boutique hospitality firm, Passcode Hospitality Private Limited, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking a grant of compulsory license over the sound recordings allegedly owned by Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), to utilize them in the national capital. Justice Anish Dayal issued notice on the plea moved by Passcode Hospitality, which owns bars and restaurant chains like SAZ, PCO,...

Application Under Section 29(A) A&C Act Doesn't Constitute Express Waiver In Writing U/s 12(5) To Challenge Arbitrator's Ineligibility: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri held that filing of the Section 29(A) application by a party did not amount to a waiver of its right to challenge the arbitrator's ineligibility under Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The bench held that filing an application under Section 29A of the Arbitration Act for an extension of the mandate...

Delhi High Court Grants Dynamic Injunction Restraining Rogue Websites From Illegally Streaming 'Copyrighted Content' Of STAR Channels, Hotstar

The Delhi High Court has granted a dynamic injunction in favour of Star India as it restrained 21 rogue websites from illegally streaming its content, including TV shows and movies broadcasted on STAR channels and OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. Justice Anish Dayal observed that the plaintiffs, who were producers of the TV Shows, films or web-series disseminated on STAR Channels and the...

High Court Reserves Judgment On Pleas By 7 BJP MLAs Challenging Suspension From Delhi Assembly Budget Session

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment in the petitions filed by seven BJP MLAs challenging their recent suspension from the remainder of the Budget session of the Delhi Assembly, for allegedly interrupting the Lieutenant Governor's address.Justice Subramonium Prasad reserved verdict in the pleas and asked the counsels appearing for the suspended MLAs and Delhi Assembly to...

Delhi High Court Quashes SCN & Order Lacking Reasons For Retrospective Cancellation Of GST Registration

The Delhi High Court has quashed the show cause notice, which was lacking reasons for retrospective cancellation of GST registration.The bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Ravinder Dudeja noted that there was no reasoning in the show cause notice or in the order as to why the cancellation has been done retrospectively, nor has the petitioner been put to notice that the registration...

High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Mandatory Registration Of Allopathy Practitioners With Delhi Medical Council

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL challenging a notice issued by the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) directing any person practicing allopathy, the modern scientific system of medicine, in the national capital to be mandatorily registered with it, as per the Delhi Medical Council Act, 1997. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that...

Concealing Income To Avoid Paying Maintenance Or Claim Exorbitant Amount In Matrimonial Cases Is Unfortunate: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that it is unfortunate that in matrimonial litigations, the parties do not come out with their true income.“Effort is always made to conceal the true income by the husband in order to avoid payment of maintenance to the wife and the child. On the other hand, effort is made by the wife to claim exorbitant amount as the income of the husband,” Justice Navin...

'Charity Begins At Home': Delhi HC Holds Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee's Top Officials In Contempt Over Non-Payment Of Teachers' Salaries

The Delhi High Court has found the President and General Secretary of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee guilty of intentionally not complying with a 2021 ruling that ordered payment of arrears of salaries to teachers and staff of Guru Harkrishan Public School (GHPS), in view of fixation of their pay under the 6th and 7th Pay Commission.Justice Navin Chawla found the Committee's...

CISF Personnel Can Be Deployed Anywhere In India Or Abroad As Per Requirements; Operational Exigencies Can't Be Sidelined: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has said that Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel can be deployed anywhere in India or abroad as per operational requirements and the administrative or operational exigencies can never be sidelined or disregarded.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Manoj Jain perused the transfer policy, in respect of CISF personnel in various sectors,...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 19 To February 25, 2024

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Fill Vacancies In Child Welfare Committees & Juvenile Justice Boards By April 15: High Court To Delhi Govt

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to complete the formalities of the selection process for filling vacancies in all the Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) and Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in the national capital by April 15. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain said that if the formalities are not completed before the said date, the...