'Freedom Of Movement Is Police's Problem, Court Can't Take Cognizance': High Court On Delhi University's Plea Against Protest By Professor

The Delhi High Court on Friday disposed of a plea moved by the Delhi University against protests carried out by Dr. Ritu Singh, a former professor of the varsity, and her followers in the North Campus. Justice Subramonium Prasad said that it is a matter pertaining to law and order problem which will be taken care of by the Delhi Police, in accordance with law.“This court is not inclined...

Publications On Public Life Of Public Figures Can't Be Stopped Unless They Amount To Harassment/ Privacy Invasion: Delhi HC In Mahua Moitra's Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that publications on public life of public personalities cannot be stopped either by the Government or judicial orders, unless they amount to harassment and invasion in private life of such public figures. Justice Subramonium Prasad added that the people are entitled to know about any news regarding the public figures. The court said that accountability of...

No Jagran Or Religious Program Will Be Held In Kalkaji Temple Without Permission: Delhi High Court After Accident Resulting In Lady's Death

The Delhi High Court has ordered that no jagran or religious program will be held in the premises of city's Kalkaji mandir without permission of the Administrator, who has been appointed by the Court and given full management and control of the temple. Justice Prathiba M Singh took note of a recent incident where many individuals got injured and a lady died due to collapse of a platform while...

Arbitral Award With Internal Contradictions Is Perverse And Patently Illegal; Delhi High Court allows Section 34 Petition

The Delhi High Court single bench comprising Justice Sachin Datta held that an award suffering from internal contradictions is considered perverse and patently illegal under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Brief Facts: Samtel Colors Limited (“Respondent”) obtained an Inter-Corporate Deposit (ICD) facility of Rs. 1,70,00,00,000/- from...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Mahua Moitra's Plea To Restrain ED From Allegedly Leaking 'Confidential, Unverified Info' To Media On FEMA Probe

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the plea moved by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra seeking to restrain the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from leaking any “confidential or unverified information” to the media in relation to the investigation against her under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).“Dismissed,” Justice Subramonium Prasad said. A detailed order...

Arbitral Award Lacking Adequate Reasoning Is Inherently Flawed With Patent Illegality: Delhi High Court Allows Section 34 Petition

The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Mohan Kumar Ohri held that an arbitral award lacking adequate reasoning suffers from the inherent flaw of patent illegality. It emphasized that a reasoned order should be proper, intelligible, and adequate, and failure to adhere to these standards can lead to challenges under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,...

Delhi High Court Rejects Plea To Offer Prayers On Shab-E-Barat At Site Of Demolished 600-Yr-Old Mosque In Mehrauli

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking permission to offer prayers and visit the graves on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat at the site of recently demolished 600-year-old mosque, Masjid Akhonji, in city's Mehrauli area.The mosque, along with Madrasa Bahrul Uloom and various graves, were demolished by the DDA on January 30.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav dismissed the...

Partial Setting Aside Of An Arbitral Award Valid U/s 34 If Part Is Independent And Doesn't Affect Other Components: Delhi High Court Allows Execution Petition

The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh held that partial setting aside of an award is valid and justified as long as the part proposed for annulment is independent and can be validly incised without affecting other components. The bench held that it held that under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, when the Court considers the power to...

Arbitration Clause In Unstamped Letter Of Intent Is Valid, Independent And Binding Agreement; Delhi High Court Allows Section 11 Petition

The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma rejected an argument that a letter of intent was a non-binding agreement and noted that the arbitration agreement contained in the letter of intent should be treated as an independent and binding agreement. Further, it held that the referral court at Section 11 stage should not examine or impound an unstamped instrument...

TDS Prosecution Can't Be Initiated Against Any Office Holder In Corporate Without Establishing Administrative Connection: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that TDS prosecution can't be initiated against any office holder in a corporation without establishing an administrative connection.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar has observed that merely because a person holds an office in a corporate entity, it would not be sufficient to place him as a principal officer until and unless he...

Delhi High Court Orders Media Houses, Social Media Platforms To Take Down 'Defamatory Morphed Images' Of Bihar BJP MLA

The Delhi High Court has recently directed various media houses, social media platforms and search engines to take down allegedly defamatory and morphed images of a woman BJP MLA from Bihar. Passing an interlocutory order in the MLA's suit, Justice Prateek Jalan directed the media houses, social media platforms and an individual, a political associate who she claimed circulated the photos, not...

Delhi High Court Orders Expeditious Trial Of Shashvat Nadkarni's Suit Against Ex-BharatPe MD Ashneer Grover Over Unpaid Shares

The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered an expeditious trial of the suit filed by BharatPe's co-founder Shashvat Nakrani seeking to restrain the fintech company's former Managing Director Ashneer Grover from alienating, transferring, or creating any third-party rights in the “unpaid shares” bought from him. A division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Amit Bansal requested...