'Violates Right To Take Marriage Decision': High Court Grants Relief To Inter-Faith Couple After Delhi Police Fails To Provide Protection

The Delhi High Court has recently granted relief to an inter-faith couple after the Delhi Police failed to grant them protection by facilitating their stay in a safe house, and rather allegedly and forcibly separating them and detaining the woman in a shelter home. Justice Sanjeev Narula recorded the argument of the man who claimed that the said action was taken by the Delhi Police despite...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Ching's, Restrains Local Manufacturer From Using 'Schezwan Chutney' Mark

The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to Capital Foods Private Limited- known from the brand “Ching's”, and has restrained a manufacturer from manufacturing and selling products under the mark “Schezwan Chutney.”Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora granted ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of Ching's and restrained the manufacturer- Pitambari Products Private Limited...

Stop Unauthorised Construction Or Encroachment In Sarojini Nagar Market: Delhi High Court To NDMC

The Delhi High Court has directed the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to forthwith stop the unauthorised or illegal construction in city's Sarojini Nagar market.Justice Mini Pushkarna sought response of the NDMC on the action taken by it against alleged illegal encroachment by the shopkeepers in the Sarojini Nagar market. The Court issued notice on a plea filed by Sarojini Nagar...

Marriage With Minor Invalid, Can't Be Invoked To 'Sanitize' Rape Offence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that since marriage with a minor is legally void under Indian law, it cannot be invoked to “sanitize” the offence of rape.“Moreover, a marriage with a minor is not only invalid under Indian law but also irrelevant for the purpose of determining the applicability of the offence of rape when the prosecutrix is under the age of consent. In other words,...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Employer Over 'Sexual Harassment', Asks Him To Do 6 Months Community Service At Govt Hospital

The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered against an employer over allegations of sexually harassing and stalking a female employee, while asking him to do community service at a government hospital in the national capital every Sunday for the next six months.Justice Ravinder Dudeja quash the FIR registered by the woman after the parties entered into a compromise in July...

Delhi High Court Suspends Sentence Of Company Official In Coal Block Scam, No Suspension Of Conviction

The Delhi High Court on Friday suspended the sentence of one Ramesh Kumar Jayaswal, former Director of Abhijeet Infrastructure Private Limited (AIPL) in an alleged case of irregularities related to the allocation of three coal blocks in Jharkhand.Justice Amit Sharma partly allowed the plea filed by Jayaswal seeking ad-interim ex-parte stay of the trial court order convicting him in the case...

Arbitral Award Cannot Be Challenged Through Civil Suit: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that an arbitral award cannot be challenged through a civil suit, as such a course is clearly barred under Section 5 read with Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act). Such a plaint deserves to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (CPC), on the ground that it...

Disclosing Details Of Matrimonial Litigation To Defend Collateral Civil & Criminal Litigation Not Barred U/S 22 HMA: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that Section 22 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, which bars publication of details of matrimonial disputes, is not absolute.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar thus refused to restrain the Appellant's wife, her brother and employer from disclosing details of the matrimonial litigation and related custody proceedings...

'Only Treated Water Must Be Discharged Into Yamuna River': Delhi High Court Seeks Action Plan From DJB, MCD

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to file a joint report highlighting the action plan to be undertaken by them to overcome the shortcomings highlighted by a special committee on the issue of discharge of water from all sewage treatment plants (STPs) into the Yamuna River.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh...

Centre Withdraws Order For Cuts In Udaipur Files Film After Delhi High Court Queries, Will Decide On Certification Afresh

After the Delhi High Court on Friday (August 1) questioned the Centre's power in exercise of which it ordered six cuts to the film 'Udaipur Files:Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder', it acceded to withdraw the cuts and undertook to decide on the film certification by Wednesday, i.e. August 06.The film was set to hit the theaters on 11th June. In view of the row over its certification, the producers...

Delhi High Court To Hear UK-Based Arms Consultant Sanjay Bhandari's Plea Against 'Fugitive Economic Offender' Tag On August 08

The Delhi High Court on Friday listed for hearing on August 08 the plea filed by UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari challenging a trial court order declaring him as a “fugitive economic offender”.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna heard arguments on Bhandari's application seeking stay of the trial court order passed on July 05. As the Court was about to reserve its order on Bhandari's...

Delhi High Court Bats For Safe Digital Space For Children, Says Cyberbullying Can Be As Scarring As Physical Violence

The Delhi High Court has called for providing safe digital space for children, while emphasizing that such protection cannot be restricted to physical spaces alone.“Thus, this Court is also of the view that creating a safe environment for children cannot be restricted to physical spaces alone. The modern world demands that equal protection be extended to digital spaces, where children are...