Delhi High Court Orders Zee Media To Broadcast Businessman Vikas Garg's Response To Allegedly Defamatory Video Aired Against Him

The Delhi High Court has ordered Zee Media Corporation, which owns and runs Zee News and Zee Business channels, to air the response of businessman Vikas Garg, to an alleged defamatory video run by the channels against him.Justice Amit Bansal passed the order in a plea moved by Garg, who is currently under ED scanner in alleged Mahadev betting app case.Zee had published news about him in...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Over Death Of 5-Yr-Old In Road Accident, Says Accepting Compromise Would Sanctify 'Blood Money'

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against a man who was driving his car in a rash and negligent manner which hit an e-rickshaw resulting in the death of a 5 year old child. Justice Girish Kathpalia refused to accept the settlement arrived between the parties wherein it was agreed that the accused will pay a sum of Rs. 1 lakh to the legal representatives of the...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Another Plea Against Centre's Decision To Revoke Celebi's Security Clearance

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by another plea filed by Turkey based company namely Celebi Ground Handling India Private Limited, challenging the decision of the Central Government's Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) revoking its security clearance in the "interest of national security".Justice Tejas Karia pronounced the verdict and dismissed the petition. On...

Delhi High Court Asks PWD To Advance ₹25 Lakh To Army For Bailey Bridge To Prevent Rajputana Rifles Soldiers' Passage Through Filthy Drain

The Delhi High Court has directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to pay an advance sum of Rs. 25 lakh to the Army for initiating construction of a Bailey Bridge for soldiers of the Rajputana Rifles who have to pass through a filthy drain every morning while marching out of their barracks for heading towards the parade ground.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and...

Delhi High Court Denies Relief To DMRC Engineer Accused Of Stealing Ticket Machine, Selling Illegally Recharged Smart Cards

The Delhi High Court has refused to stay disciplinary proceedings against a Junior Engineer working with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) accused of stealing the ticket machine and selling illegally recharged smart cards, causing loss of Rs. 28 lakh to the organisation. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul observed that the attempt of the Junior...

'Apathy', Poor Coordination Among Civic Agencies Worsening Delhi Flooding: High Court Urges Govt To Consider Centralised Flood Management

Observing that there is an "enormous confusion" between the civic agencies, the Delhi High Court has directed the concerned senior functionaries of the Delhi Government to take a decision on some centralisation of administration and management of the flooding in the national capital. A division bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora observed that there...

Wife's Failure To Provide Exact Date Of Alleged Torture Doesn't Mean Her Domestic Violence Case Is Without Any Basis: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that merely because the wife fails to provide the exact date and time of the alleged tortures by the husband and his family members does not mean that her case filed under the Domestic Violence Act is without any basis. Justice Amit Mahajan was dealing with a wife's plea challenging the family court order setting aside the grant of monthly maintenance of...

Delhi High Court Seeks NIA's Response On MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Against Framing Of Charges In UAPA Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a plea filed by Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid challenging trial court order framing charges against him in a terror funding case registered under UAPA.A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Shalinder Kaur called for the trial court record and listed the plea for hearing...

High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Response On Action Taken Against 'Illegal' Bars, Pubs

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 30) sought response of the Delhi Police on the action taken against alleged illegal bars and pubs in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela sought Delhi Police's reply to a PIL filed by one Mahtab Khan. The plea alleges that there is rampant illegality in the operations of clubs,...

Mere Pendency Of Formal Signature By One Party Doesn't Preclude Parties From Being Referred To Arbitration: Delhi HC Allows Vedanta's Plea

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad has held that the mere pendency of a formal signature by one party, when the other party has signed the agreement after reading and understanding its terms, including the arbitration clause, does not prevent the parties from being referred to arbitration. The Petitioner has filed this petition under section 11(6) of the...

Civil Courts Not Prohibited From Granting Anti-Arbitration Injunction In Foreign-Seated Arbitration If Proceedings Are Vexatious: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has held that Civil Courts are not prohibited from granting anti arbitration injunction in a foreign seated arbitration if the proceedings are conducted in a vexatious and oppressive manner. The present application has been filed seeking an injunction against the ongoing arbitration before the International Chamber...

[Patent Act] Applicant's Failure To Disclose Prior Art Doesn't Bar Amendment In Specifications Of Application: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that if by suppressing any prior art, an applicant is able to obtain patent undeservingly, then such prior art can certainly be relied even at a later stage to challenge the grant of patent to such an applicant or to revoke such patent, under Section 64 of the Patents Act, 1970.However, Justice Mini Pushkarna added, “if a prior art comes to the notice of...