Delhi High Court
Mere Friendship Can't Give Liberty To Indulge In Sexual Intercourse Without Consent: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that mere friendship cannot give liberty to a boy to indulge in sexual intercourse with a girl without her consent.“….merely because a girl befriends a boy, the latter cannot be given liberty to indulge into sexual intercourse with her without her consent,” Justice Girish Kathpalia said. The Court made the observation while denying bail to a man in a...
Delhi High Court Seeks NIA's Response On MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Against Costs To Attend Parliament
Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid on Friday moved the Delhi High Court challenging costs imposed by him by a trial court while granting him custody parole to attend the Parliament from July 24 to August 04.A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Shalinder Kaur issued notice in Rashid's plea and sought response of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).Senior...
Making Allegations Of Extra-Marital Affair In Complaints To Spouse's Employer Is 'Cruelty': Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld a family court order dissolving the marriage of a couple on the grounds that the wife had subjected the husband to cruelty by making derogatory complaints to his employer.A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Renu Bhatnagar observed that marriage requires adjustment and parties may take a long time to adjust with each other but both husband and wife...
'Capability To Earn' & 'Actual Earnings' Are Separate Things: Delhi High Court Upholds Grant Of Maintenance To MBA-Qualified Wife
Stating that “capability to earn and actual earnings are two separate things”, the Delhi High Court recently upheld the grant of maintenance to an MBA-qualified wife.In doing so, a division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Renu Bhatnagar observed that when the couple separated, their child was very young and in order to take care of the child, the wife may have left her job.“A wife...
Delhi High Court Asks Saket Gokhale, Lakshmi Puri To Settle Defamation Case, Says Courts Already 'Over Flooded'
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked All India Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale to settle the defamation case filed by former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, Lakshmi Puri, saying that the courts are already 'over flooded'. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that the parties may have a meeting to...
Right To Speedy Trial Cannot Be Diluted Merely Because Case Arises Under Special Enactment Like MCOCA: Delhi High Court
Reinforcing the principle of right to speedy trial, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday admitted on bail an accused under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act 1999, citing prolonged incarceration of over 8 years.Justice Sanjeev Narula observed,“The right to a speedy trial, now firmly entrenched in our constitutional jurisprudence under Article 21 of the Constitution of India,...
Three Judicial Officers Sworn-In As Judges Of Delhi High Court, Strength Increases To 43
Three judicial officers were sworn in as the judges of the Delhi High Court on Thursday (July 24). The judicial officers are:- Mr. Vinod Kumar- Ms. Shail Jain- Ms. Madhu JainTheir appointment was announced by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in a post made on X (formerly Twitter).With their appointment, the strength of judges at the Delhi High Court will rise to 43. The sanctioned...
Delhi High Court Directs Meta, 'X' Social Media Platforms To Take Down Pirated Links Of 'Kannappa' Film
The Delhi High Court recently directed social media platforms Meta and X to take down pirated links of Vishnu Manchu starrer Telugu film 'Kannappa'.Justice Jyoti Singh passed the interim order on a copyright infringement suit filed by the film production Twenty-Four Frames Factory Private Limited.The plea claims that Kannappa, based on religious folkfare about Lord Shiva and his devoted...
High Court Unsatisfied With Steps Taken By Delhi Govt, Police In Running One Stop Centres For Women & Children; Issues Directions
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 23) said that it was not satisfied with the steps and measures taken by the Delhi Government and the Police in running one stop centres provide support for women and children facing violence in the national capital. Issuing guidelines to the authorities, a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela observed...
Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha In ED, EOW Cases Alleging Foreign Funding
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 23) granted anticipatory bail to Prabir Purkayastha, editor-in-chief and founder of news portal NewsClick, in Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case as well as Delhi Police's EOW FIR concerning allegations of foreign funding.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna pronounced the verdict and disposed of the pleas filed by Purkayastha in 2021. The Court...
Delhi High Court Orders Food Joints To Pay ₹5 Lakh Damages To 'Veerji Malai Chaap Wale' Restaurant Over Trademark Infringement
The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs. 5 lakh as costs and damages to famous Veerji Malai Chaap Wale restaurant in its trademark infringement suit against various eateries and food delivery joints. While the matter was settled with one of the defendant eateries, Justice Amit Bansal noted that the other five food joints did not appear before the Court and thus, their conduct not only warranted...
Advisable For Legislature To Correct Lacuna On What Constitutes 'Infringement' Under Patents Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has suggested to the legislature to define what constitutes 'infringement' under the Patents Act 1970.A division bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul noted that while other intellectual property statutes define what constitutes infringement therein, the Patent Act is 'peculiarly' silent on this aspect.For context, Section 29 of the Trade Marks Act 1999...