Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 22 To January 28, 2024

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 77 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 108NOMINAL INDEXARUN RAMCHANDRAN PILLAI v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 77 KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION v. MR ASHISH SINGH AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 78 OXFAM INDIA v. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, (CENTRAL), DELHI-2 & ANR. and other connected matters 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 79 SHIBU SOREN v. LOKPAL...

Delhi High Court Seeks Response Of Centre, Delhi Police On PIL Against 'Digital Arrest' Scams, Proliferation Of Cyber Crimes

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) against proliferation of cyber crimes including “digital arrest” scams where impostors forge fake judicial orders and arrest warrants to extort money from innocent citizens. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora sought response of the Union Government,...

Delhi High Court Reserves Judgment In PIL Against Facebook To Stop Hateful Content Against Rohingya Community

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in a public interest litigation (PIL) against Facebook India (now Meta) to immediately take measures to stop use of its algorithmic features that allegedly promote “hateful and harmful content” against the Rohingya community.The plea has been moved by two Rohingya refugees, Mohammad Hamim and Kawsar Mohammed, who fled Myanmar due to...

Sedition Case: Delhi High Court Directs Trial Court To Decide Sharjeel Imam's Plea Seeking Statutory Bail By February 17

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed a trial court here to decide and pronounce judgment by February 17 an application moved by Sharjeel Imam seeking statutory bail for having undergone one half of the maximum seven years punishment in a UAPA and sedition case. The case relates to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in the national...

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL To Include Ayurveda, Yoga In Ayushman Bharat PMJAY Scheme

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed public interest litigation seeking inclusion of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy in Union Government's public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora rejected the plea filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini...

'Beneficial Legislation, Promotes Consumer Welfare': Delhi High Court Upholds Anti-Profiteering Provisions Under CGST Act And Rules

The Delhi High Court has upheld the provisions concerning anti-profiteering measure and establishment of National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) under the Central Good and Services Tax Act, 2017 and its Rules, observing that they are in the nature of a beneficial legislation as they promote consumer welfare.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Dinesh Kumar...

Carrying Forward Of Unfilled EWS/DG Vacancies To Next Class In Subsequent Year Does Not Violate RTE Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that carrying forward of unfilled EWS or DG vacancies by a school to next class in subsequent year does not infracts or violate the Right to Education Act or any other legal provision.“Admitting of EWS/DG students to the extent of at least 25% of the strength of its entry level class is the statutory obligation of every school which falls within...

News Reports Don't Impair Court's Ability To Determine True Facts: Delhi High Court Imposes Cost On Plea Seeking Gag Order Against Newspapers

The Delhi High Court has imposed Rs. 10,000 costs on a man who sought gag order against Hindustan Times and Dainik Jagran, claiming that the newspaper reports which mentioned his name will have an adverse effect on the cases filed by him in different forums.Justice Subramonium Prasad dismissed the plea moved by one Ajay Kumar seeking direction on the two newspapers to conceal his identity...

Defamation Suit Filed By Former Business Partner Mihir Diwakar Not Maintainable: MS Dhoni To Delhi High Court

Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday told the Delhi High Court that the defamation suit filed against him by his former business partner Mihir Diwakar is not maintainable. Diwakar and his wife have filed the suit to restrain Dhoni from publishing defamatory and malicious statements against them alleging that the duo illegally gained Rs.15 crores from the cricketer. The suit has been...

Mere Reference Of Dispute To Arbitration Does Not Preclude The High Court From Examining Issue Of Stamp Duty In A Writ Petition: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has allowed a writ petition enabling the petitioner to approach the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority to adjudicate/decide on the amount payable on the instrument despite the reference of the dispute arising out of the instrument to arbitration under Section 8 of the A&C Act. The bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad held that merely because the...

Group Of Companies Doctrine Cannot Be Applied To Directors Of A Company To Make Them A Party To Arbitration: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that directors of a company cannot be made parties to arbitration through 'Group of Companies' doctrine. It held that the relationship between the company and its director(s) is that of the 'Principal' and 'Agent' as defined under Section 182 of the Indian Contract Act. The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma held that in terms of Section 230 of...

A Party Cannot Challenge An Arbitral Award After Receiving Amount Payable Under It: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that a party that has received payment in terms of an arbitral award cannot challenge the award with respect to the disallowed claims. The bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula held that acceptance of payments under the award would estop a party from challenging the award. It held that party after receiving payment cannot repudiate part award detrimental to...