Delhi High Court Orders Implementation Of 'Avlamban Fund Scheme' With ₹10 Crore Corpus To Compensate Acid Attack Victims

The Delhi High Court has ordered implementation of Avlamban Fund Scheme, 2024 for victims of acid attack who are residents of the national capital or against whom the offence has been committed here, irrespective of their address.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan (now elevated to Supreme Court) and Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri noted that the scheme, formulated by Delhi...

CLAT 2025: Consortium Of NLUs Oppose Plea In Delhi High Court Which Challenges Final Answer Key To Under Graduate Exam

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) has opposed before the Delhi High Court a plea seeking quashing of the final answer key published for CLAT-UG 2025 examination conducted on December 01. The response states that an expert committee was constituted by the Consortium which has duly considered all objections received from various candidates before finalising the answer key....

Alpino Health Foods Moves Delhi High Court To Vacate Interim Order Restraining "Disparaging" Ads Against Oats

Alpino Health Foods Private Limited, a Gujarat-based brand, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking vacation of an interim order which restrained it from publishing or sharing its advertisements disparaging “Oats” as a category of foods, either on social media or otherwise.Justice Mini Pushkarna issued notice on the application and sought reply of Marico Limited, plaintiff in the suit. It...

'Employee Is Entitled To Medical Reimbursement In Case Of Emergency Even If Hospital Isn't Empanelled Under Any Scheme', Delhi High Court

A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Jyoti Singh held that the Petitioner was entitled to claim medical reimbursement even if the hospital was not the one empanelled under CGHS in case the admission to such hospital was done during an emergency. The Bench held that the Petitioner could not be denied reimbursement as she was severely injured and could not...

Delhi High Court Closes Sanjay Hegde's Plea To Restore Twitter Account And Issue Guidelines On Censorship On Social Media

The Delhi High Court has recently closed the plea filed by Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde to restore his suspended twitter account, after it was reinstated in January last year.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju directed that that no action shall be taken against Hegde by Twitter, except in accordance with the law and applicable statutory rules and guidelines.The Court disposed of the plea which...

SC's Judgement In Abhisar Buildwell Case Doesn't Permit Reopening Of Assessments Beyond Limitation Period U/S 149(1) Of IT Act: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the Supreme Court's judgment in Abhisar Buildwell does not permit reopening of assessments under Section 147/148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 beyond the period stipulated under Section 149(1). Section 149 lays down the time limit for issuing a notice to a taxpayer under various provisions of the Income Tax Act. Normally, no notice of reopening...

Delhi High Court Summons Spicejet Limited's CEO, COO Over Non-Payment Of Dues To Lessors

The Delhi High Court has recently summoned the CEO and COO of Spicejet Limited over non-payment of dues to lessors - Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Spicejet Limited to remain present in Court on January 16, 2025. “It is made clear that the request of the counsel for...

Delhi High Court Disallows Income Tax Dept From Adjusting Stayed Demand Towards Previous Refund Due To Nokia

Granting relief to telecom equipment company Nokia, the Delhi High Court disallowed the Income Tax Department from adjusting the outstanding demand raised against the company, towards a previous refund due to it. A division bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Swarana Kanta Sharma pointed towards stay of recovery proceedings and said, “there is no allegation that the petitioner...

AAP MP Raghav Chadha Moves Delhi High Court Against Cancellation Of Govt Bungalow

Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Monday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a letter issued by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat last year cancelling allotment of his government bungalow. The matter was listed today before a division bench comprising Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee. Justice Palli recused from hearing the case and directed that the plea be listed before...

'Leave Encashment Can't Be Denied Merely Because Chargesheet Was Filed Against Petitioner': Delhi High Court

A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Jyoti Singh held that as per the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, the Petitioner could not be denied the grant of Leave Encashment under Rule 39(3) of the said Rules. The Petitioner was charge-sheeted for allegedly participating in a one-day protest and could not be denied the benefit of grant of Leave Encashment as no harm was...

Burden Of Establishing 'Industry' Status In Employment Dispute On Petitioner: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia upheld a Labour Court's award that rejected a worker's claims for reinstatement. It held that the worker failed to prove that Holistic Child Development India (HCDI) qualified as an “industry” within the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The court also found no evidence that established an employer-employee...

Error In Order Passed By Court In Arbitration Proceeding Can Be Corrected Under Sections 152, 153 Of CPC: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh has held that any error in an order passed by the court in the Arbitration Proceedings can be corrected under sections 152 and 153 of the CPC provided prejudice is not caused to the other party. Brief Facts The applicant under section 11 of the Arbitration Act filed an application seeking appointment of an Arbitrator...