'14 Deaths In One Month Can't Be A Coincidence': High Court Directs Delhi Govt Social Welfare Secy To Visit Asha Kiran Shelter Home

The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Delhi Government's Social Welfare Secretary to personally visit tomorrow Asha Kiran shelter home where 14 inmates died last month, including a child. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said that 14 deaths in one month in the shelter home cannot be a coincidence. Noting that the deceased persons...

Writ Petition Can't Be Entertained Against Every Interlocutory Order Issued By Arbitral Tribunal: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula has held that the scope of judicial interference under Article 226 is limited when challenging an Arbitral Tribunal's order concerning the conduct of arbitration proceedings. The bench held that a writ petition cannot be entertained against every interlocutory order related to case management. Such orders fall within...

'X' Corp Does Not Perform 'Public Function', Not Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that X Corp, formerly Twitter, does not perform “public function” or discharges public duty and is not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Justice Sanjeev Narula said that the social media platform operates as a “private entity” under “private law” and does not carry out any governmental duties...

Delhi High Court Upholds Acceptance Of Police's Cancellation Report In Rape Case Against BJP Leader Shahnawaz Hussain

The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court order accepting the cancellation report filed by the Delhi Police last year in a rape case filed against BJP leader and former Union Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that the “overwhelming independent ocular, documentary and scientific evidence” collected during the investigations showed that the presence...

Principles Of Equity And Fairness Not Applicable To Commercial Matters, Relief Is Governed By Contract: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice C Hari Shankar has held that commerce is devoid of equity. The bench held that commercial transactions are driven by a harsh reality, and the principle of universal brotherhood does not extend to commercial dealings. In these transactions, there is no obligation on the arbitrator for fairness, kindness, or equity, and no court can mandate...

Delhi's Population Increasing Due To Subsidies But Infrastructure Is Outdated: High Court Constitutes Committee For Structural Reforms

The Delhi High Court on Friday constituted a Committee to revamp and reform the physical, financial and administrative infrastructure of the national capital.“Whole Delhi infrastructure, physical and administrative, needs a relook,” a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said. The Committee will be headed by the Chief Secretary of...

Breaking | Delhi High Court Orders CBI To Probe Death Of Three Civil Aspirants In Coaching Centre Tragedy

The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the deaths of three civil services aspirants due to drowning in a IAS coaching centre basement in Rajendra Nagar.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the direction looking at the “seriousness of incident and that it may involve corruption by...

Breaking: Delhi High Court Upholds Bibhav Kumar's Arrest In Alleged AAP MP Swati Maliwal Assault Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the arrest of Chief Minister's close aide Bibhav Kumar in the alleged AAP MP Swati Maliwal assault case. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna rejected the plea filed by Kumar. Kumar was denied bail by the trial court twice. His bail plea was also rejected by the Delhi High Court last month, observing that his arrest by the Delhi Police is illegal and in...

Uploading Of Empaneled Lawyers' Fee Bills On 'Online Single Window System' Must Be Made Smooth, Without Glitches: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that uploading of fee bills of government empaneled lawyers on the Online Single Window System (OSWS) portal set up by the Delhi Government should be made smooth and without any glitches. “The said system ought to become a model for clearance of fee bills of the lawyers so that substantial paper work of the government officials in various departments may...

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Teacher For Slapping 3-Yr-Old Who Failed To Recite 'ABCD'

The Delhi High Court has recently quashed an FIR against a teacher who allegedly slapped a three-year-old child who failed to recite “ABCD” after the parties entered into a settlement. Quashing the FIR filed by the minor's mother in 2015, Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said that the complainant and the teacher intend to put a quietus to the case which arose over a “minor issue” and...

Arbitral Tribunal's Decision To Award Damages For Loss Of Profit Is Patently Illegal If It Contradicts Contract: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju has held that an Arbitral Tribunal's decision to award damages for loss of profit is vitiated by patent illegality if it contradicts the express terms of the agreement between the parties. The bench held that: “It is essential to maintain the bargain entered into between the parties....

Major Child Entitled To Maintenance Under Hindu Marriage Act Till He Is Pursuing Education And Not Financially Independent: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a child is entitled to maintenance under Section 26 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, till the time he is pursuing his education and does not become financially independent.“In our considered view, a child who is pursuing his education would be entitled to maintenance under Section 26 of the HMA even after he attains the age of majority, till the time he...