Delhi Riots: High Court Reserves Order On Plea Seeking SIT Probe Into Death Of Man Forced To Sing 'Vande Mataram'

The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved judgment on a plea moved by mother of 23 year-old Faizan, who was forced to sing Vande Mataram during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, seeking SIT probe into her son's death.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved the verdict in the plea which was filed in 2020. The incident relates to a video that had gone viral on social media wherein Faizan was...

Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused Bibhav Kumar

The Delhi High Court on Friday denied bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bhibhav Kumar in the alleged Swati Maliwal assault case.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta rejected Kumar's bail plea, observing that though he happens to be only designated as a personal secretary to the Chief Minister but he yields considerable influence.The court said that at this stage, it cannot be...

Arbitration Clause In Lease Agreement Invalidated By Subsequent Verbal Agreement: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Manoj Jain has held that the arbitration clause in a lease agreement ceases to exist if the lease terminates and a new verbal tenancy agreement is established. The bench noted that: “….but since previous agreement was replaced and substituted by an oral agreement, defendant cannot be permitted to fall back upon any of the term contained in...

Arbitration Clauses Require Explicit Reference In Subsequent Agreements: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh has held that for an arbitration clause to be enforceable in subsequent agreements, it must be explicitly referenced within those agreements. The bench noted that the subsequent agreement in the dispute contained a specific exclusion of the arbitration clause. The bench held that: “Both the parties have agreed to the said...

Delhi High Court Directs Congress Leaders To Immediately Delete 'Defamatory Tweets' Against Rajat Sharma

The Delhi High Court has directed Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera to immediately delete “defamatory tweets” against senior journalist Rajat Sharma latest by 7 PM today, in compliance of an interim order passed on June 14. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed X Corp, formerly Twitter, to unblock the tweets in question, which the social media platform...

Video Posted By Ragini Nayak Alleging Abuse By Journalist Rajat Sharma Not Edited Or Fake: Twitter To Delhi High Court

X Corp, formerly Twitter, has told the Delhi High Court that the video posted by Congress leader Ragini Nayak on the social media platform alleging that senior journalist Rajat Sharma abused her on live TV is “not edited or fake.”The social media platform has said that the video in question, which was also shared by Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera, matches India TV's own...

Delhi High Court's Justice Amit Sharma Recuses From Hearing NIA's Appeal Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik In Terror Funding Case

Justice Amit Sharma of the Delhi High Court on Thursday recused from hearing an appeal moved by National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking death penalty for Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, convicted and awarded life sentence in a terror funding case.Justice Sharma was appointed as Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) for NIA in 2010. As SPP, the judge handled prosecution relating to...

Delhi High Court Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against SpiceJet For Failure To Return Aircrafts And Engines To TWC Aviation

The Delhi High Court on July 09 initiated contempt proceedings against SpiceJet for its failure to fulfil the order of the Court requiring the airlines to hand over two Boeing aircrafts and three engines to TWC Aviation.The Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Amit Bansal were dealing with the suit filed by TWC Aviation, owner of the aircrafts and engines, seeking...

Delhi High Court Directs DDA Vice Chairman To Remove Encroachments, Illegal Construction On Yamuna River Bank

The Delhi High Court has directed the Vice Chairman of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to remove all the encroachments and illegal construction on the Yamuna river bank, river bed and drains flowing into the river.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela appointed the Vice Chairman as the Nodal Officer to undertake the task. The Court directed...

Police Must Commence Investigation Immediately In Missing Children Cases Without Waiting For 24 Hours: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has directed all the police stations in the national capital to ensure that there shall be no waiting period for 24 hours to start inquiry or investigation in cases of missing children. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma directed the Commissioner of Delhi Police to give directions to all the police stations that the waiting period...

BNSS Heralds A 'Transformative Era' In Criminal Justice, Promotes Transparent System Aligned With Principles Of Fairness: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which replaced the British-era Code of Criminal Procedure, heralds a transformative era in the criminal justice. “BNSS, with its comprehensive emphasis on technological integration, heralds a transformative era in criminal justice, promoting a system that is not only transparent and accountable but...

Delhi High Court Upholds FSSAI Regulation To Enhance Statutory Warning Size On Pan Masala Packages

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Regulation issued by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in October 2022 enhancing the size of statutory warning on pan masala packages from 3mm to 50% of front-of-pack of the label.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora dismissed the plea filed by Dharampal Satyapal Limited,...