Cricketer Yuvraj Singh Seeks Appointment Of Arbitrator To Address Disputes With Developer Over Personality Rights Violation, Flat Possession

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh has moved the Delhi High Court seeking appointment of an arbitrator to adjudicate the dispute involving him and a developer over alleged violation of his privacy rights while promoting a real estate project and failure to adhere to the timeline for delivery of possession of an apartment in the project in the national capital.Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice on...

ANI Files Rs 2 Crore Defamation Suit Against Wikipedia Before Delhi High Court, Summons Issued

ANI Media Private Limited has filed suit against Wikipedia before the Delhi High Court over allegedly defamatory description of the news agency. Justice Navin Chawla issued notice on ANI's plea seeking interim relief in the suit and listed the matter for hearing next on August 20.ANI has sought to restrain Wikipedia from publishing allegedly defamatory content on the news agency's page on...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 01 To July 07, 2024

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 734 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 755NOMINAL INDEXLAKSHMI MURDESHWAR PURI v. SAKET GOKHALE 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 734 K Kavitha v. CBI, ED 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 735 Bibhav Kumar v. State 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 736 RAKESH YADAV & ORS. v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 737 X Corp v. Rajat Sharma 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 738 CAPTAIN DEEPAK KUMAR v....

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Arvind Kejriwal's Plea For Additional VC Meetings With Lawyers

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody in the alleged liquor policy scam, for granting two additional meetings with his lawyers through virtual conferencing. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna sought response of the Tihar jail authorities as well as Enforcement Directorate (ED) within five days and listed the matter...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Examine 30-Yr-Old's Health Condition For Administration Of Passive Euthanasia

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea moved by a 30 years old man seeking constitution of a Medical Board to examine his health condition for administration of passive euthanasia.Justice Subramonium Prasad rejected the plea moved by the man who suffered head injuries after falling from the fourth floor of his paying guest house and has been confined to his bed since 2013 due to...

Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Against Blocking Of 'Briar' Messaging App In Jammu & Kashmir Over Terror Suspicion

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea against the blocking of open-source messaging application “Briar” by the Union Government in Jammu and Kashmir over threat to national security and sovereignty.Justice Subramonium Prasad rejected the plea moved by Sublime Software Limited which developed the app challenging the Union Government's blocking order. The plea also sought a direction...

Medical Professionals Must Offer Expert Opinions Without Fear Of Legal Repercussions In MTP Cases: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that in cases seeking medical termination of pregnancy (MTP), medical professionals in the medical board must offer their expert opinions without fear of legal repercussions.Justice Sanjeev Narula said that medical professionals must focus on providing the best possible medical guidance in such sensitive matters. “The Court must therefore before...

Saregama Sues Emami In Delhi High Court Over 'Unlicensed' Use Of 'Udi Jab Jab Zulfein' Song For Advertising Shampoo

Saregama India Limited has filed a suit in the Delhi High Court seeking to restrain Emami Limited from using the song “Udi Jab Jab Zulfein” for advertising its product “Emami Kesh King Anti Hairfall Shampoo” allegedly without license. Justice Mini Pushkarna issued summons in the suit and issued notice on Saregama's application seeking interim injunction in the matter. Senior...

Delhi High Court Refers Elon Musk Owned Tesla's Trademark Infringement Suit Against Gurugram-Based 'Tesla Power India' To Mediation

The Delhi High Court has referred to mediation the trademark infringement suit filed by Tesla Inc., owned by Elon Musk, against a Gurugram-based company, Tesla Power India Private Limited and its US counterpart.“Accordingly, with the consent of both the parties, the matter is referred to Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre, to be referred to Senior Mediator,” Justice...

Journalist Rajat Sharma Moves Delhi High Court Against X, Congress Leaders Alleging Non Compliance Of Order To Remove Tweets

Senior journalist Rajat Sharma on Friday moved an application before the Delhi High Court alleging that X, formerly Twitter, and Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera disobeyed the order directing them to remove “defamatory tweets” posted against him. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued notice in the application filed by Sharma in his defamation suit and...

AO Can't Review Its Own Order: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Assessing Officer (AO) cannot review its own order.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed in the extract of the impugned corrigendum that no new material has been found by the department, which would warrant reopening the assessment. The corrigendum has been issued merely on the basis of a change of opinion,...

ITSC Empowered To Make Income Tax Addition: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) does not lack jurisdiction to make an addition, which has also been duly recorded in the terms of settlement.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that the objective of the settlement provisions is to strike a balance between the voluntary disclosure of income by...