Foreign National Can Reside In 'Shared Household' Under Domestic Violence Act Regardless Of Visa Status: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that a woman being a foreign national can have a “shared household” with another person holding Indian citizenship regardless of her visa status under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that the objective of framing the Domestic Violence Act has no connection with the citizenship of a woman. Observing that the court...

Former IAS Puja Khedkar Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail, Hearing Tomorrow

An anticipatory bail plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court by former probationer IAS officer Puja Khedkar who is accused of “misrepresenting and falsifying facts" in her application for Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, 2022.The matter will be heard tomorrow by Justice Subramonium Prasad. Khedkar was denied bail by the trial court on August 01. On...

Circulation Of Fake Currency Threatens Economic Security: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused Charged Under UAPA

The Delhi High Court denied bail to an accused who has been in jail for two years, considering the seriousness of the UAPA charges related to circulating fake Indian currency. The Court stated that the circulation of fake currency severely threatens national economic security and asserted that bail cannot be granted if the allegations against the accused are prima facie true.A division bench...

Registration Of FIR Mandatory Whenever A Person Dies In Police Encounter Alleged To Be Fake: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that an FIR has to be mandatorily registered whenever a person dies in a police encounter which is alleged to be fake.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed Delhi Police's plea against a trial court order directing registration of FIR against a police raiding team in respect of the death of one Rakesh in a police encounter in 2013. The Lt. Governor had...

High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Inspect Toilets In All Jails, Orders Renovation Within Four Months

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Public Works Department (PWD) of Delhi Government to conduct inspection regarding the conditions of washrooms and toilets in all jail complexes in the national capital.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the Delhi Government to appoint adequate staff for cleaning of washrooms and toilets...

Entertainment Tax Act Does Not Contain Mechanism To Assess Or Collect Tax On Sponsorships: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Entertainment Tax Act does not contain a mechanism for assessing and collecting tax on sponsorships.Justice Rajiv Shakdher observed that imposition of a tax on sponsorship under the Entertainment Tax Act must fail in the absence of a specific charging provision.“The unamended Section 2(m) of the Entertainment Tax Act did not cover sponsorship...

Reopening Based On Entirely New Material Deprives Taxpayer's Right To Object To Re-Assessment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that a decision to reopen or reassess cannot be based or sought to be justified either on additional reasons or those which may be supplied subsequently while disposing of objections preferred by an assessee.At the same time, the High Court clarified that the statutory scheme of reassessment neither sanctions vacillation nor can a decision to trigger reassessment...

Railways Must Ensure Prompt, Effective Complaint Resolution Mechanism: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that railways must ensure prompt, effective and structured complaint resolution mechanism for smooth and proper functioning of public transportation.“As a vital public authority, which transcends its logistical prowess to impact livelihoods of the common man in our country, Railways has a moral imperative to showcase prompt response to the concerns of...

Delhi High Court Appoints Arbitrator To Adjudicate Disputes Between Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, Developer Over Personality Rights Violation

The Delhi High Court has appointed an arbitrator to adjudicate disputes between Cricketer Yuvraj Singh 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 appointed Advocate Mukesh Gupta, former Vice...

UPSC Undertakes Before Delhi High Court To Provide To Puja Khedkar Copy Of Order Cancelling Her IAS Candidature In 2 Days

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) informed the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that it will communicate to former probationer IAS officer Puja Khedkar within two days the official order cancelling her candidature.Justice Jyoti Singh was dealing with Khedkar's plea challenging cancellation of her candidature. She impugned the press release issued by the UPSC, contending that the...

Delhi High Court Restrains Chinese Warehouse Automation Company From Making, Selling Machine Which Allegedly Violated Indian Company's Patent

The Delhi High Court granted an ex-parte interim injunction against a Chinese warehouse automation company from manufacturing, selling, importing or exporting pre-sortation machines in India that are patented by an Indian company.A single bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna was considering the application of Falcon Autotech Private Limited, an Indian company, under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 read...

Section 80-IA(7) Requirement Deems Fulfilled When Audit Report Filed At Any Time Before Framing Of Assessment: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the assessee to be eligible and entitled to exemptions under Section 11(1) and 11(2) of the Income Tax Act and the alleged ground of non-filing of audit report along with return of income, which was at the best procedural omission, could never be an impediment in law in claiming the exemption.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja...