Delhi High Court Directs Trial Courts To Keep VC On During Court Hours, Issues Directions

Acting Chief Justice Manmohan of the Delhi High Court has issued an office order directing the trial courts in the national capital to keep on the Video Conferencing (VC) during the court hours. “The Video at the court end shall be switched ON. It shall be ensured that the Video Conferencing at courts' end shall not be kept mute unless the court directs otherwise as per the Office Order...

Once TPO Passed Order, AO Obliged To Pass An Assessment Order In Accordance With Section 92CA(4): Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that once the Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) had proceeded to pass the order of October 17, 2017, all that the AO was obliged to do was pass an assessment order in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Section 92CA(4) of the Income Tax Act.“The prescription of nine months would also be applicable to a fresh order that is liable to be made in accordance...

Issues On Merits, Should Be Raised Before Arbitrator, Not In Section 11 Proceedings ; Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna held that objection regarding the insufficiency of service is considered to be on merits and therefore should be raised before the Arbitrator. Brief Facts: The petitioner, Delhivery Limited, and the Respondent, Far Left Retail Private Limited, entered into a Service Agreement, which later resulted in a dispute. The...

[CAPF Recruitment] Medical Board Shouldn't Examine Candidate Immediately After Few Days Of Tattoo Removal Surgery: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court bench of Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has directed a re-examination of a CAPF candidate who was declared unfit even after tattoo removal surgery. It held that the Review Medical Board should not have examined the candidate immediately after a few days of surgery and should have given sufficient time to him to ensure the healing of the...

Grant Of Section 153D Approval Can't Be Merely Ritualistic Formality, Rather It Must Reflect Appropriate Application Of Mind: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a grant of approval under Section 153D of the Income Tax Act, 1961, cannot be merely a ritualistic formality or rubber stamping by the authority; rather, it must reflect an appropriate application of mind.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that a single approval has been granted for AYs 2011–12 to...

Delhi High Court Closes PIL On Pendency Of Cheque Bouncing Complaints In North District

The Delhi High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the issue of pendency of the cheque bouncing complaints filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, in the Digital Courts in city's North District. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora closed the PIL which also sought framing of regulations...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Direct Bar Council Of India To Treat UK Law Degree Equal To Undergrad Course In India

The Delhi High Court has refused to direct the Bar Council of India (BCI) to treat the degree of a law graduate from the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom as equivalent to an undergraduate course in India.Justice C Hari Shankar said that the Court cannot direct the BCI to provide any such certificate of equivalence. “Equivalence is a matter for academic bodies to decide...

Delhi High Court Appoints Retired Justice Najmi Waziri As Chairperson Of Equestrian Federation Of India's Ad-Hoc Administrative Committee

The Delhi High Court has appointed its retired judge, Justice Najmi Waziri, as the Chairperson of ad-hoc Administrative Committee constituted to supervise the administration of the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI).Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju also directed that the committee will also comprise of former Chief Election Commissioner of India Dr. S.Y. Quraishi as the observer and Advocate...

Delhi High Court Notifies Arrangement Of Hearing Urgent Matters During Summer Vacations

The Delhi High Court has notified the arrangement of mentioning and hearing urgent matters during the summer vacations commencing from June 01 to June 30.The arrangement is as follows:- Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma and Justice Vikas Mahajan from June 01 to June 08- Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Amit Sharma from June 09 to June 16- Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain and Justice Ravinder...

Terminal Benefits Of Extended Ad-Hoc Service Shall Be Protected Even After Being Reverted: Delhi High Court

A division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Rekha Palli and Justice Saurabh Banerjee while deciding a writ petition, in case of Kishore Kumar Makwana vs Union Of India & Anr held that employee reverted from an ad hoc promotion can have their pay reduced, but terminal benefits should reflect higher salary received during long period of ad hoc...

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Sale Of Used And Refurbished Hard Disk Drives

The Delhi High Court has recently issued a set of directions for the sale of used and refurbished hard disk drives (HDDs). As per the Court's ruling, the defendants will be permitted to sell the refurbished HDDs, provided they comply with the following:“(i) Packaging to identify the source of the product: Packaging in which the refurbished product is sold, will clearly indicate that the HDD...

Discharging Lawyer In Contempt Case, Delhi High Court Asks BCD To Assess If He Is Fit To Continue In Legal Profession

While discharging a lawyer who was suffering from “acute behavioural issues” in a suo moto criminal contempt case, the Delhi High Court has asked the Bar Council of Delhi to assess whether he is fit to continue in the legal profession.A division bench headed by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait noted the lawyer was getting frustrated for the reasons best known to him, had very poor vision and...