'Co-Ordinated Investigation' For Prevention Of Tax Evasion Is Good Ground For Transfer: Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With Transfer Order U/s 127

The Delhi High Court refuses to interfere with the order of the AO passed u/s 127 where the case of the Taxpayer was centralized and transferred from Income-tax Officer (ITO), Delhi to Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax (DCIT), Central Circle, Haryana. As per Section 127 of Income tax Act, the [Principal Director General or Director General] or [Principal Chief Commissioner or...

Liquor Policy: Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Manish Sisodia In ED, CBI Cases; Says He Misused Power And Breached Public Trust

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in the money laundering and corruption cases related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected the second bail pleas moved by Sisodia in the cases registered by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED). Sisodia...

Delhi High Court Grants Dynamic+ Injunction To Protect Copyrighted Works Of Netflix, Universal City Studios In Suit Against Rogue Websites

The Delhi High Court has recently granted a dynamic+ injunction in favour of Netflix, Universal City Studios, Disney and various other global entertainment companies to protect their copyrighted works in a suit filed against 26 rogue websites. Justice Anish Dayal observed that the entertainment companies also including Warner Bros, Columbia and Paramount made out a prima facie case for grant...

Assessee Can't Be Obstructed From Availing DTVSV Act Benefits Even When Limitation Period For Appeal Hasn't Expired: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the assessee can't be obstructed from availing of the benefits of the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020 (DTVSV Act) even where the time limit for an appeal has not expired.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that the DTVSV Act aspires to finally free the tax arrears locked in litigation combat for ages...

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Orders Upholding Arbitral Award In Favour of Kalanithi Maran In SpiceJet Dispute, Quashes ₹270 Crore Payment Directive

The Delhi High Court division bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja set aside a Single-judge decision that upheld an arbitral tribunal's decision requiring the cash-strapped SpiceJet and its chairman, Ajay Singh, to refund ₹ 270 crore plus interest to media baron Kalanithi Maran and his company, KAL Airways. The arbitral award directed SpiceJet to refund...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 13 To May 19, 2024

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Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Accused In NSCN (IM) Terror Funding Case

The Delhi High Court has upheld the denial of bail to Masasosang Ao, the second accused in the terror funding case related to Naga insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN (IM)). The Court emphasized the seriousness of allegations levelled against Masasosang and underscored that the absence of a formal declaration labeling NSCN (IM) as a terrorist organization...

Citing Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Delhi High Court Reduces Sentence Awarded To Five JeM Members From Life Imprisonment To 10 Years

Citing Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky's quote from the book “Crime and Punishment”, the Delhi High Court on Monday modified and reduced the sentence awarded to five members of terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM) from life imprisonment to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for the offence under Section 121A of Indian Penal Code. A division bench comprising of Justice Suresh...

Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Relief To 'Forest Essentials' In Trademark Infringement Suit Against 'Baby Forest'

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the interim injunction plea filed by skincare and cosmetics brand Forest Essentials seeking to restrain another brand from using the marks “Baby Forest” and “Baby Forest- Soham of Ayurveda” while selling baby care products. Justice Anish Dayal observed that the word 'Forest' in itself is generic and Forest Essentials cannot claim dominance over the...

Delhi High Court Waives ₹75K Cost Imposed On Law Student For Filing PIL Seeking Release Of Arvind Kejriwal On Extraordinary Interim Bail

The Delhi High Court on Monday waived Rs. 75,000 costs imposed on a law student who filed a PIL seeking release of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on “extra ordinary interim bail” in all the criminal cases registered by against him. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora noted that the petitioner law student tendered an unconditional apology...

Delhi High Court Rejects Pleas Seeking Issuance Of Guidelines To Cap Airfares For Private Airlines

The Delhi High Court has dismissed public interest litigations (PILs) seeking the issuance of guidelines for putting a cap on airfares in order to prevent private airlines from charging arbitrary, irrational and exorbitant airfares for flights.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora rejected the pleas filed by Advocate Amit Sahni and one Bejon...

Delhi High Court Rejects PIL To Mandate Medical Professionals To Specify Risks Associated With Drugs

The Delhi High Court has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to mandate all medical professionals practicing in the country to specify to a patient, along with the prescription, all kinds of possible risks and side effects associated with a drug or a pharmaceutical product being prescribed.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS...