Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai Assures Delhi High Court He Won't Allege That BJD MP Pinaki Misra Conspired Against Prime Minister

Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai on Wednesday assured the Delhi High Court that he will not make any allegations that Biju Janata Dal MP and Senior Advocate Pinaki Misra is involved in any criminal conspiracy against the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in view of Dehadrai's complaint pending before the CBI.Justice Jasmeet Singh summoned Dehadrai in the defamation suit filed by Misra seeking...

Conspiracy Against Prime Minister Is Treason, Can't Accuse Someone Of It Irresponsibly: Delhi High Court Observes Orally

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday remarked that hatching conspiracy against the Prime Minister tantamount to treason and prima facie, the allegations of conspiracy against the Prime Minister cannot be made against any person irresponsibly.“The allegations of conspiracy against the Prime Minister cannot be made irresponsibly and needs to be based on cogent and substantial reasons,”...

S.354 IPC: Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Man, Asks Him To Assist Traffic Police For A Month

Quashing an FIR against a man for outraging modesty of a woman, the Delhi High Court has asked him to assist the Traffic Police at a traffic signal for 30 days.Justice Navin Chawla quashed the FIR registered for the offences under Sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (word, gesture or act intending to...

Right To Obtain License As Registered Ayurvedic Medical Practitioner Vests Only In Those Who Hold BAMS/BUMS Degree: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has recently observed that the right to obtain a licence as a registered Ayurvedic or Unani medical practitioner vests only in a student who holds a BAMS or BUMS degree. Justice C Hari Shankar said that prior to obtaining such a degree, the student has no right to practice as a registered medical practitioner.“A student who is undergoing the BAMS/BUMS course,...

Delhi Police Prepares SOP For Ensuring Students' Safety During College Fests, High Court Closes Suo Motu PIL

The Delhi Police has framed a standard operating procedure (SOP) to be followed by Universities and Colleges while organizing events or festivals for ensuring safety and security of students in general, and female students in particular. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora closed a suo motu PIL initiated last year on the issue...

Situation In Record Rooms Of District Courts Is Grim, Record Must Be Weeded Out Expeditiously: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the situation in the record rooms of the District Courts in the national capital is grim and the process of weeding out of the record needs to be carried out expeditiously.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the process of weeding out needs to be monitored on a regular basis. The...

DSLSA Panel Counsel Not An 'Employee' But A 'Professional', Not Entitled To Maternity Benefits: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that the appointment of candidates with Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) as a panel lawyer is only professional and not as an employee, and they are not entitled to benefits under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.A division bench comprising Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Saurabh Banerjee set aside a single-judge order granting maternity...

Over 2 Lakh Students Without Bank Accounts Promoted To New Class Without Books, Uniforms: Delhi High Court Expresses Displeasure With MCD

The Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that over 2 lakhs students studying in the school administered by the civic body do not have bank accounts and are neither been distributed notebooks nor receiving cash reimbursement for uniforms, school bags and stationary.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Plea Against Lokpal Order To Probe Party's Properties

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea moved by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha against an order passed by the Lokpal of India directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate two properties which are under the party's name. Justice Subramonium Prasad ordered that no further steps be taken by the Lokpal of India in the matter till May 10, the next date of hearing....

Delhi Riots: High Court Denies Bail To Salim Malik, Says Violence Openly Discussed In Meetings Which Is Not Acceptable In Any Democratic Nation

The Delhi High Court yesterday denied bail to Salim Malik alias Munna in the case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, alleging a larger conspiracy in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.A division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain observed that there was enough material on record which clearly indicated that Malik was a co-conspirator...

National Council For Teacher Education Is 'State' Under Article 19(6), Its Executive Decision Constitutes 'Law': Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is a “State” for the purposes of Article 19(6) of the Constitution of India.Justice C Hari Shankar held that an executive decision taken by the NCTE would also, therefore, constitute “law” for the purposes of Article 19(6).Article 19(6) empowers the State from making any law imposing, in the interests...

Court Has To Necessarily Extend Mandate Of The Arbitrator If No Ground For Its Substitution Is Made Out, No Need For A Separate Section 29A Application: Delhi High Court

The High Court of Delhi has held that a Court exercising powers under Sections 14 & 15 of the A&C Act can extend the mandate of the arbitrator if no ground for its substitution is made out in the application. The bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna held that once the Court is satisfied that there is no ground for substitution of the arbitrator, the Court can extend...