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Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: September 12 To September 18, 2022
NOMINAL INDEXCitations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 852 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 883VRS Natarajan versus OYO Hotels and Homes Pvt. Ltd. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 852AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS GUILD (INDIA) v. DIRECTORATE GENERAL CIVIL AVIATION & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 853Durga Prasad v. LG 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 854GURJEET SINGH v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 855NARINDER KHANNA v. GOVT OF DELHI AND...
Delhi Riots: High Court Refuses To Stay Criminal Proceedings Against Tahir Hussain Over Registration Of Multiple FIRs
The Delhi High Court has refused to stay criminal proceedings against former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain in the three FIRs registered against him in connection with 2020 riots. The development came after Tahir Hussain moved High Court seeking quashing of three FIRs registered against him i.e. FIR 116/2020 registered at Khajuri Khas Police Station and FIRs 91 and 92/2020 registered...
Delhi High Court Appoints Senior Advocate Rebecca John As Amicus Curiae In Plea Against Revelation Of Hyderabad Rape Victim's Identity
The Delhi High Court has appointed Senior Advocate Rebecca John as amicus curiae in a PIL seeking action against certain media houses for revealing the identity of the victim and the accused persons of the Hyderabad rape case.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad directed that the order be communicated to John along with complete set...
Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Demand Notice For Payment Of Service Tax On Legal Services Provided By A Senior Advocate
The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday quashed a demand notice issued by the tax authorities to a Senior Advocate seeking payment of service tax on legal services provided by him to a legal firm.The bench of Chief Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, however, did not allow the prayer seeking to quash Notification No.18/2016-ST dated 1.3.2016 and Notification No. 9/2016-ST...
NCLT Delhi Bench Re-Constituted, Matters To Be Heard Through Video Conferencing
The National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi Bench, has been re-constituted vide a Circular dated 14.09.2022, issued by NCLT as per Section 419(3) of the Companies Act, 2013. The new NCLT New Delhi Benches shall comprise of: NCLT New Delhi, Court Room No. 2 (First Half) Shri Bachu Venkat Balaram Das (Judicial Member)Shri L.N. Gupta (Technical Member) NCLT New Delhi, Court...
PwD Act | Alternate Employment With Same Pay Benefits To Employee Who Suffers Disability During Course Of Employment A Statutory Right: Andhra HC
In a recent case, the Andhra Pradesh High Court allowed payment of wages to a workman from the date he suffered from disability during course of employment till he was provided an alternative employment under Section 47 of Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full participation) Act, 1995."Section 47 itself provides for grant of alternative employment to...
Qutub Minar Row: Delhi Court Defers Order On Intervention Claiming Ownership Of All Land Between Ganga & Yamuna From Agra To Gurugram
In connection with the appeals seeking restoration of alleged temples in Delhi's Qutub Minar complex, a Delhi Court on Saturday deferred orders on an intervention application filed by one Kunwar Mahendra Dhwaj Prasad Singh seeking right over the territories running between the river Yamuna and Ganga from Agra to Meerut, Aligarh, Bullandshahr and Gurgaon.Additional District Judge Dinesh Kumar...
Applicability Of Minimum Threshold Of Rs. 1 Crore Is To Be Seen From Date Of Filing Of Petition, Not The Date Of Sending Demand Notice: NCLT Delhi
The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), New Delhi Bench, comprising of Shri Dharminder Singh (Judicial Member) and Dr. Binod Kumar Sinha (Technical Member), while adjudicating an application filed in Udit Jain (Sole Proprietor of M/s U.J. Trading Co.) v Apace Builders and Contractors Pvt. Ltd., has held that the date of filing of petition needs to be considered and not the date...
NCLT Chennai Bench Re-Constituted, Matters To Be Heard Through Video Conferencing
The National Company Law Tribunal, Chennai Bench, has been re-constituted vide a Circular dated 14.09.2022, issued by NCLT as per Section 419(3) of the Companies Act, 2013. The new NCLT Chennai Benches shall comprise of: NCLT Chennai, Court Room No. 1 (Second Half) Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar (President)Shri Sameer Kakar (Technical Member) NCLT Chennai, Court Room No. 2...
'Chalta Hai' Attitude Dangerous To Rule Of Law; State Biggest Hurdle In Expeditious Disposal Of Bail Matters: Uttarakhand High Court
Slamming the state government's lackadaisical attitude in a bail matter, the Uttarakhand High Court recently observed that the state is one of the biggest hurdles in the expeditious disposal of bail matters.The bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani also came down heavily on the state government's 'chalta hai' attitude as it observed that such an attitude of the state in bail matters is dangerous...
Copyright Act | No Infringement U/S 51 If Person Holds Certificate By Registrar Or License By Owner: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has recently explained that when a person uses without the permission of the license owner or the Registrar, any product, it amounts to an infringement of copyright as under Section 51 of the Act. However, when the person is holding a certificate issued by the Registrar of Copyright, no infringement is committed. The Bench comprising Justice Niral Mehta...
Right To Be Forgotten Not Absolute, Must Be Balanced With Right To Know : Kerala HC Standing Counsel Tells High Court
The Kerala High Court, on September 15, heard a batch of petitions seeking the removal of identifiable information from judgments or orders published in various online portals and the High Court Website, alleging that it is a violation of the Right to Privacy and Right to be Forgotten. Division Bench consisting of Justice A Mohammed Mushtaq and Justice Sophy Thomas observed that when...