Delhi High Court
Citing Immigration Concerns, Delhi High Court Asks Father To Exercise Visitation Right In US, Not Bring Child To India
The Delhi High Court has modified a Family Court order permitting a minor child residing in the United States to be brought to India for summer visitation, holding that the child's welfare would be better served if the father exercised his visitation rights in the US itself in view of uncertainties surrounding the child's immigration status.The division bench of Justices Tejas Karia and...
Election Commission's Ban On Political Advertisements In Delhi Metro During Model Code Valid: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld the Election Commission of India's (ECI) directions prohibiting political advertisements in Delhi Metro trains and stations during the operation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).A Division Bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora held that the restriction is reasonable, serves the larger public interest of free and fair elections and...
Delhi High Court Says Centre Can Issue Directions To Intermediaries Over Fake Posts On CJI's London Visit
The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that the Central Government can issue appropriate directions to social media intermediaries under the Information Technology Act to address the circulation of false and misleading posts claiming that the Chief Justice of India, several judges and Union Ministers had participated in a badminton tournament in London.Vacation judge Justice Tejas Karia made...
S.69A IT Act Empowers Centre To Block Entire Intermediary Platform, Not Just Specific Content: Delhi High Court In Telegram Case
While dismissing Telegram's challenge to the temporary blocking of its platform, the Delhi High Court has upheld the Central government's power under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act to block an entire intermediary platform, and not merely specific content hosted on it.Vacation judge Justice Tejas Karia held that the expression "information" under Section 2(1)(v) of the IT Act...
Delhi High Court To Hear Salman Khan's Plea Against Film Inspired By Blackbuck Case On July 1; No Interim Relief For Now
The Delhi High Court on Friday deferred consideration of Bollywood actor Salman Khan's plea seeking to restrain the release of the proposed film "Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy", which is stated to be inspired by his 1998 blackbuck poaching case and his alleged rivalry with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.A vacation bench comprising Justice Madhu Jain directed that a complete copy of the plaint...
Plaintiff With Better Possessory Title Can Recover Property From Occupant Without Better Right: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a plaintiff who establishes a better possessory title over a property is entitled to recover possession from an occupant who fails to prove any superior or lawful right to remain in occupation.The bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna cited the maxim “Possessio contra omnes valet praeter eum cui ius sit possessionis”, i.e. possession is good against...
Delhi High Court To Hear Today Plea Against Fake News On Judges & Law Minister Participating In London Badminton Tournament
The Delhi High Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea concerning the circulation of false information claiming that members of the judiciary and the executive had jointly participated in a badminton tournament in London.The petition has been filed by the Badminton Association of India, whose counsel mentioned the matter before Justice Tejas Karia for urgent listing."There is a fake...
Payment Of 'Pagri' Doesn't Make Tenancy Non-Terminable, Landlord Can Still Seek Eviction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that payment of pagri (one-time upfront amount to secure long-term tenancy rights) by a tenant does not make a tenancy non-terminable and does not alter the fundamental landlord-tenant relationship. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna was dealing with the dispute concerning a shop which had been let out to the Appellant under a rent agreement dated January 1,...
Ambassador Hotel Moves Delhi High Court Against Centre's Eviction Notice Under Public Premises Act
The owner of Ambassador Hotel has moved the Delhi High Court against an eviction notice under the Public Premises Act, passed shortly after an appellate court order in a decades old suit ruled in favour of Centre— holding that the owner had violated a government grant by constructing and running a public hotel at the property in question. The owner of the hotel, Sir Sobha Singh and Sons...
Tenant Cannot Claim Ownership On Basis Of Unexecuted Agreement To Sell: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a person who enters a property as a tenant cannot subsequently claim ownership rights on the basis of an unexecuted or unconcluded agreement to sell, particularly when the landlord-tenant relationship stands admitted on record.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed,“The rights and liabilities of lesser and lessee have been defined under Section 108 of...
Court Can't Direct Third Party/ Garnishee To Deposit Money Without Admitted Or Crystallised Liability: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a court cannot direct a third party to deposit money in court in the absence of an admitted or crystallised liability, reiterating that garnishee orders can ordinarily be passed only after a decree is obtained and the debt sought to be attached is established as due and payable.Justice Tejas Karia relied on Value Advisory Services v. ZTE Corporation (2009)...