CBSE OSM Row : NSUI Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Independent Inquiry

National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has filed a plea before the Delhi High Court alleging “large scale irregularities and deficiencies” under the newly introduced On- Screen Marking (OSM) system by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The public interest litigation, filed through NSUI's President Vinod Jhakhar, seeks an independent inquiry, citing technical issues...

Acquittal In Sexual Offence Cases Warrants De-Indexing Of Name-Based Search Results To Protect Reputation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that acquittal in sexual offence cases warrants de-indexing of such accused from name based search results to protect reputation. “This Court is of the view that in cases of acquittal from charges of sexual offences, where the petitioner is a private individual and no specific articulable continuing public interest in their identification can be established,...

Delhi High Court Recognises Right To Be Forgotten, Lays Down Framework For De-Indexing Judicial Records

The Delhi High Court has held that the right to be forgotten is a constitutionally protected facet of informational privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.Justice Sachin Datta laid down the framework governing de-indexing and masking of personal information from judicial records available online.In a 144-page judgment delivered on May 29, Justice Datta decided a batch of...

Participation In Protest No Ground To Deny Bail In PMLA Case: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday held that participation on protests is no ground to deny bail to an accused in a money laundering case under PMLA. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani made the observation while granting bail to an accused in a PMLA case linked to the alleged activities of the banned outfit Popular Front of India and its political affiliate Social Democratic Party of...

Delhi High Court Directs X User To Take Down Tweet Against Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia Over His TV Appearance

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed an X user to delete or takedown a tweet posted by her against Senior Advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia over his appearance on a TV debate, which went viral on social media.Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the user “Ranting Gola” to takedown the tweet forthwith, observing that prejudice shall be caused to Bhatia if the tweet is allowed to continue...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Pernod Ricard's Plea Against Rejection Of Liquor License Applications

The Delhi High Court on Friday (May 29) dismissed a plea filed by multinational company Pernod Ricard against rejection of its L-1 liquor license applications solely on account of pending criminal prosecution by Directorate of Enforcement (ED).Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav rejected the plea, observing that pendency of the investigation gives Pernod Ricard a “criminal background”...

Delhi High Court Passes Interim Order Protecting Personality Rights Of Actor Varun Dhawan

The Delhi High Court on Friday passed an interim order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan.Justice Jyoti Singh said that the infringing links of defendants relating to unauthorized sale of merchandise, pornographic content and material using likeness of the actor will be ordered to be taken down.Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi appeared for Dhawan and took the...

Delhi High Court Directs MeiTY's Review Committee To Examine Abhijeet Dipke's Plea For Unblocking Cockroach Janta Party's X Account

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea by Abhijit Dipke–founder of 'Cockroach Janata Party', challenging the blocking of the party's X account, while directing Review Committee of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to examine Dipke's case granting him liberty to appear virtually. The court however did not grant any interim relief today, while orally remaking...

'Devoid Of Merits': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Rajya Sabha Nomination Of C Sadanandan Master

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation filed against nomination of veteran BJP leader C Sadanandan Master to the Rajya Sabha, alleging that he lacks demonstrable special knowledge or practical experience as required in law.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia rejected the PIL, saying that the same is devoid of...

Delhi High Court Quashes Charge Orders In CBI Corruption Case, Says Trial Court Ignored Audio Evidence It Had Summoned

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order framing charges in a CBI corruption case after finding that the trial court proceeded without hearing audio recordings that it had itself summoned to examine allegations relating to demand of bribe.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the order while hearing a revision petition filed by the accused public servant challenging orders passed by a...

Driver Killed While On Duty Entitled To Compensation Unless Murder Was Personal And Targeted: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld compensation awarded to the family of a truck driver who was murdered by unknown assailants while on duty, holding that the incident amounted to an “accidental death” arising out of and during the course of employment under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri passed the ruling while dismissing appeals filed by the insurer and...

Airing Service Grievances On Social Media While In Uniform Is Serious Misconduct: Delhi High Court Upholds Removal Of Air Force Personnel

The Delhi High Court has upheld the removal of an Indian Air Force airman from service for uploading a social media video while in uniform, holding that public airing of service-related grievances by uniformed personnel amounts to serious misconduct prejudicial to military discipline.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan dismissed a writ petition filed by a...