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The Delhi High Court said that foeticide would neither be ethical nor legal since the foetus was viable and normal, causing no danger to the life of the mother.
A PIL was filed seeking issuance of directions to GNCTD to provide arrangements for efficient governance of Delhi by allowing the Chief Minister to interact with the Delhi Assembly and Cabinet Ministers via video conferencing subject to any conditions that may be imposed.
The Delhi High Court directs for a Medical Board to be constituted at AIIMS to examine the deteriorating health of ailing accused.
Delhi High Court stated that to avoid Appellant 1 advancing the contention that the costs had to be shared by Lord Hanuman, it is clarified that the costs would be entirely payable by him.
IFAR as well as the multiple audit reports in relation to the administration and financial affairs of the society, including under the chairmanship of Justice Easwar, clearly disclose that the manner in which the affairs of the society are being run, requires closer consideration and scrutiny.
It can no longer be said that the fixing of cutoff date 31 December as a date beyond which no order of provisional admission can be passed, is a principle which should be regarded as judicially binding, till a hierarchically superior court speaks on it.
Delhi High Court instructs that if any aid is sought by any litigant eligible for legal aid, then the Legal Service Authorities shall take prompt action.
by Vasanth Rajasekaran† and Harshvardhan Korada††
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
DHC amends Chapter 16 of Volume IV of the Delhi High Court Rules and Order.
The Court opined that it is faced with a situation where it has to balance the interest of the State and the Country on the one hand, and the longing of an accused to see his parents, who are unable to travel to Delhi.
Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board is duty-bound to extend benefits to building workers in line with the provisions of the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996, which is a social welfare legislation.
MSMED Act is a beneficial legislation for Micro Small & Medium Enterprises and provides that a buyer can also raise counter claims before the statutory arbitrator under the MSMED Act. Moreover, the scope of the Act as stated therein is to the extent that even if there is an agreement for arbitration between the parties, the MSMED Act will have overriding effect.
The Court opined that all nine contracts are related to same project and if it is accepted that there is an Arbitration Clause only in five contracts, then parties will have to be relegated to civil proceedings, which will lead to multiplicity of disputes, delay in adjudication and possibility of conflicting rulings.
“When consumers encounter different products with similar branding in the same retail context, the risk of assuming a common source or affiliation increases.”
During the analysis on National Cyber Reporting Portal, ten complaints are found, in which innocent people are cheated by the same accused persons through the same modus operandi.
Petitioner has shown remorse for his conduct and undertakes not to repeat the same in future. Respondent 2 also states that he has settled the disputes with the petitioner out of his own free will, volition and without any coercion.
The Court stated that only because respondent is police personnel, it cannot be a ground to hold him guilty without conducting the statutorily prescribed departmental enquiry and that too in a matter, where the complainant and the witnesses are also police personnel.
Non-availability of Chief Minister or non-formation of a Standing Committee or disputes pertaining to appointment of an aldermen by the LG or non-delivery of judgment by a competent Court or non-compliance of certain provisions of Delhi Municipal Corporation Act cannot come in the way of the school-going children receiving their free text books, writing material and uniform forthwith.
“The essence of gender-neutrality must permeate through every line of a judgment, and a judge must cultivate thoughts that are inherently gender-neutral.”