CONSTITUTION Petition by Retired Chief Engineer for permission to continue occupation of government accommodation due to out break of Covid. HELD Petion disposed off only with staying of eviction proceedings till 31.07.2020 July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 admin_lawsdelhi
CONSTITUTION Writ petition disposed by DB, inter alia for credit sanctioned Central Goods and Service Tax July 16, 2020 admin_lawsdelhi
CONSTITUTION Following, Tapasya Umesh Pisal v. Union of India, (2018) 12 SCC 57, petitioner permitted by DB, termination of pregnancy 23 weeks old. July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 admin_lawsdelhi
CONSTITUTION Constitution of India Article 226 – Before approaching constitutional courts the petitioner should exhaust all remedies. Application for transfer of Investigation into circumstances leading to death of petitioner ‘s husband declined. Petitioner to remdy other prayers in application filed u/s 156(3) Crpc. July 16, 2020 admin_lawsdelhi
CONSTITUTION Case of PRABHAT RANJAN DEO not being empanelled for post of DGP Haryana HELD No Court can usurp a jurisdiction, it lacks, Article 226 of the Constitution of India is an inviolable basic framework of Constitution, however, with respect to service matters of the employees covered under the Act, High Courts cannot exercise jurisdiction in the first instance. Petition lies before C A T. DISMISSED July 14, 2020 admin_lawsdelhi
CONSTITUTION Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (‘MTP Act’), HELD fetus was likely to suffer from a physical abnormality which would seriously compromise its ability to lead a healthy and normal life, the rigor imposed by Section 3(2) of the MTP Act can be relaxed and a request for the termination of pregnancy beyond the gestation period of 20 weeks could be permitted. May 30, 2020 admin_lawsdelhi
CONSTITUTION School fees payment, during the Covid-19 HELD Court responds, to a certain situation, it is confined only to non-grant of mandatorily required relief or discriminatory or arbitrary disbursal of relief, and cannot in the normal course extend to a review on the merits of the scope and extent of the relief provided. May 30, 2020 admin_lawsdelhi
CONSTITUTION The Delhi High Court in Review: April, 2020 – Review of Judgments and orders passed by the High Court in April. By Mr Amit George, Advocate (With links to judgement text of cases, reviewed) May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 admin_lawsdelhi
CONSTITUTION Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2018 Will Not Affect Offences Committed Prior To Its Enactment: Delhi HC HELD Section 6(d) of the General Clauses Act is applicable and persons convicted of committing the offence of criminal misconduct under Section 13(1)(d) of the PC Act would not be absolved of their offences or the liability incurred prior to the PC Act coming into force. It is also relevant to note that the offence of criminal misconduct as falling under the provisions of Section 13(1)(d) of the PC Act prior to its amendment, is not the same offence as is now covered under the amended provision May 23, 2020 admin_lawsdelhi
CONSTITUTION Delhi HC awards Rs 75 lakh as compensation to person who met with an accident due to chained Delhi Police barricades HELD After analysing a series of caselaws on the ‘duty of care’ and ‘principles of Strict Liability’, the Court stated, Clearly, the chains tying these barricades together could under no circumstances be visible to a motorist from far May 20, 2020 admin_lawsdelhi