The Delhi high court (HC) division Bench on Thursday sought a response from Reliance Industries (RIL) and others regarding the government's appeal against the Mukesh Ambani-owned conglomerate and others for fraudulently and unjustly enriching themselves by draining gas from their deposits, amounting to over $1.5 billion. The Centre had appealed against the single-judge Bench order of the Delhi HC on May 9, which had dismissed its petition. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani had upheld the international arbitration award of July 24, 2018, in favour of the RIL-led consortium. The consortium includes UK-based BP Plc and Niko Resources of Canada.
The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed petitions by Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra against the income tax department's decision to transfer their assessments to the Central Circle, which is mandated to check tax evasion, instead of an ordinary assessment in a matter related to fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the setting up of a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) to take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
The Delhi High Court Tuesday said the Income Tax department is bound by its assurance to maintain confidentiality of the material seized during a survey operation at news portal Newslaundry's premises and to ensure that it is not leaked.
It is for the first time in the history of Independent India that not a single Muslim is part of the Union Cabinet.
The former IAS officer was illegally detained at Delhi airport on August 14 and taken back to Srinagar where he has been kept under house arrest.
The HC said if such remarks were made on instructions of Kejriwal, then he should 'first step into the box'.
While no government notification or order appointing Gaur as chairman has been made public so far, sources in the know said the appointment has been cleared.
The court listed the matter for further hearing on August 23.
The bench, which was critical of the Centre's stand on the issue, said "You (government) are so short of vaccines and you are not taking it through. May be it is an opportunity for you. Don't be so negative. It is like a raging fire and nobody is bothered. You people don't understand the larger picture or what.
Officers sitting over untapped potential to make COVID-19 vaccines need to be charged with 'manslaughter' as it is leading to so many deaths, the Delhi high court said on Wednesday, observing that a lot of scope and infrastructure is available in India which is not being used.
A bench of Justices Manmohan and Sanjeev Narula said private unaided schools 'shall be entitled to claim reimbursement of reasonable cost for procurement of the equipment and internet package from the State under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, even though the State is not providing the same to its students'.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it has suffered loss of gas worth Rs 30,000 crore as a result of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) exploiting gas from its natural gas block in Krishna-Godavri basin. RIL contended before the court of Justice Manmohan that an independent expert panel can determine whether its gas well is interconnected with that of ONGC and what is the quantum of gas withdrawn by RIL and other issues raised by the PSU. The Centre, represented by advocate Neeraj Chaudhari, meanwhile submitted before the court that as per a meeting held between the two companies and Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), it has been decided to appoint an expert panel. After going through the minutes of the meeting, the court asked ONGC to file its counter to the same and listed the matter for further hearing on August 12.
The Delhi Lokayukta on Wednesday indicted Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly misusing government funds for carrying out an advertisement campaign with a "political purpose" ahead of assembly elections in 2008.
Justice Manmohan Singh ordered the grounded carrier to pay Rs 28,95,000 to its former pilot, Captain Dinesh Kant Sharma, on his plea seeking payment of his salary for the notice period of five months.
Tharoor has alleged that Republic TV continued to engage in "defaming and maligning" him despite an assurance given by their counsel in the court on May 29.
A youth's paternity suit to declare N D Tiwari as his biological father was ordered to be heard on a day-to-day basis by the Delhi high court on Monday after the veteran Congress leader refused to settle the issue through mediation.
Amid the prevailing confusion over the magisterial court's power to handle cases under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, triggered by a sessions court's order, the Delhi high court on Friday directed chief metropolitan magistrate to deal with the cases under anti-terror law.
He gave the department time till February 13 to provide a complete record of office notes, orders and correspondence in this regard.
Seeking dismissal of the appeal by former senior police officer R K Sharma against his conviction for having journalist Shivani Bhatnagar killed in 1999, the Delhi police on Monday told the Delhi High Court that he had influenced the witnesses and tampered with the evidence to extricate him from the sensational murder case.
The HC sought responses of the CBI and the victim on Sengar's appeal challenging his conviction and imprisonment till remainder of his natural life. The court said Sengar can't be released as he's undertrial in other cases too.
The bench said it was a stratagem devised by the convicts on how to prolong the matter as they kept on sitting after dismissal of their appeals by the Supreme Court. It also noted that the apex court in July last year dismissed Mukesh's review petition but further remedies were being availed now.
Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the telecom major, informed Justice Manmohan that the company in its response to the high court's August 22 notice has said it is not acceding to jurisdiction of the Indian courts in the matter.
The Liberhan Commission that probed the Babri Masjid demolition on Tuesday came down heavily on mixing politics and religion and has recommended a law providing for exemplary punishment for such misuse to acquire political power.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to inform it whether a system incorporating ballot papers with Electronic Voting Machines was possible to implement during elections.Acting on a petition filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, a division bench of Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice Manmohan directed the EC's counsel to file an affidavit in this regard by October 21.
Faesal's wife told the high court that she recently met him in custody and has received instructions to withdraw the habeas corpus plea.
The Delhi high court on Tuesday sought response of Jawaharlal Nehru University on the pleas of two students, accused of sedition for a controversial event of February 9 in the varsity.
A division bench of Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Manmohan in a judgement increased the interim maintenance to Rs 1,25,000 per month from Rs 40,000, awarded by the lower court while disposing of the woman's suit for interim maintenance against husband Karun Raj Narang. In addition, the court also asked Narang to provide a new Honda City car with petrol and driver at his own cost for the day-to-day maintenance of her along with three children (one of them is a major).
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 21,000 each on Lal Bahadur, Ram Lal, Virender and Surinder Pal Singh after holding them guilty of rioting, murder and conspiracy.
A sting operation by a television channel had alleged collusion between the prosecution and the defence in the high-profile BMW hit-and-run case. The court recommended that the convicted lawyers be stripped of their designation as senior advocates while imposing Rs 2,000 as fine on them.
Dismissing the petition of the company, a Division Bench headed by Justice Manmohan Sarin said that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation was right in rejecting its bid for the project. The bench passed the order on a petition filed by the Malaysian company seeking court's direction to award the contract to it which was earlier given to L&T but was later cancelled paving the way for fresh bidding.
The court issued the notices after a sting operation by a TV channel alleged a collusion between the prosecution and the defence in the high-profile BMW hit-and-run case.
The court also sought an undertaking from Kanhaiya that he will allow the university to function properly and there will be no agitation.
The Bar alleged there had been misrepresentation of facts by the media and there has been a motive behind it.
The Delhi government Wednesday informed the high court that the execution of the death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case will not take place on January 22 as a mercy plea has been filed by one of them. The four convicts -- Vinay Sharma, 26, Mukesh Kumar, 32, Akshay Kumar Singh, 31 and Pawan Gupta, 25 -- were to be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail. A Delhi court had issued their death warrants on January 7.
The panel was appointed within a fortnight of the demolition of the structure at the disputed site on December 6, 1992 to inquire into the circumstances that led to the incident.
Soren has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.
The term of the Commission, headed by retired Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan, was to end on December 31 last year.
Opening a new front against outside supporter Congress, the Delhi government on Monday wrote to the President seeking action against former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for alleged irregularities in regularising unauthorised colonies in the metropolis.
In the previous hearing, the court was apprehensive about letting the 16-year-old girl live with the man as he had failed to produce any evidence regarding his employment.
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