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Delhi HC sets aside arbitral award asking Antrix to pay $562 mn to Devas

The Delhi High Court Monday set aside an arbitral award directing ISRO's Antrix Corporation to pay damages of USD 562.2 million with interest to Devas for unlawfully terminating a deal in 2011, saying the award suffered from "patent illegalities and fraud", and was in conflict with the public policy of India. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva allowed the petition filed by Antrix under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act seeking setting aside of the arbitral award passed on September 14, 2005 by the Arbitral Tribunal constituted by the International Chamber of Commerce which had allowed the claim of Devas Multimedia Private Limited. The high court referred to a January 17, 2022 judgement of the Supreme Court which held that the very seeds of the commercial relationship between Antrix and Devas were a product of fraud perpetrated by Devas and thus every part of the plant that grew out of those seeds, such as the agreement, the disputes, arbitral awards etc., are all infected with the poison o

Delhi HC junks arbitral award directing Antrix to pay $560 million to Devas

Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva on Monday said the arbitral award of September 14, 2015 was plagued with patent illegalities and fraud and was also in conflict with the public policy of India

WhatsApp privacy policy: SC ruling won't affect CCI probe, says Delhi HC

If SC upholds the Policy, CCI can ascertain whether or not the provisions of the Competition Act have been violated

Delhi High court restrains rogue websites from streaming Asia Cup 2022

Asia Cup is set to begin on Friday, August 27 with the first match to be played between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka

Delhi HC defers hearing till August 30 on doctors' plea against Ramdev

The Delhi High Court Friday deferred hearing till August 30 on a lawsuit by several doctors' associations over the use of Coronil and said that judicial propriety and discipline demanded that proceedings be restrained until there is some clarity concerning the pendency of allegedly similar issues before the Supreme Court. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani asked that a copy of the petition by the Indian Medical Association pending before the apex court be placed before the high court to enable it to take a call on whether there is any commonality and if it should proceed any further. Judicial discipline demands that I restrain further proceedings in the matter till they (defendants) get some clarity (from the Supreme Court). I will ask them to file a copy of the Supreme Court petition on the record here. I will defer the proceedings today, the judge said. Several doctors' associations moved the high court last year, alleging that Ramdev was misleading and misrepresenting to the public at

WhatsApp privacy policy places users in 'take it or leave' situation: HC

The Delhi High Court has held that WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy places its users in a take it or leave it situation, virtually forcing them into an agreement by providing a mirage of choices and then sharing their sensitive data with its parent company Facebook. The high court's verdict came while dismissing the appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook against an order rejecting their challenge to a probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into the instant messaging platform's updated privacy policy of 2021. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said the single judge's April 22, 2021 order was well-reasoned and the appeals are devoid of merit and substance that would warrant the interference of this court. While the judgement was pronounced by the division bench on Thursday, it was uploaded on the court's website on Friday. In April last year, a single judge of the high court had refused to interdict the investigation directed by

WhatsApp privacy policy places users in 'take it or leave it' situation: HC

The Delhi High Court has held that WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy places its users in a "take it or leave it" situation, virtually forcing them into an agreement by providing a mirage of choices and then sharing their data with its parent company Facebook. The high court's verdict came while dismissing appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook against an order rejecting their challenge to a probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into the instant messaging platform's updated privacy policy of 2021. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said the single judge's April 22, 2021 order was well-reasoned and the appeals are devoid of merit and substance that would warrant the interference of this court. While the judgement was pronounced by the division bench on Thursday, it was uploaded on the court's website on Friday. The high court noted that the instant messaging platform, WhatsApp, occupies a dominant position in the market for OTT .

Delhi HC dismisses Whatsapp, Meta appeals against CCI investigation

Regulator says social media network's user policies are opaque and not based on consent

HC refuses to stay Agnipath Scheme, asks Centre to file reply on pleas

The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to stay the Centre's Agnipath Scheme for recruitment in the armed forces and asked the central government to file its reply on a batch of petitions challenging the scheme. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted four weeks to the Centre to file the response. The court asked the Centre to file a consolidated reply on petitions challenging the scheme and separate replies on those pleas which have challenged the recruitment processes in accordance with the previous advertisements in the Army, Navy, and Air Force before the introduction of the Agnipath Scheme. Counsel for one of the petitioners urged the court to stay the operation of the scheme till the petitions are decided. The court, however, refused to stay the scheme saying that it was not passing any interim order and will hear the matter finally. "We will not stay it. If you succeed you will get it," the bench orally said. Advocate Prashant .

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HC to pass judgment tomorrow on WhatsApp, Facebook plea against CCI probe

Facebook and WhatsApp said that since the issue of WhatsApp's privacy policy is being heard by the Supreme Court, High Court therefore, there was no requirement of CCI to order the probe

Over 7,000 trees illegally felled, damaged in Delhi in a year, shows data

Last year between January 1 and June 30, Delhi's forest department received over 4,100 complaints in the south forest division of trees being illegally damaged in violation of the provisions

Every pregnant woman deserves dignity during motherhood: Delhi HC

Every pregnant woman deserves the dignity guaranteed by the Constitution during motherhood, the Delhi High Court said while granting three-month interim bail to a pregnant woman accused of kidnapping and attempt to murder. Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said giving birth to a child in custody would not only be traumatic for the mother but also impact the child adversely. "Pregnancy of a woman is a special circumstance which needs to be appreciated, as giving birth to a child while in custody, would not only be a trauma to the mother but also create an everlasting adverse impact on the child, whenever questioned about his birth. Every pregnant female deserves the dignity enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India during motherhood," the court said in its order dated August 18. "The Court is expected to take note of interest of a child, who is not expected to be exposed to the prisons, until and unless there is a grave danger in releasing the petitioner on bail," it ...

Delhi HC allows movie 'Shamshera' to be released on OTT platform

A man had alleged in a court petition that the movie, which features actors Ranbir Kapoor and Vaani Kapoor, infringed the copyright of his literary work 'Kabu na chhadein khet'

Delhi HC gives the green light to restaurants to levy service charges

It comes just days after, on Tuesday, HC had asked the restaurants why they could not increase the salaries of their staff instead of levying a service charge

Delhi urban regeneration policy to give sweeping powers to Centre: Report

The block or area that the Centre will identify for 'regeneration' will have to be mandatorily redeveloped, and all the property owners will have to participate in the plan

Indian Olympic Association moves SC against HC's order to conduct elections

Indian Olympic Association moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court's recent order which appointed the Committee of Administrators to prepare the Constitution and conduct fresh elections.

Delhi HC-appointed CoA will not take over affairs of IOA, says SC

In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo and said the Delhi High Court-appointed three-member Committee of Administrators (COA) will not take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic Association. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the IOA, that the world sports body does not recognise any un-elected bodies like the CoA and consequently, India may be barred from taking part in international sports events. The top court took note of the submissions of the law officer that the order may have negative repercussions on the nation and granted the interim relief ordering status quo into the affairs of the IOA. Consequently, the Delhi High Court-appointed COA, comprising former Supreme Court judge Justice Anil R Dave, former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi, and former Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup, will not be able to take IOA ...

Delhi HC restrains ED from taking steps on attaching Ayyub's properties

The Delhi High Court restrained the ED from going forward with the provisional attachment of funds of journalist Rana Ayyub under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

Rana Ayyub moves Delhi High Cout challenging ED attachment of funds

Journalist Rana Ayyub moved the Delhi High Court challenging the attachment of funds by the Enforcement Directorate