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Delhi HC notice to Newsclick, its director on ED plea seeking vacation of order
The bench said that the matter required deliberation and gave six weeks to Newsclick to reply and posted the matter for the next hearing on September 6
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 01:06 PM IST
Prison authorities allowed to produce Yasin Malik before HC virtually on Aug 9
A bench of justices Siddharth Mridul and Anish Dayal noted that a Union home ministry’s order said Malik cannot be moved from Tihar and shall not be taken out of the jurisdiction of the national capital
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 01:30 PM IST
Delhi HC issues notice on PIL against use of acronym INDIA by opposition parties
In his plea, Bhardwaj stated that this is an attempt to create confusion in the mind of the common people that the upcoming general election of 2024 will be fought between “political parties” or between “alliances and our country
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 12:39 PM IST
Delhi HC discharges twelve lawyers in 2006 Tis Hazari violence case
In January 2006, advocates went on strike to protest the relocation of courtrooms from the Tis Hazari court to the Rohini Court complex
Updated on Jul 28, 2023 11:14 PM IST
No blanket ban on acid sale, HC tells Delhi govt to enforce rules
The order came in response to a petition filed by an acid attack survivor seeking a total ban on over-the-counter sale of acid in retail stores
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 11:39 PM IST
Admission interviews for minority students at JMC, St Stephen’s get Delhi HC nod
The decision, dated July 21 but released on Thursday, essentially reiterated an order the same court passed in September last year
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 11:25 PM IST
Shut all coaching centres without fire safety certificate: HC
The Delhi HC said Master Plan-2021 permit coaching centres to operate, but no such institutions will be allowed to run contrary master plan provisions
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 11:47 PM IST
Delhi high court quashes plea against Vinesh, Bajrang for Asian Games trials
The petition was filed by Antim Panghal and Sujeet Kalkal, challengers in their weight division, against exemption from the Asian Games trials.
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 02:47 AM IST
Richa Banka, New Delhi
‘Organiser cannot be held accountable for hate speech by speaker’: Delhi HC
The court’s observation came as it set aside a 2020 trial court order to register an FIR against VHP leader Alok Kumar.
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 04:47 AM IST
Delhi HC to pronounce judgment on challenge against exemption
Justice Subramonium Prasad reserved his order on the pleas after hearing the parties and said that he will declare his verdict today
Published on Jul 21, 2023 08:15 PM IST
Richa Banka, New Delhi
Delhi High Court seeks WFI’s response on wrestlers’ plea challenging exemption
The ad-hoc panel had decided to exempt Punia (65kg) and Phogat (53kg) from the trials scheduled for July 22-23.
Published on Jul 20, 2023 09:59 PM IST
HC issues notice over trials exemption granted to Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia
Wrestlers Antim Panghal and Sujeet Kalkal moved the Delhi high court to challenge the exemption granted to Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia from the Asian Games trials
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 02:14 PM IST
Appalling affairs at dairy colonies in Delhi, says HC
The court also noted that the milk containers and cattle-feed were kept uncovered, exposed to flies and waste around it
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 11:42 PM IST
A green legacy that began with the gavel
Two unique parks in the Indian capital of Delhi, themed on atonement and justice, were created as a result of court orders that directed errant residents to plant trees as a sign of penance.
Updated on Jul 15, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Richa Banka, New Delhi
‘Approach UP court’: HC tells Delhi woman on FIR filed under UP conversion law
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the Delhi high court didn’t have jurisdiction to hear the petition against the Muzaffarnagar court’s order
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 04:07 PM IST
HC refuses to halt screening of ‘Nyay: The Justice’ based on Sushant Singh Rajput
Justice C Hari Shankar, while dismissing the plea filed by Rajput’s father, said that “to fasten a legal right, on something as fleeting as a celebrity, appears to be an oxymoron”
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 02:21 PM IST
2020 Delhi riots: Ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain gets bail in 5 of 11 cases
Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain will continue to remain in prison in connection to the remaining cases, including the main conspiracy case
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 12:05 PM IST
Delhi HC permits Go First lessors to inspect, carry out maintenance work
The court also restrained Go Air and the resolution professional appointed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) from moving, removing, or replacing any part of the aircraft without prior permission from the lessors
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 04:29 PM IST
Delhi HC scraps DDA’s plan to convert natural playgrounds into artificial turfs
The court said that DDA’s proposed plan would result in the destruction of a significant part of the open and naturally green area of the complex
Updated on Jul 04, 2023 12:48 PM IST
No bar for convict to seek furlough when appeal pending in HC, SC: Delhi HC
The high court noted that since the period of sentence is not suspended during a furlough, it does not overreach the jurisdiction of the appellate court
Updated on Jul 03, 2023 11:51 PM IST
Manish Sisodia doesn’t satisfy triple test, says Delhi HC; rejects his bail plea
The Delhi high court has already rejected Manish Sisodia’s bail application in the CBI’s excise case on the ground that the allegations against him are serious
Updated on Jul 03, 2023 04:19 PM IST
Delhi HC dismisses PIL for scientific tests on complainant to control fake cases
The petitioner had said similar directions be made in respect of an accused and his or her statement be recorded in the charge sheet
Updated on Jul 03, 2023 11:30 AM IST
Delhi HC dismisses PIL challenging RBI’s decision to withdraw ₹2,000 notes
The petitioner had contended in his plea that the RBI has no power to withdraw 2,000-rupee currency notes from circulation and only the Centre could have taken a decision in this regard
Updated on Jul 03, 2023 11:15 AM IST
More difficult for a woman to be a judge: Retd justice Mukta Gupta
Justice Gupta noted that with more women joining the legal profession, there is a likelihood that the number of women judges will increase
Updated on Jul 02, 2023 12:17 AM IST
Karnataka HC junks Twitter’s plea on takedowns
The Union government's blocking orders are ‘reasoned decisions,’ the court observed, and fined the company Ts 50 lakh for ‘failing to act on time.’
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 11:51 PM IST
Richa Banka, New Delhi
Lawyers cannot be charged property tax for reading office file at home: Delhi HC
A bench of justices Najmi Waziri and Sudhir Jain said the MPD doesn’t allow MCD to charge tax on the professional activity carried out from a residential building
Updated on Jun 29, 2023 01:18 PM IST
HC refuses urgent listing of plea for Adipurush ban for hurting Hindu sentiments
Hindu Sena filed the plea on Friday saying the film should not be certified for public exhibition as it has hurt Hindu sentiments by allegedly mocking the epic Ramayan, Lord Ram, and the Indian culture
Updated on Jun 21, 2023 12:07 PM IST
Plant 10k trees across Delhi from ₹70 lakh deposited by defaulting litigants: HC
The high court judge observed that trees would incessantly and silently provide multiple benefits to the city and generations of its residents for as long as they are alive
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 01:27 PM IST
High court sets aside tree pruning guidelines issued by Delhi govt
The court’s decision follows a petition filed by a doctor, who said 800 trees in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar had been pruned without following proper procedure.
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 04:33 AM IST
Permissible to change surname over caste prejudices: Delhi HC
Delhi high court has ruled that individuals have the right to change their surname in order to avoid being identified with a particular caste that could cause prejudice. The ruling came after two brothers challenged a letter from the Central Board of Secondary Education refusing to change their surnames in their class 10 and 12 marksheets. They claimed their father had changed his name from Lakshman Mochi to Lakshman Nayak due to prejudice, but that CBSE was refusing to allow the change in their certificates by contending that the change in surname would entail a change in their caste.
Updated on Jun 13, 2023 12:01 AM IST