Articles by Shruti Kakkar
Issued order to pay sacked DARC fellows: Finance dept tells Delhi HC
Delhi govt's services department told the high court that it issued orders for payment of stipends to sacked DARC fellows from June 1 to August 9, 2023.
Updated on Nov 11, 2023 06:14 AM IST
Delhi HC issues notice over plea seeking to make Rapido app disabled friendly
Illustratively, on the iOS platform, the option to cancel a ride is inaccessible, there are several unlabelled buttons, the plea said
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 06:07 PM IST
Notify Ridge as forest land for face contempt: HC tells Delhi chief secy
The court made the remarks while considering pleas raising the issues of the creation of an alternative forest in Delhi, the well-being of the Ridge
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 05:36 AM IST
Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging Chhath Puja ban in national capital
The Delhi government told the court that the ban was imposed due to water pollution caused on the banks of Yamuna during Chhath Puja
Published on Nov 08, 2023 02:12 PM IST
Delhi HC rejects medical negligence claim in plea against cardiologist
The Delhi high court has observed that a professional can be held liable only when they are not possessed with requisite skills which they profess to have possessed
Published on Nov 07, 2023 01:28 PM IST
‘Superficial exercise’: Delhi HC rebukes forest dept for permitting tree felling
The Delhi HC was hearing a contempt plea that alleged the tree officer was not passing reasoned orders, also known as speaking orders, on requests to cut trees
Published on Nov 06, 2023 01:59 PM IST
HTLS | ‘Supreme Court is the final court of appeal’, says CJI DY Chandrachud
The American SC entertains about 5,000 to 8,000 cases a year and their nine SC judges decide about 80 to 100 cases in a year, CJI Chandrachud said
Updated on Nov 04, 2023 06:53 PM IST
Delhi HC blames forest dept for mess that Capital is in because of pollution
The Delhi high court was considering a contempt plea over the permission granted for felling trees without specifying reasons
Published on Nov 03, 2023 03:14 PM IST
HC cancels Kendriya Vidyalaya’s teacher recruitment ad over disability quota
The court said that PwDs were not claiming any charity, but their rights, which are guaranteed under the Reservation of Persons with Disability Act (RPwD Act)
Published on Nov 01, 2023 06:00 PM IST
HC seeks Air India’s response to plea of man accused of urinating on woman
Shankar Mishra, who lost his job after the urination was reported, was arrested from Bengaluru in January two months after the incident
Published on Nov 01, 2023 08:32 AM IST
Can’t regulate political alliances: EC to HC on plea against INDIA
The plea argued that by calling themselves INDIA, the 26 Opposition parties “want to take undue advantage of the name of our country for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year”
Updated on Oct 31, 2023 06:34 AM IST
Can’t regulate political alliances, says ECI on plea to bar use of INDIA acronym
The Supreme Court on August 11 declined to entertain a similar petition, saying it was filed for publicity
Published on Oct 30, 2023 03:50 PM IST
Delhi HC rejects wife’s plea seeking enhanced alimony after separation
The court, while deciding the quantum, took note of the couple marrying in a five-star hotel on December 6, 2019, going to Maldives for their honeymoon, the husband’s bank statements and concluded that both belonged to a higher middle-class society
Published on Oct 28, 2023 03:36 PM IST
Delhi HC declines to interfere with police order revoking permission for public meeting
The petition challenged an October 16 order by DCP central district that revoked permission previously granted for the public meeting on October 29
Published on Oct 25, 2023 09:04 PM IST
MP Mahua Moitra’s lawyer opts out of defamation case
A case involving allegations of parliamentary impropriety and corruption in India took a bizarre turn as it became a battle over a pet dog. Lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai claimed that a lawyer representing Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra offered him the return of his dog in exchange for withdrawing his complaint against Moitra. The court questioned the lawyer's eligibility to represent Moitra and he subsequently withdrew from the case. The case will be heard again on October 31. The focus on the dog, named Henry, overshadowed the serious allegations made against Moitra.
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 06:04 AM IST
Delhi HC dismisses Sanjay’s Singh plea against arrest by ED in excise policy case
Refusing to interfere, justice Swarana Kanta of the Delhi high court Sharma said that the ED is the premier investigating agency and the court would desist from insinuating or imputing any political motives to it
Published on Oct 20, 2023 05:39 PM IST
Section 50 of PMLA does not give ED power to arrest: HC
The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) power to issue summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) does not include the power to arrest a person, the Delhi high court has said.
Updated on Oct 20, 2023 08:00 AM IST
Shruti Kakkar, New Delhi
Delhi HC reserves order on AAP MP plea over arrest, remand by ED
Delhi HC reserves order on AAP MP Sanjay Singh's petition challenging his arrest and remand by ED in money laundering case related to Delhi excise policy.
Updated on Oct 20, 2023 07:14 AM IST
TMC MP Moitra files defamation suit against BJP MP, SC advocate
Dubey claimed that Dehadrai had “shared irrefutable evidence of bribes exchanged” between her and Hiranandani
Updated on Oct 18, 2023 07:02 AM IST
HC sets aside order to evict Raghav Chadha from official house
On Tuesday, the HC restored Chadha’s suit seeking permanent injunction against eviction, and directed the AAP MP to approach the city court within three days with his application for interim relief
Updated on Oct 18, 2023 05:26 AM IST
Delhi HC allows Raghav Chadha’s plea against trial court order on bungalow eviction
Chadha’s counsel had submitted before the high court that the MP has been served with a notice and eviction proceedings are going on
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 03:44 PM IST
Can’t bar visually impaired from principal post, Delhi HC to Kendriya Vidyalayas
The court said that an advertisement issued by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in August 2018 for the posts of principal distinguished persons with disabilities and had the effect of excluding them from the race of recruitment
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 07:44 PM IST
Why restrict single women from surrogacy, Delhi HC asks Centre
The Delhi high court directed the union ministry of health and family welfare to file a response in the plea of a woman who challenged the policy of barring unmarried women from undergoing surrogacy
Published on Oct 16, 2023 06:38 PM IST
Delhi high court allows CPR’s request to use 25% fixed deposits to pay salaries
The Delhi high court will hear CPR’s plea challenging the suspension of its FCRA licence on January 11, 2024. The licence was suspended in by MHA in February this year
Published on Oct 16, 2023 02:01 PM IST
Proposal on conjugal visits in jail sent to Centre: Delhi govt to HC
The bench was hearing a public interest litigation by an advocate seeking directions to make conjugal visits a fundamental right
Published on Oct 14, 2023 10:20 PM IST
Singh sent to custody till Oct 27, moves HC
Delhi court sends AAP MP Sanjay Singh to judicial custody till October 27 in money laundering case. Singh moves Delhi high court to challenge arrest by ED.
Updated on Oct 14, 2023 05:44 AM IST
HC rejects NewsClick founder’s plea against arrest under UAPA
The Delhi High Court upheld the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty under India's anti-terror law. The court stated that the arrest was in accordance with the law and that the grounds of arrest were conveyed to the individuals. The two men were arrested on 3 October by Delhi police after raids and questioning of several individuals. The court also ruled that the top court's verdict in a similar case cannot be applied in this case. NewsClick has denied all charges.
Updated on Oct 14, 2023 05:06 AM IST
Delhi rape case: HC dismisses pre-arrest bail plea of WCD official’s kids
WCD official Premoday Khakha has been accused of raping a minor girl in his care multiple times at his residence in Burari while his son and daughter have been accused of abetting the alleged crime
Published on Oct 13, 2023 08:30 PM IST
‘Dismissed’: Delhi HC rejects petitions by Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha
Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty argued that their arrest and remand cannot be sustained as the grounds of arrest were not supplied to them at the time of arrest
Updated on Oct 13, 2023 02:14 PM IST
Death penalty to Batla convict cut to life term by Delhi high court
The court said there was nothing on record to attribute the shot responsible for Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma’s death to a particular accused
Updated on Oct 13, 2023 12:28 AM IST