Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court To Form Committee To Monitor Illegal Activities And Deficiencies In Chandni Chowk Area
The Delhi High Court today said that it will form an Oversight Committee to monitor and remove the deficiencies and illegal activities in city's Chandni Chowk and surrounding areas.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia orally observed,"...authorities are also not moving as they ought to...as we had proposed earlier, we'll form a Committee...what we propose...
High Court Asks Delhi Govt To Bridge Digital Gap In Access To Online Welfare Schemes
The Delhi High Court today asked the Delhi government to take steps for enhanced accessibility of online government facilities, such as registration for housing welfare schemes, so as to ensure that services can be easily availed by persons not adept with technology, senior citizens, persons of disadvantaged groups, etc.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia...
'Not Maintainable': Delhi High Court Rejects Jailed MP Engineer Rashid's Appeal Against Order Framing Charges In UAPA Case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 28) dismissed an appeal preferred by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid challenging an order framing charges against him in a UAPA case, stating that it is an interlocutory order against which appeal is not maintainable. In doing so, the court referred to a coordinate bench's decision in December 2025 which had held that a charge order cannot...
Tata Power Moves Delhi High Court Against DERC Rules Forcing DISCOMs To Finance Govt Works Without Interest
The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition filed by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. challenging Delhi government's recent amendments to the Delhi Electricity Commission Regulations inasmuch as it compels distribution companies to finance Government infrastructure works, without allowing recovery of interest, time value of money, or compensatory interest for delayed...
Delhi High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Rani Kapur's Plea Against Priya Kapur, Karisma Kapoor's Children Over 'Fraudulent' Family Trust
The Delhi High Court will hear on Thursday (January 29), a suit moved by late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's mother, Rani Kapur against her daughter-in-law Priya Kapur and actress Karisma Kapoor's children alleging that they orchestrated a “fraudulent family trust” to unlawfully strip her of her entire estate.The matter was listed on Wednesday (January 28) before Justice Vikas Mahajan,...
Delhi High Court Flags Need For Emergency Healthcare Facilities In District Courts, Directs Petitioner To Administrative Side
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 28) disposed of a PIL seeking adequate medical facilities in city's District Court Complexes, to provide emergency healthcare to stakeholders including lawyers, litigants and security personnel.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia emphasized on the importance of issue raised and asked the Petitioner to approach the...
'Very Stressing': Delhi High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Alleged Drug Syndicate In Okhla Industrial Area
"This is very stressing", the Delhi High Court orally remarked today while taking suo moto cognizance of alleged drug syndicate running in city's Okhla Industrial area.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia has appointed an amicus curiae to visit the area and conduct an inquiry, following which Police action will be ordered.The development comes while the Court...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Bar On Adoption Of Unused Embryo By Infertile Couples
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 28) issued notice on a PIL challenging "blanket prohibition" on altruistic donation of a couple's unused frozen embryos, for adoption by another infertile couple.A division bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia orally observed that the Petitioner seeks to expand the scope of Section 28 of the Assisted Reproductive...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Congress Leader Karti Chidambaram's Plea Against Charges In Chinese Visa Scam Case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 28) issued notice on a plea filed by Congress MP Karti P Chindambaram challenging a trial court order framing charges against him in connection with the Chinese visa scam case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation. After hearing the matter for some time Justice Manoj Jain in his order dictated:"The petitioner assails order dated...
'Direct Nexus With Safety': Delhi High Court Seeks DGCA Stand On Plea To Implement Pilot Resting Norms
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 28) sought stand of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on a plea challenging its decision to keep in abeyance the regulations on Flight Duty Time Limitations, which prescribe minimum resting time for pilots and flight crew members to ensure passenger safety.The plea states that the norms are meant to strengthen "fatigue management"...
Delhi High Court To Hear In April NIA's Plea Seeking Death Penalty For Yasin Malik
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 28) granted time to National Investigation Agency to submit its rejoinder to Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik's reply in the agency's appeal seeking death penalty for Malik in a terror funding case. During the hearing, SPP Akshai Malik appearing for NIA, before a division bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja sought some time...
'Childhood Not Lived On Screens': Delhi High Court Rejects 'Stereotypical' Tender Years Doctrine, Grants Custody To Father
The Delhi High Court has held that the long-standing "Tender Years Doctrine", which presumes that custody of young children should ordinarily vest with the mother, is rooted in "highly stereotypical" premises and is "no longer apposite" to contemporary custody adjudication.Observing that "childhood is not lived on screens", a Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan...