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Delhi High Court Quashes Charge Orders In CBI Corruption Case, Says Trial Court Ignored Audio Evidence It Had Summoned

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order framing charges in a CBI corruption case after finding that the trial court proceeded without hearing audio recordings that it had itself summoned to examine allegations relating to demand of bribe.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the order while hearing a revision petition filed by the accused public servant challenging orders passed by a...

Driver Killed While On Duty Entitled To Compensation Unless Murder Was Personal And Targeted: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld compensation awarded to the family of a truck driver who was murdered by unknown assailants while on duty, holding that the incident amounted to an “accidental death” arising out of and during the course of employment under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri passed the ruling while dismissing appeals filed by the insurer and...

Airing Service Grievances On Social Media While In Uniform Is Serious Misconduct: Delhi High Court Upholds Removal Of Air Force Personnel

The Delhi High Court has upheld the removal of an Indian Air Force airman from service for uploading a social media video while in uniform, holding that public airing of service-related grievances by uniformed personnel amounts to serious misconduct prejudicial to military discipline.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan dismissed a writ petition filed by a...

Delhi High Court Orders Aadhaar QR Verification To Speed Up Prisoners Release, Flags Delay In Accepting Bail Bonds

The Delhi High Court has observed that delay in accepting bail bonds defeat the very purpose of bail orders, while directing all Jail Superintendents across the national capital to use Aadhaar QR code-based verification to expedite release of prisoners.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Amit Mahajan was dealing with a suo motu petition initiated over delays...

Courts Must Show Heightened Vigilance When Young Brides Die Suspiciously: Delhi High Court Denies Bail In Dowry Death Case

The Delhi High Court has observed that courts must exercise “heightened vigilance” while considering bail in cases where young brides die under suspicious circumstances within a short span of marriage.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma thus denied bail to a mother-in-law accused in a dowry death case involving a minor husband.The Court noted that both the deceased and her husband were minors at...

“Completely Impermissible”: Delhi High Court Warns Against Fresh Construction In Yamuna Floodplains Zone O

The Delhi High Court has observed that residential colonies in Delhi's Yamuna floodplain area, classified as Zone 'O', are “completely impermissible”, while noting that 91 unauthorised colonies in the area continue to enjoy temporary protection from punitive action till December 31, 2026 under the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011.A division...

Delhi High Court To Hear On Friday Plea By Abhijeet Dipke Against Blocking Of Cockroach Janta Partys X Account

The Delhi High Court will hear on Friday (May 29) plea by Abhijit Dipke, the founder of 'Cockroach Janata Party' challenging the blocking of the party's X account.The matter is listed before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav. 'Cockroach Janata Party' is a satirical social media movement which emerged in response to an oral comment made by the CJI during a hearing, where he equated...

Aggravated Penalty Given Despite Not Being Public Servant: Kuldeep Sengar Opposes Unnao Rape Conviction, Life Term Before Delhi High Court

While arguing his appeal against conviction and life sentence in the Unnao rape case, former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 26) the he is not a public servant and the survivor's age was such that it will not be covered under POCSO Act. He further submitted before the high court today, that the survivor's testimony was not of sterling qualify. The court...

Exam For Law Students Celebrating Bakrid Will Be Held After July 4: DU Tells Delhi High Court

Delhi University told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 26) that examination for those students of Faculty of Law, who are celebrating Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) on May 28, shall be rescheduled to after July 4. The submission was made by the varsity's counsel before Justice Jasmeet Singh in a student's plea challenging the varsity's decision to hold the exam on May 28, the date on which Centre...

Private Schools Permitted To Maintain Surplus Funds; Mere Surplus Doesnt Mean Profiteering: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that private unaided schools are legally permitted to maintain surplus funds and that the mere existence of a financial surplus cannot automatically be treated as “profiteering” or commercialisation. “Mere availability of surplus funds with a private, un-aided, recognised school, howsoever large, cannot be the sole basis for the DoE to infer that...

Delhi High Court Directs Police To Trace Untraceable Employers For Recovery Of Rescued Child Labourers Back Wages

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to proactively assist in tracing employers who have gone untraceable, in order to ensure recovery of back wages owed to rescued child labourers. Justice Sachin Datta observed that authorities are under a legal obligation to recover the dues payable to rescued children and ensure compliance with the statutory framework and judicial...