Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Directs Muslim Man Accused Of Forced Religious Conversion To Delete Social Media Posts Of Woman Within 48 Hours
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed a Muslim man, accused of forcefully converting a woman to Islam, to delete all his social media posts regarding woman within 48 hours, including images and comments.Justice Prathiba M Singh personally interacted with the woman in chambers who told court that the man had posted her videos on various social media platforms. The court was hearing a...
Advocates Appearing On Criminal Side Can’t Claim A Right To Own Arms License: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that the lawyers appearing on the criminal side for an accused or the prosecution cannot claim a right to own an arms license as it could result in issuance of such licenses indiscriminately.“An application by an advocate merely based on the ground of appearance on behalf of the accused persons, in the opinion of this Court, would not be sufficient to grant...
PIL In Delhi High Court Challenges RBI's Decision To Withdraw All Rs 2,000 Currency Notes From Circulation
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the Reserve Bank of India's recent decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation. Besides arguing that the RBI has no independent power under the Reserve Bank of India Act to take such decision, the PIL also contends that the decision of withdrawal of the banknote only after 4-5 years of...
Liquor Policy: Manish Sisodia Withdraws Applications Seeking Interim Bail From Delhi High Court In CBI, ED Cases
Former Delhi Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday withdrew the applications seeking interim bail in the cases alleging corruption and money laundering in implementation of previous liquor policy in national capital. The request for withdrawal was made before the Delhi High Court. "Since the order on the main bail application [in the CBI Case] has been reserved and the fact that...
‘I Am A Free Speech Absolutist, Did Not Comment On Justice Muralidhar’: Anand Ranganathan To Delhi High Court In Contempt Case
Appearing in person before the Delhi High Court in a suo motu criminal contempt case, author Anand Ranganathan on Wednesday called himself a “free speech absolutist” and said that he did not comment or post any tweet on Justice S Muralidhar. A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh was hearing a suo motu criminal contempt case initiated by the court in 2018....
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Congress Student Leader Lokesh Chugh's Plea Against DU's Delay In Accepting His PhD Thesis
PhD Scholar and National Secretary of NSUI Lokesh Chugh has moved the Delhi High Court against the “inaction and delay” of the Delhi University in accepting his thesis despite quashing of the varsity’s decision to debar him from taking examination for a year over his alleged involvement in screening of BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav,...
BREAKING - Delhi High Court Rejects Former IPS Officer Satish Chandra Verma's Plea Against Dismissal Order
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the order of the Union Government dismissing Gujarat IPS Officer Satish Chandra Verma, who probed Ishrat Jahan encounter case, one month before his retirement. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva dismissed the pleas moved by Verma against his termination."In view of the above, we find no merit in...
Delhi High Court Stays Rule Permitting Pruning Of Tree Branches Of Girth Size Upto 15.7cms Without Reference To Tree Officer
Observing that it would be “creeping legalised genocide of trees”, the Delhi High Court recently stayed a clause which permits regular pruning of tree branches of girth size upto 15.7cms without reference to the Tree Officer. “Therefore, to ensure that there is no felling of trees for the asking or of chopping of large branches of trees at will to reduce them to a mere pole-like entity...
Satyajit Ray First Owner Of Copyright In ‘Nayak’ Movie, Right To Novelize Screenplay Vested In Him: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that late director Satyajit Ray is the first owner of copyright in 1966 Bengali film 'Nayak' and the right to novelize its screenplay is also vested in him.Justice C Hari Shankar was hearing a suit moved by RDB and Co. HUF, whose 'Karta' R.D. Bansal had commissioned Ray to write and direct the film, seeking to restrain publishing house Harpercollins...
Rejection Of Application Under SVLDR Scheme Without A Hearing Is Violative Of Principles Of Natural Justice: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that the summary rejection of the application under the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 (SVLDR Scheme) without affording the opportunity to be heard would violate the principles of natural justice.The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan has observed that in terms of the SVLDR Scheme, the petitioner would be entitled to...
‘Don’t Pose A Flight Risk Owing To Their Professional Standing’: Delhi High Court Permits Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy To Travel Abroad
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday permitted journalists Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy to travel abroad from July 25 to August 15, observing that they don’t pose a flight risk owing to their professional standing.“Owing to the professional standing of the petitioners [Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy] and their ties to India, they don’t pose a flight risk. The petitioners are permitted to...
Liberal Rules For Filing PIL But ‘Busybodies’ With Oblique Interest Can’t Be Allowed To Waste Precious Judicial Time: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that while there are liberal rules regarding the locus to file a public interest litigation but it must be ensured that “busybodies, wayfarers or officious interveners” with oblique interests are not allowed to waste precious judicial time. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad made the observation while...