Delhi High Court
Hold Stakeholder Consultation On Draft Advocates Protection Bill: High Court To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi Government to hold stakeholder consultation on the draft Delhi Advocates (Protection) Bill, 2023 which seeks to provide safety and security to lawyers from incidents of assaults, killings, intimidation and threats.Advocate KC Mittal appearing for the Bar Council of Delhi told Justice Prathiba M Singh that the first draft of the bill has...
Daughter In Law Has No Indefeasible Right In Shared Household, In-Laws Cannot Be Excluded: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a daughter in law does not have an indefeasible right in a “shared household” and that the in-laws cannot be excluded from the same.“Thus, the concept of ‘shared household’ clearly provides that the right of the daughter-in-law in a shared household is not an indefeasible right and cannot be to the exclusion of the in-laws,” Justice Prathiba M...
Justice Prathiba M Singh Of Delhi High Court Recuses From Hearing Pleas By Lessors To Deregister Aircrafts On Lease With Go First
Delhi High Court judge Justice Prathiba M Singh on Thursday recused from hearing a batch of pleas moved by various lessors to de-register their aircrafts currently on lease with the crisis-hit airline Go First.Justice Singh ordered that the pleas be listed for hearing before another bench tomorrow, subject to the orders of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma. The lessors are Pembroke...
Constitute Selection Committee For Choosing Karate Players To Represent India In Upcoming Asian Games: Delhi High Court To Sports Authority Of India
Considering the absence of a recognized National Federation in the field of Karate, the Delhi High Court has directed the Director General of Sports Authority Of India (SAI) to constitute a Selection Committee consisting of players and a senior SAI coach to select a competent team to represent India in the sport of Karate in the upcoming Asian Games.In the order dated May 18, Justice Tushar...
Delhi High Court Organises Awareness Workshop On Online Child Sexual Abuse, Launches ‘Cyber Awareness Interactive Videos’
The Delhi High Court on Thursday conducted an awareness workshop on “online child sexual exploitation and abuse” and launched various “cyber awareness interactive videos” for children, in collaboration with the Delhi police. The Chief Guest at the event was Supreme Court judge, Justice PS Narasimha. Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, other judges of the Delhi High Court and...
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...