Removed Posts Misidentifying Student Activist During CJP Protest: Sudhir Chaudhary Tells Delhi High Court In Defamation Suit

Journalist Sudhir Chaudhary told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that he has removed his social media posts “misidentifying” a student activist who allegedly made statements to the effect of destroying the Parliament and threatening to turn India into Nepal, during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in June.The statement was made by Senior Advocate Dayan Krishnan appearing for the journalist before Justice Tushar Rao Gedela. The Court was hearing a defamation suit filed by the student...

Delhi High Court Permits Accused To Travel Abroad For Son's Wedding, Directs ₹2 Lakh Furniture Donation For Delayed Passport Surrender

The Delhi High Court has permitted a 64-year-old woman, accused in a 2021 abetment of suicide case, to temporarily take back her passport to travel to the United States for her son's engagement and court marriage.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav however directed the woman to provide furniture or other essential items worth Rs. 2 lakh to a government school in the city, as part of community service for her delayed compliance with the bail condition to surrender passport. The Court observed that...

Delhi High Court Finds Someone Added 'Interim Stay' Para To Its Order, Calls For Investigation

The Delhi High Court has flagged an apparent fabrication of one of its orders, observing that an unknown person seemed to have added the words “interim stay granted” in it.Justice Purushaindra Kumarav was hearing a plea filed by one Meena Devi and another individual, alleging police inaction on their complaint concerning alleged fraud and forgery in an attempt to grab their property in city's Khera Khurd area.During the proceedings, the petitioners' counsel drew the Court's attention to an order...

Asian Games | Decision To Exclude Athlete Taken By Authorities & Experts, Courts Can't Interfere: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that courts cannot interfere with a decision to exclude an athlete from participation in a particular category which has been objectively taken by the authorities and subject experts.Justice Amit Mahajan made the observation while dismissing a plea filed by an athlete- Muskan Rathi, challenging the decision to not conduct selection trials in the women's +87...

[NEET-UG NRI Quota] Guardianship Certificate Prima Facie Not Required For Candidates Above 18: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has prima facie held that the requirement of producing a legal guardianship certificate under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, for NEET-UG candidates seeking admission under the NRI quota does not apply to candidates who have already attained the age of 18 years.Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that the Guardians and Wards Act deals with minors and persons taking care...

PMLA | Delhi High Court To Examine Whether Pension, Other Retiral Benefits Can Constitute 'Proceeds Of Crime'

The Delhi High Court is set to examine a plea raising the question whether pension, gratuity, provident fund, leave encashment and fixed deposits created from statutory retiral dues can be treated as “proceeds of crime” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the absence of a direct nexus with criminal activity relating to a scheduled offence.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma...

Malviya Nagar Fire: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Hotel Owner On Medical Grounds

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail to Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of the hotel building in Malviya Nagar where a devastating fire killed 21 people in June.Justice Sachin Datta granted interim bail to Bajaj on medical grounds for four weeks so as to enable him to recuperate and recover adequately."....having regard to the nature of the surgery undergone by the applicant and the...

Complainant Can't Force Unwilling Accused To Undergo Narco Test: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a complainant cannot seek to compel an accused who has expressly refused consent to undergo a Narco Analysis Test. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that consent is a personal and non-derogable safeguard available to the subject of the test.“If, therefore, even an accused person cannot claim an indefeasible right to undergo the test on an...

'Wild Witch Hunt': Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Justice Yashwant Varma Cash Row

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking registration of FIR and investigation by CBI or SIT into the alleged unaccounted cash-at-home discovery during a fire incident at former Justice Yashwant Varma's residence.Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the petition filed by advocate Ghanshyam Dayalu Upadhyay, calling it a “wild witch hunt.”“I'm not entertaining this. This is a...

Delhi High Court Declines CBI Probe Into Lawyers' Assault During Protest Against BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra

The Court observed that the Delhi Police cannot be presumed to be biased just because Mishra was a ruling party MP.

Delhi High Court Notifies New Rules For Senior Advocates Designation, Fresh Process To Be Initiated At Least Once A Year

The Delhi High Court has notified new rules laying down a revised framework for the designation of Senior Advocates.The High Court of Delhi Designation of Senior Advocate Rules, 2026, notified on September 03, have been framed under Section 7 of the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 and Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961. They replace the Rules notified by the High Court in March 2024.Under...

Actor Manoj Bajpayee Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Protection Of Personality Rights

Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee moved the Delhi High Court on Monday seeking protection of his personality rights.The matter was heard briefly by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav. Senior Advocate Swathi Sukumar appeared for the actor. On the aspect of jurisdiction, the Court orally asked Sukumar as to why the actor has approached Delhi High Court when he is mainly based in Mumbai....