Delhi High Court: News
26 Mar 2018
HaryanaSC to hear DJB-plea accusing Haryana of supplying less water
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the plea of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) alleging that Haryana was supplying 120 cusecs less water to Delhi out of the 450 cusecs of water it was supposed to supply.
24 Mar 2018
IndiaHuman trafficking is greatest human tragedy: CJI Dipak Misra
Terming human trafficking as "the greatest human tragedy", the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra said that the menace was on the rise and people involved in it considered human beings as a commodity.
23 Mar 2018
DelhiOffice-of-profit case: Delhi HC restores membership of 20 AAP MLAs
In a big relief for AAP, Delhi HC today restored membership of its 20 disqualified MLAs. It referred the case back to the Election Commission (EC).
19 Mar 2018
Sonia GandhiNational Herald scam: Young Indian asked to deposit Rs. 10cr
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Young Indian Pvt Ltd, in which Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi are major stakeholders, to deposit Rs. 10cr in the Rs. 249.15cr income tax proceedings against it.
18 Mar 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPolitical parties get relief from scrutiny of foreign funding
The Lok Sabha has recently passed a bill that will exempt political parties from scrutiny of funds they have received from abroad since 1976.
16 Mar 2018
DelhiOver 120 SpiceJet, IndiGo flights to ply from Delhi T2
Ending a four-month battle with Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), IndiGo and SpiceJet have agreed to shift their flight operations partially to Delhi Airport's revamped T2 (Terminal-2) from March 25.
15 Mar 2018
AIADMKDhinakaran floats party named after Jayalalithaa; smiling Amma on party-flag
Rebel AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Thursday introduced a new party, the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), named after the late TN CM J Jayalalithaa.
14 Mar 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaThere are only 73 women judges in Indian High Courts
The Law Ministry informed the Lok Sabha that the 24 High Courts present across the country have only 73 women judges while their male counterparts are 600 in number.
12 Mar 2018
DelhiChief Secretary assault case: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan granted bail
The Delhi HC granted bail to the AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash's assault case.
12 Mar 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi Chief Secy assault case: AAP MLA Amanatullah granted bail
The Delhi High Court granted bail to AAP's Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash assault case; he was arrested on 21 February.
09 Mar 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Delhi HC grants Karti Chidambaram temporary relief from arrest
In some relief for Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram and an accused in the INX money-laundering case, the Delhi HC has refrained the ED from arresting him till March 20.
09 Mar 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Delhi CS Assault Case: AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal granted bail
The Delhi HC has granted bail to AAP's Deoli MLA Prakash Jarwal, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash during a meeting at CM Arvind Kejriwal's residence.
07 Mar 2018
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Delhi HC seeks ED's reply on Nirav Modi firm's plea
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Enforcement Directorate on a plea by Nirav Modi's firm Firestar Diamond against a money laundering case lodged by the agency in connection with the over Rs. 11,000cr Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.
04 Mar 2018
IndiaPresident, VP's vehicles to soon have number plates: Delhi HC
The vehicles of India's top constitutional authorities - the President, Vice President, Governors and L-Gs, will soon have to display their registration numbers.
03 Mar 2018
JammuFormer J&K CM Omar Abdullah seeks divorce to get re-married
The Delhi HC sought the response of Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah, on his plea seeking divorce on the ground that their marriage has broken down irretrievably and he wants to get re-married.
28 Feb 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)NEET 2018: Delhi HC puts CBSE's eligibility criteria on hold
After the SC refused to interfere in age limits for the NEET fixed by CBSE, the Delhi HC has put on hold a notification on eligibility norms issued by the education board.
22 Feb 2018
DelhiSchools can sell books/uniforms in premises, but with conditions: HC
Quashing a circular by the CBSE, the Delhi HC has allowed schools affiliated to the board to sell books, both of NCERT and other publishers, as well as uniforms and stationary at shops in the premises.
14 Feb 2018
DelhiAAP completes three years in office: How did they fare?
It has been three years since Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stormed to power in Delhi with a brute majority, winning 67 of 70 Assembly seats.
12 Feb 2018
DelhiDelhi HC sentences man to life imprisonment for stabbing wife
The Delhi High Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for brutally stabbing his wife to death 21 times with a peeler knife six years ago.
09 Feb 2018
Fortis HospitalMalvinder and brother Shivinder Singh, Fortis founder-directors, quit
Billionaire Malvinder Mohan Singh and brother Shivinder Mohan Singh, founder-directors of Fortis Healthcare, have stepped down from their positions amid ongoing legal cases against them.
05 Feb 2018
DelhiDelhi court bans 'modified' cycle rickshaws, calls them a 'menace'
Calling Delhi's cycle rickshaws a 'menace' to public safety, a city court has recently directed the police to ensure a complete ban on these 'jugaad' vehicles fitted with modified scooter engines, from February 17.
03 Feb 2018
IndiaDelhi HC to AAP: "For Heaven's sake, do your duty"
AAP's whining, that it isn't getting support from other authorities, has now exasperated the Delhi HC.
01 Feb 2018
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Delhi HC asks government to examine Rs. 50, Rs. 200-notes
The Delhi High Court asked both the RBI and the Centre to review the newly released Rs. 50 and Rs. 200 notes.
31 Jan 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: NDMC demolishes illegal portion part of Rohini ashram
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation(NDMC) conducted a demolition drive in self-styled godman Baba Virendra Dev Dixit's ashram in Vijay Vihar near Rohini.
28 Jan 2018
Indian ArmyA permanent tattoo can cost you your job with IAF
The Delhi High Court has upheld the Air Force's decision to sack an employee for having a permanent tattoo on the external side of the forearm.
22 Jan 2018
DelhiDelhi markets to remain shut tomorrow to protest sealing drive
To protest the sealing drive by the city municipal corporation in South Delhi on the directions of the Supreme Court-appointed Monitoring Committee, all markets and shopping complexes across the city will remain shut on Tuesday.
22 Jan 2018
DelhiArvind Kejriwal: EC is acting like BJP's political stooge
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal attacked the Centre's BJP-led NDA government for harassing his government. This was in reaction to President Ram Nath Kovind ordering the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs based on the Election Commission's (EC) recommendation.
21 Jan 2018
DelhiFive-year jail to man for touching minor inappropriately
Setting an example, the Delhi HC has clamped down on cases of sexual assault considered "minor" and awarded five years' jail to a man for inappropriately touching a nine-year-old girl.
19 Jan 2018
IndiaSupreme Court upholds Mahmood Farooqui's acquittal in rape case
The SC today validated the Delhi High Court acquittal of Mahmood Farooqui by rejecting the plea of the 30-year-old US researcher who accused the 'Peepli Live' director of raping her.
08 Jan 2018
DelhiSC reconsiders Section 377: Hope for LGBT community this time
The controversial Section 377 that criminalizes homosexuality has once again reached the SC, where a three-judge bench agreed to review its 2013 decision upholding the law.
04 Jan 2018
IndiaVijay Mallya declared 'proclaimed offender' in Kingfisher promotion case
A Delhi court has declared liquor baron Vijay Mallya a proclaimed offender for violation of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) norms.
04 Jan 2018
DelhiJigisha murder: Death sentence of convicts reduced to life imprisonment
The Delhi HC has commuted the death sentence awarded to two convicts in the Jigisha Ghosh murder to life imprisonment.
30 Dec 2017
MumbaiOnly 400 of Delhi's 5,000 restaurants follow fire safety norms
Following the Mumbai pub fire in Kamala Mills complex which killed 14 people, The Times of India reported that only 400 of Delhi's odd 5,000 restaurants have the requisite fire safety clearance.
26 Dec 2017
IndiaAll about McDonald's and Vikram Bakshi conflict
McDonald's fans in North or East India are in for some sad news.
21 Dec 2017
Delhi PoliceOver 100 women, some intoxicated, found 'trapped' in Delhi ashram
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction seems to have unravelled similar garbs of 'spirituality' worn by other 'godmen'.
17 Dec 2017
DelhiPoliticians turn Nirbhaya's commemoration event into blame-game
The pain of losing one's daughter to brutal gang-rape has to be severe enough by itself. But when others turn it into an opportunity to play politics, it's bound to be intensified.
16 Dec 2017
DelhiFive years since Nirbhaya gang-rape, her family still awaits justice
Today marks five years of the gruesome gang-rape of Nirbhaya, an incident that triggered country-wide protests forcing the government to formulate new laws on crimes against women.
15 Dec 2017
Delhi PoliceBomb threat in Delhi's Khan Market, police on alert
Delhi Police rushed sniffer dogs and personnel to the capital's Khan Market area early this morning after receiving a bomb threat.
