Top Law News Plea against Insolvency code ordinance : Delhi High Court seeks Centre stand July 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the Centre’s reply on a plea challenging the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Ordinance which suspended proceedings against defaults arising on or after March 25 for six months in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel IBC Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Justice Prateek Jalan
Top Law News Delhi High Court declines to entertain plea to demolish slum near Majlis Park metro station July 21, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking demolition of a slum cluster, which has allegedly encroached upon a vacant government land behind the Majlis Park metro station in north-west Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said the land did not belong to someone […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Justice Prateek Jalan Majlis Park metro station plea to demolish slum near Majlis Park metro station
Top Law News Plea in Delhi HC against domicile reservation in NLSIU in Karnataka. July 2, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka government’s decison to impose 25 per cent domicile reservation in the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru. The matter came up for hearing on Thursday before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice […] Read more » 25 per cent domicile reservation in the National Law School of India University Chief Justice D.N. Patel domicile reservation in the National Law School of India University Justice Prateek Jalan
Top Law News Delhi High Court : AAP government taking urgent steps for cremation of COVID-19 deceased. May 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government informed the Delhi High Court on Friday that it was taking urgent steps, including extending the timings of crematoriums, to tackle the issue of cremating those who have died due to COVID-19 and the piling up of bodies at mortuaries. The Delhi government told the court that 28 such bodies were cremated […] Read more » Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi High Court Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
Top Law News Delhi High Court asks Delhi govt to file detailed reply on pleas challenging levy of 70% ‘special corona fees’ May 30, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi government to file a detailed affidavit on a batch of pleas challenging the decision to levy 70 per cent ‘special corona fees’ on the MRP of liquor of all brands in the national capital. The Delhi government had earlier filed its response to the petitions, saying that […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Justice Sangita Dhingra Seghal levy of 70% 'special corona fees'
Top Law News All benches of Delhi HC to take up urgent matters via video conferencing from Friday May 22, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has decided that from Friday all its judges will sit everyday to take up “urgent matters of all kinds” via video conferencing. The step follows the high court and the lower courts together having taken up 20,726 urgent matters during the COVID-19 related lockdown from March 24 to May 19 “As […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel high court Registrar General Manoj Jain take up "urgent matters of all kinds" via video conferencing take up urgent matters via video conferencing
High Profile Cases Providing safety and security measures in stations as sought in PIL: Railways to Delhi HC March 15, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Indian Railways on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it has put in place safety and security measures like baggage scanners, hand-held metal detectors and CCTV cameras in stations as sought in a PIL. The court granted the railways time till May 15 to file an affidavit and asked it to indicate the […] Read more » baggage scanners CCTV cameras Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi High Court hand-held metal detectors Indian Railways Justice C Hari Shankar RIGHT TO INFORMATION RTI
High Profile Cases Delhi High Court bids Farewell to Justice G.S. Sistani. March 7, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi HC on Friday bid farewell to Justice G.S. Sistani, the 2nd senior most judge, whose retirement brings down the total number of judges in the court to 33 as against the sanctioned strength of 60. The HC organised a farewell for Justice Sistani, who will retire on Mar 10, on Friday owing to the […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General Additional Solicitor General Maninder Acharya bar association Bar Council of Delhi Central Government Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi High Court Justice G.S. Sistani Madras High Court
High Profile Cases HC dismisses plea seeking voting rights for prisoners. February 13, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking voting rights for prisoners, saying the facility was provided under the law and it can be taken away by law. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said the Supreme Court has held that the right to cast vote was […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Justice C Hari Shankar PIL seeking voting rights for prisoners voting rights for prisoners
High Profile Cases Top Law News Investigation into Jamia violence at crucial stage and Centre tells Delhi HC February 5, 2020 / February 5, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Investigation into the incident of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia during the anti-citizenship law protest was at a crucial stage, the Centre told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. The submission before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar was made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta while seeking more […] Read more » CAA Chief Justice D.N. Patel Citizenship Amendment Act Jamia Millia Islamia during the anti-citizenship law protest Justice C Hari Shankar violence at Jamia Millia Islamia
High Profile Cases Free travel on cluster buses without any notification would be “bad” action: HC January 28, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday said if free travel for women was being implemented in cluster buses running in the city without a notification then such action would be “bad”. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar made it clear however that the action would not make the notification, […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Free travel on cluster buses Justice C Hari Shankar
Corporate Law News Delhi HC directs police to look into traffic restrictions on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch. January 14, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the city police to look into traffic restrictions on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, which has been closed for nearly a month due to protests against the amended Citizenship Act, while keeping in mind the larger public interest. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C […] Read more » Chief Justice D.N. Patel Delhi High Court Justice C Hari Shankar Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh traffic restrictions on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch
