Top Law News Hawkers cannot be allowed to choke streets: Court December 29, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has ruled that a Supreme Court-appointed committee was not empowered to stay the order of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on eviction of squatters and upheld the civic agency’s power to maintain streets and keep it free for movement. “Hawkers cannot be allowed to choke the streets leaving hardly any […] Read more » choke street Delhi High Court Hawkers Hawkers cannot be allowed to choke streets Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Media & Entertainment News Late ex-army man’s widow seeks stay on release of film December 27, 2011 / December 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The widow of a late former Indian Army man has approached the Delhi High Court seeking direction to stay the release of film “Zilla Ghaziabad”, starring Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi, alleging that its story wrongly portrayed her husband as a criminal. Krishna Devi, in her petition Friday, alleged that the upcoming film was based […] Read more » Delhi High Court Zilla Ghaziabad
Top Law News Court issues notice, Is CIC empowered to prosecute for perjury? December 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Department of Personnel Training (DOPT) on a plea seeking its direction on whether the Central Information Commission (CIC) was legally empowered to prosecute an entity or a person for the offence of perjury if false documents are filed before the commission. A Delhi-based lawyer, Shanmuga Patro […] Read more » Delhi High Court Department of Personnel Training Justice V.K. Shali
High Profile Cases Residents drag wakf board to court over prayers December 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Residents of south Delhi’s Jangpura area Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the Delhi Wakf Board and a charitable society failed to comply with the court’s earlier order which allowed only 10 devotees to offer prayer at the site of a mosque razed by the Delhi Development Authority in January. The board and Noor […] Read more » advocate R.K. Saini Delhi High Court Jungpura Residents Welfare Association Justice Vipin Sanghi
Top Law News Court refuses to stay toddlers’ admission in Delhi schools December 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to suspend the admission process for pre-school class in city schools, scheduled to start Jan 2 next year. Hearing a plea challenging the Delhi government’s guidelines on admissions by schools, the court said it would decide the issue Jan 6. NGO Social Jurist had moved court against the order […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice R.S. Endlaw toddlers' admission in Delhi schools
High Profile Cases Why not asylum to Pak Hindus, court asks govt December 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court Wednesday sought the government’s response on a petition seeking grant of asylum to 151 Hindus from Pakistan who are facing deportation following expiry of their pilgrimage visas. A bench of Acting chief justice AK Sikri and justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw issued notices to the external affairs ministry and the home ministry […] Read more » Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Why not asylum to Pak Hindus
Top Law News Court moved to lift ban on Jamia Millia students’ union poll December 21, 2011 / December 21, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former student of Jamia Millia Islamia Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a 2006 decision of the central university to ban elections to the students union. Petitioner Ikrar Khan alleged that it was unreasonable on the part of the university to ban the election from March 2006. He said that the […] Read more » Delhi High Court Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia students' union poll
High Profile Cases Sidharth Behura’s bail plea dismissed by Delhi High Court December 16, 2011 / December 16, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice V K Shali had reserved the order on the bail plea of Behura on December 1. Only Behura and former telecom minister A Raja, who were arrested on February 2, are left […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice V.K. Shali Sidharth Behura
High Profile Cases Cash-for-votes: Summons for SP MP set aside December 15, 2011 / December 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday set aside a trial court’s summons to Samajwadi Party MP Rewati Raman Singh in the 2008 cash-for-votes scandal in parliament. The trial court had asked the Lok Sabha member to appear before it Nov 3. But allowing Singh’s plea to quash the trial court order, Justice Suresh Kait said: “Petition […] Read more » cash-for-votes Delhi High Court Justice Suresh Kait Samajwadi Party MP Rewati Raman Singh
Top Law News Notice to government on plea to shield CBI against influence December 15, 2011 / December 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the central government on a plea seeking insulation of the probe agency from political influence. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw sought the respondents’ reply within four […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Environment Law News Hygiene in Delhi: Court notice to civic agencies December 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Expressing anguish over the civic agencies’ failure in hygienic upkeep in the national capital, the Delhi High Court Wednesday asked for explanations from government departments and officials on a petition that pointed out poor state of public toilets, infrastructure and facilities in health and educational institutions. NGO Nyaya Bhoomi filed before the high court a […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Court notice to civic agencies Delhi High Court Hygiene in Delhi Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Notice to government on plea against Aligarh varsity head December 14, 2011 / December 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the central government on a plea alleging non-enforcement of the government’s order restraining Aligarh Muslim university Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis from taking policy decisions after a CBI inquiry was ordered against him for alleged financial lapses. Issuing notices to the human resource development ministry, the Central […] Read more » Aligarh Muslim university Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta