Top Law News Reopen temporary night shelters, High Court asks govt December 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi high court directed the government to immediately reopen 84 temporary night shelters and also ensure that all other such shelters become functional. It was irked by the closure of the temporary night shelters in the city against its orders. The order came a day after Supreme Court asked all state governments to provide night […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Reopen temporary night shelters
High Profile Cases Cash-for-votes: Amar Singh’s passport released December 13, 2011 / December 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Tuesday modified the bail conditions of Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, an accused in the 2008 cash-for-vote scandal in parliament, and ordered the release of his passport. The high court also permitted the MP to travel abroad for treatment without having to seek the trial court’s […] Read more » Amar Singh's passport released cash-for-votes Delhi High Court Justice Suresh Kait
Top Law News Court stays information panel’s order to RBI on RTI plea December 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday stayed an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Reserve Bank of India to provide information regarding credit provided to industrialists by nationalized banks to a Right to Information (RTI) applicant. Justice Vipin Sanghi also issued notice to the RTI applicant, P.P. Kapoor, seeking his reply before the […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Vipin Sanghi RBI is exempted under section 8 (1) (a) Reserve Bank of India
Top Law News Court stays republishing of article against NDTV December 9, 2011 / December 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday restricted ‘The Sunday Guardian’, a weekly newspaper, from republishing or recirculating the allegedly ‘defamatory’ article against NDTV television channel published Dec 5, 2010. A bench of Justice Manmohan Singh directed M.J. Akbar, editor of ‘The Sunday Guardian’ and others against republishing or recirculating the article which was alleged to have […] Read more » 'The Sunday Guardian' Delhi High Court Justice Manmohan Singh NDTV television channel
Top Law News Court stays information panel’s order on banks December 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order asking the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to give details of inspection reports of cooperative banks to a Right to Information (RTI) applicant. Justice Vipin Sanghi stayed the order against the rural development bank in view of a similar pending […] Read more » Delhi High Court Justice Vipin Sanghi National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Top Law News Court reserves order on plea against Hockey India ‘threats’ December 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea alleging that Hockey India (HI) was threatening players to prevent them from taking part in the World Series Hockey (WSH) tournament. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw reserved its order after conclusion of arguments by […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Indian Hockey Federation Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
High Profile Cases Why cap on SMSes, Delhi high court asks Trai, government December 8, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notices to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and the central government on a petition challenging the regulator’s imposition of a cap of 200 SMSes per day per person. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw has given two weeks […] Read more » Chief Justice AK Sikri Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
High Profile Cases Cash-for-votes: Order reserved on complaint against Amar Singh December 7, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A trial court here Wednesday reserved till Dec 12 its order on a complaint by a prosecution witness in the 2008 cash-for-votes case, alleging that accused and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh and others allegedly abducted him ahead of his deposition before a parliamentary panel. Hasmat Ali alleged he was abducted Sep 25, 2008 from […] Read more » Amar Singh cash-for-votes Delhi High Court
Top Law News Court orders Ramjas School to roll back tuition fee hike December 6, 2011 by Vikrala Seshadri | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Monday directed Ramjas School in west Delhi’s Anand Parbat area to roll back Rs.400 hike in its monthly tuition fees announced this year. Taking note of the Delhi director of education’s (DOE) submission that the financial position of the school is sound enough to do without such steep hike, Justice Hima […] Read more » Court orders Ramjas School to roll back tuition fee hike Delhi High Court Justice Hima Kohli
Top Law News Court stops defence construction on Delhi ridge December 6, 2011 / December 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Two defence agencies have been forced to stop building residential flats in the heart of the national capital with the Delhi High Court staying construction in the ecologically sensitive ridge area. A division bench consisting of acting Chief Justice AK Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw made it clear that no fresh construction would be […] Read more » Chief Justice AK Sikri Court stops defence construction on Delhi ridge Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
Top Law News Court turns down plea of 200 failed students December 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a setback to hundreds of students of the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, the Delhi High Court Friday turned down a petition of over 200 students, refusing to promote the unsuccessful students to the next session. A bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw declined to give relief to […] Read more » Chief Justice A.K. Sikri Delhi High Court Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw
High Profile Cases 2G scam case: Delhi High Court stays Chandolia’s bail December 2, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday stayed the bail granted by a CBI special court a day ago to former telecom minister A. Raja’s ex-private secretary R.K. Chandolia, one of the 14 accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Justice V.K. Shali, taking suo motu cognisance of the bail order, said: “In case R.K. Chandolia has […] Read more » 2G scam case Delhi High Court Delhi High Court stays Chandolia's bail Justice V.K. Shali special Judge O.P. Saini