High Profile Cases Visually impaired facing problems with new currency: Delhi HC December 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Visually impaired persons are facing difficulty in using the newly introduced currency notes and coins, the Delhi High Court observed today and issued notice to the government and the RBI. The court said the matter was of “very grave public interest” and should be addressed seriously. A number of visually impaired people in the country […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News problems with new currency RBI
Top Law News Delhi HC asks Arnab, Republic TV to respect Tharoor’s silence December 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today refused to restrain journalist Arnab Goswami and his Republic TV from airing news or debate on Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death case but asked them to respect the Congress MP’s “right to silence”. Justice Manmohan said the right to air the story cannot be taken away but a balance […] Read more » Arnab Goswami Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Republic tv Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar's death case
Criminal Law News High Profile Cases Sajjan should not have been given anticipatory bail: SIT to Delhi HC December 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Congress leader Sajjan Kumar should not have been granted anticipatory bail by a trial court in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, the Delhi High Court was today told by a Special Investigation Team (SIT). Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain, appearing for the SIT which is probing the charges against him, told Justice Anu Malhotra […] Read more » 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Court Criminal news Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Sajjan Kumar SIT Special Investigation Team
High Profile Cases Kejriwal delaying defamation suit proceedings: Jaitley to HC December 1, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Minister Arun Jaitley today accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of delaying the proceedings in the defamation suit filed against him and five other AAP functionaries by the BJP leader. The finance minister’s counsel contended that irrelevant questions were being asked by the counsel for Kejriwal during his cross-examination in the high court and sought […] Read more » Arun Jaitley Arvind Kejriwal Court defamation suit Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News
Top Law News Respecting god can’t be regulated by court order: Delhi HC November 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Respecting god should be one’s habit and it cannot be controlled or regulated through any court order, the Delhi High Court said today. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar further said no public interest litigation (PIL) was needed to show respect to the god. “We as citizens should […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News PIL Respecting god can't be regulated by court order
High Profile Cases Omar challenges maintenance proceedings: Delhi HC reserves order November 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s plea challenging the maintenance proceedings involving his estranged wife in a family court here. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said she would pass an order on Abdullah’s plea which has claimed that the petition moved by his estranged wife, […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court family court featured Jammu and Kashmir Law Legal News Omar Abdullah Omar challenges maintenance proceedings
Top Law News Delhi HC seeks Delhi govt reply on plea challenging prof appointment November 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has sought response of the Delhi government on a plea seeking removal of a senior official of a heritage institute on the ground that his appointment was allegedly illegal. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the official, against whom the allegations […] Read more » Court Delhi government Delhi High Court Delhi Institute of Heritage and Research Management featured Law Legal News plea
Top Law News Observer appointed to hold JFI election: Govt to Delhi HC November 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government today informed the Delhi High Court that it has appointed an observer to hold the elections to the Judo Federation of India (JFI). A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar appointed a returning officer for the poll. It asked the returning officer to scrutinise the electoral process […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Government Judo Federation of India Law Legal News Observer appointed to hold JFI election
Top Law News Steps taken to evict encroachers from 990 Waqf plots: HC told November 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The AAP government today told the Delhi High Court it was taking steps to enforce the pending eviction orders against encroachers of 990 Waqf properties in the national capital. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar was also informed by Delhi government that the officers will be directed to […] Read more » AAP government Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Waqf properties
Top Law News Delhi HC dismisses plea against release of movie Padmavati November 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea against the film “Padmavati”, observing that such petitions were encouraging those agitating against the movie. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar termed as “hopeless” and “misconceived” a petition seeking that a committee be set up prior to the release of […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News Padmavati plea
Top Law News ‘Why not change name, sex of transgenders in records’ November 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today sought to know the Centre’s stand on a plea seeking to change the name and gender of transgenders in the official records and challenging the mandatory requirement for undergoing the medical procedure of sex change. The central government’s lawyer told Justice Vibhu Bakhru that it will seek instructions regarding the […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Law Legal News sex of transgenders in records
Top Law News Delhi HC calls for mapping of dengue affected areas in Delhi November 21, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today directed the municipal corporations of the national capital to provide a geographic map of the city areas which are usually affected by vector-borne diseases like dengue. A direction was also issued to the Centre by a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar to place […] Read more » Court Delhi Delhi High Court dengue affected areas featured Law Legal News