Tag: Delhi High Court

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“Can’t deny rape victims justice for lack of medical proof”

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Justice cannot be denied to the victims of sexual offences for lack of medical evidence and a woman’s oral testimony can be relied upon, the Delhi High Court said today. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the amendments made in the rape law in 2013 after the […]

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Offensive posts against SC/ST on social media an offence: Delhi HC

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Offensive statements on the social media like Facebook, whether private or public and intended to humiliate someone belonging to the scheduled caste or scheduled tribe communities, would be a punishable offence, the Delhi High Court has said. However, generalised statements against all and sundry and not against a specific individual from SC/ST community would not […]

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Graves on the rise, but no land to live: Delhi HC laments

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The way graveyards are expanding in the national capital, there would be no place to live, the Delhi High Court observed today. Asking the authorities to find out about the burial practices prevailing elsewhere in the world, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said as the population was […]

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SpiceJet to deposit Rs 579 cr in row with Maran: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court today directed budget carrier SpiceJet to deposit Rs 579 crore in connection with a share transfer dispute with its previous owner Kalanithi Maran, but provided it some relief by allowing it to deposit the amount in two parts. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Yogesh Khanna said it was […]

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Delhi HC dismisses Virbhadra’s plea to quash PMLA case

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The Delhi High Court today refused to quash the money laundering case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife and son. The court dismissed the petitions of Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh, son Vikramaditya Singh and another person Chunni Lal. “The petitions are devoid of substance, consequentially the same are dismissed,” Justice R […]

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Delhi HC order tomorrow on SpiceJet-Maran share transfer row

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The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the pleas of budget carrier SpiceJet and its co-founder Ajay Singh against a single judge order directing it to deposit Rs 579 crore in connection with a share transfer dispute with previous owner Kalanithi Maran. The judgement is expected to be delivered by […]

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HC grants bail to 1984 anti-Sikh riots case convict

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The Delhi High Court today granted bail on medical grounds to an 89-year-old convict serving life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A vacation bench of Justices Manmohan and Yogesh Khanna released retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal on bail till July four on the ground that he has to undergo a surgery. The court […]

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Delhi HC grants bail to 1984 anti-Sikh riots case convict

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The Delhi High Court today granted bail on medical grounds to an 89-year-old convict serving life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A vacation bench of Justices Manmohan and Yogesh Khanna released retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal on bail till July four on the ground that he has to undergo a surgery. The court […]

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Illegal construction needs to be stopped in Delhi: Delhi HC

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It is “high time” that illegal construction, rampant in the national capital, needs to be stopped, the Delhi High Court has observed. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the people of Delhi and the public officials have to be made to ensure that the law has to […]

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Delay in execution of death row convict is dehumanising: Delhi HC

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Delay in the execution of a death row convict after his capital punishment has been confirmed by the highest judicial forum, torments the prisoner, has a dehumanising effect on him and violates the law, the Delhi High Court has said. “As between funeral fire and mental worry, it is the latter which is more devastating, […]

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DU can induct 2,310 students in LLB course this year: Delhi HC

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Do not penalise those who want to study LLB by cutting down the number of seats, the Delhi University was told today by the Delhi High Court, which allowed the varsity to admit 2,310 students in the course this year as has been done for the past nine years. In its interim order, a bench […]

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Delhi HC asks MCDs to streamline work of safai karamcharis

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Lambasting the three municipal corporations here for their “lack of will to work”, the Delhi High Court today asked them to streamline the duties of safai karamcharis to ensure regular removal of garbage from the city roads. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar suggested installing of biometric attendance […]

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