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Delhi HC quashes two IT notices to Bharti Airtel

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In a relief to Bharti Airtel Ltd, Delhi High Court has quashed two show cause notices issued to the telecom major by the Income Tax (IT) department regarding interconnection charges payments made by the company to various foreign entities. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Deepa Sharma allowed the petition filed by Bharti […]

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‘Tandoor’ murder convict seeks parole, HC asks govt to respond

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Delhi High Court today sought the response of Delhi government on a plea filed by former youth Congress leader Sushil Sharma, who is undergoing life term in the 1995 sensational Tandoor murder case, seeking parole for a period of six months to take care of his ailing parents. Justice Vipin Sanghi issued notice to the […]

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Defamation case: HC to hear Kejriwal’s plea on Feb 16

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Delhi High Court today decided to hear Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking quashing of a defamation complaint filed against him by former Union Minister Kapil Sibal’s lawyer son Amit Sibal in February. Kejriwal’s counsel referred to the November 17 order of the Supreme Court, which had remanded the matter back to the Delhi High […]

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PIL in Delhi HC on Indian passports issued to foreigners

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A PIL has been moved in Delhi High Court alleging that Indian passports are being “illegally” issued across the country on a “mass scale” to foreigners, especially to Afghans, Nepalese and Bangladeshis, on the basis of “bogus” police reports. The plea, alleging that “false police verification reports have been issued by Special Branch of Delhi […]

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TRAI recommendation to impose fine on Vodafone challenged in Delhi HC

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Telecom major Vodafone today told the Delhi High Court that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s recommendation to the Centre to impose Rs 1050 crore penalty on it for not giving interconnectivity to Reliance Jio was an “arbitrary” decision. TRAI has recommended imposition of a fine of Rs 50 crore for each of the 21 […]

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Not just prevention, we want reversal of air pollution: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court today said it does not just want prevention of air pollution, but a reversal of its impact also, after it was told that pollutants once generated continue to affect the environment for years. “What about what has already come into the (environment) system every year? We don’t just want prevention, but […]

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Delhi HC reserves order on Virbhadra Singh’s plea to quash CBI case

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Delhi High Court today reserved its verdict on the plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh, seeking quashing of FIR lodged against them in connection with a disproportionate assets case. Justice Vipin Sanghi concluded the hearing on the pleas, which claimed that there was no order, direction or judgment […]

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SC stays Delhi HC order on Unitec-home buyers

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The Supreme Court today stayed the Delhi High Court order which had directed holding of meetings of home buyers with realty firm Unitech and opening of escrow accounts for completion of delayed projects. A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said the execution proceedings in the cases filed by the home buyers before […]

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Delhi HC orders JNU search by sniffer dogs to find missing student

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Concerned over continued disappearance of a JNU student for nearly two months, Delhi High Court today directed the police to “scan” the entire campus, including hostels, classrooms and rooftops, of the varsity by using sniffer dogs. A bench of justices G S Sistani and Vinod Goel also asked Delhi Police to take all necessary steps […]

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Delhi HC to hear pleas against demonetisation

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Delhi High Court today adjourned till December 22 the hearing on pleas challenging the demonetisation move after it was informed that the Supreme Court is seized of the matter. As the bench headed by Chief Justice G Rohini did not assemble today, the counsel for the petitioners sought a date after December 15 as the […]

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Child born out of rape entitled to compensation: Delhi HC

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A child born out of rape is entitled to compensation, independent of any such relief granted to the mother, the Delhi High Court has ruled. The verdict to this effect, in which a man has been sent to jail for his entire “natural life” for raping his minor step-daughter, was delivered after the court noted […]

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DU welcomes verdict, foreign publishers may appeal

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Students, the academic fraternity and Delhi University have dubbed the verdict allowing sale of photocopies of textbooks as a “big victory” but foreign publishers who have moved Delhi High Court against the practice have kept their cards close to the chest on the option of challenging it in the Supreme Court. While no clear word […]

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