Tag: Delhi High Court

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Consumer is king, can’t say discounts should not be given: Delhi HC

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“Consumer is the king”, the Delhi High Court said today while observing that it cannot say lower charges should not be levied and discounts not given to customers by app-based cab providers like Ola and Uber. Justice Manmohan said if a company gave discounts, then the customers benefited and the app-based cab service providers were […]

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Delhi HC asks AAP govt, MCDs to take steps to control dengue

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The Delhi High Court today directed the AAP government and civic bodies here to take all preventive steps to control dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also issued notice to the Delhi government and the three civic bodies (MCDs) seeking […]

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Not overlooking aircraft maintenance: Centre to Delhi HC

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The Centre has refuted in Delhi High Court the claim that civil aviation authorities are overlooking the alleged violation of aircraft maintenance schedules by airlines, endangering passenger safety. The Civil Aviation Ministry and the Director General for Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) denied that various private airlines operating in the country were “violating/circumventing the mandatory provisions for […]

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Dengue cases: PIL accuses govt of not being vigilant

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A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court accusing the AAP government and MCDs of not acting vigilantly and responsibly to control dengue, a mosquito-borne tropical disease. The PIL was filed by an advocate in the wake of dengue deaths and cases in the national capital. The plea, which is likely to be […]

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Delhi HC seeks govt’s view on free treatment to poor

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The Delhi High Court today sought suggestions from the Centre, AAP government and hospitals here on how to provide speedy, timely and free-of-cost treatment to poor patients suffering from serious ailments. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also asked All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to give suggestions with regard to utilisation of beds reserved for poor […]

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Delhi HC rejects plea against Raj Thackeray’s security cover

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Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking withdrawal of security cover given to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, as the Centre said the state government was taking care of his security. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said since the Ministry of Home Affairs […]

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High Profile Cases

Delhi HC appears disinclined to interfere in Aircel-Maxis

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The Delhi High Court today appeared disinclined to interfere in Aircel-Maxis case involving former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran, saying the matter was sub-judice in a competent court. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal expressed this view while reserving its order on a PIL for directions to CBI to move […]

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Authorities can’t insist on dad’s name in passport: Delhi HC

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Passport authorities cannot insist upon mentioning the name of an applicant’s father in the travel document, the Delhi High Court said on Monday. “There is no legal requirement for insisting upon the father’s name in the passport,” Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said while referring to an earlier judgement passed by the high court in May this […]

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Human Rights

Contractual employees of BSES defer strike

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Contractual employees of power distribution companies BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna today agreed to defer their proposed indefinite strike for the time being after Delhi High Court asked the two discoms to “hear them out”. Observing that “everything will come to a standstill if electricity was disrupted” in the national capital, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva asked […]

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Delhi HC asks Payal Abdullah to vacate govt bungalow

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Delhi High Court today directed Payal Abdullah, the estranged wife of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, to “gracefully” vacate the government accommodation she has been residing in with her two sons. Payal, who has been residing at 7, Akbar Road bungalow since 1999, however, refused to move out and urged the court […]

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HC asks Kanhaiya to move trial court for regular bail

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The Delhi High Court today refused to hear JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar’s application for regular bail in a sedition case, asking him to approach a sessions court for the same. Justice P S Teji dismissed the plea for grant of regular bail to the students’ union leader, who was on interim bail since March 2 […]

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