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Bhushan’s CD case: HC slams Delhi police

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The Delhi High Court on Friday slammed city police for not filing a rejoinder on its appeal against a CIC direction to it to make public forensic reports of a CD, purportedly containing conversation among senior lawyer Shanti Bhushan and politicians Amar Singh and Mulayam Singh Yadav. Justice Manmohan also directed Delhi government standing counsel, […]

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HC restrains Centre from encashing bank guarantee

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The Delhi High Court today stayed the Centre’s move to invoke the bank guarantee furnished by private firm Bhushan Steel Ltd in relation to de-allocation of a coal block in Chhattishgarh. “The Union of India is restrained from invoking the bank guarantee till further orders. The petitioner (firm) is directed to keep alive the bank […]

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Hyatt didn’t follow licensing conditions: Police to HC

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Hyatt Regency was found flouting several licensing norms the day a youth accidentally fell from the hotel’s sixth floor and suffered serious injuries, city police has told Delhi High Court. In a supplementary status report submitted before Justice Manmohan the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South District) B S Jaiswal has said the agency’s investigation revealed […]

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HC reserves order on treatment of poor kids

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The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on a plea seeking direction to Centre to define its policy on medical treatment given to poor children at a hospital after an RTI revealed that over 10,000 children have died between years 2008 to 2012 due to lack of facility. “We consider your submission and will […]

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HC seeks Centre’s report on Govindacharya”s plea

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The Delhi High Court today sought a status report from the Centre on a plea by former BJP leader K N Govindacharya seeking a direction to the Centre to safeguard the interests of Indians who do business through the internet. A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul directed the Centre’s standing counsel […]

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“Issued circular on setting aside seats for CWSN”

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The Delhi High Court was on Tuesday told by the city government that it has complied with its order to issue a circular to around 51 schools in the national capital which may be having facilities to handle children with special needs (CWSN) in nursery class. The submission was made in an affidavit filed before […]

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Delhi HC dismisses compensation claim of 1984 riots victim

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Delhi High Court has upheld a single judge order dismissing the plea of a 1984 anti-Sikh riots victim who was seeking enhanced compensation on claims of loss of property and injuries suffered by his wife. A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice RS Endlaw rejected the plea filed by Megh Singh saying […]

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Police opposes bail to Kanda in Geetika suicide case

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Seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Gopal Goyal Kanda in the air-hostess suicide case, the Delhi Police on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that me-dical documents submitted before the trial court regarding health of the former Haryana minister’s wife were “dubious”. Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the Delhi Police, told Justice […]

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PIL in HC against loud, screen TV commercials

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Loud TV commercials and ‘part screen’ continuous advertisements even during a programme have been challenged by an NGO in the Delhi High Court which has sought a response from telecom watchdog TRAI. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in its Standards of Quality of Service (Duration of Advertisements in Television Channels) Regulations, 2012, had decided […]

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HC dismisses IOA’s plea challenging Sports Code

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The Delhi High Court today rejected Indian Olympic Association`s plea challenging the Centre`s power to legislate sports in the country through the guidelines of National Sports Code aimed at bringing transparency in the functioning of the sports bodies along with fixed tenure and age-limit for office-bearers. A bench of justice S Ravindra Bhat and Nazmi […]

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HC to hear plea against engg entrance exam on May 9

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The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear a PIL seeking to restrain the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) from conducting engineering entrance examinations on the basis of JEE (Main), and JEE (Advanced), 2014. A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul has fixed the PIL […]

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Trace Modi’s wife: Letter asks CJI, Delhi CJ

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An advocate from Meerut has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India and Delhi High Court Chief Justice seeking their intervention for the “safety and security” of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s wife Jashodaben, alleging she has been “wrongfully confined at some unknown place”. “It is seriously apprehended that she has been […]

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