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Court relies on children’s testimony to uphold father’s life term

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The Delhi High Court has upheld a trial court judgment sentencing a man to life in prison for killing his wife, after taking into consideration the testimony of his children who were witnesses to the murder. A division bench of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Sunita Gupta, refusing any relief to convict Raj Kumar, held […]

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Delhi HC pulls up government, MCD over e-rickshaws

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The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the state government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for shifting the blame on each other on the issue of e-rickshaws plying on city roads without licences or number plates. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Jayant Nath came down heavily on the Delhi government and MCD. They said […]

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Kejriwal, Somnath Bharti meet Delhi HC CJ

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and law minister Somnath Bharti Wednesday held a “courtesy meeting” with Justice NV Ramana, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, at his residence. High court sources said the chief justice left for home at around 6 p.m. as he had a meeting with Delhi’s CM and law minister at […]

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Don’t make gender biased remarks, HC tells trial courts

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Judges should not make “gender biased” and insensitive comments in their verdicts while dealing with matters related to women, the Delhi High Court said while expunging two of such remarks made by a fast track court here in a rape case. A division bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice VK Rao, taking suo moto […]

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Duo who killed merchant navy captain denied bail

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The Delhi High Court has denied bail to two men, awarded life sentence by a trial court for murdering a merchant navy captain in 2004 on board a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. A division bench of Justice Kailash Gambit and Justice Indermeet Kaur, observing the “seriousness of the offence” and the manner in which […]

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Court orders probe into missing eyeball of dead convict

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The Delhi High Court Thursday directed a judicial magistrate to hold an inquiry into the missing eyeball of a dead prisoner from the mortuary of a government hospital. A division bench of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Indermeet Kaur gave three weeks for the probe on the missing body part of Rajkumar, who was admitted […]

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HC orders judicial inquiry into delay in autopsy

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The Delhi High Court Wednesday ordered a judicial inquiry into the delay in conducting the post-mortem examination of a prisoner who died of pneumonia while in custody last month. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Manmohan expressed displeasure over the incident, saying: “You stop giving medicines when people are alive. But […]

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Jessica Lal murder: Manu Sharma gets parole

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted parole for nine days to Siddharth Vashishtha alias Manu Sharma to appear in examinations for a post-graduate degree in human rights. Manu has been serving life imprisonment in the sensational Jessica Lal murder case in which the young ramp model was shot dead at point blank range in […]

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HC restrains TRAI from action against TV channels over ads

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The Delhi High Court Tuesday restrained the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) from taking coercive action against news broadcasters in a case related to advertising cap on TV channels. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Manmohan also directed broadcasters to submit a weekly report to the TRAI on the duration […]

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Dec 16 gang rape: Two convicts say arrest process not followed

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Two convicts in the Dec 16, 2012 gang rape case told the Delhi High Court Wednesday that police did not follow the proper procedure while arresting them. M.L. Sharma, counsel for convicts Mukesh and Pawan Kumar Gupta, said his clients were arrested on the basis of media reports. Delhi Police arrested them without having any […]

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Acid attacks horrifying forms of gender-based violence

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Agency: IANS The Delhi High Court Thursday termed acid attacks as one of the most “horrifying forms of gender-based violence”, and upheld the life sentence awarded to man for killing his wife by throwing acid on her. A division bench of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Indermeet Kaur said acid attack was a “growing phenomenon” […]

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Balance right to privacy and surveillance need: Justice Shah

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Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice A.P. Shah Wednesday called for balance between privacy and surveillance, as the government cannot be expected to end surveillance, some of it being rooted in security requirements. A “just, fair and reasonable” balance is needed, so surveillance does not breach the privacy of citizens, the former chief […]

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