Top Law News Court to centre: ban junk food from school, college canteens October 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the central government to ensure the complete ban of carbonated beverages and junk food from school and college canteens. “We do not need lip service, but we want the government to take effective steps to ensure that the sale and supply of junk food is completely banned near […] Read more » ban junk food from school Chief Justice Dipak Misra college canteens Court to centre Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News Court rejects plea against tax on marriage marquees October 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking direction to the city government that no service tax be levied on marquees put up for Hindu marriages as setting up such pandals amounted to providing service for a religious function. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: “We do […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Hindu marriages Justice Sanjiv Khanna marriage marquees plea against tax on marriage marquees
Top Law News Court issues notice to Amod Kanth in 1984 medal case September 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court issues notice to Amod Kanth in 1984 medal case The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to former police officer Amod Kanth and one of his colleagues on an appeal against the dismissal of a plea for stripping him of the police medal awarded for maintaining law and order during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots here. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra […] Read more » Amod Kanth Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Justice S. Muralidhar Justice Sanjiv Khanna S.S. Manan
Top Law News Tihar security tightened, court told September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Tihar Jail authorities on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that they have tightened security inside the complex and are keeping a strict vigil on inmates. The jail’s Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) RN Sharma personally appeared before the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna. He said the authorities have […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra DIG RN Sharma Justice Sanjiv Khanna Tihar Jail Tihar security tightened
Top Law News Court questions Delhi University on Ph.D. admission September 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Court questions Delhi University on Ph.D. admission The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Delhi University to give details of the criteria it has set for pursuing Ph.D. if an applicant is working. The court was hearing a plea of Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa, who sought its direction to the university to consider her application for enrolment to the Ph.D. programme. The […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Delhi University Justice Sanjiv Khanna Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa Ph.D. admission UGC University Grants Commission
Top Law News Give Rohini plots to blast victims on priority: Court September 14, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday accepted the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) proposal to give residential plots on priority to the Sep 7 Delhi blast injured who are eligible under a 1981 scheme launched in north Delhi’s Rohini neighbourhood. The court asked the housing agency to file details of its policy on the out-of-turn allotment to […] Read more » blast victims Chief Justice Dipak Misra DDA DDA Vice Chairman G.S. Patnaik Delhi Development Authority Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna Rohini plots
Top Law News Rohini plots to be given by 2013, DDA tells court September 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Rohini plots to be given by 2013, DDA tells court Delhi Development Authority Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it needs one and a half years more to hand over possession of residential plots in Rohini to 25,000 applicants who opted for the scheme three decades ago. DDA Vice Chairman GS Patnaik filed an affidavit before the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra DDA DDA flats DDA Vice Chairman GS Patnaik Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna Rohini plots
Top Law News Notice to Delhi government on plea to make helmet compulsory August 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court sought the city government’s stand on a plea to make it mandatory for pillion riders to wear helmets irrespective of their gender and religion. Issuing notice to the government on the plea and seeking its reply within four weeks, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court helmet compulsory Justice Sanjiv Khanna PIL
Top Law News Court pulls up DDA over delay in allotting plots August 18, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for an over 30-year delay in allotting plots to around 25,000 applicants in a housing scheme. The court was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by applicants of north Delhi’s Rohini Residential Scheme, 1981. “It is pathetic to hear that some of the applicants […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra DDA delay in allotting plots Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News Delhi High Court rejects plea seeking spot for peaceful protests August 17, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to hear a public suit seeking to earmark a site in the national capital for holding peaceful protests, saying the plea was “dual” in nature. “There is a lot on confusion in you petition. The prayer has to be in consonance with your plaeding. One one hand you say […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna peaceful protests
Top Law News No stay on govt order for seizing Dawood’s kins’ properties August 13, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has refused to stay its single-judge bench order upholding the Centre s decision to forfeit the properties of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim s mother Amina Bi and his sister Hasina Ibrahim Parker Refusing to grant any interim stay on the government s order on a division bench of the high […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Dawood's kins' properties Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Sahai Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Top Law News Derogatory word to be removed from caste certificates July 27, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi government Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it will withdraw the word “chura” from certificates issued to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) stating that the revenue department of the Delhi government used the […] Read more » caste certificates Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi High Court Derogatory word Derogatory word to be removed Justice Sanjiv Khanna PIL public interest litigation Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes