New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against a DU professor for his alleged objectionable social media post on the presence of a ‘shiva linga’ in Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Mosque. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh dismissed the petition by Dr Ratan Lal, seeking to quash the FIR registered in May 2022 … Read more
New Delhi: In fresh trouble for beleaguered low-cost airline SpiceJet, the Delhi High Court has directed the chief operating officer (COO) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the carrier to appear before it, in a plea seeking compliance of over $6 million in payment to the aircraft engines lessors. The bench “specifically denied” the request … Read more
New Delhi: A Delhi High Court tribunal has validated the ban imposed on Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu & Kashmir for its alleged involvement in activities that are prejudicial to internal security and public order, having the potential to disrupt the unity and integrity of the country. A few members of the group, which was banned for five … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will hear on Wednesday, October 9 a plea that seeks to allow climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and others to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar or any other suitable location in the national capital. The plea was mentioned for an urgent hearing on Tuesday before a bench of Chief … Read more
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as President of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)). The court found no substantial reason to interfere with the election results and deemed the petition to be without merit. This decision upholds Nitish Kumar’s position as the party president. … Read more
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition by a NEET candidate alleging ‘out-of-syllabus’ question in the entrance examination, saying it cannot doubt the wisdom of experts and substitute its opinion in its place. The high court said courts are not experts in the subject matter and should only adjudicate based on the law on … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday called Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the ‘sutradhar’ of the excise policy case, during the hearing of the bail plea of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo in the Delhi High Court. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, who is hearing the case, had reserved the verdict on Kejriwal’s … Read more
A Delhi court has announced charges against former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 riots case, in connection with two murders in Delhi’s Raj Nagar locality. The court charged him with rioting, murder, and dacoity under sections 147, 149, 148, 302, 308, 323, 395, 397, 427, 436, 440 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) … Read more
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday put the bail of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on hold in response to the plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain stayed the bail order in the alleged money laundering excise scam granted by the trial court on June 20, saying … Read more
In the era of deepfakes, photographs placed by a spouse alleging adultery by the other partner would have to be proved by way of evidence before the family court, the Delhi High Court has said. The court’s observation came while dealing with a man’s contention that his estranged wife was living in adultery. The high … Read more
