Category: Delhi High Court

Delhi HC to hear Bollywood producers’ plea to restrain Republic TV, Times Now from making ‘irresponsible remarks’

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea by leading Bollywood producers seeking to restrain Republic TV and Times Now from making alleged “irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks” against the film industry and conducting “media trials” against its members on various issues. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who had earlier

Arvind Kejriwal’s neighbours move Delhi High Court for action against Delhi Police [Read Order]

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s neighbours moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking contempt action against Delhi Police for allowing protests to be held in their area, causing problems in traffic movement due to road Jam. The Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva heard the plea filed by Civil Lines Residents Association thereby

Delhi HC quashes FIR against doctors, says expert nod needed first

Source:-https://indianexpress.com RULING THAT an FIR in a case of alleged medical negligence cannot be registered without an expert opinion supporting such an allegation, the Delhi High Court has quashed a case registered by the police against doctors of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and directed the Superintendent of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital to constitute a medical

Delhi High Court grants bail to journalist Rajeev Sharma in espionage case

Source:-https://theprint.in New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday granted bail to freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma, arrested in an espionage case under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Chinese intelligence. Justice Yogesh Khanna granted the relief to Sharma on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and a surety of

Any lapse shall be viewed seriously: Delhi High Court orders AAP Govt to sanction Rs 1.44 crore for Cisco Webex for lower courts

Source:-https://www.barandbench.com The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to grant sanction for the release of a sum of Rs 1.44 crore towards procuring licenses of the Cisco Webex platform for virtual hearings in 761 city lower courts in the national capital. (Anand Vaid vs Preety Vaid vs Ors) Since

Delhi high court seeks Centre’s response in plea against surveillance systems

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought the response of the Centre on a plea claiming that the government is carrying a 360-degree survelliance of citizens through Centralised Monitoring System (CMS), Network Traffic Analysis (NETRA) and National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), thus “endangering” their privacy. A bench of chief Justice DN Patel and justice Prateek

‘Not in footage, call records do not match’: Delhi High Court grants bail to man in Delhi riots case

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a man accused in a north-east Delhi riots case, saying neither has he been seen in CCTV footage nor his call detail records match with the place of the incident. The case is related to the alleged murder of a man by a riotous mob. Justice

Covid-19 situation in Capital alarming, says Delhi high court

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com Calling the surge in Covid-19 cases in the Capital alarming, the Delhi high court on Thursday said it would hear, on December 9, a plea by the Association of Healthcare Providers challenging the state government’s decision of reserving 80% ICU beds in 33 private hospitals for Covid-19. Until Wednesday evening, Delhi had reported 545,787

Delhi High Court cautions AFT for adventurism over order that contravenes earlier HC judgment

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com Setting aside a judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) that had denied pro-rata pension to Air Force personnel, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday cautioned the tribunal on its “adventurism” in denying relief to affected persons who were covered by existing judgments of the High Court. Disposing off a bunch of petitions, a