Delhi HC asks Centre to reply on PIL to link assets with Aadhaar

17 Apr 2023

On Monday, the Delhi High Court requested statements from many Central Government ministries that had just been added to the case as respondents in a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought to connect Aadhaar to property records. The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Ministry...

Delhi HC issues notice for free treatment for children with rare diseases

11 Apr 2023

The Delhi High Court issued notice to the Central Government and the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) on a new batch of petitions filed on behalf of children with rare diseases on Tuesday. The petitions were filed by the children's families in order to obtain guidance on treatment...

Delhi HC discharges Film Director Vivek Agnihotri in a contempt case

10 Apr 2023

The Delhi High Court on Monday released film director Vivek Agnihotri from a contempt case filed against him over a tweet he sent in 2018 against Justice S Murlidhar, who had invalidated Gautam Navlakha's transit remand. Following a court order, Vivek Agnihotri appeared in person before the Court. After noting...

Delhi HC issues notice to ED on Abhishek Boinpally bail plea in Excise Scam

20 Mar 2023

The Delhi HC on Monday issued a notice to Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Hyderabad-based Businessman Abhishek Boinpally's bail plea in money laundering case belong to the alleged Delhi excise scam. On Monday Judge Dinesh Kumar Sharma's Bench also requested the ED to respond on Boinpally's appeal of his arrest in...

Batla house encounter case: Delhi HC issues notice on plea of police

03 Mar 2023

The High Court of Delhi on Friday, 3 March, issued notice on the plea of Delhi police seeking to place on record the fact of the death of Shahzad Ahmed, who was convicted in the Batla House encounter case as his appeal was pending before the court. A division bench...

Delhi HC upholds validity of Centre’s Agnipath Scheme, dismisses all pleas

27 Feb 2023

The High Court of Delhi on Monday dismissed the batch of petitions challenging the Agnipath scheme to seek the resumption and enrollment as per the previous recruitment scheme in defence services of India. While passing the judgement, a bench of judges headed by the Chief Justice of Delhi said that,...

Delhi HC asked AAP leaders to remove defamatory post against BJP’s Shyam Jaju

24 Feb 2023

In an interim order, Delhi HC directed several AAP leaders to remove defamatory content against BJP leader Shyam Jaju and his son, Sandesh Jaju which the opposition made during the press conference. The court while passing the interim order stated that a prima facie case has been made out in...

Delhi HC to hear plea seeking to declare MCD standing committee polls ‘null and void’

24 Feb 2023

A plea seeking its intervention and direction to declare the current election process for 6 members of the Standing Committee to the MCD as "null and void," has been moved in before the Delhi High Court. A petitioner Sharad Kapoor, who is associated with BJP, and who also contested the...

Delhi HC refuses to stay release on Uphaar fire tragedy-based web series

12 Jan 2023

Delhi HC refuses to stay web series 'Trial by Fire' on Uphaar fire tragedy. Earlier, Sushil Ansal had demanded a ban on this series. However, the 'Trial by Fire' web series is releasing tomorrow on Netflix.

Delhi HC allows termination of 33-week pregnancy, says it woman’s choice

06 Dec 2022

The Delhi High Court allowed the removal of a 33-week-old foetus of a 26-year-old married woman and said the 'ultimate decision' in matters of abortion ought to recognize a woman's choice. Meanwhile, Delhi High Court said that the mother's decision is paramount. The court said, "In conclusion, the court holds...