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SC flags issue with undoing 'waqf by user'; says old mosques lack deeds

Supreme Court begins hearing on Waqf Act pleas, says undoing 'waqf by user' problematic as many old masjids have no sale deeds; asks Centre to clarify removal of key provision

Fix Medha Patkar defamation case post May 20: Delhi HC to trial court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked a trial court to fix after May 20 a defamation case filed by activist Medha Patkar against Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena in 2000. The Narmada Bachao Andolan leader filed the case against Saxena for allegedly publishing a defamatory advertisement when he headed an NGO in Gujarat. Justice Shalinder Kaur asked the trial court to list the defamation case, fixed for final arguments, after May 20, the day the high court is scheduled to hear Patkar's plea seeking to examine a new witness in the case. "The trial court is directed to give the date of hearing post the date given by this court," the judge said. The high court passed the direction on Patkar's plea seeking a stay on trial court's proceedings in the defamation case. The application was filed in a pending petition of Patkar challenging a trial court's March 18 order dismissing her plea to examine a new witness in the case. During the day's hearing, the high court was informed that on Mar

Long incarceration no ground for bail in terror cases: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has said an undertrial's long incarceration cannot be a ground to grant bail in terror cases, which have country-wide implications and the intent to destabilise the country's unity among other things. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur made the observation and denied bail to separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan in a terror-funding case involving Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. The accused, who challenged a trial court order against his bail plea, argued the trial was not likely to conclude in near future and to balance the period of custody undergone by him with his fundamental right to liberty, he ought to be granted bail. "While we are aware that the right of an undertrial to a speedy trial is of paramount consideration, in cases involving terrorist activities which have nation-wide implications and where there is an intention to destabilise the unity of the union of India and to disrupt its law and order,

SC proposes relook at rejected, deferred Delhi HC senior designations

The Supreme Court on Friday suggested a Delhi High Court panel to conduct a fresh exercise for conferring senior designations to lawyers whose applications were either rejected or deferred. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan asked senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao, representing the Delhi High Court, to seek instructions and posted the hearing on April 15. "We are suggesting that deferred candidates and rejected candidates, committee will do the fresh exercise in terms of Indira Jaising judgement. This is the understanding. Fresh process has to be conducted by reconstituting the committee," it said. The top court was hearing a plea challenging the Delhi High Court's decision to confer senior designations on 70 advocates in November, 2024 on the ground of alleged irregularities. While Rao said the high court could take up the remaining applications for consideration in a full court, the counsel appearing for the aggrieved petitioners said the entire marking procedure was .

Fortis Healthcare secures rights to Fortis brand in public auction

Wins bid for Rs 200 crore at December auction to acquire trademark

Delhi HC directs Wikipedia to take down 'defamatory content' on ANI

Meanwhile, the Wikimedia Foundation has moved the Supreme Court against the High Court order, challenging its directive to remove the allegedly defamatory content from Wikipedia

Lawyers to abstain from Justice Sharma's swearing-in, may skip his court

Expressing anguish at the transfer of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma from the Delhi High Court to the Calcutta High Court, lawyers' bodies here have jointly informed the Chief Justice that they would abstain from attending the swearing-in ceremony of the judge and may not appear before his court. Justice Sharma was transferred from Delhi to the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday. The Bar Association, the Bar Library Club and the Incorporated Law Society also urged the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in a joint representation not to assign any judicial work to Justice Sharma, whose transfer was notified by the Union government on a recommendation by the Collegium of the Supreme Court. "In the event, any determination is assigned to the Learned Judge, there is a possibility that our members may not appear before the Learned Judge," they said in the representation. Lawyers stayed away from attending proceedings at the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday to protest the recommendation for

HC asks Aiims, Centre to reply to plea for spot admission round for INI-CET

The Delhi High Court has sought responses of the Centre and AIIMS on a plea which claimed the premier institution failed to conduct the spot admission round for Institutes of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET)-2025 for PG medical education despite certain vacant seats. Justice Vikas Mahajan issued notice to the Central government and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, on the petition filed by several doctors, who appeared in the INI-CET January 2025 session. The court, while hearing the plea on March 28, posted it for April 4. The petition challenged the action of AIIMS in failing to conduct the spot admission round which, it claimed, was to be held after the open admission round for INI-CET January 2025. Advocate Tanvi Dubey, representing the petitioners, showed the prospectus to the court contending that under the process of seat allocation after open round, the spot round was also to be conducted, if required. The counsel urged the cou

Delhi HC rejects JSW Steel, Trafigura plea to clear some met coke imports

India from January imposed curbs on imports of low-ash metallurgical coke, or met coke, with country-specific quotas to help domestic suppliers

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Restaurants can't compel customers to pay service charge, says Delhi HC

The HC decision came on a clutch of petitions moved by the Federation of Hotels and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI)

Govt notifies transfer of Yashwant Varma to Allahabad HC amid cash scandal

The controversy erupted days after a fire at Justice Varma's residence led to the discovery of large sums of cash

Delhi HC bans mandatory service charges, calls it 'unfair trade practice'

The Delhi High Court today ruled that restaurants and hotels cannot impose mandatory service charges, affirming the CCPA's guidelines that protect consumer rights and promote fairness

Cash stash at judge's home: Phones of 8 Delhi cops under forensic probe

Mobile phones of eight Delhi Police have been seized and sent to the forensic department as part of an investigation into the alleged discovery of a cash pile from Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma's residential premises, police sources said on Thursday. Under this process, the mobile of the Station House Officer (SHO) of Tughlaq Road Police Station, investigation officer Havaldar Roopchand, Sub-Inspector Rajneesh, two personnel who arrived at the scene on mobile bike patrol, and three PCR personnel are being examined, the sources said. Authorities are now trying to determine whether any videos were recorded on these mobile phones when the officers arrived at the scene during the fire, one of the sources said. If any videos were taken, investigators will check whether they were tampered with in any way, the source added. Delhi Police has also recorded the statements of all these officers, sources said. On Wednesday, a team led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Deves

Freedom of press is a cornerstone of a democratic society: Delhi High Court

The March 24 order said to injunct a "publication of this nature would disturb the equilibrium" the court must strike between the freedom of speech and the right to reputation

Delhi HC tells Natco Pharma to pause launch of generic version of Risdiplam

Roche had appealed against a single judge order of March 24 that had refused to stop Natco Pharma from manufacturing a generic version of Risdiplam

Delhi HC to hear Musk's Tesla infringement suit against India's Tesla Power

Tesla Inc had filed a trademark infringement suit in the Delhi High Court on May 2 last year against Gurugram-based Tesla Power India

Police team visits Delhi HC Judge's residence over cash allegations

A team led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) on Wednesday visited the residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma in connection with the investigation into the alleged discovery of cash, official sources said. Police sources said the police team will carry out an inspection of the place where the fire occurred and may question staff working in the judge's residence. On March 22, the CJI constituted the three-member committee to conduct an in-house inquiry into allegations and decided to upload the inquiry report of Chief Justice D K Upadhyay of the Delhi High Court in the incident. It included photos and videos of the alleged discovery of a huge stash of cash. Justice Varma denounced the allegations and said no cash was ever placed in the storeroom either by him or any of his family members.

HC issues notice to Parvesh Verma on plea challenging New Delhi seat win

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to PWD minister Parvesh Verma on a plea challenging his election from New Delhi constituency in the 2025 assembly polls. Justice Jasmeet Singh issued the notice and sought response of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and 23 candidates, including AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit, who contested the elections from New Delhi. The plea was filed by a person who claimed that he was not allowed to file nomination to participate in the election process. The high court listed the matter for further hearing on May 27. In the plea, petitioner Vishvanath Agarwal has sought a direction to declare the election to the New Delhi constituency null and void. He also sought to direct the ECI, which was represented by advocate Ankit Agarwal, to conduct fresh elections on the seat. The petitioner claimed that despite being present in the returning officer's office before 3 pm on January 17 with all the requisite docum

SC refuses urgent hearing on plea seeking FIR over cash at HC judge's home

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused an urgent mentioning of a plea seeking a direction to Delhi Police to lodge an FIR over the alleged discovery of semi-burnt stash of cash from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma. A bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna was urged by lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara that the plea be listed for urgent hearing before a bench as it pertained to larger public interest. The CJI, who has stopped the practice of oral mentioning of cases for urgent listing, said that the plea would come up. The lawyer said that the apex court has done a "commendable job" but an FIR was needed. "Don't make public statements," the CJI said. A woman and co-petitioner in the matter said that if such a case was against a common citizen then several probe agencies, like CBI and ED, would have been after that person. "This is quite enough. The plea will come up accordingly," the CJI said. A plea was filed by Nedumpara and three others on Sunday