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Delhi HC rejects SpiceJet's property security plea over ₹144 crore dues

The Delhi High Court rejected SpiceJet's offer of a Gurugram property as security for Rs 144.51 crore dues after the airline failed to honour its earlier Rs 50 crore deposit commitment

Delhi HC to hear plea seeking protest SOPs, traders claim ₹2,000 cr losses

The plea comes amid concerns over the impact of protest marches and demonstrations on traffic movement, access to business districts and the routine functioning of institutions in the national capital

Delhi HC gives police time till Tuesday to respond to IYC plea for protest

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted time till October 13 to the city police to respond to a plea of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) seeking permission to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise. At the outset, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma, representing Delhi Police, told Justice Amit Mahajan that he will take instructions on the issue and inform the court on Tuesday. Noting the statement of the ASG, the court then listed the matter for hearing on Tuesday. Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, representing the petitioner, said the plea was filed four days back and the police's counsel could have taken the instructions by now. He insisted that the matter be heard today itself. The IYC has approached the court challenging Delhi Police's denial of permission to protest at Jantar Mantar. The IYC, through its national president Uday Bhanu Chib, approached the court challenging Delhi Poli

Delhi HC to hear plea against of Jantar Mantar closure as protest site

The Delhi High Court agreed to hear on Tuesday a petition regarding the alleged closure of Jantar Mantar as a protest site in the capital. A lawyer mentioned the matter before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma on Monday, stating that peaceful protests were being quelled as authorities had not earmarked an alternative site for them. The court also agreed to hear on Tuesday another petition alleging that "outsiders" had entered the protest held over the weekend and harassed the protesters. When the counsel urged the bench to urgently hear the petition regarding the protest site on Monday, the court observed that the issue was also being looked into by the Supreme Court. "Tomorrow. The Supreme Court is equally seized of the matter. Not only that, but the Supreme Court has called on the Union to file their affidavits also. Once the Supreme Court is seized of it, we have to see - to what extent we can look at it again. That's why let us have

HC asks Centre to finalise service dog SOP for differently-abled by Jan 7

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to finalise the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the use of service dogs to assist differently-abled persons. A bench of Justices Dinesh Mehta and Aditi Choudhary said it expects the authorities to finalise the SOP by January 7, 2027, the next date of hearing in the matter. The court was hearing a petition by Dhananjay Sanjogta Foundation raising the issue of lack of a framework for the use of therapy or service animals by persons with disabilities. "While expecting that the respondent nos.1 and 2 (Centre) will finalise the SOP by the next date of hearing so that persons like the petitioner and others can use service dogs for their easy commutation/ movement, we post this matter on January 7, 2027," the bench said. During the hearing on October 6, the counsel for the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities placed before the court a draft SOP on 'service dogs for assist

SC declines to interfere with Delhi HC ruling on Category-III AIF taxes

The Supreme Court declines to interfere with a Delhi High Court judgment reading down a CBDT circular that prescribed maximum marginal rate taxation for Category-III AIFs

Delhi HC judge recuses self from hearing Gymkhana Club eviction case

Delhi High Court judge Justice Prateek Jalan on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a lawsuit over the Centre's proceedings against the Delhi Gymkhana Club for its eviction from the 27.3-acre premises on Safdarjung Road here. Justice Jalan directed that the lawsuit by the Delhi Gymkhana Club Ltd Staff Welfare Association be listed before another bench on Friday. "I am going to recuse from this matter. There are matters where one does not trust one's own judgement," Justice Jalan said. "There is too much personal involved. I will feel more comfortable of someone else heard it," he further observed. Gymkhana member Vijay Khurana and Delhi Gymkhana Club Ltd Staff Welfare Association have filed separate lawsuits against the Land and Development Office (L&DO)'s May 22 order terminating the colonial-era club's perpetual lease deed and asking it to return its land by June 5 on grounds of "strengthening and securing defence infrastructure". Khurana's lawsuit is stated to be supported .

Delhi High Court judge strength rises to 50 after new appointment

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday got a new judge with the swearing-in of Justice Gurvinder Pal Singh. Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre administered the oath of office to Justice Singh, taking the strength of judges of the Delhi High Court to 50. The sanctioned strength of the high court is 60 which includes 45 permanent and 15 additional judges. The swearing-in ceremony was held in the high court premises. Justice Singh, who was a judicial officer of the Delhi district judiciary and has been elevated to the high court as an additional judge, took oath in Hindi. The Centre had on October 5 notified the appointment of the judicial officer as judge of the high court. In September, a total of seven judges had taken the oath of the office of the Delhi High Court. On September 10, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended eight judicial officers for elevation to the Delhi High Court. While seven were elevated, Singh did not find his name in that list.

Banks cannot cut interest on court-ordered FDs arbitrarily: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court dismissed NatWest Markets' appeal over a ₹5.89 crore fixed deposit, ruling that any reduction in the interest rate must have a valid basis

Delhi HC allows Reliance to sell Campa as 'energy drink', stays FSSAI order

The court granted interim relief to Reliance Consumer Products against an FSSAI directive restricting the use of the term 'energy drink' for high-caffeine beverages

Reliance gets court relief over FSSAI ban on Campa's 'energy drink' label

The relief came after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in June directed makers of high-caffeine beverages sold as 'energy drinks' to stop using the description

SC asks Delhi HC to hear plea against Centre's takeover of Gymkhana Club

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi High Court to consider a plea of 11 members of the Delhi Gymkhana Club, who had challenged the Centre's decision to take over the club's 27.3-acre premises and the subsequent eviction proceedings. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was apprised by senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the members of the club, that the Delhi High Court refused to entertain their plea on the grounds that only the club can challenge the Centre's decision. Singh said the high court asked the members to get a clarification from the apex court that they can also move the plea there. The top court permitted them to move the high court subject to objections, which may be raised by the other side regarding the maintainability and other legal oppositions. Singh, appearing for the 11 members, had earlier told the bench that a Central government-nominated committee is presently managing the club, and it cannot .

Delhi HC dismisses pleas for SIT probe into 2020 riots, 2019 Jamia violence

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking a SIT probe into the 2020 riots in the national capital and the 2019 violence that broke out in Jamia Millia Islamia following anti-CAA protests. A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain said, "for the reasons mentioned in the judgment, all the petitions are dismissed". "The batch is decided into two parts, one is northeast Delhi riots and another is for Jamia Millia riots," the bench said while pronouncing the verdict. A detailed judgment is awaited. The court had reserved its verdict on the batch of petitions on July 24. In the northeast Delhi riots matter, the court was hearing a batch of petitions seeking directions for setting up a special investigation team (SIT), commission of inquiry or a fact-finding committee, for medical treatment, grant of compensation and registration of FIRs against the erring police officers. Some of the pleas also demanded that political leaders be booked for alleged h

Senior citizens can seek eviction of children from property: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court upheld a rule allowing senior citizens or parents to seek eviction of children or legal heirs from their property on grounds of non-maintenance and ill-treatment

Delhi HC denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in 2020 riots case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in a case under the anti-terror law UAPA on the "larger conspiracy" behind the February 2020 riots in north-east Delhi. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Dinesh Bhatt dismissed the third bail pleas by Khalid and Sharjeel in the case. The bench said it cannot modify the Supreme Court's January 5 order asking the two accused to seek bail either on completion of protected witnesses' examination or expiry of one year from passing order, whichever is earlier. Khalid and Imam have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on allegations of being one of the masterminds of the February 2020 riots that left 53 people dead and more than 700 injured. The violence erupted during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Activist Khalid Saifi and former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, among others, were

Disability cannot be sole ground to deny reproductive autonomy: Delhi HC

Delhi HC says hysterectomy can be considered only if medical experts find it in the woman's best interest and protect her welfare and dignity

Delhi HC quashes FSSAI order barring Red Bull from using energy drink label

India ordered makers of high-caffeine beverages sold as 'energy drinks' to stop using the description, rejecting efforts to stall the move in a market expected to be worth $1.6 billion by 2028

Red Bull challenges FSSAI for prohibiting use of 'energy drink' label

The move has triggered a standoff, as Pepsi, Red Bull, ​Monster Beverage and Mukesh Ambani's Reliance fear removing the category label could damage brands built around instant-energy claims

SC stays Delhi HC directions on search of advocate's office in GST case

Supreme Court questions how GST authorities can segregate attorney-client privileged material while staying directions permitting examination of seized computer data

Delhi HC orders Meta to immediately remove morphed photo of woman with PM

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed Meta Platforms to immediately remove objectionable content of a woman's morphed picture posted on social media with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that this is an extraordinary position in which the matter is not of one woman but also of the country's prime minister. If the Delhi Police is not sensitive about it, the court will ensure it becomes sensitive, he further noted. The high court also issued notice to Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das, Abhijit Dipke,, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh on a plea by the woman alleging that they circulated her morphed and explicit picture with the prime minister. The court, which listed the matter for further hearing on October 14, directed the police to give complete police protection to the woman who submitted that she was receiving threats to her life. The woman's plea accused the CJP leaders of morphing and circulating her deepfake vulgar pictures with Prim