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Parliament security breach: HC to hear bail plea of accused on May 7

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on May 7 the bail pleas of two accused arrested in the 2023 Parliament security breach case. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, before whom the bail pleas were listed for hearing on Tuesday, was informed by the prosecutor that an additional solicitor general has to argue on behalf of the prosecution and he was unavailable today. Accepting the request for adjournment on behalf of the prosecution, the court said it would hear on May 7 the bail pleas of Neelam Azad, the sole woman accused in the case, and Mahesh Kumawat. The counsel for Azad opposed the adjournment request saying "it was a delaying tactics" and such a conduct was not good for the country. The court, however, shot back saying, "enough, you have irritated us". Earlier, the high court had asked the police to explain whether carrying or using a smoke canister, which is not lethal, is covered under the stringent Unlawful Activities ...

'Unique corruption in CBI, ED': Delhi HC sends CBI officials to custody

In an unusual development, the Delhi High Court has remanded three CBI officials to the custody their own probe agency in a corruption case and said it "shakes the edifice of the machinery" whose primary duty was to bring the culprits to book. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, in an order on April 25, said, "It is one of the unique cases of rampant corruption in CBI, ED and such other departments, which shakes the entire edifice of our executive and the investigating machinery which have the primary duty of investigations in crime and bring the culprits to face the penalty corruption." The complaint showed it was not a stand alone case of corruption by the government officials but reflected a "large conspiracy" amongst the officials of various departments who took bribes to give undue advantage or impact and interfere in investigations and the functioning of these departments. "It is, therefore evident that in certain situations as in the present case which is to unearth the larger ...

Delhi HC orders Gensol, BluSmart to maintain status quo on 175 EVs

Electric ride-hailing firm BluSmart is a subsidiary of beleaguered firm Gensol Engineering

Delhi HC seeks response from Swiggy, Zepto, Meity on PwD accessibility plea

The petition has been filed by Mission Accessibility, an NGO advocating the rights of persons with disabilities

'Sherbet jihad' leaves bitter aftertaste as Delhi High Court raps Ramdev

Orders takedown of yoga guru's controversial comments on Rooh Afza

Defamation case: HC to hear Akbar's plea against Ramani's acquittal in Sep

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday posted on September 19 former Union minister M J Akbar's appeal challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case over her accusations of sexual harassment against him. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna deferred the hearing after Ramani's counsel sought an adjournment due to the unavailability of the senior lawyer arguing the case. "List it for argument on September 19," the court said. Akbar's counsel, on the other hand, sought the "shortest possible date" but the court refused and said it was only a criminal defamation matter. Akbar challenged the trial court's February 17, 2021 order acquitting Ramani on grounds that a woman had the right to put grievances before any platform of her choice even after decades. The high court on January 13, 2022, agreed to examine Akbar's appeal against the trial court verdict. Akbar's appeal argued the trial court decided his criminal defamation case on the basis of surmises and conjec

Delhi HC asks Medha Patkar to approach sessions court to defer fine payment

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked activist Medha Patkar to move the sessions court for permission to defer the execution of a sentence, in which she was asked to deposit Rs one lakh fine in a defamation case filed by Delhi LG V K Saxena. Saxena had filed the case 23 years ago when he was heading an NGO in Gujarat. The sessions court, which had earlier held the 70-year-old guilty in the defamation case, released her on "probation of good conduct" on April 8 and imposed a precondition on her of depositing Rs 1 lakh as fine. Probation is a method of non-institutional treatment of offenders and a conditional suspension of sentence in which the offender, after conviction, is released on bond of good behaviour instead of being sent to prison. As Justice Shalinder Kaur was not inclined to entertain Patkar's application seeking to direct the trial court to postpone the execution of the sentence, including depositing the fine amount, her counsel submitted that he would approach the ...

'Shocks the conscience': Delhi HC tears into Ramdev over 'sharbat jihad' ad

Delhi HC slams Baba Ramdev's 'indefensible' remarks linking Rooh Afza to mosque, madrasa funding

Delhi High Court seeks response from CCI and Zomato on NRAI plea

Plea challenges its exclusion from the confidentiality ring giving access to CCI probe documents

Delhi HC to hear 52 pending cases previously listed before Justice Varma

Justice Yashwant Varma name became embroiled in controversy after a substantial amount of cash was allegedly discovered at his residence during a fire on March 14

Delhi govt directs schools to frame smartphone usage policy after HC ruling

Following a recent Delhi High Court judgment, the Delhi Government has directed schools to formulate policies regarding students' use of smartphones.The Delhi High Court has outlined guiding principles to strike a balance between the advantages and potential drawbacks of allowing students to use smartphones while in school.Accordingly, the Education Department of the Delhi Government has instructed all heads of government, government-aided, and unaided recognised private schools in Delhi to develop and implement a school-level policy on this matter.The Directorate of Education, in its circular dated April 17, 2025, states, "The Hon'ble court has drawn up guiding principles to balance the beneficial and deleterious effect of permitting the use of smartphones in the hands of students while attending the school. Accordingly, all the Heads of Govt., Govt. Aided & Unaided Recognised Private Schools of Delhi are hereby directed to develop a policy on the above said matter on school ...

HUL agrees to take down Lakme Sunscreen ad after Mamaearth's objection

The court ordered the removal of Hindustan Unilever's 'disparaging' Lakme ad after Honasa and HUL filed defamation cases against each other

HUL agrees to take down Lakme's sunscreen ad in dispute with Mamaearth

The FMCG major told Justice Amit Bansal that it will remove online posts within 24 hours and hoardings within 48 hours

Delhi HC tears into DPS Dwarka for mistreating students over unpaid fees

An inspection report led by the District Magistrate showed that these students were made to sit in the library, not allowed to eat at the canteen, and even stopped from talking to their classmates

Mamaearth moves Delhi HC against HUL over Lakme's sunscreen advertisement

HUL said Lakme follows in-vivo SPF testing, a globally recognised method, and has done so since 2015

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