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PIL in HC challenges MEA, Indian embassy in Oman for consular services

The petition argues that the RFP mandates service providers to charge a single contract price for application filing and support services, irrespective of whether applicants utilize services

HC seeks NIA stand on J&K MP Engineer Rashid's plea to attend Parliament

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the NIA to state its stand on jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid's plea seeking permission to attend the ongoing session of Parliament. Rashid is facing charges under the anti-terror law UAPA. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta issued notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Rashid's appeal against the trial court order which refused to grant him custody parole or interim bail. "Issue notice. Let objections, if any, be placed before this court on Monday," the bench said while listing the case for further hearing on March 18. Senior advocate N Hariharan, appearing for Rashid said, Parliament session was till April 4 and his constituency was going unrepresented. "I represent the parliamentary constituency which has 45 per cent of entire population of J-K. Send me in custody (parole)," he said, adding that he was earlier given the relief of custody parole for two days by

FCPA freeze fallout: Trump's order stalls probes, but SEC scrutiny remains

Despite the current pause, experts say that the FCPA remains in effect, and policy shifts or risk of prosecution by future administrations remain

Delhi HC summons Malcha Marg restaurant in Moti Mahal trademark case

Delhi HC issues summons in Moti Mahal's trademark suit against a Malcha Marg restaurant; the court seeks response on interim injunction plea, next hearing set for May 21

Delhi HC slams govt over delay in enforcing SC marriage registrations order

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered the Centre and Delhi government to comply with the Supreme Court's directions over compulsory registration of marriages in three months. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said it was "pathetic and appalling" that the 2006 apex court order, asking all marriages to be compulsorily registered irrespective of faith, was not yet implemented by the authorities. "This is pathetic actually. It is appalling as to how you are not implementing the order of the Supreme Court," it added. The high court also issued notice to both governments on a petition seeking direction to the Ministry of Home Affairs to prepare rules for a centralised database of marriage registration. The Supreme Court, in February 2006, ruled that all marriages, irrespective of their religion, be compulsorily registered and directed the Centre and all states to frame and notify rules for this within three months. Pursuant to the top ..

Delhi HC strikes down tax on repair cost of re-imported plane parts

The court declared as unconstitutional a part of the 2021 customs department exemption notification that required payment of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST)

Copyright owner can issue licences even if not a registered society: HC

The court held that PPL, being the owner of the copyright in the songs, was entitled to issue licenses for their use, even though the latter was not a registered copyright society

Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar gets regular bail in wrestler murder case

Sushil Kumar was the main accused in the murder of a junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar in May 2021

HC to pass order on Christian Michel's bail in AgustaWestland case today

The Delhi High Court will on Tuesday deliver its verdict on the bail plea of alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland money laundering case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who reserved the verdict on February 28 after hearing the parties, is scheduled to pronounce the judgement at 4 pm. The Supreme Court granted bail to him in the CBI case on February 18. Probe agencies reported irregularities in the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters from Italian manufacturing company AgustaWestland. The ED's counsel had opposed Michel's plea, saying the British national did not meet the "twin tests" for grant of bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and was a flight risk. Michel's lawyer sought the relief on grounds that he had already spent a substantial amount of time in custody. He had submitted while the anti-money laundering law has a maximum punishment of seven years, he spent over six years in jail. James was extradited from Dubai in December

Delhi court seeks NIA response after Engineer Rashid seeks to attend Parl

Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file its reply by March 5 on Rashid's plea

Delhi HC rejects total smartphone ban in schools, issues guidelines

The court noted that its intent is to establish guiding principles to balance the positive and negative effects of allowing students to use smartphones

Father of woman on death row in Abu Dhabi moves HC to know her well-being

The father of an Indian woman on death row in Abu Dhabi has approached the Delhi High Court, seeking to know her well-being. In his petition, which is likely to come up for hearing on Monday, Shabbir Khan -- a? resident of Banda in Uttar Pradesh --? said there was "profound uncertainty" with respect to his daughter Shahzadi's condition, and his repeated applications to the Ministry of External Affairs for clarification were "fruitless". The plea further alleged that Shahzadi was inadequately represented before the local courts in a case pertaining to the alleged murder of her employer's four-month-old child and she was pressured into "confessing", leading to the imposition of death penalty on July 31, 2023. "On February 14, 2025, the petitioner's daughter telephoned him from detention, informing him that she had been relocated within the facility and prior to her potential execution, her final wish was to speak with her parents," the petition said. "The petitioner, with considerabl

Delhi HC reserves order on Christian Michel's bail in AgustaWestland case

Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposed the bail plea of Christian James Michel arguing that he posed a flight risk due to his British citizenship

HC asks agencies to exercise caution over blanket freezing of bank accounts

The Delhi High Court has asked probe agencies to exercise care and caution over blanket freezing of bank accounts. The matter before Justice Manoj Jain related to one such action of the agencies on the petitioner company's account, having a withdrawal balance of more than Rs 93 crore, but witnessing an innocuous entry of Rs 200. "Such blanket measures, if taken recourse to, without offering any reason, can certainly play havoc with the financial concerns of such account holders," it said. The court's February 20 order said, "It is, therefore, high time that the investigating/law enforcement agencies, in the context of freezing bank accounts, act with requisite care, caution and yes, compassion as well." Instead of freezing the bank account, the court said, authorities should explore the possibility of marking a lien on the disputed amount to mitigate the undue hardship caused to account holders and ensure the disputed amount was secured. Taking note of multiple such cases, the cou

HC orders Amazon to pay Rs 340 cr to Lifestyle Equities over infringement

During the proceedings of the case, Cloudtail India agreed to accept an injunction decree and proposed a settlement which would include damages

Delhi High Court refuses to hear plea early seeking ban on Deepseek

The bench, also consisting of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, had on February 12 said that AI tools are dangerous, irrespective of whether they are in Chinese or American hands

Woman faces perjury probe over false rape claims against Shah Nawaz Hussain

The court was hearing Hussain's plea under Section 340 of the CrPC regarding false evidence and perjury

AgustaWestland PMLA case: HC questions ED's dissent to Michel's bail plea

The bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma questioned the Enforcement Directorate after James' lawyer, Aljo K Joseph, mentioned the Supreme Court's bail ruling

Speed up decision on Engineer Rashid's bail plea: Delhi HC to NIA court

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the court hearing cases of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to expeditiously decide the bail plea of jailed J&K MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid in a terror funding case. Justice Vikas Mahajan said, "The ASJ-03, Patiala House Court is requested to dispose of the bail application of the petitioner expeditiously." The court was dealing with Rashid's plea alleging there was no remedy available after the NIA court, dealing with his bail application, left him in limbo post him becoming member of Parliament (MP). Justice Mahajan observed a direction was passed by the high court on the administrative side clarifying that the NIA court would continue to hear the case. In view of the development, Rashid's counsel sought to withdraw the plea from the high court. The Baramulla MP is facing trial in a terror funding case with the allegations that he funded separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir. He was elected from the ...

Delhi HC has jurisdiction to hear ChatGPT case, amicus curiae tells court

Amicus curiae (literal translation: 'friend of the court') refers to a person or organisation that offers information or advice to a court, even though they are not a party to the case