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Delhi riots 2020: HC to hear pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam on Nov 25

The Delhi High Court will hear on November 25 the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid and student activist Sharjeel Imam in a UAPA case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the communal riots here in February 2020. The two bail pleas, along with similar pleas by other co-accused in the case --'United Against Hate' founder Khalid Saifi and others -- were on Monday listed for fresh hearing before a bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur. The bench, however, did not assemble. The cases were earlier before a bench headed by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait but the judge was recently transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High Court as its chief justice. Khalid, Imam and several others have been booked under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. The violence had erupted during the protes

Pending cases can't disqualify person from seeking opportunities abroad: HC

Mere pendency of a criminal case does not automatically disqualify a person from exercising his right to seek long-term opportunities abroad, the Delhi High Court has noted. The court also directed the passport authorities to issue within two weeks a police clearance certificate (PCC) to a man, who has pending criminal cases and needs to submit a document to Canadian authorities to set up a business there. Noting that the rights and interests of the petitioner must be balanced with the authorities' obligation as a sovereign entity, the high court directed that a PCC be issued to the man explicitly mentioning the pending criminal cases against him as well as the fact that he has complied with the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner's (RPFC) order by making the required deposit. This would provide complete transparency to the Canadian authorities for their assessment of his visa application. The PCC shall be issued in two weeks' time from today, Justice Sanjeev Narula said in an orde

Delhi HC calls for X-category security for 300 judges amid safety breaches

X-category security involves two armed police officers, but does not include commandos, making it the lowest level of security in this system

Delhi HC issues notice to The New Indian, X over 'contemptuous' material

Delhi High Court has issued a notice to The New Indian and X for publishing content that is claimed to be contemptuous, in response to a legal notice filed against them

Mere issuance of SCN not enough to cancel GST registration, rules Delhi HC

The court ruled that tax authorities are required to present clear and intelligible reasons and offer an opportunity for a personal hearing when seeking to cancel GST registration

PIL filed at Delhi HC over detention of activist Sonam Wangchuk and others

Sonam Wangchuk, along with approximately 120 others, was detained by the Delhi Police while marching towards the national capital to demand the implementation of the Sixth Schedule for Ladakh

Delhi HC seeks SOP from social media apps on supplying info to agencies

The Delhi High Court has asked social media platforms to place before it their standard operating protocol and timelines for dealing with requests for information from law enforcement agencies. A bench headed by Justice Prathiba M Singh observed that it is necessary that proper timelines are followed by the platforms to ensure that any delay does not impede the process of tracing out missing persons, who are sometimes even children. Noting that in some habeas corpus petitions there is a "lag" in relation to furnishing information to the police by the platforms, the court issued notice to several social media entities, including Google, Telegram and X, earlier called Twitter. The court passed the order while dealing with a habeas corpus by the parents of a 19-year-old boy who had allegedly been missing since January. "The platforms shall place on the next date their standard operating protocol for dealing with requests for information from law enforcement agencies including the ...

1984 anti-Sikh riots: HC to hear Tytler's plea against framing on Nov 29

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on November 29 a plea by Congress leader Jagdish Tytler challenging the framing of charges of murder and other offences against him in a case related to the killing of three people in north Delhi's Pul Bangash area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri, after briefly hearing the matter, asked Tytler's counsel to file statements of certain witnesses which were not on record. The high court then listed the matter for further hearing on November 29. Tytler, in his plea, claimed he was a victim of a "witch-hunt" and contended that the trial court's order framing charges against him was perverse, illegal and lacked application of mind. "By way of the impugned order, the trial court has erroneously framed charges against the petitioner overlooking the settled principles of law on the point of charge," he said in the petition. During the hearing, Tytler's counsel raised a plea of alibi, claiming that he was not presen

Delhi HC asks SpiceJet to respond to execution petition on engines return

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked low-cost airline SpiceJet to file its reply to a petition seeking execution of an order directing it to ground three aircraft engines and hand those over to their lessors. The court also asked the airline to file an affidavit listing out its assets and posted the execution petition for further hearing on November 13. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora also issued a court notice to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), with a direction to its competent officer to remain present in the court on November 13, along with a status report confirming due compliance of the court's August 14 order. The court said in its status report, the DGCA will mention the status of the re-delivery of the engines. The high court had, in its August 14 order, directed SpiceJet to ground the three engines by August 16 and hand those over to their lessors within 15 days. The single-judge bench had directed the airline to offer prior inspection of the engines

Delhi HC shuts down 45 rogue streaming sites backing Warner Bros, Netflix

The Court granted a dynamic+ injunction, allowing for not just the blocking of current infringing websites, but also any future mirror or alphanumeric variations of 45 rogue streaming sites

Petitioner to approach Delhi Police seeking removal of blockade at Singhu

The petitioner had sought a directive for the blockade's removal, arguing that it had caused significant inconvenience by hindering the smooth flow of traffic without providing alternative routes

Plea filed in Delhi HC against mobile apps sharing vehicle owners' details

In addition, the apps in question were allegedly providing sensitive insurance and finance-related details

HC directs Centre to decide representation on inefficiencies of AirSewa

The portal, designed to serve as a grievance redressal mechanism for air travellers, has reportedly become largely unresponsive

Excise 'scam': SC refuses urgent hearing on Dhall's plea against HC order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant urgent hearing on a plea filed by businessman Amandeep Singh Dhall, who has challenged the Delhi High Court's verdict denying him bail in a corruption case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan declined the request of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Dhall, who mentioned the matter for early hearing of the plea. "We have to think about poor litigants also. We cannot just bypass procedure of the Supreme Court," the bench said. At the outset, Singhvi said Dhall has been in custody for a long period. "He got regular bail in the money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate case. The findings in a more stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act case in my favour. I am also seeking interim bail," Singhvi said. The top court said it will take up the matter in October second week. The apex court had on September 17 issued notice to the Central Bureau of ...

Hyatt PE in India be taxed even if global entity earns losses: Delhi HC

Overturns division bench verdict on Nokia Solutions

Supreme Court to use AI to generate summaries for pleadings: ACJ Manmohan

The Supreme Court is set to introduce an AI tool called 'AI Saransh', developed by the National Informatics Centre, which is designed to generate summaries of pleadings

SC dismisses SpiceJet's plea against HC order grounding 3 aircraft engines

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld an order of the Delhi High Court which directed low-cost airline SpiceJet to ground three aircraft engines for defaulting on payments to lessors. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the appeal filed by SpiceJet against the high court verdict of September 11. "We will not interfere. It's a correct order," the bench said. A division bench of the Delhi High Court had held that the carrier had violated an agreed interim arrangement for payment of dues and upheld an order of a single-judge bench asking the low-cost airline to ground the three engines for defaulting on the payments. The single-judge bench of the high court had on August 14 directed SpiceJet to ground three engines by August 16 and hand them over to their lessors -- Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS. A high court bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Amit Bansal refused to interfere with an August 14 order of th

HC seeks Puja Khedkar's response to UPSC's perjury claim in bail case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of Puja Khedkar on the UPSC's allegation that the former IAS probationer committed perjury by making a false statement in relation to her anticipatory bail plea. Justice Subramaniam Prasad asked Khedkar to file her reply to the Commission's application, which is filed in the proceedings on her pre-arrest bail plea. "I will issue notice. File your reply," Justice Prasad told Khedkar's counsel, and listed the matter for hearing on September 26. Khedkar has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing Other Backward Classes (OBC) and disability quota benefits in civil services examination. She has denied all allegations against her. In its application filed through lawyer Vardhman Kaushik, the UPSC submitted that Khedkar, in her rejoinder, made an "absolutely false" statement on affidavit that the Commission had collected her biometrics during personality tests. Seeking initiation of inquiry and appropriate proceedings against her f

Coaching Centre deaths: Time for admin to wake up from slumber, says HC

It is time for the administration to wake up from "deep slumber" and take appropriate steps to address the condition of city's coaching centres, the Delhi High Court has said, while granting interim bail till November 30 to four co-owners of the basement of an Old Rajinder Nagar building that housed a coaching centre where three civil services aspirants drowned in July. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, in the order passed on September 13 on the bail applications of the accused, lamented the administration's "callous attitude", saying said such "incidents keep on happening" and innocent people lose their lives because of "mischievous people" who only want to earn money. Children from across the country come to the capital for their education and it is unfortunate that coaching centre owners have no care for such innocent lives, the judge said in the order released on the court's website. Justice Sharma urged the Lieutenant Governor (LG) to appoint a committee, preferably under a former .

Oberoi Grp family dispute: Delhi HC injuncts shares held by late PRS Oberoi

This order comes amid a legal dispute between Anastasia and her brother Vikramjit Oberoi, sister Natasha Oberoi, and cousin Arjun Oberoi