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HC seeks WFI stand on challenge to Asian Games trial exemption to wrestlers

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the ad-hoc panel running the affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to state before it the reasons for exempting top wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia from the Asian Games trials. Justice Subramonium Prasad, while hearing a petition by Under-20 World Champion Antim Panghal and Under-23 Asian Champion Sujeet Kalkal against the direct entry granted to Phogat and Punia, asked the sports body to file its response during the day. "If it (basis for selection) is just, fair and reasonable, it is the end of the matter," said the judge as he listed the matter for further hearing on Friday. The court also asked for the laurels won by the two athletes, who have been selected automatically, to be shown to it. During the hearing, the court asked the counsel for the ad-hoc WFI panel to state what was the basis for the selection besides Phogat and Punia being good sportspersons as the entire case of the petitioners was that there has to b

Delhi HC seeks WFI's stand on challenge to Asian Games trials exemption

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to state before it the basis for the exemption grant to wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia from the Asian Games trials. Justice Subramonium Prasad, while hearing a petition by Under-20 World Champion Antim Panghal and Under-23 Asian Champion Sujeet Kalkal against the direct entry handed to Phogat and Punia, asked the sporting body to file its response during the day. "If it (basis for selection) is just, fair and reasonable, it is the end of the matter," said the judge as he listed the matter for hearing on Friday. The court asked the counsel for the WFI to state what was the basis for selection besides Phogat and Punia being good sportspersons. Phogat (53kg) and Punia (65kg) were given direct entries for the Asian Games by the Indian Olympic Association's ad-hoc committee on Tuesday while other wrestlers will have to book their places in the Indian squad through selection trials on July 22 and ..

Delhi High Court defers hearing in Google's in-app billing policy case

Google had plans to implement the UCB from April 26

Court did not consider Sajjan Kumar's conviction while granting bail: SIT

After hearing the arguments of the counsel the high court listed the matter for further hearing on November 20, 2023

Delhi HC grants interim bail to YSR Congress MP's son on medical grounds

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail on medical grounds to Raghav Magunta, the son of YSR Congress Party MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. While granting the relief, Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma asked Magunta to appear before ED officials at the agency's Chennai or Delhi office, whenever called. The high court said he shall confine himself to Chennai and shall report to ED officials every Tuesday and Friday at 4 pm. "He shall not leave India without permission of the trial court. He shall surrender passport before the trial court," the high court said. It clarified that Magunta's bail on medical grounds will not be treated as precedent for other cases. According to the CBI and the ED, which are probing the cases against senior AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, Magunta and others, irregularities were allegedly committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours were .

Delhi HC asks police to file report on steps to strengthen court security

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the city police to submit a fresh status report on the issue of strengthening the safety and security of court complexes in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Kumar Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula perused the status report submitted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in which several recommendations and steps were suggested based on a meeting of all the stakeholders, for increasing the security in court complexes. The bench said the fresh status report must be based upon the recommendations and the steps suggested and implemented as per the joint meeting conducted by all the stakeholders on May 6. The court listed the matter for further hearing on October 9. The high court was hearing a batch of petitions seeking to increase safety and security measures in trial courts.

HC directs district judges to list out priority cases for digitisation

The Delhi High Court has directed principal district and sessions judges here to chalk out a list of the nature of cases or records of district courts that need to be prioritised for digitalisation. The high court clarified that before weeding out old records, it is not mandatory to digitalise each and every petty case. "The Principal District and Sessions Judge (Headquarter) in consultation with all the other Principal District and Sessions Judges and Officers In-charge (OICs) record rooms shall determine the category of cases which require digitisation and 'petty cases' which do not require digitisation," Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said in an order which was passed on June 1 and signed on July 11. The order came on an application filed by the registry of the court seeking certain clarifications in its January 2017 order. In its January 2017 order, the high court had directed that "before the trial court record is destroyed under the Delhi High Court Rules, all information should

Patents rights disputes to be examined under Patents Act: Delhi HC

This order has now barred the jurisdiction of CCI in examining patent-related disputes

SC refuses urgent mentioning against HC's summon to Adipurush makers

From Umar Khalid's bail plea to Rahul Gandhi's conviction in defamation case, here are key developments in the Supreme Court and Delhi's High court on July 12

Nyay - The Justice: Delhi HC refuses stay on movie on Sushant Singh Rajput

Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's father claimed in his plea that the film contained defamatory statements about his son

HC seeks Centre response on whereabouts of missing media person in Kenya

The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the response of the Centre on a woman's plea claiming her brother and media professional Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan was missing since last year and detained in Kenya. She said she was not in a position to contact him. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to the Ministries of External Affairs and Home Affairs on the petition, and asked them to file a status report within two weeks. The high court listed the matter for further hearing in August. Khan, 49, who went missing in Kenya in July last year, was the ex-COO (chief operating officer) of Balaji Telefilms and had worked with Eros, Star TV India and Warner Brothers, according to the petition. Petitioner Anis Fatima Zachariah said her brother had travelled to Kenya on tourist visa on June 24, 2022 and on July 22 last year, Khan and his friend were around the Westlands, Ole Sereni when some people claiming to be police officers "unlawfully and arbitrarily" intercepted their vehicle and hijacked it.

2020 Delhi riots: HC grants bail to ex-AAP councilor Tahir Hussain

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in five cases related to the northeast Delhi riots of 2020. Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi on February 24, 2020, after violence between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled out of control, leaving at least 53 people dead and around 700 injured. "Bail granted subject to conditions in all 5 FIRs," Justice Anish Dayal said on Wednesday while pronouncing the verdict on the bail applications by Hussain in the cases. The cases against the former councillor pertain to alleged rioting during the violence in February 2020. The cases also relate to the injuries suffered by two people on account of a riotous mob pelting stones, throwing petrol bombs and firing gunshots from the terrace of Hussain's house and the alleged commission of offences of attempt to murder and violation of the Arms Act. Hussain is also facing prosecution for the destruction of public property. Besi

Delhi HC defers hearing of Go First against single-judge order on July 12

Under the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, 2016(IBC), the NCLT is the adjudicating authority on all matters

PM degree row: Delhi HC refuses to advance date of hearing of plea

The Delhi High Court Monday refused to advance the hearing of a petition by Delhi University (DU) challenging the Central Information Commission's order directing the varsity to allow inspection of records of all students who had passed the BA exam in 1978, the year Prime Minister Narendra Modi had graduated from there. Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to DU on an application seeking early hearing in the case and listed it for October 13, the date already fixed in the main petition. The high court had stayed the Commission's order dated December 21, 2016 on January 23, 2017. Besides DU's challenge to the Central Information Commission (CIC) order, the court was also hearing other petitions which raised similar legal issues pertaining to disclosure of details of results of certain examinations. The CIC order was passed on activist Neeraj's application under the Right to Information Act, seeking details related to students who had appeared for the Bachelor of Arts examination

CLAT-24 advanced exam impossible in regional languages: NLUs tell HC

The Consortium of National Law Universities has told Delhi High Court that preparations for CLAT - 2024 are at an advanced stage and any judicial order compelling the introduction of additional language options this year, without discussions, will result in serious administrative and operational issues. The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is conducted in English at present. The exam for the 2024 academic year is scheduled for December. The consortium said it has constituted an expert committee of vice-chancellors of five member National Law Universities (NLUs) to study the issue of offering the exam in additional languages and to prepare a comprehensive roadmap after reviewing stakeholder viewpoints and potential constraints. The submission was made in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the conduct of CLAT - 2024 in regional languages as well. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad directed the expert committee, constituted to conside

Delhi High Court dismisses Pepsi appeal against IPR revocation order

Pepsi had filed an appeal under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001, challenging the December 3, 2021, order

SC dismisses Spicejet's plea seeking extension to pay dues to Maran

While dismissing the plea, the bench said that the present application is 'nothing but a delay tactic of Spicejet Ltd. to not pay money even when there are court orders directing the same'

Go First to challenge high court order on inspection of planes by lessors

Go First will challenge the Delhi High Court's ruling permitting its lessors to inspect the aircraft as there are inconsistencies with the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal in the case, according to the grounded airline's resolution professional. The cash-strapped budget carrier stopped flying from May 3 and is undergoing insolvency resolution process and aviation regulator DGCA is doing a special audit of the airline, which has sought approval for restarting operations. On Thursday, senior advocate Ramji Srinivasan appearing for the resolution professional of Go First told the NCLT that the airline will challenge the high court order. There are inconsistencies between the order passed by the single-member bench of the high court and the directions given by the NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal). "As things are presently advised, we are considering challenging it," he said. Shailendra Ajmera is the resolution professional of the airline. In its 46-page order pas

Go First RP, lessors slug it out in court over 'right' to fly planes

The order of July 5 said that the NCLT does not have the power of judicial review over administrative action

PIL should not be used for suspicious products of mischief: Delhi HC

Cautioning against the use of public interest litigations for private malice, the Delhi High Court has said the attractive brand name of PIL should not be used for "suspicious products of mischief" but redress of genuine public harm. A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, while dismissing a lawyer's plea against the method of empanelment of advocates to represent the Centre, said PIL was a weapon to secure justice for the voiceless and so the courts must see to it that such a petition is not for personal gain or political motivation or any other oblique consideration. The bench, also comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad, said the present PIL was "nothing but a Publicity Interest Litigation" and "no public interest" was involved in the plea which was "filed only to upset the apple cart". "The attractive brand name of Public Interest Litigation should not be used for suspicious products of mischief and should be aimed at redressal of genuine public harm or public ...