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Delhi HC sets 8 week deadline to build public toilets for transgenders

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set a deadline of eight weeks for construction of public toilets for transgender people in the national capital and warned it will order personal appearance of the top officials concerned of the Delhi government and the NDMC in case of non-compliance. A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma noted that as per the status report filed by the city government, while the process of construction was stated to be underway, no public toilets have been built for the transgender population. Status report has been filed informing this court that the State has taken appropriate action keeping in view the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act in the matter of construction of public toilets for transgender persons. However, the status report reveals that toilets have not been constructed at all, observed the bench, also comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad. The court granted time to the government to ensure toilets are constructed as ...

Will consider including law on right to education in curriculum: BCI to HC

The Bar Council of India on Tuesday told Delhi High Court that it will consider within "reasonable time" the issue of introducing Right to Education Act as a compulsory subject in law colleges. A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing a public interest litigation by NGO Social Jurist, which asserted that Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, a key right of children, can be implemented in its true letter and spirit only if it is taught as a compulsory subject in the curriculum rather than just being part of a subject. Lawyer Ashok Agarwal, the petitioner's counsel, said a representation was made to the Council last month to include RTE Act in the curriculum and the authority should be asked to decide the same. The counsel for the Bar Council of India (BCI) said the body would certainly look into the representation within a reasonable time. Under Legal Education Rules, the Council is empowered with the responsibility of prescribi

Delhi HC reserves order on Reliance Infra arm's plea against DMRC

Says parties in the case may file written submissions by Monday

Delhi HC stays trial court proceedings against DCW chief Swati Maliwal

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the trial court proceedings against DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal in a criminal case for allegedly abusing her official position to appoint people associated with the AAP to different posts in the women's rights body. While issuing notice and seeking a status report from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Maliwal's petition challenging the trial court order framing charges under the anti-corruption law, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani observed the essential ingredient of receiving any pecuniary gain was not present in the matter. Issue notice. On a prima facie view of the matter, the court is persuaded to note that the essential ingredient of the offence under section 13(1)(d)(ii) of Prevention of Corruption Act, namely, obtaining any valuable item or pecuniary advantage, is evidently missing from the chargesheet and the order on charge, which requires closer consideration. In view of the above, further proceedings against the petitioner at stayed

Need to sensitise Delhi govt to issue guidelines on eviction orders: HC

The Delhi High Court has said there is an emergent need for sensitisation of sub-divisional magistrates (SDM) to implement court orders and asked the city government to inform the SDMs about the manner in which eviction from property and recovery orders have to be executed. The high court said it has repeatedly noticed that various orders for enforcement of possession and recovery, which are to be given effect to by the SDMs, are not dealt with expeditiously. In respect of the SDM's power under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and other statutes, there is an emergent need for sensitisation of the SDMs in order to give effect to orders passed by various courts, Justice Prathiba Singh said. The high court said the Delhi government ought to issue standard operating procedures (SOP) as guidelines for all the SDMs to ensure implementation of orders passed by the court and also the manner in which orders for eviction and recovery that may be passed are

JEE: Delhi HC seeks govt's response on plea seeking relaxation for students

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre and other respondents and sought a response to a plea seeking relaxation for the students appearing for the JEE Advance 2023.

DMRC has to pay from funds lying in its account, RInfra arm tells Delhi HC

The DAMEPL counsel argued that DMRC's stance that the corporate veil cannot be lifted does not hold water since it went ahead and did just that

Delhi HC orders MTNL to deposit Rs 442 cr in connection with arbitral award

For 30 years, a dispute between MTNL and CanFina was going through several rounds of litigation, which is in stark contrast to the apex court push for expeditious disposal of arbitration matters

Delhi HC issues notice to MCD over non-payment of salaries to teachers

The plea seeks the court's direction to the civic body to forthwith release due salaries to all the teachers and Class IV employees and pay future salaries also in time

Excise policy scam: Court seeks response from ED on Raghava Reddy's plea

The Special Judge MK Nagpal on Saturday issued notice to ED on the plea listed the matter for March 16, 2023, with detailed arguments

AAP workers protest outside party office before Sisodia's court hearing

Scores of Aam Aadmi Party workers staged a protest in central Delhi on Saturday demanding the release of senior party leader Manish Sisodia, who has been arrested by the CBI in connection with the excise policy case. The protest erupted before Sisodia's appearance before the Rouse Avenue court, only a few metres from the party office on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg. The workers raised slogans like 'Manish Sisodia ko riha karo' (release Manish Sisodia). They hit the street hours after the AAP's Delhi convener held a meeting with some of the workers. The party has alleged that Sisodia has been arrested to obstruct the "good work" being done by the Delhi government in the education sector.

No sanction for attachment of DMRC's operational assets: Centre to Delhi HC

The court also said that the Court won't consider DMRC's future liabilities/provisions

Denying admission under EWS category frustrates right to education: HC

Denial of admission under EWS or Disadvantaged Group category by a school even after allotment by the authorities frustrates and undermines the noble objective of the law on right to education and violates the fundamental rights of children under the Constitution, the Delhi High Court has said. The court's observation came on a petition by a minor boy who sought a direction to a private school here to give him admission in the Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/ Disadvantaged Group (DG) category. The school's objection before the court was that the petitioner's residence was not within the 0-1 km radius and so he was not eligible for admission. The Delhi government, however, took a contrary stand and said the child was staying in the school's vicinity. Ruling in favour of the petitioner, Justice Mini Pushkarna accepted the scrutiny carried out by the Department of Education (DOE) with respect to the petitioner's place of residence and said the noble object of providing good educatio

Manish Sisodia moves Delhi court to seek bail in liquor scam case

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday moved a bail plea at a court here after he was arrested by the CBI

It's amazing DMRC, formed by two govts, has no money: Delhi High Court

Attaching DMRC's assets for award will bring Delhi to a halt, Centre tells HC

Delhi HC asks police about action over offensive tweet against Md Zubair

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the city police about the action taken by it against a Twitter user for his alleged offensive tweet on fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, who was hearing Zubair's plea to quash an FIR registered against him after he responded to the Twitter user who was using a picture with his minor daughter as display picture on the platform, observed that although the police have not found anything against Zubair in the case, the matter should come to a logical closure. The FIR was lodged against Zubair in 2020 for allegedly threatening and torturing a minor girl. "What about the person who put the offensive tweet? What did you do regarding this gentleman? asked the court. "I want to know what happened... I want to see if things are coming to logical closure, said the court as it listed the matter for further hearing on March 13. Zubair's counsel has earlier told the court that he was being trolled for

Delhi High Court restrains Sona Mandhira from using trademark 'Sona'

Sona Mandhira had submitted in court that the word 'Sona' is a generic and common word in trade and has attained the status of publici juris

Sanction to attach properties of DMRC not possible: Centre tells Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Thursday was informed by the Centre that it cannot give sanction for attachment of properties of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Delhi HC to continue hearing Sukesh's plea on April 5 in EC bribery case

A bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma after hearing the matter at length said that the matter requires further consideration and listed it for next hearing on April 5

Delhi HC seeks ED stand on plea by Sukesh against money laundering charges

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Enforcement Directorate to state its stand on a plea by alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar challenging the framing of charges against him under the anti-money laundering law in connection with a 2017 Election Commission bribery case. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma heard the counsel for the petitioner as well as the agency, and said the matter "needs further consideration" while seeking written submissions from the parties. "Both of you file written submissions. I am not issuing notice (at this stage)," said the judge. The counsel for the petitioner said that in view of the stay on proceedings in the scheduled offence in the matter, the trial court could not have framed charges under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). "Scheduled offence is the base. When it goes, everything goes, said the lawyer. Counsel for the Enforcement Directorate said that the petition was a dilatory tactic and if the petitioner's argument is accepted, it woul