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After Kejriwal, Sisodia refuses to pursue excise case before Delhi HC judge

AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday wrote a letter to Delhi High Court Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, saying that he will also not pursue his matter in the excise case in her court. This comes a day after party chief Arvind Kejriwal similarly decided to neither appear in person or appoint any lawyer for his case in Justice Sharma's court. "No lawyer will appear on my behalf either. Your children's future is in the hands of Tushar Mehta," Sisodia said. I do not expect justice; there is no path left except Satyagraha, he added. On Monday, Kejriwal also wrote a letter to the high court judge after his plea seeking the recusal of Justice Sharma was rejected on April 20.

Delhi HC quashes Samir Modi's assault case against mother Bina, 2 others

The Delhi High Court on Monday quashed a criminal case against industrialist Bina Modi, her personal security guard Surendra Prasad and senior lawyer Lalit Bhasin in connection with the alleged assault of her son Samir Modi during a board meeting in 2024. Godfrey Philips India's former executive director, Samir, appearing through video conference, told Justice Saurabh Banerjee that he has withdrawn complaint against his mother, Bina, and two others. "Quashed," the judge said while dealing with a petition of Bina, Bhasin and Prasad, who sought the quashing of the case after a settlement was reached between them and Samir. Earlier, Bina, Prasad and Bhasin had moved the high court, seeking a stay on the trial court's proceedings in the case. The trial court in Saket had on February 10 issued a summons to three accused for an appearance on May 7. The case stems from an FIR filed in June 2024, alleging that Prasad, acting on Bina's instructions, assaulted Samir when he was trying to en

Kejriwal withdraws from excise case proceedings before Delhi HC judge

Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal withdraws from excise policy case proceedings before Delhi High Court judge, citing lack of confidence in impartial adjudication

Arvind Kejriwal refuses to appear before Delhi HC judge in excise case

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has written to Delhi High Court Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, saying he will not appear in the excise case personally or through a lawyer before her, the party said on Monday. "My hope of getting justice from Justice Swarana Kanta has been broken. Therefore, I have decided to follow Mahatma Gandhi's path of Satyagraha," Kejriwal wrote in the letter. He further said he has made the decision by listening to the voice of his conscience. The former Delhi chief minister added that he will reserve the right to approach the Supreme Court to appeal against Justice Sharma's decision.

Delhi HC directs X Corp to remove posts on Arvind Kejriwal court hearing

Delhi High Court orders X to remove videos of Kejriwal's court proceedings, examines intermediary liability, and seeks MeitY response on enforcement of IT Rules

Hockey India secretary general held guilty of contempt by Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has held Hockey India secretary general Bhola Nath Singh guilty of contempt of court for wilfully disobeying its order. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said he would hear the issue of sentence on May 4 but granted Singh liberty to "purge" the contempt by undertaking "such measures as found fit." The court passed the judgement on April 20 on a contempt plea by Syeed Asima Ali, the elected Vice President of Hockey India, who alleged non-compliance with an order passed on January 17, 2025, by the sports body's officials. The court stated that as per its directions, Hockey India officials were required to give requisite links to the petitioner to enable her to participate in all executive board meetings but they failed to do so for meetings held on July 4, 2025 and July 27, 2025. It observed that any purported subsequent events did not excuse the officials from their obligation to provide links to the petitioner, when they had not even sought modification of the

Delhi High Court's ruling eases tax uncertainty on share buybacks

Delhi High Court ruling clarifies that share buybacks are not taxable as company income, easing uncertainty in restructuring and capital management

Economic criteria alone doesn't justify relaxations in govt jobs: Delhi HC

Court observed that the existing framework, which provides 10 per cent reservation to EWS candidates without extending additional relaxations, does not violate any constitutional provisions

Delhi HC fines Parle Agro ₹10,00,000 in PepsiCo trademark dispute

Delhi High Court penalises Parle Agro Rs 10 lakh for failing to disclose sales data in trademark dispute with PepsiCo over use of "For The Bold" tagline

SpiceJet leans on sovereign backing prospect in ₹144 cr deposit Maran case

Maran side calls it rehashed distress plea; court tests feasibility of asset sale

SpiceJet seeks relief from ₹144.5 crore deposit in Maran dispute case

SpiceJet has sought urgent relief from a court order to deposit Rs 144.5 crore in its dispute with the Marans, warning it could disrupt operations and hurt revival efforts

X may lose safe harbour cover on inaction over Rana Ayyub posts: Centre

Centre tells Delhi High Court that X may lose safe harbour protection for failing to act on Rana Ayyub posts, citing non-compliance with IT Rules and due diligence norms

Allahabad HC judge Yashwant Varma resigns amid impeachment proceedings

Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, facing impeachment proceedings after wads of burnt currency notes were found at his residence here, has submitted his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, sources said on Friday. "Your Excellency, While I do not propose to burden your august office with the reasons which have constrained me to submit this missive, it is with deep anguish that I hereby tender my resignation from the office of Judge of the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, with immediate effect. It has been an honour to serve in this office," the resignation letter sent to the President on April 9 said. Justice Varma was repatriated from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court after burnt wads of currency notes were found at his official residence in New Delhi on March 14 last year.

Delhi HC sets deadline for copyright office to register AI artwork

Court directs Registrar to rule on AI-generated artwork copyright application, raising key questions on authorship and legal recognition under Indian law

Kejriwal can't seek judge's recusal for attending 'legal seminar': CBI

Former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other discharged accused in the liquor policy case cannot seek the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma merely because she attended a "legal seminar" by the Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad as it does not demonstrate any ideological association, the CBI has told the Delhi High Court. In a reply filed to applications by the AAP leader and others seeking the judge's recusal from hearing the Central Bureau of investigation's (CBI) challenge to the trial court's discharge order, the agency highlighted that several sitting Supreme Court judges, including Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, and high court judges, have attended functions by the RSS-affiliated confederation of lawyers, and if their plea is accepted, all of them would have to recuse from hearing any case involving politically exposed persons as accused. The CBI asserted that making "unscrupulous" and "sweeping" allegations of bias over attending legal seminars, which had no ...

ANI-OpenAI dispute: Delhi High Court reserves order in AI copyright case

The Delhi High Court has reserved its order in ANI's copyright case against OpenAI, which alleges its news articles were used to train ChatGPT without permission or payment

HC gives Kejriwal, others last chance to reply to ED in excise policy case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday gave a final opportunity to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and others to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to expunge "unwarranted" remarks made against it by the trial court while discharging them in the liquor policy case. Observing that none of the respondents, except one, filed their responses even after seeking time on the last date of hearing, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said the court will hear arguments in the case on April 22. "Last opportunity is granted to file reply, failing which the right to file reply will close. Arguments will be heard on the next date of hearing. List on April 22," the judge said. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the agency, said except Vinod Chauhan, others have chosen not to file their reply to the petition. On March 19, the court granted time till April 2 to Kejriwal and other respondents to reply to the ED's plea to expunge the remarks against

Delhi HC directs unsold Olymviq doses to govt hospitals after 30 days

Court allows Dr Reddy's 30 days to clear stock, after which unsold Olymviq doses will be supplied to government hospitals in presence of Novo Nordisk representative

Ozempic trademark clash forces DRL to offer rebranding of Olymviq as Olymra

Dr Reddy's told the Delhi High Court it plans to rebrand its diabetes drug amid a trademark dispute with Novo Nordisk over similarity with its drug Ozempic

Delhi HC pauses DRL's Olymviq rollout as it sounds similar to Ozempic

Court flags phonetic similarity with Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, directs Dr Reddy's to halt expansion amid trademark dispute over diabetes drug branding