Tag: Delhi HC
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‘No irregularity..’: HC junks plea against Delhi Police chief appointment
The petitioner, Sadar Alam, had alleged that inter-cadre deputation of Asthana from Gujarat to AGMUT is violation of a 2004 order. The bench observed it did not find any illegality as there is a power vested in the Central government to grant relaxation to it.
October 12, 2021 -
Banks Board Bureau cannot select Directors for PSU insurers: Delhi HC
The court also held that the circulars enabling BBB to select the General Manager and Directors of government-owned general insurers are not legally valid and are set aside.
October 4, 2021 -
Delhi HC notice to EC on PIL against parties offering cash in polls
The petition had also point out that the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party, in 2019 general election, offered cash to certain sections of the society. The Congress had announced Nyuntam aay Yogyna -- NYAY scheme. The high court issued notice to both these parties.
September 15, 2021 -
Relief for Future Group, SC stays proceedings before Delhi HC
A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said: "stay all further proceedings before the Delhi High Court and all other authorities - CCI, NCLT and SEBI - not to pass any final order for four weeks".
September 9, 2021 -
Delhi HC issues notice on plea challenging Asthana’s appointment as top cop
On August 25, the Supreme Court had asked the Delhi High Court to decide within two weeks the plea against the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police commissioner.
September 1, 2021 -
Representation sent to Delhi HC to increase pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts
Lawyer Amit Sahni, in his representation dated August 14, said that while the high court and the district courts have witnessed updates in their pecuniary limit from “time to time to suit the dynamics of contemporary legal scenario”
August 21, 2021 -
‘Years of torture’: Shashi Tharoor discharged in wife’s death case
Additional Solicitor General Atul Shrivastava had argued that before her death, Pushkar had sustained injuries on her body, and they were reflected in the post mortem report
August 18, 2021 -
CM cannot break promise made in press conference, rules Delhi HC
A bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh directed the Delhi government to decide, within six weeks, on an assurance given by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 29, 2020, to pay the rent of migrant workers in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
July 22, 2021 -
Twitter losing immunity due to non-compliance of IT Rules
In a short affidavit, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said: "IT Rules, 2021 are the law of the land and Respondent No. 2 (Twitter) is mandatorily required to comply with the same..."
July 5, 2021 -
Twitter soon to appoint resident grievance officer for India
In a reply submitted to the Delhi High Court, Twitter said that even before steps were taken to formalise the appointment of a grievance officer in India, the interim grievance officer had withdrawn his candidature on June 21.
July 3, 2021 -
Delhi HC declines stay on new IT rules regulating digital news media
A vacation bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Subramonium Prasad said the matter is pending before a regular division bench and added that notice was issued to them only for implementation of notification on which there was no stay.
June 28, 2021 -
Let Sushil Kumar come: Delhi HC refuses to hear plea against media
According to the police, Kumar and his associates allegedly assaulted fellow wrestler Sagar Dhankar and his two friends Sonu and Amit Kumar at the stadium on May 4 night. Dhankar succumbed to his injuries later.
May 28, 2021 -
People will keep dying, you’ll keep sitting: Delhi HC to Centre
“It appears you want people to die,” the judge said.
April 29, 2021 -
Checks and balance in place, Centre tells Delhi HC on surveillance
The ASG said that it was incorrect to say that the systems allowed law enforcement agencies to bypass existing procedural safeguards, and that these were rather strengthened and safeguarded.
February 5, 2021 -
Delhi HC suspends sentence against Jaya Jaitly in defence graft case
The genesis of this case lies in a sting operation conducted by a news website Tehelka in 2000-2001 termed 'Operation Westend' to expose the corruption in defence procurement deals in India. Tehelka had made the operation public in mid-March 2001.
July 31, 2020 -
‘This is how you’re concerned about career, future of differently abled students’: HC to DU on online exams
'We are also concerned by the fact that neither the Delhi University's counsel or the Central government standing counsel are in a position to inform as to the number of students who have opted for a scribe to give the OBE,' it said.
July 28, 2020 -
‘No exception for pregnant inmate accused of such heinous crime’: Delhi Police to HC on Safoora Zargar’s bail
Safoora was arrested by the Delhi Police's Special Cell and is accused of hatching a conspiracy to incite communal riots in the national capital's northeast area. The trial court had dismissed the bail plea filed by her saying that it found 'no merit' in her petition.
June 22, 2020