In a pivotal ruling on October 30, the Supreme Court denied bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader, Manish Sisodia. He has been in custody since February 26, facing charges of money laundering and corruption related to alleged irregularities in the framing and execution of a now-revoked liquor policy in Delhi. The […]
In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court has reaffirmed the appointment of senior IAS officer Nidhi Chhibber as the chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). This decision came in response to a petition filed by the Independent School Federation of India, which had raised concerns over Chhibber’s qualifications for the esteemed […]
Acclaimed music composer AR Rahman is currently embroiled in a copyright infringement case concerning the song ‘Veera Raja Veera’ from the movie Ponniyin Selvan Part-2. The case, filed at the Delhi High Court, has been initiated by Indian classical singer and Padma Shri awardee, Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar. Dagar alleges that Rahman’s ‘Veera Raja Veera’ […]
In a significant ruling on Friday, the Delhi High Court dismissed the plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member, Sanjay Singh, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in relation to the Delhi excise policy case. Sanjay Singh was taken into custody by the ED on October 4, following an extensive search […]
In a recent development at the Delhi High Court, Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan withdrew from representing Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in her defamation case against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai. The withdrawal came amid allegations of a ‘conflict of interest’ involving Sankaranarayanan. Dehadrai, representing himself, informed the court that Sankaranarayanan […]
In a recent development, the Delhi High Court has critically examined the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, which currently restricts the use of surrogacy to only widows or divorced women between the ages of 35 and 45. The court has questioned the rationale behind associating a woman’s marital status with her eligibility to undergo the surrogacy […]
NewsClick’s Editor-in-Chief, Prabir Purkayastha, and its Human Resources head, Amit Chakraborty, have moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Delhi High Court’s verdict that validated their arrest by the Delhi Police. The duo was taken into custody under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) over allegations of receiving Chinese funding to further anti-national propaganda. Senior Advocate […]
In a significant judgment, the Delhi High Court has commuted the death penalty of Ariz Khan, a convict in the Batla House encounter case, to life imprisonment. Ariz Khan was sentenced to death by a trial court for his involvement in the 2008 Batla House encounter in which Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma lost […]
In a significant development, the Delhi High Court has called for a response from the Delhi Police concerning the arrest of Prabir Purkayastha, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick. Purkayastha has petitioned the court for the quashing of the FIR registered against him and others. Additionally, the plea challenges a trial court order that granted […]
In a recent judgment, the Delhi High Court has ordered two police officers to pay a compensation of ₹50,000 for the illegal detention of a man, even if it was for a brief half-hour. The court emphasized the sanctity of personal liberty and the importance of adhering to due process. Justice Prasad, while delivering the […]
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