Tag: Delhi High Court

New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who has been arrested in INX media case, has moved High Court on Wednesday to seek bail. Chidambaram also challenged the CBI court order of 14 days judicial custody in the INX media case being investigated by Centre Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Chidambaram, who is currently in judicial […]

New Delhi: Former finance minister P Chidambaram, arrested in the INX Media corruption case, told the Delhi High Court Wednesday that the offences of cheating and criminal conspiracy alleged against him are not grave in nature and he should be released on bail. His counsel submitted in the court that the offences for which Chidambaram […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has accepted the challenge to nine out of 15 questions asked in the Delhi Judicial Services (Preliminary) examinations and directed the Registrar General to re-compute and publish the updated result by October 4. The court said apart from placing the list of additional eligible candidates on the website by […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court said on Saturday that if any official at the central, state or local administration was obstructing in the picking up or supply of oxygen,…

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed Nirbhaya case convict Pawan Gupta’s plea claiming to be a juvenile at the time of the offence. Justice Suresh Kait also imposed Rs 25,000 fine on Gupta’s advocate A.P. Singh, who didn’t appear, for playing hide and seek in the court. The court also asked the […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Saturday restrained the makers of the Deepika Padukone starer “Chhapaak” from releasing without giving credit to the victim’s lawyer Aparna Bhat who represented real-life acid attack survivor Lakshmi Agarwal in her legal battle. Justice Pratibha M. Singh directed that the restraint will be effective from January 15 for […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative petitions filed by two Nirbhaya gang rape and murder convicts – Vinay Kumar and Mukesh – who questioned the death sentence handed down by trial court and upheld by the Delhi High Court and the apex court. A five-judge bench of Justices N.V. Ramana, Arun […]

New Delhi: A petition seeking contempt proceedings against the makers of Deepika Padukone-starrer film ‘Chhapaak’ was Wednesday filed in the Delhi High Court by an advocate who represented acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal on whose life the movie is based. Advocate Aparna Bhat approached the HC, saying that film director Meghna Gulzar and producer Fox […]

New Delhi: The Patiala House court on Saturady while disposing of the plea filed by Nirbhaya convict’s counsel seeking relevant documents to exercise the remaining legal remedies noted that “jail authorities have already complied with the request”. Session Judge Ajay Kumar Jain stated that the jail authorities have already complied with the request made by […]

New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Sunday told the Delhi High Court that there should be “no delay” in hanging the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, keeping in mind the interest of society and the victim. “In the Interest of the society and victim, there should be no delay. Even […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday said all the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case have to be executed together, not separately, and dismissed the Centre’s plea against the trial court’s order staying the execution of their death sentence. The high court also faulted the authorities concerned for not taking […]

New Delhi: The Railways on Monday told the Delhi High Court it was “actively considering” the grievance raised in a PIL regarding restriction in medical benefits to adopted children of its employees and a “positive” direction was expected to be taken to address the issue. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a direction to the Central government to ward off misuse of Aadhaar card information. A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice C. Hari Shankar asked the government to pay heed to suggestions given by a court-appointed Amicus Curiae (friends of the court) like having […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday declined to entertain a plea seeking directions to the NHRC to intervene and enquire into the mental and physical state of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said […]

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday moved a city court seeking a fresh date for execution of the death-row convicts in Nirbhaya rape and murder case. The move came a few hours after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the plea for pardon moved by one of the death-row convicts, Pawan. He was the only […]