Tag: Delhi High Court

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Delhi High Court's order allowing Sikhs to carry 'kirpans' on domestic flights was withdrawn on Monday.

The conduct of the applicant/accused was allegedly an attempt to disturb the communal harmony of the area by trying to create a rift between two communities, noted the court

Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta was hearing the bail plea of a 27-year-old man who was charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for sexually exploiting a minor girl but later marrying her.

Vivo has told the court that the circulation of the news about the ED searches has maligned its image among its suppliers and customers, "leading to reputational and financial loss, and irreparable damage to the years of goodwill developed" by it.

He will be next produced before the court on July 16.

As his counsel mentioned the matter on Thursday, a vacation bench of the high court agreed to hear it on Friday.

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the Centre's clear stand on the reopening of the entire masjid premises in Nizamuddin Markaz for offering, asking why can't the religious place be opened fully.

There must be a complete disclosure regarding a food article being vegetarian or non-vegetarian as fundamental rights of every person are impacted by what is offered on the platter, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday.

In its response to a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, the Central government said it has requested the Law Commission to undertake an examination of various issues relating to the Uniform Civil Code and to make recommendations thereof.

According to the submissions made by the Centre, PM-CARES Fund is not a "public authority" under the ambit of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act, further clarifying no Government money is credited in the PM-CARES Fund and only unconditional and voluntary contributions are accepted under PM-CARES Fund.

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: A couple of days after a writ petition was filed in Delhi High Court against Election Commission of India (ECI) to issue notification for the by-election in Bijepur Assembly Constituency of Odisha, the court today ordered the commission to submit a reply within seven days. Kanak Foundation & ANR had filed a writ […]

New Delhi: A writ petition was filed in Delhi High Court today against Election Commission of India (ECI) to issue notification for by-election in Bijepur Assembly Constituency of Odisha. The court has fixed January 22 for hearing the writ petition (WP(C) 599/2018) filed by petitioner Kanak Foundation & ANR. Earlier, BJD and Congress in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Virender Dev Dixit, founder and spiritual head of Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya in New Delhi, who is now in the midst of a controversy for allegedly confining girls in the name of preaching, was also visiting an ashram in Bhubaneswar on a regular basis. According to reports, Dixit used to come to the ashram located […]

Cuttack: A judge of Orissa High Court scheduled to hear the case related to alleged poll fund irregularities of CM Naveen Patnaik today refused to hold the trial and requested the Chief Justice to set up a separate bench for hearing. Without citing any reason, Justice SK Mishra said he thought deeply about the case […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was today pulled up by the Delhi High Court for not notifying on its site that re-evaluation was permissible in all subjects of class 12. The decision of the HC came against the backdrop of the Board’s reluctance to accept applications for re-evaluation even after the […]