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Update on Rajpal Yadav's cheque bounce case. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its judgment in a cheque bounce case * Presiding over the matter, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma expressed clear displeasure * The case stems from a May 2024 sessions court order that convicted Yadav in a cheque bounce matter Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its judgment in a c ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of rappers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah's controversial song 'Volume 1' from all social media and music streaming platforms. Justice Kaurav hearing the case personally listened to the song in his chambers before passing the order, and he was taken aback by the "vulgarity, obscenity and derogatory" views present in the song. Advocate Rupali Panwar told the media, "This song has been sung by Honey Singh and Badshah, t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted fresh searches against two executives of political consultancy firm I-PAC, former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair and some others in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged coal scam in West Bengal, officials said. The raids were undertaken at locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. The premises of I-PAC co-founder and dir ...Read More >
New Delhi: Actor Rajpal Yadav reportedly broke down after the Delhi High Court reserved its order in the cheque bounce case after fresh settlement efforts between the parties failed. Despite the court's attempts to facilitate a negotiated resolution, Rajpal chose to contest the matter instead of agreeing to a settlement. The case was heard by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who expressed dissatisfaction over the actor's changing stand on repayment. The court noted inconsistencies in his submiss ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday took a strong exception to a "vulgar" and "derogatory" song allegedly released by rappers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah in 2006, saying the track was in complete disregard of even the minimum standards of civility and directed its removal from online platforms. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said the court's conscience was shaken to its "absolute core" and that the dissemination of the song on platforms accessible to minors cannot be countenanced u ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Thursday called upon lawyers to abstain from work on the first and third Saturday of every month, which were declared as court-sitting days by the high court earlier this year. In a notice, the DHCBA informed that on March 27, it unanimously resolved to abstain from work on the two working Saturdays after the high court did not reconsider its decision despite multiple representations. "As such, all members of the Delhi High ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court sentenced Congress MLA Rajender Bharti to 3 years imprisonment and imposed Rs. One lakh fine. Another Convict is also sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2.5 lakh has been imposed on him. They were convicted by the court in the Gramin Vikas Bank Fraud case. However, the court has granted bail to both convicts to challenge the judgement before Delhi High Court. Bharti is a Congress MLA from Datia, Madhya Pradesh. This ca ...Read More >
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths on Thursday carried out fresh searches across multiple addresses linked to executives of political consultancy I-PAC (Indian Political Action Committee) (I-PAC) and others as part of the ongoing West Bengal coal smuggling and pilferage probe. Searches were conducted simultaneously in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi to follow up on prior raids in the case. "The raids are a continuation of the searches conducted earlier in the case," an ED officer wa ...Read More >
New Delhi: Cracking down on objectionable online content, the Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered the immediate removal of the controversial song Volume 1, linked to rappers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah, from all streaming and social media platforms. The court came down heavily on the track, describing its lyrics as "grossly vulgar", "patently obscene" and derogatory towards women. It observed that such content cannot be allowed to remain accessible, especially when it is easily available to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Delhi High Court has ordered the immediate removal of the controversial song Volume 1 by Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah from all digital platforms. The court called the song "grossly vulgar" and offensive towards women. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, who heard the case, said the song's lyrics are openly obscene and disrespectful. The court observed that the content has no artistic or social value and reduces women to objects of ridicule. The judge also stated that this was on ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Thursday took a strong exception to a "vulgar" and "derogatory" song allegedly released by rappers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Badshah in 2006, saying the track was in complete disregard of even the minimum standards of civility and directed its removal from online platforms. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said the court's conscience was shaken to its "absolute core" and that the dissemination of the song on platforms accessible to minors cannot be co ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) The Trinamool Congress described Thursday's multi-city searches at premises linked to the executives of political consultancy firm I-PAC as the BJP's "desperate bid" to derail the TMC's election campaigns in West Bengal. The TMC, a client of the I-PAC, accused the BJP government at the Centre of pursuing vendetta politics against its "only challenger" ahead of the West Bengal elections to be held later this month. The ED conducted the raids at locations in Bengaluru, Hyder ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: The Delhi High Court on Thursday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking the expunging of certain adverse observations made against it by a trial court while discharging all accused, including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, in the excise policy case. A single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted a "last and final opportunity" to the respondents, including Kejriwal and Sisodia, to file their replies to th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted fresh searches against an executive of political consultancy firm I-PAC, former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair and some others in connection with an alleged coal "scam" of West Bengal, officials said. The raids are being undertaken at locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. The premises of I-PAC co-founder and director Rishi Raj Singh ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Thursday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking the expunging of certain adverse observations made against it by a trial court while discharging all accused, including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, in the excise policy case. A single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma granted a "last and final opportunity" to the respondents, including Kejriwal and Sisodia, to file th ...Read More >
New Delhi: 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 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted a last opportunity to all respondents, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to file their replies to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea seeking expunging of adverse observations made against it in a trial court order in the Delhi excise policy case. During the hearing, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made it clear that no further adjournments would be granted. The court directed that if the respondents fail to ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches across several cities at multiple premises linked to I-PAC in connection with the West Bengal coal smuggling case, according to news agency PTI.The raids are being carried out at locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi as part of an investigation into an alleged coal smuggling and pilferage case linked to West Bengal, officials said. They added that premises linked to I-PAC co-founder and director Rishi Raj Singh are ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted a last opportunity to all respondents, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to file their replies to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea seeking expunging of adverse observations made against it in a trial court order in the Delhi excise policy case. During the hearing, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made it clear that no further adjournments would be granted. The court directed that if the respondents fail to ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has resolved to abstain from work on the first and third Saturdays of every month in protest against the decision mandating court sittings on these days. In a notice issued on Thursday, the DHCBA said that its Executive Committee, in a meeting held on March 27, unanimously decided to abstain from work on the first and third Saturdays, which have been notified as working days for the Delhi High Court. The decision ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted fresh searches at some premises linked to the executives of political consultancy firm I-PAC and some others in multiple cities, officials said. The raids are being undertaken at locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi in connection with an alleged coal smuggling and pilferage scam of West Bengal, according to officials. The premises of I-PAC co-founder and director Rishi Raj Singh are among those covered, they ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: The Delhi High Court has granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction in favour of a well-known spiritual leader, restraining the misuse of his identity through AI-generated deepfake content across social media platforms. The order was passed by Justice Tushar Rao Gedela in a suit filed by Dr. Aniruddha Dhairyadhar Joshi, who is widely revered by followers as "Aniruddha Bapu." The Court noted that the plaintiff has made out a strong prima facie case, observing that his personali ...Read More >
A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued notice to the railways, Delhi government, Delhi Police and National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on the public interest litigation by Just Rights for Children Alliance. The bench observed that the menace of child trafficking remained "unabated" even after judicial orders and asked the NCPCR to provide the requisite data to enable it to pass appropriate directions in the matter. Listing the case for hearing on Ju ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's response on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate challenging his acquittal in two cases related to allegedly evading summons in the alleged liquor policy scam. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice to Kejriwal, directing him to file his response to the ED's petition by April 29, the next date of hearing. On Monday, the ED moved the HC challenging the acquittal of the former chief minister in ...Read More >
"A public figure, such as defendant no. 7 (Richa Chadha), bears a legal and moral responsibility to verify the veracity of facts before leveraging her platform to amplify grave accusations. The Court is prima facie of the view that endorsement of unverified allegations has inflicted immediate, exponential, and incalculable harm on the plaintiff's reputation. The endorsement and amplification of an unverified allegation, accompanied by the instigatory text "Make him famous", transcends mere free ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 1: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has constituted a four-member ad-hoc committee to run the affairs of the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI), acting on directions of the Delhi High Court, which had called for restoration of democratic governance in the sport. The ad-hoc panel will be headed by Yashodhara Raje Scindia as chairperson, according to the IOA office order dated March 27.The IOA said the committee has been constituted with immediate effect to "administer and ...Read More >
Senior human rights lawyer Harvinder Singh Phoolka, who has been fighting a long legal battle for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. Phoolka, a Jat Sikh from Bhadaur town of Sangrur, was earlier with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and was a former legislator in the Punjab Assembly. After joining the BJP on Wednesday, Phoolka recalled how he and his wife, who was then expecting, had escaped the rioters in 1984 after his landlord's family hid th ...Read More >
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday requested the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court to take a holistic policy decision to ensure a productive timeline for adjudication of sensitive cases like those relating to racial discrimination against people from the north-east. While hearing a plea seeking a time-bound trial in cases of racial discrimination against people from the north-east, a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant observed that such matters require prioritisation and out-of ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Senior Supreme Court advocate and former AAP leader H S Phoolka - best known for representing 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in their fight for justice - joined BJP in Delhi on Wednesday. Phoolka's joining is seen as a boost for the saffron party in Punjab in the run up to the 2027 assembly elections. With joining BJP, the anti-Sikh riots crusader Phoolka also ended his hiatus from active politics. He joined the party in the presence of Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi minist ...Read More >
New Delhi: The national capital has become a "mandi" for child trafficking, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday and asked the railways and the police to respond to a petition raising concern over such incidents blatantly happening at railway stations and surrounding areas. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued notice to the railways, Delhi government, Delhi Police and National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on the public interest litigation ...Read More >
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