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New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday orally asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi not to undertake any demolition action against the homes of persons accused in the murder of a 26-year-old man during Holi celebrations in Uttam Nagar. Justice Amit Bansal also directed the petitioners to withdraw their present petitions and file fresh pleas confined only to the issue of proposed demolition by the civic body. Also Read | 'Brain Dead' Pilibhit Woman Breathes Agai ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday took the oath of office in the presence of Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was also present at the swearing-in ceremony. Also Read | Supreme Court Allows Passive Euthanasia for 31-Year-Old Ghaziabad Man in Vegetative State for 13 Years. Taranjit Sandhu is part of the major administrative reshuffle of Governors and Lieutena ...Read More >
Lucknow, Mar 11 (PTI) The family of the 32-year-old Ghaziabad man who has been comatose for more than 12 years, in their plea to the Supreme Court, had said that allowing withdrawal of artificial life support will restore his dignity after years of irreversible suffering. The top court allowed passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, who has been in a permanent vegetative state since 2013 after suffering severe head injuries from a fall from the fourth floor of his paying guest accommodation on Augu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday restrained the MCD from carrying out demolition action for a week against the houses belonging to certain individuals allegedly involved in the Uttam Nagar Holi clash case in which a 26-year-old man was killed. Justice Amit Bansal allowed Jarina, the mother of accused Imran, and Shahnaz, whose children were interrogated by police as part of the probe, to file a fresh petition during the period against the demolition of their residential pr ...Read More >
India's Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are grappling with over 93,000 vacant posts, raising concerns about law enforcement capabilities and prompting intensified recruitment efforts by the government. IMAGE: All photographs: ANI PhotoKey PointsOver 93,000 posts are vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles, with the CRPF and CISF having the highest number of vacancies.The government asserts that the CAPFs are effectively managing their responsibilities despite the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) More than 93,000 posts are lying vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai presented vacancies data in the paramilitary forces, showing that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has the highest number of vacancies at 27,400, followed by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) with 28,342 vacant posts. ...Read More >
Pankaj Jain New Delhi, Mar 11 (UNI) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday took oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi at Lok Niwas. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, members of the Delhi Cabinet and Chief Secretary attended the oath-taking ceremony. The oath of office was administered by the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Delhi MLAs, residents from Amritsar, and family members of Sandhu were also present at the ceremony. Earlier in the day, Sandhu met union Home Minister Amit Shah at h ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Amazon India on Monday announced 'Zero Referral fee' on more than 12.5 crore products, a move, the ecommerce giant said, aims to accelerate growth for lakhs of sellers across the country. Building on last year's fee revision, the company has expanded zero referral fees coverage more than 10-times from 1.2 crore products in 2025 to over 12.5 crore products priced under Rs 1,000 across 1,800-plus categories, the company said in a release. In addition, Amazon has reduced Ea ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed a sessions court order that had halted the bail granted to Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with the shirtless protest during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, thereby clearing the way for his release from jail. A single-judge Bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee, while issuing notice to the Delhi Police, observed that it was prima facie not satisfied with the sessions court's ...Read More >
New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation , which challenged a 1980 Waqf notification and alleged that three mosques in Jahangirpuri area were illegal encroachment on public land. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the PIL by the NGO Save India Foundation was not filed with "bonafide motive or in public interest". "We are not inclined to entertain the instant petition, which is hereby dismissed along with pending ...Read More >
Celina Jaitly with her brother, Major (Retd.) Vikrant Kumar Jaitly File picture The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted time to the Centre and the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi to apply diplomatic efforts with UAE authorities to free Major Vikrant Jaitly (retd), brother of actress Celina Jaitly. As per PTI, appearing before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, the Centre's counsel said the Indian Embassy had requested consular access to Vikrant Jaitly on February 13, but the request was denied. Th ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing in the case relating to the arrest of Major Vikrant Jaitly (retd) in the UAE after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) sought four weeks' time to arrange the next consular meeting with him. A single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was hearing a petition filed by Jaitly's sister, Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly, who claimed that her brother has been "illegally abducted and detained" in the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Mandhira Kapur Smith, sister of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur, while hearing a defamation suit filed by his wife, Priya S Kapur. A bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna heard the matter. During the hearing, the court directed both sides to refrain from making statements against each other. "Both parties are directed to exercise restraint in making statements on each other, directly or indirectly," the judge said. Priya Kapur, in her plea, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Monday granted an interim suspension of sentence to Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav in connection with multiple cheque bounce cases. Paving the way for his release from jail until March 18, a single-judge Bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma passed the order after being informed that a sum of Rs 1.5 crore had been deposited in the complainant company's bank account. Taking note of the payment made by the actor, the Delhi High Court suspen ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): In a fresh hearing in the cheque bounce case involving Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav, the Delhi High Court on Monday granted an interim suspension of his sentence till March 18. The bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, while passing the order, directed Yadav to furnish a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh along with one surety of the same amount. The Court noted that Rs 1.5 crore has been deposited in the respondent's bank account while considering the relief. It ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday granted an interim bail to actor Rajpal Yadav in the 2018 cheque bounce case. The court noted that he had already deposited Rs 1.5 crore in the complainant's bank account as part of the bail process, paving the way for the legal relief. The court also ordered the suspension of the sentence on the condition that the actor furnish a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh along with one surety of the same amount. A bench led by Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma has scheduled ...Read More >
Mumbai, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Rajpal Yadav, who had surrendered to the police after the Delhi High Court directed him to do so in connection with multiple cheque bounce cases, has been granted interim bail by Delhi High Court till March 18,2026. The actor has got the interim release to attend his niece's wedding in Shahjahanpur. Rajpal Yadav's lawyer informed the HC that he has submitted a DD of Rs 1.5 crore. The actor has been ordered to surrender his passport. The next hearing is on M ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the no-objection certificate (NOC) given by the market regulator for the proposed IPO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The decision removes an important legal hurdle in NSE's long-pending plan to go public. The court observed that the petition appeared to be aimed at stopping or delaying the IPO process of the country's largest stock exchange. What the Petition Argued? The plea challenged the NOC issued on January ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday strongly criticised the Delhi government for failing to put in place an effective system to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, observing that the lapse has serious legal and security implications. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Towards Happy Earth Foundation, which has flagged major gaps in the implement ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court questioned the city government on Wednesday over its failure to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, while pointing out that in a recent bomb blast near the Red Fort, a second-hand car was used, making the issue more significant. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the Delhi government to file a detailed response on the issue of regulating authorised dealers of registered vehicles. "A car changes four ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Following the IndiGo flight cancellation crisis, Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday flagged the "duopoly" in the aviation sector, demanding that the Centre encourage other companies to enter the market. In an interview with ANI, Raghav Chadha alleged that IndiGo, with its large share in the market, possess a "blackmailing power" against the government and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The AAP MP said, "About a year ago, I spoke a ...Read More >
A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said it has already taken cognisance of the issue in another public interest litigation and granted liberty to the petitioner to seek intervention in the pending petition. "We don't see any reason as to why the concerns raised here cannot be taken up in the earlier petition. The jurisprudence developed by the Supreme Court and high courts around PILs permits the court to expand the scope of a petition in public inte ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday disposed of a fresh public interest litigation (PIL) filed against IndiGo Airlines over mass flight cancellations and passenger hardship, holding that the issues raised are already under consideration in an earlier pending writ petition before the Court. Dictating the order, the Court observed that the issues highlighted in the PIL primarily relate to remedial measures required to address the situation that arose due to the ...Read More >
Belagavi, Dec 17 (UNI) Congress leaders on Wednesday welcomed the Delhi High Court's dismissal of money laundering allegations in the National Herald case, calling it a "vindication of justice" and a blow to what they described as politically motivated targeting by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the National Herald, established by Jawaharlal Nehru, has always been a source of pride for the country ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Union government for continuing to suspend business dealings with Defsys Solutions Private Limited, a defence supplier, over its alleged role in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, even though the suspension imposed on AgustaWestland (now part of Italian firm Leonardo SpA) itself -- the principal accused in the case, was revoked in 2021. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi expressed its reservations about ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered the removal of allegedly objectionable social media content about Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, reported Live Law. Choudhary had filed the defamation suit on December 2, alleging that there was a video on social media platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, with sexual undertones and his photo on the thumbnail. He alleged that this implied the male voice in the video was his, which he denied. He also alleged that th ...Read More >
New Delhi The Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), a union of Air India pilots deployed on wide-bodied aircraft (Boeing 777 and 787), has moved the Delhi high court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Union government for granting exemptions to airline operators, including Air India, from implementing the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms. In its petition, filed through advocates Prerna Kohli and Neetika Bajaj, the IPG has as ...Read More >
During the hearing, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Apple Inc, submitted that they have received the copy of a joint reply of the ministry and CCI last night and urged the court to grant some time to file the rejoinder. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and Competition Commission of India to place on record their response filed on a plea by tech giant Apple Inc challenging CCI's direction to furnish the firm's audited financial statements for several ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 16 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken charge of the state's sports ministry, following the resignation of cabinet minister Aroop Biswas, who stepped down from his role amid a probe into the chaos that erupted during Lionel Messi's appearance at a Kolkata stadium. Accepting her minister's resignation, an official statement from the CM read that "until and unless the impartial inquiry is over, the Sports Department will be looked af ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 16 (ANI): The Election Commission published the draft rolls on Tuesday following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal, with 58,20,899 electors, accounting for 7.59 per cent, deleted due to death, being untraceable, or permanent migration. According to a press release by the Election Commission, out of a total 7,66,37,529 voters, 7,08,16,630 electors have submitted their enumeration forms as of December 11. Also Read | 'Elect ...Read More >
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