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Barring married individuals from applying for JAG in army reasonable: Govt

The Centre on Wednesday defended before the Delhi High Court the policy barring married individuals from applying for Judge Advocate General (JAG), the legal officer in the army, and said considering the "effects of marriage", the bar is a "reasonable restriction placed in public interest and the interest of national security". In an additional affidavit filed in response to a petition challenging the embargo, the Central government said the condition of being unmarried for grant of commission to cadets aged 21-27 years is "restricted only for the period of recruitment and pre-commissioned training" which involves a high amount of stress and rigours of military training and the restriction on marriage before successful commission is in the interest of the candidates as well as organisation. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Datta granted time to petitioner Kush Kalra to file his response to the Centre's stand. Last year, the high court had asked the .

120 petitions challenging Waqf Act pending before courts, Delhi HC told

The Delhi High Court was on Wednesday informed by the Centre that nearly 120 writ petitions challenging one or more provisions of the Waqf Act are pending before various courts in the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, while hearing a PIL by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay assailing certain provisions of the same law, asked the central government counsel to seek instructions on taking steps for the consolidation of all the cases. Counsel for central government prays for time to take appropriate steps and seek instructions for consolidation of all such cases, said the bench also comprising Justice Sachin Datta. Centre, in an application filed in the present petition, sought an extension of three months for filing the reply and said apart from the instant case, nearly 120 writ petitions challenging one or more provisions of the Waqf Act 1995, are pending before various courts. It submitted that it was essential to ensure that a clear and consistent view is

Give food, water, livelihood to people relocated from Bhairo Marg slums: HC

The Delhi High Court has directed authorities to provide food, clean drinking water, livelihood and transport facilities to individuals who will be relocated from the slums at Bhairo Marg here that have to be demolished. The high court said that though the Delhi government has sought to make efforts to rehabilitate slum dwellers on paper, the ground reality is far from desirable. Due to this, this court finds it necessary to reiterate that the right to housing, being a part and parcel of the right to livelihood, health, food, clean drinking water, sewerage and transport facilities, such facilities must be provided to individuals who will be relocated to Geeta Colony, Dwarka, a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said. The court also noted that it has already been directed that an alternative shelter should be provided to the cattle staying in a cow shelter run by the petitioner organisation on the land. The order by the division bench came wh

Court reserves verdict on ED plea seeking extension of Sisodia's custody

A court here on Friday reserved its order on an Enforcement Directorate plea seeking the custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia, who has been arrested in a money laundering case related to the Delhi excise policy, for seven more days. Sisodia was produced before special judge M K Nagpal, who will announce the order on the extension of the former Delhi deputy chief minister's custody shortly. Heavy security deployment was made inside and outside the Rouse Avenue Court premises. The ED told the court that crucial information had come up during Sisodia's custody and he had to confronted with other accused persons. It said voluminous data from Sisodia's email and mobile, etc. is also being forensically analysed. Opposing the federal probe agency's plea, Sisodia's lawyer said there is not a whisper from the agency regarding the proceeds of the crime, which is fundamental to the case. He further said there is no justification for the extension of custody and Sisodia was confronted only w

Delhi HC orders DMRC to pay arbitral dues to Rinfra within a month

Tells DMRC to take permission from Centre, Delhi govt within two weeks to pay up

HC seeks RBI response on PIL to probe Yes Bank transfer of assets portfolio

The Delhi High Court Friday sought response of the Centre, RBI and SEBI on a PIL seeking to form a committee of experts to investigate the transfer of a stress asset portfolio of Rs 48,000 crore from Yes Bank to JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Company. In his PIL, former Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy sought to direct the Union Ministry of Finance, Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to formulate comprehensive guidelines in accordance with recommendations of the committee to check any such future agreements/ transactions and to regulate the arrangements entered into between banks/ NBFS or other financial institutions and Assets Reconstructions Companies (ARC). A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad, which did not issue formal notice on the plea, asked the authorities to file their responses within four weeks and listed the matter for further hearing on July 14. It also asked Yes Bank Ltd and J C Flowers

Centre, Delhi govt to help pay DMRC award money it owes to DAMEPL: HC

The Delhi High Court Friday directed the Centre and the city government to attend to the request of DMRC for extension of sovereign guarantees or subordinate debt to enable it to make payment of dues of an arbitral award passed in favour of Reliance Infrastructure-owned Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited. The high court said the decision has to be taken by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Delhi government within two weeks and if the permission is accorded to the DMRC, it will deposit the entire amount payable under the award along with up-to-date interest within a period of one month. "If the Union ministry or Delhi government decline the request for providing sovereign guarantees or subordinate debt, the Union ministry shall forthwith or at the end of two weeks revert and repatriate all monies received by it from DMRC post March 10, 2022 so as to ensure that the credit balance of the DMRC, total project and total other funds reflects the balance as it

Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL for compulsory voting in Parliament

The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking direction to the Centre and Election Commission of India to take apposite steps for compulsory voting in the Parliament

Delhi HC seeks Centre, RBI & SEBI response on Swamy's plea on Yes Bank

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the Centre, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy's plea

HC asks officials to respond to plea to set 42 commercial courts in Delhi

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the responses of its administrative side, the city government and the Centre on a petition seeking directions to set up 42 more commercial courts in the national capital to ensure a speedy redressal of commercial cases. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notices to the high court through the registrar general, the Delhi government and the Centre and granted four weeks' time to file their replies on the plea moved by advocate Amit Sahni. The public interest litigation (PIL) matter has sought directions to authorities to set up 42 commercial courts, as notified by the Delhi government on April 13, 2021 in furtherance of its cabinet decision of March 22, 2021. "The efficiency of the legal system and the time taken to resolve commercial disputes are extremely important factors in deciding the growth of investment and overall economic and social development of the nation. "The delay caused in the ...

Delhi HC grants bail to Shakti Bhog Foods' CMD in money laundering case

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to Kewal Krishan Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Delhi-based Shakti Bhog Foods Limited, in a money laundering case linked to an alleged Rs 3,200 crore bank loan fraud.

Tejashwi to appear before CBI on Mar 25; not to be arrested this month: HC

The CBI on Thursday assured the Delhi High Court it will not arrest Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav this month, after which the politician agreed he will appear before the central probe agency on March 25 for questioning in connection with a case related to the alleged land-for-jobs scam. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma recorded the CBI counsel's statement that the agency was not thinking about arresting Tejashwi Yadav in this month. Following the assurance, senior advocate Maninder Singh, representing Tejashwi Yadav, submitted to the court his client will appear on March 25 before the investigating officer at CBI headquarters in Delhi at 10:30 am. Noting the submissions by both the parties, the high court disposed of the petition, in which Tejashwi Yadav has sought quashing of summons issued to him by the Central Bureau of Investigation. RJD supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejashwi in his plea said he had requested the investigating officer .

Penguin moves Delhi HC against trial court injunction on Rana Kapoor book

Journalist Furquan Moharkan published a book titled "The Banker Who Crushed His Diamonds: The Yes Bank Story" in February 2021

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Jamia case: HC defers plea against trial court order discharging 11 accused

The court recorded which respondents have filed the written statements in the matter and asked the rest to do so in four days

Vivek Agnihotri to appear before Delhi HC over tweets against judge

Agnihotri had put out tweets against Justice Muralidhar. Pursuant to the tweets, Agnihotri had put alleging bias against Justice Muralidhar

Land-for-job scam: HC to hear Tejashwi's plea to quash CBI summons today

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of summons issued to him by the CBI for appearing before it in connection with a case related to the alleged land-for-job scam. The petition is listed for hearing on Thursday before Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma. RJD supremo and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav in his plea said section 160 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), under which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued the summons, states that notices for appearance of a person should be within the local jurisdiction of a police station or within the adjoining police station of the place the person is located. He said he is a resident of Patna in Bihar and he has been asked to join the investigation in Delhi which is neither within the jurisdiction of Patna nor adjoining the same. The case relates to alleged appointments made in the railways in return for land parcels gifted or so

Right to be forgotten: HC asks Google if de-indexing of publications doable

A single-judge bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh was hearing doctor Ishwar Gilada's petition pertaining to his wrongful arrest in regard to an FIR against him in 1999

Rules to regulate e-pharmacies need some more time: Centre to Delhi HC

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare draft rules were challenged in the plea to further amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules

'Pee' gate: DGCA to place on record details where offender can appeal ban

The DGCA Wednesday told the Delhi High Court it will place on record the details of a committee under the Civil Aviation Requirements for Unruly Passengers that will hear the appeal of Shankar Mishra, the man accused of urinating on a woman on board an Air India flight, against the 4-month flying ban slapped on him after the incident. The DGCA made the submission when the court was hearing a plea by Mishra seeking direction to the authorities to expeditiously constitute an appellate committee in accordance with Rule 8.3 of the Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) for Unruly Passengers issued by the Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation. Noting the submission of DGCA, Justice Prathiba M Singh listed the matter for further hearing on March 23. During the hearing, the counsel for the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said he will be placing on record the constitution of the committee within one week and Mishra can file the appeal there. In his plea, Mishra said an inquiry