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Can't monitor citizens to see if they are urinating in public: Delhi HC

It is not the duty of a constitutional court to regulate and monitor the movement of every citizen to see whether one indulges in public urination, spitting and littering, the Delhi High Court said on Monday while dismissing a plea seeking to prohibit the practice of putting up images of deities on walls to prevent people from urinating in public places. The high court, which said the concern raised by the petitioner would be better addressed by civic bodies, held the petition was nothing but sheer abuse of the process of law and a fit case to be crushed at the threshold itself. The present case is not a fit case for this court to exercise its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 and the prayers sought for by the petitioner cannot be granted by this court. It is certainly not the duty of a constitutional court to regulate and monitor the movement of each citizen to see whether one indulges in public urination, spitting and littering. The concern raised by the petitioner woul

Delhi HC awards Microsoft Rs 20 lakh in 12-yr-old copyright violation case

Court says local commissioner appointed by it found evidence of infringement on part of the defendants, and also unearthed attempts them to destroy evidence

ICAI can initiate suo moto cases against CAs in Nirav Modi case: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court ruled that even in absence of a written complaint, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has the power to initiate suo motu disciplinary proceedings against its members

Private schools in Delhi won't deny admission to children under EWS section

Private schools in the national capital will no longer be able to deny admission to children under the Economically Weaker Section category as per their will after a Delhi High Court order. The High Court on Friday ruled that private schools will no longer be able to deny admissions to children under the EWS category selected through the draw of lots by the Directorate of Education, Delhi government officials said. This order by the High Court will provide relief to thousands of poor families, as private schools will not be able to deny admission to their children, the officials said. Over the last few years, the Directorate of Education received several complaints about private schools refusing to give admission to the children allotted to them, they said. Private schools were arguing that they are not giving admission to EWS category children due to non-fulfillment of admissions in general seats, they added. In this case, it was observed that many private schools were giving ...

Delhi HC to pass order on PIL against affixation of images of gods on walls

According to the petition, people are using pictures of deities on various places as a measure to stop open public urination

EC free to adjudicate dispute on Shiv Sena's name, symbol: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court has said that the Election Commission is free to proceed in the dispute between two rival factions of the Shiv Sena over the use of its name and symbol. The high court's order came while disposing of an appeal by former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray challenging a single judge's decision dismissing his plea against an Election Commission's (EC) interim order freezing the Shiv Sena name and election symbol. "It is pertinent to mention that the two preliminary issues which are sought to be raised by the appellant (Thackeray) are pending before the apex court...., yet the apex court... has held that there shall be no stay on the proceedings before the Election Commission of India. "Therefore, the Election Commission of India is free to proceed with the adjudication of the dispute pending before it," a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said in an order passed on Thursday which was made available on Friday. The

After SC rap, DMRC launches Rs 7,100 crore rights issue for RInfra dues

Transporter asks Centre, Delhi govt to infuse equity of Rs 3,500 crore each

Delhi HC calls for Centre's stand on NIA probe against DHFL's ex promoters

The Delhi High Court Thursday sought to know the Centre's stand on a plea seeking a probe by NIA against several persons, including former DHFL promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan facing prosecution in a multi-crore bank loan scam case, for allegedly indulging in terror funding. The petition claimed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has apparently "unearthed multiple links indicating that the accused persons have funded the Iqbal Mirchi-Dawood Ibrahim terrorist gang, while (allegedly) criminally misappropriating the public money through banks". "You seek instructions on this," a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad told central government standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia. The court granted four weeks time to the Centre's counsel to get instructions in the matter and listed it for further hearing on February 22. Petitioner Santosh Kumar Singh, an ex-army personnel, sought direction to the Centre and the NIA to order investigation by the agency

Delhi High Court reserves order on batch of pleas regarding Agnipath scheme

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its order on three batches of pleas challenging Centre's Agnipath scheme

Delhi HC asks Centre to justify different pay scale for Agniveers, sepoys

The Delhi High Court questioned the Central government's decision for different pay scale for Agniveers and regular sepoys (soldiers) in the Indian Army if their scope of work is the same

Law for enforcement of arbitral award no different for govt: SC to DMRC

Comment follows non-payment of Rs 4,500 cr by Delhi Metro Rail to Reliance Infra, out of a total Rs 7,200 cr in an arbitral award passed by the top court

Delhi HC directs Irdai to introduce products for persons with disabilities

The Delhi High Court has directed the Irdai to ensure the products are introduced on an early date for persons with disabilities so as to enable them to obtain health insurance coverage

Uddhav moves Delhi HC challenging judge's order on party name, symbol

Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray approached the Delhi High Court against its single-judge bench order rejecting his plea against EC's decision to freeze Shiv Sena's name and symbol

HC asks Irdai to consult insurance firms about health cover for disabled

Court asked regulator and insurance companies to submit a status report before March 17, 2023

Delhi govt's reply on office infrastructure for prosecutors evasive: HC

The Delhi High Court has observed that the Delhi government's reply regarding office space and infrastructure for prosecutors has been "evasive" and asked the principal secretaries of the law and home departments to be present before it on the next date of hearing. It was hearing an application filed by the Delhi Prosecutors Welfare Association in a pending suo motu case concerning digitisation of the Directorate of Prosecution. A bench of justices Mukta Gupta and Poonam A Bamba noted that though it had called for a report from the home department's principal secretary on the matter, it was submitted under the signature of the Director of Prosecution. "In this application, this court is presently dealing with the demands of the prosecution department and thus, it is not proper that the status report in response to the direction of this court has been filed by the director prosecution, that is, the applicant before this court," the bench said in its order on November 8, which was ...

Delhi HC asks MCD to relocate tehbazari shops in Karol Bagh post de-sealing

The Delhi High Court has directed the municipal corporation of Delhi (MCD) to relocate several tehbazari' shops (small roadside kiosks) situated at Bhagwati Market in Karol Bagh to another proposed site after de-sealing them. The high court directed the MCD, which had earlier sealed the shops on the ground of shifting them to another place, to de-seal them within 30 days. It also permitted the MCD to construct shops at the backside of Panchkuian Road near R K Ashram Metro Station, besides existing Tehbazaris, and thereafter, handover the possession the shops to these tehbazari holders. It is further directed that upon the Municipal Corporation of Delhi handing over the possession of the shops to be constructed by them to the Tehbazari holders of Bhagwati Market, in terms of the present order, the latter shall hand over the vacant and peaceful possession of their shops located at Bhagwati Market to the former within 30 days thereafter, a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant

Agnipath scheme voluntary, those having problem don't join: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the petitioners who have challenged the Centre's Agnipath scheme as to which of their rights have been violated and said it was voluntary and those having any problem should not join the armed forces under it. The high court said the Agnipath scheme has been formed by experts in Army, Navy and Air Force and judges were not military experts. What is wrong in the scheme? It is not compulsory.To be frank, we are not military experts. You (petitioners) and me are not experts. It has been framed after great efforts by experts in Army, Navy and Indian Air Force. "There is a particular policy that the government has framed. It is not compulsory, it is voluntary, a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said. The bench further said, You have to show us that a right is taken away. Don't join then. There is no compulsion. If you are good you will be absolved thereafter (after 4 years). Are we the persons to decide it .

HC seeks ED reply on co-accused bail pleas in Satyender Jain PMLA case

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the bail pleas of two accused in a money laundering case in which Delhi minister Satyendar Jain is also facing prosecution. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice to the ED and asked it to file its reply on the bail applications of Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain. The high court listed the two bail pleas on December 20, along with Satyendar Jain's bail application. The two accused have challenged a trial court's November 17 order by which their bail pleas were dismissed on grounds that they "knowingly" assisted Jain in concealing the proceeds of crime and were "prima facie guilty" of money laundering. The trial court had also dismissed the bail plea of Satyendar Jain, saying he was prima facie involved in concealing the proceeds of crime. It had said "prima facie" Jain was "actually involved in concealing the proceeds of crime by giving cash to Kolkata-based entry operators and thereafter, bringi

Delhi HC reserves order on PIL seeking ban on deities' images on walls

The Delhi High Court reserved its order in a plea against the practice of sticking gods' images and posters on walls in order to prevent public urination, spitting, and throwing garbage

Delhi HC stops Andhra company from using Kohinoor Seed Fields trademarks

Delhi HC recently gave Veda Seed Sciences, 4 weeks time to file a response to the suit filed by Kohinoor Seed Fields India on the former promoting any product, other than BT cotton hybrid seeds