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Publicise crowdfunding platform for rare diseases, says Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday suggested formulating a plan to publicise the crowdfunding platform created by the central government under the national rare diseases policy across all Navratna companies as well as the private sector. Justice Prathiba M Singh, while dealing with a batch of petitions for treatment of children suffering from rare diseases, said although the platform became operational pursuant to an order passed by the court in 2021, it needed to be publicised to attract funding from the general public as well as corporate entities and public sector undertakings (PSUs). Accordingly, it is directed that a plan be prepared for publicising the crowdfunding platform across all the Navratna companies and top 10 private sector companies at least, the court said. The court said the details of the crowdfunding platform should be communicated to these entities to enable them to consider contributing under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) account, and asked for the ..

Delhi HC summons Ashneer Grover, wife and kin over BharatPe's complaint

Fintech unicorn accuses them of fraud, claims Rs 88.67 crore

Delhi HC halts release of Tamil movie 'Ajinomoto' over trademark

Dispute arose when Japanese company came across statements made by movie's director

DHFL case: Delhi HC to hear CBI plea challenging bail to Wadhawan brothers

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday agreed to hear in detail the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea challenging the trial court order granting statutory bail to Dheeraj and Kapil Wadhawan

Delhi HC reserves order on plea by woman to terminate 33-week pregnancy

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order on a petition by a 26-year-old woman seeking to terminate her 33-week pregnancy on account of the foetus suffering from certain cerebral abnormalities. Justice Prathiba M Singh, while clarifying that she was not taking any view at the moment, also expressed her "ethical concern" in the matter and pondered upon the use of technology to detect any abnormalities in a foetus and thus, have only "prefect children". "There is one ethical concern that the court is thinking of and that is with technology. It is actually very easy to detect a number of abnormalities as of today. We are now almost talking of a full-term pregnancy (in this case)," the court said. "So I am not taking any view either way but I am just saying that are we looking at a society which only has perfect children?...If the means are provided, should the parents then have the choice of not having the child at all," the court questioned. After hearing the petitioner as we

CBI moves Delhi HC agst statutory bail granted to DHFL's Wadhawan brothers

The CBI on Monday approached the Delhi High Court challenging the statutory bail granted to former Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) promoters, Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj, in connection with a multi-crore bank loan scam case. The plea, which was mentioned by the CBI counsel for urgent listing before a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad, is likely to be heard on Tuesday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has challenged a trial court's December 3 order granting statutory bail to Wadhawan brothers due to incomplete charge sheet. The special court, in its order, has said that on merits, the two accused persons might not be entitled to any bail keeping in view the gravity and seriousness of the case. However, it said the court was compelled to release them from custody under statutory law by giving mandatory concession of default bail due to incomplete charge sheet. The CBI cannot be entirely blamed for filing

Delhi HC seeks RBI response on implementation of Uniform Banking Code

Court also asks Centre to file a reply in the case in six weeks; next hearing on March 20

Delhi HC grants over Rs 2 crore to Adobe in trademark infringement case

The Delhi High Court, while hearing a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement by Namase Patel over Adobe's name, has granted over Rs 2 crore as damages to the US-based computer software company

HC seeks Delhi govt's response on compensation to manual scavengers' kin

The Aam Aadmi Party Government was directed by the Delhi High Court to file an affidavit regarding the compensation payment to the two safai staffers who recently died during manual scavenging

CCTV in classrooms does not violate right to privacy: Delhi govt to HC

The Delhi government recently told the High Court that one major reason behind its 2017 decision is to save and secure students from sexual abuse and bullying

Reliance Infra moves SC against DMRC for payment of Rs 4,500 crore

Court issues notice to DMRC, seeks reply by Dec 12

Telegram shares user info with Delhi High Court in copyright case

The plea was filed by Neetu Singh and KD Campus, seeking to restrain users from sharing their videos, lectures, and books on Telegram. The matter will be heard again on February 14 next year

Sunanda Pushkar death: Police move HC against Shashi Tharoor's discharge

The Delhi police moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday against the discharge of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in the case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death, more than 15 months after a city court let him off, and sought condonation of delay in filing the revision petition. The high court sought Tharoor's response to the plea by the Delhi police and listed the matter for hearing on February 7, 2023. The Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram was discharged of all offences like cruelty and abetment to suicide in August 2021, more than seven years after his businesswoman wife Pushkar was found dead in a luxury hotel in the national capital. Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury hotel on the night of January 17, 2014. The couple had been staying in the hotel as Tharoor's official bungalow was being renovated at the time. After Tharoor's counsel referred to the protracted delay, Justice D K Sharma issued a notice to the Congress leader and sought his reply to the police's ...

Delhi HC dismisses challenge to restrictions on withdrawal from PMC Bank

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition by depositors of the PMC Bank challenging the restrictions imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on withdrawals from their bank accounts. Justice Prateek Jalan said despite sympathising with the petitioners, he was unable to grant relief to them. Despite sympathising with the position in which the petitioners find themselves, I am unable to grant the relief sought in this petition. The petition, along with the pending application, is therefore dismissed, but without any orders as to costs, the court said in its order dated November 30. The court recorded that the PMC Bank was first restrained in 2019 from releasing an amount in excess of Rs 1,000 from the total balance in each savings account or current account or deposit account and this amount was subsequently raised to Rs 40,000 in view of the bank's financial position being substantially impaired due to fraud perpetrated on it by certain persons. The last of the circulars under

Delhi Police moves HC against Tharoor's discharge in Sunanda Pushkar case

The city police on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court's 2021 order discharging Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case. Justice D K Sharma asked the counsel for the Delhi Police to supply the copy of its petition to Tharoor's counsel, who claimed the plea was not served to him and it was "deliberately" sent on a wrong email id. The high court also issued notice and sought response of Tharoor on an application by police seeking to condone the delay in filing the revision petition against the trial court's August 18, 2021 order. It also directed that copies and documents relating to the case shall not be supplied to any other person except the parties. The high court listed the matter for hearing on February 7, 2023. Tharoor was discharged in the case more than seven years after businesswoman Pushkar was found dead in a luxury hotel here. Pushkar, a prominent face in Delhi circles, was found dead in a s

Career guidance to 11th, 12th students crucial, counselling essential: HC

Stressing upon the importance of career guidance to students of classes 11 and 12, the Delhi High Court has said the authorities must ensure there is an appropriate system of counselling in place in schools. Justice Sanjeev Narula said it is essential that students are counselled about decision making processes and directed the Delhi government to examine the issue of providing career guidance to school students in consultation with experts. The court passed the order on a petition by an exemplary student who failed to secure admission in Delhi University, allegedly on account of his school not cautioning him that two of the subjects opted by him in class 12 were not considered as main subjects by the varsity, which attracted a penalty of 2.5% deduction of marks at the time of admission. The court refused to grant the reliefs sought by the petitioner but said if students are made aware of the admission policies of different universities, it will help them make an informed decision .

Delhi HC asks Satyendar Jain to approach trial court in defamation case

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain to approach the trial court to challenge the proceedings against him in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi BJP leader Chhail Bihari Goswami. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma allowed the AAP leader to withdraw his plea challenging the orders by a magisterial court here and granted him liberty to approach the trial court by way of a revision petition instead of approaching the high court. "File a revision petition. Why to lose one forum? the judge said. Senior advocate Rebecca John, appearing for Jain, said the petitioner filed the plea because no case was made out to proceed against him as his alleged statements do not fulfil the ingredients to constitute the offence of defamation. Goswami had filed a defamation complaint against Jain and several other AAP leaders, claiming the accused had levelled defamatory remarks against him in connection with funds of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). Gos

Delhi HC allows Mehbooba Mufti to withdraw plea challenging PMLA provision

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday permitted PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti to withdraw her petition challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The lawyer appearing for the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister told a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad about her decision to withdraw the petition which was filed in March 2021. The petition also challenged the summons issued to her by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case and sought a stay which the court had earlier declined. The court was informed the issues raised by the petitioner have already been addressed by the Supreme Court in a decision. Mufti had in her plea sought declaring section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act void and inoperative, being unfairly discriminatory, bereft of safeguards, and violative of Article 20(3) of the Constitution. Section 50 of the Act empowers the ED authority to summon

Delhi HC directs I-T Dept to identify posts to be reserved for PwD

The Delhi High Court has directed the Income Tax Department to identify posts which can be reserved for persons with disabilities and consequential orders granting promotion to two differently-abled Income Tax Inspectors. The high court passed the judgment while setting aside a 2011 verdict of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in view of a Supreme Court decision. The high court said that in a 2020 verdict, a bench of three judges of the Supreme Court held that people with disabilities, who are entitled to benefit under the PwD Act, would be entitled to reservation even in matters of reservation by promotion. In view of the above, the judgment impugned herein, which has been passed prior to the judgment of the apex court in Siddaraju (in 2020), cannot be sustained and has necessarily to be set aside. The respondent is directed to consider the case of the petitioners and identify the posts which can be reserved for the persons with disabilities and pass consequential orders ..

Centre asks for reconsideration of Saurabh Kripal's name as Delhi HC judge

Last year, the Collegium headed by then Chief Justice of India NV Ramana had recommended the elevation of Saurabh Kirpal