New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday granted Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other respondents three weeks to file their replies on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) criminal revision petition challenging a trial court order refusing to take cognisance of its prosecution complaint in the alleged National Herald money laundering case. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain granted time to the re…
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Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the removal of social media links related to the upcoming film “Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy” from X, formerly Twitter, and YouTube. The Delhi High Court has reprimanded the film’s producer, Amit Jani and told his counsel that he seemed to be drawing confidence from the fact that no order had been passed in the previous hearing.The Delhi High Court further told producer Amit Jani, “You seem to think you are above the law. Things a…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said the Constitutional right to peaceful protest must be protected and stressed that allegations of police excesses as well as violence against security personnel during demonstrations require an impartial examination, while indicating that a uniform nationwide protocol may be needed to govern the handling of public protests.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI), Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, hearing a batch of peti…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A video showing activist Sonam Wangchuk confronting police personnel inside Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital has gone viral on social media, drawing fresh attention to the events surrounding his hunger strike in support of students protesting the NEET paper leak. Wangchuk had been shifted to Safdarjung Hospital from the Jantar Mantar protest site on July 18 after his health deteriorated during the indefinite fast. The viral video captures an emotional exchange that reportedl…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed the withdrawal of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), or any other specialised investigating agency, to probe the alleged attempt to breach security near Parliament during the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” protest over the alleged NEET paper leak. A Division Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia permitted the petitioner to withdraw the plea with liberty…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday deferred till July 27 the hearing on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging continuous police surveillance of student protesters at Jantar Mantar, after the Centre defended videography of public demonstrations as a routine law-and-order measure and argued that there can be no reasonable expectation of privacy at a public protest.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said it would continue h…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Examination paper scams have long plagued India’s education and recruitment systems across governments and political eras, undermining public trust in examinations and leaving millions of students in limbo. While successive governments have announced measures to curb the menace, the rate of convictions has remained negligible, with trials dragging on for years. State‑level recruitment examinations have also been repeatedly marred by leaks. Investigations reveal a ne…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on setting up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment in paper leak cases, the Delhi High Court on Thursday constituted a specially designated Fast Track Court to exclusively try offences under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, and connected cases. In an order issued by the Registrar General, the Delhi High Court said that Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya has ordered the posti…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi Police on a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) alleging excessive use of force by police during the recent CJP-led ‘Sansad Chalo’ march over the alleged NEET paper leak, while directing authorities to preserve CCTV footage, videography and other relevant records connected with the incident. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that …
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Centre’s rollout of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for adolescent girls under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP). A Division Bench of Chief Justice, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia issued notice on the plea and directed the Union government to place on record, by next week, data relating to adverse events following HPV vac…